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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/nice.c b/sysdeps/unix/nice.c
index 700305c0e9..6e75b0327b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/nice.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/nice.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006
+ Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -41,10 +42,17 @@ nice (int incr)
__set_errno (save);
}
- result = setpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio + incr);
- if (result != -1)
- return getpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0);
- else
- return -1;
-
+ prio += incr;
+ if (prio < PRIO_MIN)
+ prio = PRIO_MIN;
+ else if (prio >= PRIO_MAX)
+ prio = PRIO_MAX - 1;
+ result = setpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio);
+ if (result == -1)
+ {
+ if (errno == EACCES)
+ errno = EPERM;
+ return -1;
+ }
+ return getpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0);
}