(This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; SDL3 is the current development version.)

SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority

Sets the UNIX nice value for a thread.

Header File

Defined in SDL_system.h

Syntax

int SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority(Sint64 threadID, int priority);

Function Parameters

threadID the Unix thread ID to change priority of.
priority The new, Unix-specific, priority value.

Return Value

Returns 0 on success, or -1 on error.

Remarks

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

Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.

CategoryAPI, CategoryAPIFunction, CategorySystem