SDL_threadprio.c

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/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2020 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
 
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  arising from the use of this software.
 
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*/
#include "../../SDL_internal.h"
 
#ifdef __LINUX__
 
#include "SDL_error.h"
#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
#include "SDL_thread.h"
 
#if !SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include "SDL_system.h"
 
/* RLIMIT_RTTIME requires kernel >= 2.6.25 and is in glibc >= 2.14 */
#ifndef RLIMIT_RTTIME
#define RLIMIT_RTTIME 15
#endif
/* SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK is in kernel >= 2.6.32. */
#ifndef SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK
#define SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK 0x40000000
#endif
 
#include "SDL_dbus.h"
 
#if SDL_USE_LIBDBUS
#include <sched.h>
 
/* d-bus queries to org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1. */
#define RTKIT_DBUS_NODE "org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1"
#define RTKIT_DBUS_PATH "/org/freedesktop/RealtimeKit1"
#define RTKIT_DBUS_INTERFACE "org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1"
 
static pthread_once_t rtkit_initialize_once = PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT;
static Sint32 rtkit_min_nice_level = -20;
static Sint32 rtkit_max_realtime_priority = 99;
static Sint64 rtkit_max_rttime_usec = 200000;
 
static void
rtkit_initialize()
{
    SDL_DBusContext *dbus = SDL_DBus_GetContext();
 
    /* Try getting minimum nice level: this is often greater than PRIO_MIN (-20). */
    if (!dbus || !SDL_DBus_QueryPropertyOnConnection(dbus->system_conn, RTKIT_DBUS_NODE, RTKIT_DBUS_PATH, RTKIT_DBUS_INTERFACE, "MinNiceLevel",
                                            DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &rtkit_min_nice_level)) {
        rtkit_min_nice_level = -20;
    }
 
    /* Try getting maximum realtime priority: this can be less than the POSIX default (99). */
    if (!dbus || !SDL_DBus_QueryPropertyOnConnection(dbus->system_conn, RTKIT_DBUS_NODE, RTKIT_DBUS_PATH, RTKIT_DBUS_INTERFACE, "MaxRealtimePriority",
                                            DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &rtkit_max_realtime_priority)) {
        rtkit_max_realtime_priority = 99;
    }
 
    /* Try getting maximum rttime allowed by rtkit: exceeding this value will result in SIGKILL */
    if (!dbus || !SDL_DBus_QueryPropertyOnConnection(dbus->system_conn, RTKIT_DBUS_NODE, RTKIT_DBUS_PATH, RTKIT_DBUS_INTERFACE, "RTTimeUSecMax",
                                            DBUS_TYPE_INT64, &rtkit_max_rttime_usec)) {
        rtkit_max_rttime_usec = 200000;
    }
}
 
static SDL_bool
rtkit_initialize_realtime_thread()
{
    // Following is an excerpt from rtkit README that outlines the requirements
    // a thread must meet before making rtkit requests:
    //
    //   * Only clients with RLIMIT_RTTIME set will get RT scheduling
    //
    //   * RT scheduling will only be handed out to processes with
    //     SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK set to guarantee that the scheduling
    //     settings cannot 'leak' to child processes, thus making sure
    //     that 'RT fork bombs' cannot be used to bypass RLIMIT_RTTIME
    //     and take the system down.
    //
    //   * Limits are enforced on all user controllable resources, only
    //     a maximum number of users, processes, threads can request RT
    //     scheduling at the same time.
    //
    //   * Only a limited number of threads may be made RT in a
    //     specific time frame.
    //
    //   * Client authorization is verified with PolicyKit
 
    int err;
    struct rlimit rlimit;
    int nLimit = RLIMIT_RTTIME;
    pid_t nPid = 0; //self
    int nSchedPolicy = sched_getscheduler(nPid) | SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK;
    struct sched_param schedParam = {};
 
    // Requirement #1: Set RLIMIT_RTTIME
    err = getrlimit(nLimit, &rlimit);
    if (err)
    {
        return SDL_FALSE;
    }
 
    // Current rtkit allows a max of 200ms right now
    rlimit.rlim_max = rtkit_max_rttime_usec;
    rlimit.rlim_cur = rlimit.rlim_max / 2;
    err = setrlimit(nLimit, &rlimit);
    if (err)
    {
        return SDL_FALSE;
    }
 
