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Diffstat (limited to 'src/xine-engine/video_out.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/xine-engine/video_out.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/xine-engine/video_out.c b/src/xine-engine/video_out.c index 4d23b1b39..0bbf977f2 100644 --- a/src/xine-engine/video_out.c +++ b/src/xine-engine/video_out.c @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ #include <pthread.h> #include <inttypes.h> #include <assert.h> +#include <errno.h> #define XINE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES #define XINE_ENGINE_INTERNAL @@ -1139,12 +1140,9 @@ static void *video_out_loop (void *this_gen) { int disable_decoder_flush_from_video_out; #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(-2); + errno = 0; + if (nice(-2) == -1 && errno) + xine_log(this->xine, XINE_LOG_MSG, "video_out: can't raise nice priority by 2: %s\n", strerror(errno)); #endif /* WIN32 */ disable_decoder_flush_from_video_out = this->xine->config->register_bool(this->xine->config, "engine.decoder.disable_flush_from_video_out", 0, |