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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2007-04-12 22:42:49 +0000
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2007-04-12 22:42:49 +0000
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diff --git a/man2/sched_get_priority_max.2 b/man2/sched_get_priority_max.2
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+++ b/man2/sched_get_priority_max.2
@@ -43,24 +43,26 @@ returns the maximum priority value that can be used with the
scheduling algorithm identified by \fIpolicy\fR.
.BR sched_get_priority_min ()
returns the minimum priority value that can be used with the
-scheduling algorithm identified by \fIpolicy\fR. Supported \fIpolicy\fR
+scheduling algorithm identified by \fIpolicy\fR.
+Supported \fIpolicy\fR
values are
-.IR SCHED_FIFO ,
+.IR SCHED_FIFO ,
.IR SCHED_RR ,
.IR SCHED_OTHER ,
-and
+and
.IR SCHED_BATCH .
Further details about these policies can be found in
.BR sched_setscheduler (2).
Processes with numerically higher priority values are scheduled before
-processes with numerically lower priority values. Thus, the value
+processes with numerically lower priority values.
+Thus, the value
returned by \fBsched_get_priority_max\fR() will be greater than the
value returned by \fBsched_get_priority_min\fR().
Linux allows the static priority value range 1 to 99 for
\fISCHED_FIFO\fR and \fISCHED_RR\fR and the priority 0 for
-\fISCHED_OTHER\fR and \fISCHED_BATCH\fP.
+\fISCHED_OTHER\fR and \fISCHED_BATCH\fP.
Scheduling priority ranges for the various policies
are not alterable.