pcntl_getpriority()

pcntl_getpriority()

function pcntl_getpriority(int $process_id = null, int $mode = 0): mixed

Returns a process, process-group, or user scheduling priority, or false on failure.

Parameters:

• $process_id (int), default null, optional
• $mode (int), default 0, optional

Returns: mixed

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported on the three executable/release hosts (macOS ARM64, Linux ARM64, and Linux x86_64); calls are refused at compile time for iOS library targets.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/pcntl/pcntl_getpriority.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how pcntl_getpriority is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.