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ICLRTask::NeedsPriorityScheduling Method

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Gets a value that indicates whether the current task, which is being switched out, needs to be marked as a high priority for rescheduling.

Syntax

HRESULT NeedsPriorityScheduling (  
    [out] BOOL *pbNeedsPriorityScheduling  
);

Parameters

pbNeedsPriorityRescheduling
[out] true, if the host should attempt to reschedule the current task instance as soon as possible; otherwise, false.

Return Value

HRESULT Description
S_OK NeedsPriorityRescheduling returned successfully.
HOST_E_CLRNOTAVAILABLE The common language runtime (CLR) has not been loaded into a process, or the CLR is in a state in which it cannot run managed code or process the call successfully.
HOST_E_TIMEOUT The call timed out.
HOST_E_NOT_OWNER The caller does not own the lock.
HOST_E_ABANDONED An event was canceled while a blocked thread or fiber was waiting on it.
E_FAIL An unknown catastrophic failure occurred. When a method returns E_FAIL, the CLR is no longer usable within the process. Subsequent calls to hosting methods return HOST_E_CLRNOTAVAILABLE.

Remarks

In situations where the task is close to being collected by the garbage collector, the CLR sets the value of pbNeedsPriorityScheduling to true, indicating high-priority rescheduling. This allows the host to reschedule the task quickly, thereby minimizing the potential for delays in garbage collection, and enabling the host and the runtime to cooperate in conserving memory resources.

Requirements

Platforms: See System Requirements.

Header: MSCorEE.h

Library: Included as a resource in MSCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Versions: Available since 2.0

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