SDL_SetLinuxThreadPriorityAndPolicy(3)

SDL_SetLinuxThreadPriorityAndPolicy3

Sets the priority (not nice level) and scheduling policy for a thread.

Usage

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

bool SDL_SetLinuxThreadPriorityAndPolicy(Sint64 threadID, int sdlPriority, int schedPolicy);

Header file

Defined in SDL3/SDL_system.h

Overview

This uses setpriority() if possible, and RealtimeKit if available.

Function parameters

threadID

the Unix thread ID to change priority of.

sdlPriority

the new SDL_ThreadPriority
value.

schedPolicy

the new scheduling policy (SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_RR, SCHED_OTHER, etc...).

Return value

Returns true on success or false on failure; call

SDL_GetError () for more information.

Availability

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

From libsdl3-doc 3.2.10+ds-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.