    // Requirement #2: Add SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK to the scheduler policy
    err = sched_getparam(nPid, &schedParam);
    if (err)
    {
        return SDL_FALSE;
    }
 
    err = sched_setscheduler(nPid, nSchedPolicy, &schedParam);
    if (err)
    {
        return SDL_FALSE;
    }
 
    return SDL_TRUE;
}
 
static SDL_bool
rtkit_setpriority_nice(pid_t thread, int nice_level)
{
    Uint64 ui64 = (Uint64)thread;
    Sint32 si32 = (Sint32)nice_level;
    SDL_DBusContext *dbus = SDL_DBus_GetContext();
 
    pthread_once(&rtkit_initialize_once, rtkit_initialize);
 
    if (si32 < rtkit_min_nice_level)
        si32 = rtkit_min_nice_level;
 
    if (!dbus || !SDL_DBus_CallMethodOnConnection(dbus->system_conn,
            RTKIT_DBUS_NODE, RTKIT_DBUS_PATH, RTKIT_DBUS_INTERFACE, "MakeThreadHighPriority",
            DBUS_TYPE_UINT64, &ui64, DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &si32, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID,
            DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
        return SDL_FALSE;
    }
    return SDL_TRUE;
}
 
static SDL_bool
rtkit_setpriority_realtime(pid_t thread, int rt_priority)
{
    Uint64 ui64 = (Uint64)thread;
    Uint32 ui32 = (Uint32)rt_priority;
    SDL_DBusContext *dbus = SDL_DBus_GetContext();
 
    pthread_once(&rtkit_initialize_once, rtkit_initialize);
 
    if (ui32 > rtkit_max_realtime_priority)
        ui32 = rtkit_max_realtime_priority;
 
    // We always perform the thread state changes necessary for rtkit.
    // This wastes some system calls if the state is already set but
    // typically code sets a thread priority and leaves it so it's
    // not expected that this wasted effort will be an issue.
    // We also do not quit if this fails, we let the rtkit request
    // go through to determine whether it really needs to fail or not.
    rtkit_initialize_realtime_thread();
 
    if (!dbus || !SDL_DBus_CallMethodOnConnection(dbus->system_conn,
            RTKIT_DBUS_NODE, RTKIT_DBUS_PATH, RTKIT_DBUS_INTERFACE, "MakeThreadRealtime",
            DBUS_TYPE_UINT64, &ui64, DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &ui32, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID,
            DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
        return SDL_FALSE;
    }
    return SDL_TRUE;
}
#else
 
#define rtkit_max_realtime_priority 99
 
#endif /* dbus */
#endif /* threads */
 
/* this is a public symbol, so it has to exist even if threads are disabled. */
int
SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority(Sint64 threadID, int priority)
{
#if SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    return SDL_Unsupported();
#else
    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, (id_t)threadID, priority) == 0) {
        return 0;
    }
 
#if SDL_USE_LIBDBUS
    /* Note that this fails you most likely:
         * Have your process's scheduler incorrectly configured.
           See the requirements at:
           http://git.0pointer.net/rtkit.git/tree/README#n16
         * Encountered dbus/polkit security restrictions. Note
           that the RealtimeKit1 dbus endpoint is inaccessible
           over ssh connections for most common distro configs.
           You might want to check your local config for details:
           /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1.policy
 
       README and sample code at: http://git.0pointer.net/rtkit.git
    */
    if (rtkit_setpriority_nice((pid_t)threadID, priority)) {
        return 0;
    }
#endif
 
    return SDL_SetError("setpriority() failed");
#endif
}
 
/* this is a public symbol, so it has to exist even if threads are disabled. */
int
SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(Sint64 threadID, int sdlPriority, int schedPolicy)
{
#if SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    return SDL_Unsupported();
#else
    int osPriority;
 
    if (schedPolicy == SCHED_RR || schedPolicy == SCHED_FIFO) {
        if (sdlPriority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW) {
            osPriority = 1;
        } else if (sdlPriority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGH) {
            osPriority = rtkit_max_realtime_priority * 3 / 4;
        } else if (sdlPriority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL) {
            osPriority = rtkit_max_realtime_priority;
        } else {
            osPriority = rtkit_max_realtime_priority / 2;
        }
    } else {
        if (sdlPriority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW) {
            osPriority = 19;
        } else if (sdlPriority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGH) {
            osPriority = -10;
        } else if (sdlPriority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL) {
            osPriority = -20;
        } else {
            osPriority = 0;
        }
 
        if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, (id_t)threadID, osPriority) == 0) {
            return 0;
        }
    }
 
#if SDL_USE_LIBDBUS
    /* Note that this fails you most likely:
     * Have your process's scheduler incorrectly configured.
       See the requirements at:
       http://git.0pointer.net/rtkit.git/tree/README#n16
     * Encountered dbus/polkit security restrictions. Note
       that the RealtimeKit1 dbus endpoint is inaccessible
       over ssh connections for most common distro configs.
       You might want to check your local config for details:
       /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1.policy
 
       README and sample code at: http://git.0pointer.net/rtkit.git
    */
    if (schedPolicy == SCHED_RR || schedPolicy == SCHED_FIFO) {
        if (rtkit_setpriority_realtime((pid_t)threadID, osPriority)) {
            return 0;
        }
    } else {
        if (rtkit_setpriority_nice((pid_t)threadID, osPriority)) {
            return 0;
        }
    }
#endif
 
    return SDL_SetError("setpriority() failed");
#endif
}
 
#endif  /* __LINUX__ */
 
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