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.\" Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
.Dd December 31, 2007
.Dt PTHREAD_ATTR 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
.Nm pthread_attr_setschedpolicy 
.Nd thread attribute operations
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <pthread.h>
.Ft int
.Fo pthread_attr_getschedpolicy
.Fa "const pthread_attr_t *restrict attr"
.Fa "int *restrict policy"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
.Fa "pthread_attr_t *attr"
.Fa "int policy"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Thread attributes are used to specify parameters to
.Fn pthread_create .
One attribute object can be used in multiple calls to
.Fn pthread_create ,
with or without modifications between calls.
.Pp
The functions 
.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
and 
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy , 
set and get the attribute in the 
.Fa attr 
argument related to the scheduling policy.
The value for the aforementioned attribute can be SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_RR and SCHED_OTHER.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
If successful, these functions return 0.
Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
on success, will copy the value of the thread's scheduling policy attribute
to the location pointed to by the second function parameter.
.Sh ERRORS
.Pp
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.\" ========
.It Bq Er EINVAL
Invalid value for
.Fa attr .
.El
.Pp
.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
will fail if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.\" ========
.It Bq Er EINVAL
Invalid value for
.Fa attr .
.It Bq Er ENOTSUP
Invalid or unsupported value for
.Fa policy .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pthread_create 3 ,
.Xr pthread_attr_init 3 ,
.Xr pthread_attr_setschedparam 3 ,
.Xr pthread_attr_setinheritsched 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy ,
.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy 
conform to
.St -susv2
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f1a1da6c A	1	.\" Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
	2	.Dd December 31, 2007
	3	.Dt PTHREAD_ATTR 3
	4	.Os
	5	.Sh NAME
	6	.Nm pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
	7	.Nm pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
	8	.Nd thread attribute operations
	9	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	10	.Fd #include <pthread.h>
	11	.Ft int
	12	.Fo pthread_attr_getschedpolicy
	13	.Fa "const pthread_attr_t *restrict attr"
	14	.Fa "int *restrict policy"
	15	.Fc
	16	.Ft int
	17	.Fo pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
	18	.Fa "pthread_attr_t *attr"
	19	.Fa "int policy"
	20	.Fc
	21	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	22	Thread attributes are used to specify parameters to
	23	.Fn pthread_create .
	24	One attribute object can be used in multiple calls to
	25	.Fn pthread_create ,
	26	with or without modifications between calls.
	27	.Pp
	28	The functions
	29	.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
	30	and
	31	.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
	32	set and get the attribute in the
	33	.Fa attr
	34	argument related to the scheduling policy.
	35	The value for the aforementioned attribute can be SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_RR and SCHED_OTHER.
	36	.Sh RETURN VALUES
	37	If successful, these functions return 0.
	38	Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
	39	.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy ,
	40	on success, will copy the value of the thread's scheduling policy attribute
	41	to the location pointed to by the second function parameter.
	42	.Sh ERRORS
	43	.Pp
	44	.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy
	45	will fail if:
	46	.Bl -tag -width Er
	47	.\" ========
	48	.It Bq Er EINVAL
	49	Invalid value for
	50	.Fa attr .
	51	.El
	52	.Pp
	53	.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy
	54	will fail if:
	55	.Bl -tag -width Er
	56	.\" ========
	57	.It Bq Er EINVAL
	58	Invalid value for
	59	.Fa attr .
	60	.It Bq Er ENOTSUP
	61	Invalid or unsupported value for
	62	.Fa policy .
	63	.El
	64	.Sh SEE ALSO
65	.Xr pthread_create 3 ,
66	.Xr pthread_attr_init 3 ,
67	.Xr pthread_attr_setschedparam 3 ,
68	.Xr pthread_attr_setinheritsched 3
69	.Sh STANDARDS
70	.Fn pthread_attr_setschedpolicy ,
71	.Fn pthread_attr_getschedpolicy
72	conform to
73	.St -susv2