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increase default priority to above normal

This enhances the hashrate when mining together with a cpu miner,
and doesn't slow down the machine, ccminer doesn't use a lot of cpu.

Note: this value doesn't require Admin rights on windows, unlike highest ones.
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Tanguy Pruvot 10 years ago
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      ccminer.cpp

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ccminer.cpp

@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static const bool opt_time = true;
static enum sha_algos opt_algo = ALGO_X11; static enum sha_algos opt_algo = ALGO_X11;
int opt_n_threads = 0; int opt_n_threads = 0;
int opt_affinity = -1; int opt_affinity = -1;
int opt_priority = 0; int opt_priority = 3;
static double opt_difficulty = 1; // CH static double opt_difficulty = 1; // CH
bool opt_trust_pool = false; bool opt_trust_pool = false;
uint16_t opt_vote = 9999; uint16_t opt_vote = 9999;
@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Options:\n\
-D, --debug enable debug output\n\ -D, --debug enable debug output\n\
-P, --protocol-dump verbose dump of protocol-level activities\n\ -P, --protocol-dump verbose dump of protocol-level activities\n\
--cpu-affinity set process affinity to cpu core(s), mask 0x3 for cores 0 and 1\n\ --cpu-affinity set process affinity to cpu core(s), mask 0x3 for cores 0 and 1\n\
--cpu-priority set process priority (default: 0 idle, 2 normal to 5 highest)\n\ --cpu-priority set process priority (default: 3) 0 idle, 2 normal to 5 highest\n\
-b, --api-bind IP/Port for the miner API (default: 127.0.0.1:4068)\n\ -b, --api-bind IP/Port for the miner API (default: 127.0.0.1:4068)\n\
--api-remote Allow remote control\n" --api-remote Allow remote control\n"
@ -1100,23 +1100,26 @@ static void *miner_thread(void *userdata)
/* Set worker threads to nice 19 and then preferentially to SCHED_IDLE /* Set worker threads to nice 19 and then preferentially to SCHED_IDLE
* and if that fails, then SCHED_BATCH. No need for this to be an * and if that fails, then SCHED_BATCH. No need for this to be an
* error if it fails */ * error if it fails */
if (!opt_benchmark && opt_priority == 0) { if (opt_benchmark) {
setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 18); setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, -1);
drop_policy(); drop_policy();
} else { } else {
int prio = 0; int prio = 3; // default for ccminer is above normal
#ifndef WIN32 #ifndef WIN32
prio = 18; prio = -1;
// note: different behavior on linux (-19 to 19) // note: different behavior on linux (-19 to 19)
switch (opt_priority) { switch (opt_priority) {
case 0:
prio = 15;
break;
case 1: case 1:
prio = 5; prio = 5;
break; break;
case 2: case 2:
prio = 0; prio = 0; // normal process
break; break;
case 3: case 3:
prio = -5; prio = -1; // above
break; break;
case 4: case 4:
prio = -10; prio = -10;
@ -1129,9 +1132,7 @@ static void *miner_thread(void *userdata)
thr_id, opt_priority, prio); thr_id, opt_priority, prio);
#endif #endif
setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio); setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, prio);
if (opt_priority == 0) { drop_policy();
drop_policy();
}
} }
/* Cpu thread affinity */ /* Cpu thread affinity */

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