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  11. <H4>POSIX Threads for Windows – REFERENCE - <A HREF="http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32">Pthreads-w32</A></H4>
  12. <P><A HREF="index.html">Reference Index</A></P>
  13. <H4><A HREF="#toc">Table of Contents</A></H4>
  14. <H2><A HREF="#toc0" NAME="sect0">Name</A></H2>
  15. <P STYLE="font-weight: medium">Portability issues</P>
  16. <H2><A HREF="#toc1" NAME="sect1">Synopsis</A></H2>
  17. <P><B>Thread priority</B></P>
  18. <H2><A HREF="#toc2" NAME="sect2">Description</A></H2>
  19. <H3>Thread priority</H3>
  20. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">POSIX defines a single contiguous range
  21. of numbers that determine a thread's priority. Win32 defines priority
  22. classes - and priority levels relative to these classes. Classes are
  23. simply priority base levels that the defined priority levels are
  24. relative to such that, changing a process's priority class will
  25. change the priority of all of it's threads, while the threads retain
  26. the same relativity to each other.</P>
  27. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">A Win32 system defines a single
  28. contiguous monotonic range of values that define system priority
  29. levels, just like POSIX. However, Win32 restricts individual threads
  30. to a subset of this range on a per-process basis.</P>
  31. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">The following table shows the base
  32. priority levels for combinations of priority class and priority value
  33. in Win32.</P>
  34. <DL>
  35. <DL>
  36. <DD>
  37. <TABLE WIDTH=742 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 STYLE="page-break-inside: avoid">
  38. <COL WIDTH=50>
  39. <COL WIDTH=356>
  40. <COL WIDTH=336>
  41. <THEAD>
  42. <TR VALIGN=TOP>
  43. <TD WIDTH=50>
  44. <P ALIGN=CENTER><BR>
  45. </P>
  46. </TD>
  47. <TD WIDTH=356>
  48. <P ALIGN=LEFT><B>Process Priority Class</B></P>
  49. </TD>
  50. <TD WIDTH=336>
  51. <P ALIGN=LEFT><B>Thread Priority Level</B></P>
  52. </TD>
  53. </TR>
  54. </THEAD>
  55. <TBODY>
  56. <TR>
  57. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="1" SDNUM="3081;">
  58. <P ALIGN=CENTER>1</P>
  59. </TD>
  60. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  61. <P ALIGN=LEFT>IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  62. </TD>
  63. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  64. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE</P>
  65. </TD>
  66. </TR>
  67. <TR>
  68. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="1" SDNUM="3081;">
  69. <P ALIGN=CENTER>1</P>
  70. </TD>
  71. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  72. <P ALIGN=LEFT>BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  73. </TD>
  74. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  75. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE</P>
  76. </TD>
  77. </TR>
  78. <TR>
  79. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="1" SDNUM="3081;">
  80. <P ALIGN=CENTER>1</P>
  81. </TD>
  82. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  83. <P ALIGN=LEFT>NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  84. </TD>
  85. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  86. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE</P>
  87. </TD>
  88. </TR>
  89. <TR>
  90. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="1" SDNUM="3081;">
  91. <P ALIGN=CENTER>1</P>
  92. </TD>
  93. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  94. <P ALIGN=LEFT>ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  95. </TD>
  96. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  97. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE</P>
  98. </TD>
  99. </TR>
  100. <TR>
  101. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="1" SDNUM="3081;">
  102. <P ALIGN=CENTER>1</P>
  103. </TD>
  104. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  105. <P ALIGN=LEFT>HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  106. </TD>
  107. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  108. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE</P>
  109. </TD>
  110. </TR>
  111. <TR>
  112. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="2" SDNUM="3081;">
  113. <P ALIGN=CENTER>2</P>
  114. </TD>
  115. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  116. <P ALIGN=LEFT>IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  117. </TD>
  118. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  119. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST</P>
  120. </TD>
  121. </TR>
  122. <TR>
  123. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="3" SDNUM="3081;">
  124. <P ALIGN=CENTER>3</P>
  125. </TD>
  126. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  127. <P ALIGN=LEFT>IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  128. </TD>
  129. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  130. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL</P>
  131. </TD>
  132. </TR>
  133. <TR>
  134. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="4" SDNUM="3081;">
  135. <P ALIGN=CENTER>4</P>
  136. </TD>
  137. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  138. <P ALIGN=LEFT>IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  139. </TD>
  140. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  141. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL</P>
  142. </TD>
  143. </TR>
  144. <TR>
  145. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="4" SDNUM="3081;">
  146. <P ALIGN=CENTER>4</P>
  147. </TD>
  148. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  149. <P ALIGN=LEFT>BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  150. </TD>
