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authorDarren Salt <linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk>2011-03-20 14:40:04 +0000
committerDarren Salt <linux@youmustbejoking.demon.co.uk>2011-03-20 14:40:04 +0000
commit3a90f0a0411ae770b678b275dbb9b588f38840d7 (patch)
tree5998c6c3b69fe369fd7f53772d2f610635663e42 /src/xine-engine/video_decoder.c
parent37a3c50f6f598987afb1559fd6c936803aa318e9 (diff)
parent5b09b3f35e568238c7c12f454a824c40de9825ea (diff)
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Merge from 1.1.
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-rw-r--r--src/xine-engine/video_decoder.c10
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/xine-engine/video_decoder.c b/src/xine-engine/video_decoder.c
index d128226bb..564eacb5d 100644
--- a/src/xine-engine/video_decoder.c
+++ b/src/xine-engine/video_decoder.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
#define XINE_ENGINE_INTERNAL
@@ -121,12 +122,9 @@ static void *video_decoder_loop (void *stream_gen) {
int disable_decoder_flush_at_discontinuity;
#ifndef WIN32
- /* nice(-value) will fail silently for normal users.
- * however when running as root this may provide smoother
- * playback. follow the link for more information:
- * http://cambuca.ldhs.cetuc.puc-rio.br/~miguel/multimedia_sim/
- */
- nice(-1);
+ errno = 0;
+ if (nice(-1) == -1 && errno)
+ xine_log(stream->xine, XINE_LOG_MSG, "video_decoder: can't raise nice priority by 1: %s\n", strerror(errno));
#endif /* WIN32 */
if (prof_video_decode == -1)