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diff --git a/help/C/process-priority-what.page b/help/C/process-priority-what.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b2f949 --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/process-priority-what.page @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="process-priority-what"> + <info> + <revision version="0.1" date="2014-01-26" status="stub"/> + <link type="guide" xref="" group="processes-info" /> + <link type="seealso" xref="process-priority-change" /> + <link type="seealso" xref="cpu-multicore" /> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Phil Bull</name> + <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> + <years>2011, 2014</years> + </credit> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Michael Hill</name> + <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email> + <years>2011</years> + </credit> + + <desc>The <em>nice</em> value of a process is used to adjust its priority.</desc> + </info> + + <title>What is the <em>nice</em> value of a process?</title> + + <p>The priority of a process determines the share of time the process is + alotted on a system's one or more processors (CPUs or cores). A <em>nice</em> + process, or one with a higher nice value, concedes priority to other processes. + Adjusting the nice value will increase or decrease the scheduling priority.</p> + + <p>The lower the nice value, the higher the priority of the process. The nice + value ranges from -20 (low nice, higher priority) to 20 (lower priority). The + default value of nice is usually 0.</p> + +</page> |