NAME

SetTaskPri: get and set the priority of a task

SYNOPSIS

oldPriority = SetTaskPri(task, priority)
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BYTE SetTaskPri(struct Task *,BYTE);

FUNCTION

This function changes the priority of a task regardless of its state. The old priority of the task is returned. A reschedule is performed, and a context switch may result.

To change the priority of the currently running task, pass the result of FindTask(NULL); as the task pointer.

INPUTS

task: task to be affected
priority: the new priority for the task

RESULT

oldPriority: the tasks previous priority