Set the Thread Priority

In Solaris threads, if a thread is to be created with a priority other than that of its parent's, it is created in SUSPEND mode. While suspended, the threads priority is modified using the thr_setprio(3T) function call; then it is continued.

An unbound thread is usually scheduled only with respect to other threads in the process using simple priority levels with no adjustments and no kernel involvement. Its system priority is usually uniform and is inherited from the creating process.

thr_setprio(3THR)

thr_setprio(3THR) changes the priority of the thread, specified by tid, within the current process to the priority specified by newprio. (For POSIX threads, see "pthread_setschedparam(3THR)".)

#include <thread.h>

int thr_setprio(thread_t tid, int newprio)

By default, threads are scheduled based on fixed priorities that range from zero, the least significant, to the largest integer. The tid will preempt lower-priority threads, and will yield to higher-priority threads.

thread_t tid;
int ret;
int newprio = 20;

/* suspended thread creation */
ret = thr_create(NULL, NULL, func, arg, THR_SUSPEND, &tid);

/* set the new priority of suspended child thread */
ret = thr_setprio(tid, newprio);

/* suspended child thread starts executing with new priority */
ret = thr_continue(tid);