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explain_setpriority(3)	    Library Functions Manual	  explain_setpriority(3)

NAME
     explain_setpriority - explain setpriority(2) errors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/setpriority.h>
     const char *explain_setpriority(int which, int who, int prio);
     const char *explain_errno_setpriority(int errnum, int which, int who, int
     prio);
     void explain_message_setpriority(char *message, int message_size, int
     which, int who, int prio);
     void explain_message_errno_setpriority(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, int which, int who, int prio);

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions  may be used to obtain explanations for errors returned by
     the setpriority(2) system call.

   explain_setpriority
     const char *explain_setpriority(int which, int who, int prio);

     The explain_setpriority function is used to obtain an explanation of an er-
     ror returned by the setpriority(2) system call. The least the message  will
     contain  is  the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will do much bet-
     ter, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be  de-
     coded.

     which   The  original which, exactly as passed to the setpriority(2) system
	     call.

     who     The original who, exactly as passed to  the  setpriority(2)  system
	     call.

     prio    The  original  prio, exactly as passed to the setpriority(2) system
	     call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared  by
	     all  libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a  return  buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (setpriority(which, who, prio) < 0)
	    {
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_setpriority(which, who, prio));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available pre-packaged as  the  explain_setprior-
     ity_or_die(3) function.

   explain_errno_setpriority
     const char *explain_errno_setpriority(int errnum, int which, int who, int
     prio);

     The  explain_errno_setpriority function is used to obtain an explanation of
     an error returned by the setpriority(2) system call.  The least the message
     will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it will	do  much
     better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     errnum  The  error  value	to  be	decoded, usually obtained from the errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained and this function, because many libc functions  will  alter
	     the value of errno.

     which   The  original which, exactly as passed to the setpriority(2) system
	     call.

     who     The original who, exactly as passed to  the  setpriority(2)  system
	     call.

     prio    The  original  prio, exactly as passed to the setpriority(2) system
	     call.

     Returns:
	     The message explaining the error. This message buffer is shared  by
	     all  libexplain functions which do not supply a buffer in their ar-
	     gument list.  This will be overwritten by the next call to any lib-
	     explain function which shares this buffer, including other threads.

     Note: This function is not thread safe, because it shares a  return  buffer
     across all threads, and many other functions in this library.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (setpriority(which, who, prio) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", explain_errno_setpriority(err, which,
		who, prio));
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available pre-packaged as  the  explain_setprior-
     ity_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_setpriority
     void explain_message_setpriority(char *message, int message_size, int
     which, int who, int prio);

     The  explain_message_setpriority  function is used to obtain an explanation
     of an error returned by the setpriority(2) system call.  The least the mes-
     sage will contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it	will  do
     much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     The  errno global variable will be used to obtain the error value to be de-
     coded.

     message
	     The location in which to store the returned message. If a	suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     which   The original which, exactly as passed to the setpriority(2)  system
	     call.

     who     The  original  who,  exactly as passed to the setpriority(2) system
	     call.

     prio    The original prio, exactly as passed to the  setpriority(2)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (setpriority(which, who, prio) < 0)
	    {
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_setpriority(message, sizeof(message), which,
		who, prio);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available pre-packaged as  the  explain_setprior-
     ity_or_die(3) function.

   explain_message_errno_setpriority
     void explain_message_errno_setpriority(char *message, int message_size, int
     errnum, int which, int who, int prio);

     The  explain_message_errno_setpriority function is used to obtain an expla-
     nation of an error returned by the setpriority(2) system call.   The  least
     the  message  will  contain is the value of strerror(errno), but usually it
     will do much better, and indicate the underlying cause in more detail.

     message
	     The location in which to store the returned message. If a	suitable
	     message return buffer is supplied, this function is thread safe.

     message_size
	     The  size	in  bytes of the location in which to store the returned
	     message.

     errnum  The error value to be decoded,  usually  obtained	from  the  errno
	     global variable just before this function is called. This is neces-
	     sary if you need to call any code between the system call to be ex-
	     plained  and  this function, because many libc functions will alter
	     the value of errno.

     which   The original which, exactly as passed to the setpriority(2)  system
	     call.

     who     The  original  who,  exactly as passed to the setpriority(2) system
	     call.

     prio    The original prio, exactly as passed to the  setpriority(2)  system
	     call.

     Example:  This  function is intended to be used in a fashion similar to the
     following example:
	    if (setpriority(which, who, prio) < 0)
	    {
		int err = errno;
		char message[3000];
		explain_message_errno_setpriority(message, sizeof(message), err,
		which, who, prio);
		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", message);
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	    }

     The above code example is available pre-packaged as  the  explain_setprior-
     ity_or_die(3) function.

SEE ALSO
     setpriority(2)
	     set program scheduling priority

     explain_setpriority_or_die(3)
	     set program scheduling priority and report errors

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2013 Peter Miller

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