Linux equivalent for priocntl

NixGuy · 01-05-2011, 12:39 AM

I am currently porting a Perl script which makes use of the Solaris command priocntl to Linux.Is there any equivalent command for priocntl in linux ?

Is it possible to achieve the priocntl functionality in linux using nice command?
If yes, how?

Priocntl command in Solaris is used to set and get scheduling parameters of specified processes.

I 'm using Fedora9.

Thanks in advance.

orgcandman · 01-05-2011, 07:44 AM

nice, taskset, chrt, ionice are all commands you can use to change scheduling policy for a particular task.

chrism01 · 01-05-2011, 10:31 PM

BTW, F9 is way out of date & unsupported. Either go with F14 or use Centos (free version of RHEL; much longer lifespan than Fedora).

NixGuy · 01-05-2011, 10:59 PM

Thanks for the replies.
I think I can use renice command to set the priority to a process.
This static,dynamic,real-time,non-real-time priority ranges confuse me.Could someone tell me how do I make a process as a maximum priority process in linux.
Is it renice 99 $$ or renice -20 $$.