On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:54:56 -0500 Paul Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> you don't know the correct priority to use. i imagine an api along the > lines of: true. > > jack_create_thread (pthread_t*, void* (thread_function)(void*), > void* arg, int relative_to_jack); > > the last argument would specify that the thread should run at, above or > below the jack RT thread(s) by a given amount. typical values would be > +1, 0, -1 etc. Why not simply /* * returns the priority (1-99) of the jack main loop (which is already one * above the clients' process() threads or 0 if not realtime. Clients having * a midi handling thread should create it with a priority at least one * above the return value of this function. */ int jack_get_rt_priority(); Then the app can decide itself about how to create the thread. > > Agreed. why not make it prio 98 by default then? (system timer should > > still be higher i suppose). With a difference of only 10 between main > > jack loop and the watchdog, it might get a little crowded :) > > good point. OTOH, i'm not really sure if 9 priority levels isn't enough. It seems one above jacks main thread should be good enough for most midi purposes. Flo -- Palimm Palimm! http://tapas.affenbande.org
