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-.\" 2002-05-11 Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
-.\" Initial version
-.\"
-.TH CHRT "1" "June 2010" "schedutils" "Linux User's Manual"
+.TH CHRT 1 "January 2016" "util-linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
-chrt \- manipulate real-time attributes of a process
+chrt \- manipulate the real-time attributes of a process
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chrt
-.RI [ options ]\ prio
-.IR command\ [ arg ]...
+[options]
+.IR priority\ command\ [ argument ...]
.br
.B chrt
-.RI [ options ]
+[options]
.B \-p
-.RI [ prio ]\ pid
+.RI [ priority ]\ pid
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
-.BR chrt (1)
-sets or retrieves the real-time scheduling attributes of an existing PID, or
-runs COMMAND with the given attributes. Both policy (one of
-.BR SCHED_OTHER ,
-.BR SCHED_FIFO ,
-.BR SCHED_RR ,
-.BR SCHED_BATCH ,
-or
-.BR SCHED_IDLE )
-and priority can be set and retrieved.
-.PP
-The
-.BR SCHED_BATCH
-policy is supported since Linux 2.6.16. The
-.BR SCHED_IDLE
-policy is supported since Linux 2.6.23.
-.PP
-The
-.BR SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK
-flag for policies SCHED_RR and SCHED_FIFO is supported
-since Linux 2.6.31.
-.SH OPTIONS
+.B chrt
+sets or retrieves the real-time scheduling attributes of an existing \fIpid\fR,
+or runs \fIcommand\fR with the given attributes.
+
+.SH POLICIES
.TP
-.B -p, --pid
-operate on an existing PID and do not launch a new task
+\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-other\fR
+Set scheduling policy to
+.BR SCHED_OTHER .
+This is the default Linux scheduling policy.
.TP
-.B -a, --all-tasks
-set or retrieve the scheduling attributes of the all tasks (threads) for a
-given PID.
+\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-fifo\fR
+Set scheduling policy to \fBSCHED_FIFO\fR.
.TP
-.B -b, --batch
-set scheduling policy to
-.BR SCHED_BATCH
-(Linux specific)
+\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-rr\fR
+Set scheduling policy to
+.BR SCHED_RR .
+When no policy is defined, the
+.B SCHED_RR
+is used as the default.
.TP
-.B -f, --fifo
-set scheduling policy to
-.BR SCHED_FIFO
+\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-batch\fR
+Set scheduling policy to
+.B SCHED_BATCH
+(Linux-specific, supported since 2.6.16). The priority argument has to be set to zero.
.TP
-.B -i, --idle
-set scheduling policy to
-.BR SCHED_IDLE
-(Linux specific)
+\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-idle\fR
+Set scheduling policy to
+.B SCHED_IDLE
+(Linux-specific, supported since 2.6.23). The priority argument has to be set to zero.
.TP
-.B -m, --max
-show minimum and maximum valid priorities, then exit
+.BR -d ,\ --deadline
+Set scheduling policy to
+.BR SCHED_DEADLINE
+(Linux-specific, supported since 3.14). The priority argument has to be set to zero.
+See also \fB\-\-sched\-runtime\fR, \fB\-\-sched\-deadline\fR and
+\fB\-\-sched\-period\fR. The relation between the options required by the kernel is
+runtime <= deadline <= period.
+.B chrt
+copies \fIperiod\fR to \fIdeadline\fR if \fB\-\-sched\-deadline\fR is not specified and
+\fIdeadline\fR to \fIruntime\fR if \fB\-\-sched\-runtime\fR is not specified.
+It means that at least \fB\-\-sched\-period\fR has to be specified. See
+.BR sched (7)
+for more details.
+
+.SH "SCHEDULING OPTIONS"
.TP
-.B -o, --other
-set policy scheduling policy to
-.BR SCHED_OTHER
+\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-sched\-runtime\fR \fInanoseconds\fR
+Specifies runtime parameter for SCHED_DEADLINE policy (Linux-specific).
.TP
-.B -r, --rr
-set scheduling policy to
-.BR SCHED_RR
-(the default)
+\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-sched\-period\fR \fInanoseconds\fR
+Specifies period parameter for SCHED_DEADLINE policy (Linux-specific).
.TP
-.B -R, --reset-on-fork
-add
+\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-sched\-deadline\fR \fInanoseconds\fR
+Specifies deadline parameter for SCHED_DEADLINE policy (Linux-specific).
+.TP
+\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-reset-on-fork\fR
+Add
.B SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK
flag to the
.B SCHED_FIFO
or
.B SCHED_RR
-scheduling policy (Linux specific)
+scheduling policy (Linux-specific, supported since 2.6.31).
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.BR -a ,\ --all-tasks
+Set or retrieve the scheduling attributes of all the tasks (threads) for a
+given PID.
+.TP
+.BR -m ,\ --max
+Show minimum and maximum valid priorities, then exit.
+.TP
+.BR -p ,\ --pid
+Operate on an existing PID and do not launch a new task.
.TP
-.B -v, --verbose
-show status information
+.BR -v ,\ --verbose
+Show status information.
.TP
-.B -h, --help
-display usage information and exit
+.BR -V ,\ --version
+Display version information and exit.
.TP
-.B -V, --version
-display version information and exit
+.BR -h ,\ --help
+Display help text and exit.
.SH USAGE
.TP
-The default behavior is to run a new command::
-chrt prio command [arguments]
+The default behavior is to run a new command:
+.B chrt
+.I priority
+.IR command\ [ arguments ]
.TP
You can also retrieve the real-time attributes of an existing task:
-chrt -p pid
+.B chrt \-p
+.I pid
.TP
Or set them:
-chrt -p prio pid
+.B chrt \-r \-p
+.I priority pid
.SH PERMISSIONS
A user must possess
.BR CAP_SYS_NICE
to change the scheduling attributes of a process. Any user can retrieve the
scheduling information.
+
.SH NOTES
Only
.BR SCHED_FIFO ,
.BR SCHED_OTHER
and
.BR SCHED_RR
-are part of POSIX 1003.1b Process Scheduling. The other scheduling attributes
+are part of POSIX 1003.1b Process Scheduling. The other scheduling attributes
may be ignored on some systems.
-.SH AUTHOR
-Written by Robert M. Love.
-.SH COPYRIGHT
-Copyright \(co 2004 Robert M. Love
-.br
-This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
-warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR taskset (1),
+.P
+Linux' default scheduling policy is
+.BR SCHED_OTHER .
+.SH SEE ALSO
.BR nice (1),
-.BR renice (1)
+.BR renice (1),
+.BR taskset (1),
+.BR sched (7)
.sp
See
.BR sched_setscheduler (2)
for a description of the Linux scheduling scheme.
+.SH AUTHORS
+.UR rml@tech9.net
+Robert Love
+.UE
+.br
+.UR kzak@redhat.com
+Karel Zak
+.UE
.SH AVAILABILITY
The chrt command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
+https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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