  151. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  152. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST</P>
  153. </TD>
  154. </TR>
  155. <TR>
  156. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="5" SDNUM="3081;">
  157. <P ALIGN=CENTER>5</P>
  158. </TD>
  159. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  160. <P ALIGN=LEFT>IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  161. </TD>
  162. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  163. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL</P>
  164. </TD>
  165. </TR>
  166. <TR>
  167. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="5" SDNUM="3081;">
  168. <P ALIGN=CENTER>5</P>
  169. </TD>
  170. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  171. <P ALIGN=LEFT>BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  172. </TD>
  173. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  174. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL</P>
  175. </TD>
  176. </TR>
  177. <TR>
  178. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="5" SDNUM="3081;">
  179. <P ALIGN=CENTER>5</P>
  180. </TD>
  181. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  182. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Background NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  183. </TD>
  184. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  185. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST</P>
  186. </TD>
  187. </TR>
  188. <TR>
  189. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="6" SDNUM="3081;">
  190. <P ALIGN=CENTER>6</P>
  191. </TD>
  192. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  193. <P ALIGN=LEFT>IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  194. </TD>
  195. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  196. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST</P>
  197. </TD>
  198. </TR>
  199. <TR>
  200. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="6" SDNUM="3081;">
  201. <P ALIGN=CENTER>6</P>
  202. </TD>
  203. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  204. <P ALIGN=LEFT>BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  205. </TD>
  206. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  207. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL</P>
  208. </TD>
  209. </TR>
  210. <TR>
  211. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="6" SDNUM="3081;">
  212. <P ALIGN=CENTER>6</P>
  213. </TD>
  214. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  215. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Background NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  216. </TD>
  217. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  218. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL</P>
  219. </TD>
  220. </TR>
  221. <TR>
  222. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="7" SDNUM="3081;">
  223. <P ALIGN=CENTER>7</P>
  224. </TD>
  225. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  226. <P ALIGN=LEFT>BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  227. </TD>
  228. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  229. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL</P>
  230. </TD>
  231. </TR>
  232. <TR>
  233. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="7" SDNUM="3081;">
  234. <P ALIGN=CENTER>7</P>
  235. </TD>
  236. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  237. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Background NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  238. </TD>
  239. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  240. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL</P>
  241. </TD>
  242. </TR>
  243. <TR>
  244. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="7" SDNUM="3081;">
  245. <P ALIGN=CENTER>7</P>
  246. </TD>
  247. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  248. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Foreground NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  249. </TD>
  250. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  251. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST</P>
  252. </TD>
  253. </TR>
  254. <TR>
  255. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="8" SDNUM="3081;">
  256. <P ALIGN=CENTER>8</P>
  257. </TD>
  258. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  259. <P ALIGN=LEFT>BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  260. </TD>
  261. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  262. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST</P>
  263. </TD>
  264. </TR>
  265. <TR>
  266. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="8" SDNUM="3081;">
  267. <P ALIGN=CENTER>8</P>
  268. </TD>
  269. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  270. <P ALIGN=LEFT>NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  271. </TD>
  272. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  273. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL</P>
  274. </TD>
  275. </TR>
  276. <TR>
  277. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="8" SDNUM="3081;">
  278. <P ALIGN=CENTER>8</P>
  279. </TD>
  280. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  281. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Foreground NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  282. </TD>
  283. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  284. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL</P>
  285. </TD>
  286. </TR>
  287. <TR>
  288. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="8" SDNUM="3081;">
  289. <P ALIGN=CENTER>8</P>
  290. </TD>
  291. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  292. <P ALIGN=LEFT>ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  293. </TD>
