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NAME
- SetTaskPri
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get and set the priority of a Task
SYNOPSIS
oldPriority = SetTaskPri(task, priority)
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BYTE SetTaskPri(struct Task *,BYTE);
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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.
To change the priority of the currently running Task, pass the result of FindTask(NULL); as the Task pointer.
INPUTS
- task
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Task to be affected
- priority
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the new priority for the Task, in the range -128..127
RESULT
- oldPriority
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the Tasks previous priority