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Hello, I would to understand the relationship of nice and priority in Linux, as per my current knowledge the nice value range is 19 to -20, where -20 is the highest number to set for high priority CPU scheduling. Could someone please explain me how is the priority number is affected by the nice value? Thanks!
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Hello, I would to understand the relationship of nice and priority in Linux, as per my current knowledge the nice value range is 19 to -20, where -20 is the highest number to set for high priority CPU scheduling. Could someone please explain me how is the priority number is affected by the nice value? Thanks!

What is the relation of nice and priority in Linux?

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