MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90875)

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Command Definitions (FLUSHLOG-GETUSERMODE)
GETPRIORITY
NOTE Scheduling a process into the AS or BS priority class can result in the
rescheduled process deadlocking the system or locking out system and user
processes from execution.
rank 16-bit signed integer by value (optional)
Used for backward-compatibility with pre-MPE IV operating systems only.
Operation Notes
A process must be running in privileged mode to specify absolute priority.
A process can change its own priority or that of its child, but it cannot reschedule its
parent.
Condition Codes
CCE (2) Request granted.
CCG (0) Request denied. The process specified is not currently accessible (for
example, unborn or dying).
CCL (1) Request denied. An illegal or invalid PIN was specified.
Related Information
Manual Process Management Programmer's Guide