pthread_create and priorities pthread_attr_setschedparam

pthread_create and priorities

I want to start up a pthread with a given priority. The documentation seems


clear enough, however, the code I wrote doesn't work. The thread always


starts with a default priority. I can use a similar procedure within the


thread to adjust priority and that works. What have I overlooked? I am


running DLL 1.3.2 on Win NT (Patch 5.0, I believe).




THE CODE:


******** FILE: schedTest.c ******************





#include <pthread.h>





char *sched_type[] = {


    "SCHED_OTHER",


    "SCHED_FIFO",


    "SCHED_RR"


};





void pthread_info(void){


    pthread_t thread;


    struct sched_param sp;


    int type;


    int rc;


    thread = pthread_self();


    rc=pthread_getschedparam(thread, &type, &sp);


    printf("Thread id:%x %s Priority Max:%d, Current:%d, Min:%d/n",


           thread,


           sched_type[type],


           sched_get_priority_max(type),


           sp.sched_priority,


           sched_get_priority_min(type));


}





pthread_t t1;


void mytest(void) {


    puts("Mytest1");


    /*print thread info*/


    pthread_info();


}








int main(void) {


    pthread_attr_t attr;


    struct sched_param parm;


    puts("Hello world!");


    pthread_attr_init(&attr);


    parm.sched_priority=-3;


    pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr,SCHED_FIFO);


    pthread_attr_setschedparam(&attr,&parm);


    pthread_create(&t1, &attr, (void *) mytest, NULL);


    puts("That's all folks");


    pthread_join(t1,NULL);


    return 0;


}





THE OUTPUT:


**************************


Administrator@OLE300GL /home/testy/FW_test


$ gcc schedTest.c





Administrator@OLE300GL /home/testy/FW_test


$ a


Hello world!


That's all folks


Mytest1


Thread id:a010500 SCHED_FIFO Priority Max:-14, Current:0, Min:15