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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/nice.c b/sysdeps/unix/nice.c
index 6e75b0327b..700305c0e9 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/nice.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/nice.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006
-   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 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
@@ -42,17 +41,10 @@ nice (int incr)
 	__set_errno (save);
     }
 
-  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);
+  result = setpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio + incr);
+  if (result != -1)
+    return getpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0);
+  else
+    return -1;
+
 }