Nice value is one of the parameters used to calculate the priority value of
a process. The priority value is used by the scheduler, to decide the
scheduling..
I think you can only change the nice value of a process, and through which
the priority value is calculated....
>From: "Mikes work account" <mrock@stewartsigns.com>
>Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>To: <slug@nks.net>
>Subject: [SLUG] nice and priority on top
>Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 10:05:44 -0400
>
>
>Can someone explain the difference between the nice value and the priority
>value on the top program. When I change the nice value to 19 to reduce the
>impace of a process on system performance then the priority goes up to 19
>as
>well. Should I change the priority to a lesser value or should it do it on
>its own when I up the nice value??
>
>Michael C. Rock
>
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