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21 
22 /*
23  * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
24  * Use is subject to license terms.
25  */
26 
27 /*	Copyright (c) 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 AT&T	*/
28 /*	  All Rights Reserved  	*/
29 
30 #include <sys/types.h>
31 #include <sys/param.h>
32 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
33 #include <sys/systm.h>
34 #include <sys/errno.h>
35 #include <sys/cred.h>
36 #include <sys/proc.h>
37 #include <sys/debug.h>
38 #include <sys/class.h>
39 #include <sys/mutex.h>
40 #include <sys/schedctl.h>
41 
42 /*
43  * We support the nice system call for compatibility although
44  * the priocntl system call supports a superset of nice's functionality.
45  * We support nice only for time sharing threads.  It will fail
46  * if called by a thread from another class.
47  */
48 
49 int
50 nice(int niceness)
51 {
52 	int error = 0;
53 	int err, retval;
54 	kthread_t *t;
55 	proc_t *p = curproc;
56 
57 	mutex_enter(&p->p_lock);
58 	t = p->p_tlist;
59 	do {
60 		err = CL_DONICE(t, CRED(), niceness, &retval);
61 		schedctl_set_cidpri(t);
62 		if (error == 0 && err)
63 			error = set_errno(err);
64 	} while ((t = t->t_forw) != p->p_tlist);
65 	mutex_exit(&p->p_lock);
66 	if (error)
67 		return (error);
68 	return (retval);
69 }
70