(This is the documentation for SDL3, which is the current stable version. SDL2 was the previous version!)

SDL_SetLinuxThreadPriorityAndPolicy

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

Header File

Defined in <SDL3/SDL_system.h>

Syntax

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

Function Parameters

Sint64	threadID	the Unix thread ID to change priority of.
int	sdlPriority	the new SDL_ThreadPriority value.
int	schedPolicy	the new scheduling policy (SCHED_FIFO, SCHED_RR, SCHED_OTHER, etc...).

Return Value

(bool) Returns true on success or false on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.

Remarks

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

Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

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