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RUNQUEUE(9)		    Kernel Developer's Manual		     RUNQUEUE(9)

NAME
     choosethread, procrunnable, remrunqueue, setrunqueue -- manage the queue of
     runnable processes

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <sys/proc.h>

     extern struct rq itqueues[];
     extern struct rq rtqueues[];
     extern struct rq queues[];
     extern struct rq idqueues[];

     struct thread *
     choosethread(void);

     int
     procrunnable(void);

     void
     remrunqueue(struct thread *td);

     void
     setrunqueue(struct thread *td);

DESCRIPTION
     The  run  queue  consists	of  four priority queues: itqueues for interrupt
     threads, rtqueues for realtime priority processes, queues for time  sharing
     processes,  and  idqueues for idle priority processes.  Each priority queue
     consists of an array of NQS queue header  structures.   Each  queue  header
     identifies a list of runnable processes of equal priority.  Each queue also
     has  a single word that contains a bit mask identifying non-empty queues to
     assist in selecting  a  process  quickly.	 These	are  named  itqueuebits,
     rtqueuebits,  queuebits,  and idqueuebits.  The run queues are protected by
     the sched_lock mutex.

     procrunnable() returns zero if there are no runnable processes  other  than
     the idle process.	If there is at least one runnable process other than the
     idle  process,  it  will return a non-zero value.	Note that the sched_lock
     mutex does not need to be held when this function is called.   There  is  a
     small  race  window where one CPU may place a process on the run queue when
     there are currently no other runnable processes while another CPU is  call-
     ing  this function.  In that case the second CPU will simply travel through
     the idle loop one additional time before noticing that there is a	runnable
     process.	This  works because idle CPUs are not halted in SMP systems.  If
     idle CPUs are halted in SMP systems, then this race  condition  might  have
     more  serious repercussions in the losing case, and procrunnable() may have
     to require that the sched_lock mutex be acquired.

     choosethread() returns the highest priority runnable thread.  If there  are
     no  runnable  threads,  then the idle thread is returned.	This function is
     called by cpu_switch() and cpu_throw() to determine which thread to  switch
     to.  choosethread() must be called with the sched_lock mutex held.

     setrunqueue()  adds  the  thread td to the tail of the appropriate queue in
     the proper priority queue.  The thread must be runnable, i.e.  p_stat  must
     be  set  to  SRUN.   This function must be called with the sched_lock mutex
     held.

     remrunqueue() removes thread td from its run queue.  If td is not on a  run
     queue,  then  the	kernel will panic(9).  This function must be called with
     the sched_lock mutex held.

SEE ALSO
     cpu_switch(9), scheduler(9), sleepqueue(9)

FreeBSD 15.1			 August 15, 2010		     RUNQUEUE(9)

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