  294. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  295. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST</P>
  296. </TD>
  297. </TR>
  298. <TR>
  299. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="9" SDNUM="3081;">
  300. <P ALIGN=CENTER>9</P>
  301. </TD>
  302. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  303. <P ALIGN=LEFT>NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  304. </TD>
  305. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  306. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST</P>
  307. </TD>
  308. </TR>
  309. <TR>
  310. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="9" SDNUM="3081;">
  311. <P ALIGN=CENTER>9</P>
  312. </TD>
  313. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  314. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Foreground NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  315. </TD>
  316. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  317. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL</P>
  318. </TD>
  319. </TR>
  320. <TR>
  321. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="9" SDNUM="3081;">
  322. <P ALIGN=CENTER>9</P>
  323. </TD>
  324. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  325. <P ALIGN=LEFT>ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  326. </TD>
  327. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  328. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL</P>
  329. </TD>
  330. </TR>
  331. <TR>
  332. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="10" SDNUM="3081;">
  333. <P ALIGN=CENTER>10</P>
  334. </TD>
  335. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  336. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Foreground NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  337. </TD>
  338. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  339. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL</P>
  340. </TD>
  341. </TR>
  342. <TR>
  343. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="10" SDNUM="3081;">
  344. <P ALIGN=CENTER>10</P>
  345. </TD>
  346. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  347. <P ALIGN=LEFT>ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  348. </TD>
  349. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  350. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL</P>
  351. </TD>
  352. </TR>
  353. <TR>
  354. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="11" SDNUM="3081;">
  355. <P ALIGN=CENTER>11</P>
  356. </TD>
  357. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  358. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Foreground NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  359. </TD>
  360. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  361. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST</P>
  362. </TD>
  363. </TR>
  364. <TR>
  365. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="11" SDNUM="3081;">
  366. <P ALIGN=CENTER>11</P>
  367. </TD>
  368. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  369. <P ALIGN=LEFT>ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  370. </TD>
  371. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  372. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL</P>
  373. </TD>
  374. </TR>
  375. <TR>
  376. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="11" SDNUM="3081;">
  377. <P ALIGN=CENTER>11</P>
  378. </TD>
  379. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  380. <P ALIGN=LEFT>HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  381. </TD>
  382. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  383. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST</P>
  384. </TD>
  385. </TR>
  386. <TR>
  387. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="12" SDNUM="3081;">
  388. <P ALIGN=CENTER>12</P>
  389. </TD>
  390. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  391. <P ALIGN=LEFT>ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  392. </TD>
  393. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  394. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST</P>
  395. </TD>
  396. </TR>
  397. <TR>
  398. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="12" SDNUM="3081;">
  399. <P ALIGN=CENTER>12</P>
  400. </TD>
  401. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  402. <P ALIGN=LEFT>HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  403. </TD>
  404. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  405. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL</P>
  406. </TD>
  407. </TR>
  408. <TR>
  409. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="13" SDNUM="3081;">
  410. <P ALIGN=CENTER>13</P>
  411. </TD>
  412. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  413. <P ALIGN=LEFT>HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  414. </TD>
  415. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  416. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL</P>
  417. </TD>
  418. </TR>
  419. <TR>
  420. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="14" SDNUM="3081;">
  421. <P ALIGN=CENTER>14</P>
  422. </TD>
  423. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  424. <P ALIGN=LEFT>HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  425. </TD>
  426. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  427. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL</P>
  428. </TD>
  429. </TR>
  430. <TR>
  431. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="15" SDNUM="3081;">
  432. <P ALIGN=CENTER>15</P>
  433. </TD>
  434. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  435. <P ALIGN=LEFT>HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  436. </TD>
  437. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  438. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST</P>
