1SCHED_RR_GET_INTERVAL(2) Linux Programmer's Manual SCHED_RR_GET_INTERVAL(2)
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6 sched_rr_get_interval - get the SCHED_RR interval for the named process
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9 #include <sched.h>
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11 int sched_rr_get_interval(pid_t pid, struct timespec *tp);
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14 sched_rr_get_interval() writes into the timespec structure pointed to
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16 The specified process should be running under the SCHED_RR scheduling
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19 The timespec structure has the following form:
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26 If pid is zero, the time quantum for the calling process is written
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30 On success, sched_rr_get_interval() returns 0. On error, -1 is re‐
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34 EFAULT Problem with copying information to user space.
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44 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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47 POSIX systems on which sched_rr_get_interval() is available define
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51 POSIX does not specify any mechanism for controlling the size of the
52 round-robin time quantum. Older Linux kernels provide a (nonportable)
53 method of doing this. The quantum can be controlled by adjusting the
54 process's nice value (see setpriority(2)). Assigning a negative (i.e.,
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56 (i.e., low) nice value results in a shorter quantum. The default quan‐
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58 the quantum has varied somewhat across kernel versions. This method of
59 adjusting the quantum was removed starting with Linux 2.6.24.
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62 SCHED_RR quantum: the /proc/sys/kernel/sched_rr_timeslice_ms file ex‐
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