task_nice(9)

okay bestie, welcome to task_nice(9), straight outta the Kernel API Manual ✨ this page is all about getting the nice value of a task, and it's literally right here. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

task_nice — lowkey returns the nice value of a given task. that's the whole gig, bestie 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

int task_nice (const struct task_struct *p );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• p — the task in question. like, the task you're asking about, periodt 💖

🦋 RETURN 🦋

It hands you back the nice value, and the range is [ -20 ... 0 ... 19 ] 🌈 so that's the number vibe you're getting.

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• Kernel file ./include/linux/sched.h
• struct prev_cputime(9)
• __task_lazy_mmu_mode_active(9)
• is_lazy_mmu_mode_active(9)
• set_cpus_allowed_ptr(9)
• is_idle_task(9)

go peek at those too, iykyk 👀

mwah 💋 this lil page is sourced from ./include/linux, dated October 2026, and it's the task_nice(9) manual page. slay and goodbye 🎀