  439. </TD>
  440. </TR>
  441. <TR>
  442. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="15" SDNUM="3081;">
  443. <P ALIGN=CENTER>15</P>
  444. </TD>
  445. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  446. <P ALIGN=LEFT>HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  447. </TD>
  448. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  449. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL</P>
  450. </TD>
  451. </TR>
  452. <TR>
  453. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="15" SDNUM="3081;">
  454. <P ALIGN=CENTER>15</P>
  455. </TD>
  456. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  457. <P ALIGN=LEFT>IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  458. </TD>
  459. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  460. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL</P>
  461. </TD>
  462. </TR>
  463. <TR>
  464. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="15" SDNUM="3081;">
  465. <P ALIGN=CENTER>15</P>
  466. </TD>
  467. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  468. <P ALIGN=LEFT>BELOW_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  469. </TD>
  470. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  471. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL</P>
  472. </TD>
  473. </TR>
  474. <TR>
  475. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="15" SDNUM="3081;">
  476. <P ALIGN=CENTER>15</P>
  477. </TD>
  478. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  479. <P ALIGN=LEFT>NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  480. </TD>
  481. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  482. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL</P>
  483. </TD>
  484. </TR>
  485. <TR>
  486. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="15" SDNUM="3081;">
  487. <P ALIGN=CENTER>15</P>
  488. </TD>
  489. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  490. <P ALIGN=LEFT>ABOVE_NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  491. </TD>
  492. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  493. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL</P>
  494. </TD>
  495. </TR>
  496. <TR>
  497. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="16" SDNUM="3081;">
  498. <P ALIGN=CENTER>16</P>
  499. </TD>
  500. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  501. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  502. </TD>
  503. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  504. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE</P>
  505. </TD>
  506. </TR>
  507. <TR>
  508. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="17" SDNUM="3081;">
  509. <P ALIGN=CENTER>17</P>
  510. </TD>
  511. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  512. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  513. </TD>
  514. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="-7" SDNUM="3081;">
  515. <P ALIGN=LEFT>-7</P>
  516. </TD>
  517. </TR>
  518. <TR>
  519. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="18" SDNUM="3081;">
  520. <P ALIGN=CENTER>18</P>
  521. </TD>
  522. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  523. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  524. </TD>
  525. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="-6" SDNUM="3081;">
  526. <P ALIGN=LEFT>-6</P>
  527. </TD>
  528. </TR>
  529. <TR>
  530. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="19" SDNUM="3081;">
  531. <P ALIGN=CENTER>19</P>
  532. </TD>
  533. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  534. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  535. </TD>
  536. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="-5" SDNUM="3081;">
  537. <P ALIGN=LEFT>-5</P>
  538. </TD>
  539. </TR>
  540. <TR>
  541. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="20" SDNUM="3081;">
  542. <P ALIGN=CENTER>20</P>
  543. </TD>
  544. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  545. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  546. </TD>
  547. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="-4" SDNUM="3081;">
  548. <P ALIGN=LEFT>-4</P>
  549. </TD>
  550. </TR>
  551. <TR>
  552. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="21" SDNUM="3081;">
  553. <P ALIGN=CENTER>21</P>
  554. </TD>
  555. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  556. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  557. </TD>
  558. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="-3" SDNUM="3081;">
  559. <P ALIGN=LEFT>-3</P>
  560. </TD>
  561. </TR>
  562. <TR>
  563. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="22" SDNUM="3081;">
  564. <P ALIGN=CENTER>22</P>
  565. </TD>
  566. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  567. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  568. </TD>
  569. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  570. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST</P>
  571. </TD>
  572. </TR>
  573. <TR>
  574. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="23" SDNUM="3081;">
  575. <P ALIGN=CENTER>23</P>
  576. </TD>
  577. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  578. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  579. </TD>
  580. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  581. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL</P>
  582. </TD>
  583. </TR>
  584. <TR>
  585. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="24" SDNUM="3081;">
  586. <P ALIGN=CENTER>24</P>
  587. </TD>
  588. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  589. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  590. </TD>
  591. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  592. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL</P>
  593. </TD>
  594. </TR>
  595. <TR>
  596. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="25" SDNUM="3081;">
  597. <P ALIGN=CENTER>25</P>
  598. </TD>
  599. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  600. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  601. </TD>
  602. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  603. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL</P>
  604. </TD>
  605. </TR>
  606. <TR>
  607. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="26" SDNUM="3081;">
  608. <P ALIGN=CENTER>26</P>
  609. </TD>
  610. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  611. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  612. </TD>
  613. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  614. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST</P>
  615. </TD>
  616. </TR>
  617. <TR>
  618. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="27" SDNUM="3081;">
  619. <P ALIGN=CENTER>27</P>
  620. </TD>
  621. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  622. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  623. </TD>
  624. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="3" SDNUM="3081;">
  625. <P ALIGN=LEFT>3</P>
  626. </TD>
  627. </TR>
  628. <TR>
  629. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="28" SDNUM="3081;">
  630. <P ALIGN=CENTER>28</P>
  631. </TD>
  632. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  633. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  634. </TD>
  635. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="4" SDNUM="3081;">
  636. <P ALIGN=LEFT>4</P>
  637. </TD>
  638. </TR>
  639. <TR>
  640. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="29" SDNUM="3081;">
  641. <P ALIGN=CENTER>29</P>
  642. </TD>
  643. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  644. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  645. </TD>
  646. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="5" SDNUM="3081;">
  647. <P ALIGN=LEFT>5</P>
  648. </TD>
  649. </TR>
  650. <TR>
  651. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="30" SDNUM="3081;">
  652. <P ALIGN=CENTER>30</P>
  653. </TD>
  654. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  655. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  656. </TD>
  657. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="6" SDNUM="3081;">
  658. <P ALIGN=LEFT>6</P>
  659. </TD>
  660. </TR>
  661. <TR>
  662. <TD WIDTH=50 VALIGN=BOTTOM SDVAL="31" SDNUM="3081;">
  663. <P ALIGN=CENTER>31</P>
  664. </TD>
  665. <TD WIDTH=356 VALIGN=TOP>
  666. <P ALIGN=LEFT>REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS</P>
  667. </TD>
  668. <TD WIDTH=336 VALIGN=TOP>
  669. <P ALIGN=LEFT>THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL</P>
  670. </TD>
  671. </TR>
  672. </TBODY>
  673. </TABLE>
  674. </DL>
  675. </DL>
  676. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">Windows NT: Values -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, 3,
  677. 4, 5, and 6 are not supported.</P>
  678. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">As you can see, the real priority levels
  679. available to any individual Win32 thread are non-contiguous.</P>
  680. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">An application using Pthreads-w32 should
  681. not make assumptions about the numbers used to represent thread
  682. priority levels, except that they are monotonic between the values
  683. returned by sched_get_priority_min() and sched_get_priority_max().
  684. E.g. Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP make available a non-contiguous
  685. range of numbers between -15 and 15, while at least one version of
  686. WinCE (3.0) defines the minimum priority (THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST) as
  687. 5, and the maximum priority (THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST) as 1.</P>
  688. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">Internally, pthreads-win32 maps any
  689. priority levels between THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE and
  690. THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST to THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST, or between
  691. THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL and THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST to
  692. THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST. Currently, this also applies to
  693. REALTIME_PRIORITY_CLASS even if levels -7, -6, -5, -4, -3, 3, 4, 5,
  694. and 6 are supported.</P>
  695. <P STYLE="margin-left: 2cm">If it wishes, a Win32 application using
  696. pthreads-w32 can use the Win32 defined priority macros
  697. THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE through THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL.</P>
  698. <H2><A HREF="#toc3" NAME="sect3">Author</A></H2>
  699. <P>Ross Johnson for use with <A HREF="http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32">Pthreads-w32</A>.</P>
  700. <H2><A HREF="#toc4" NAME="sect4">See also</A></H2>
  701. <P><BR><BR>
  702. </P>
  703. <HR>
  704. <P><A NAME="toc"></A><B>Table of Contents</B></P>
  705. <UL>
  706. <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect0" NAME="toc0">Name</A>
  707. </P>
  708. <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect1" NAME="toc1">Synopsis</A>
  709. </P>
  710. <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect2" NAME="toc2">Description</A>
  711. </P>
  712. <LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm"><A HREF="#sect3" NAME="toc3">Author</A>
  713. </P>
  714. <LI><P><A HREF="#sect4" NAME="toc4">See also</A>
  715. </P>
  716. </UL>
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