Core/Common: Corrections to core timing and add critical priority.

src/common/thread.cpp

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ void SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority new_priority) {
     case ThreadPriority::VeryHigh:
         windows_priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST;
         break;
+    case ThreadPriority::Critical:
+        windows_priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL;
+        break;
     default:
         windows_priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL;
         break;
@@ -59,9 +62,11 @@ void SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority new_priority) {
 void SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority new_priority) {
     pthread_t this_thread = pthread_self();
 
-    s32 max_prio = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_OTHER);
+    const auto scheduling_type =
-    s32 min_prio = sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_OTHER);
+        new_priority != ThreadPriority::Critical ? SCHED_OTHER : SCHED_FIFO;
-    u32 level = static_cast<u32>(new_priority) + 1;
+    s32 max_prio = sched_get_priority_max(scheduling_type);
+    s32 min_prio = sched_get_priority_min(scheduling_type);
+    u32 level = std::max(static_cast<u32>(new_priority) + 1, 4U);
 
     struct sched_param params;
     if (max_prio > min_prio) {
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ void SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority new_priority) {
         params.sched_priority = min_prio - ((min_prio - max_prio) * level) / 4;
     }
 
-    pthread_setschedparam(this_thread, SCHED_OTHER, &params);
+    pthread_setschedparam(this_thread, scheduling_type, &params);
 }
 
 #endif

src/common/thread.h

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ enum class ThreadPriority : u32 {
     Normal = 1,
     High = 2,
     VeryHigh = 3,
+    Critical = 4,
 };
 
 void SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority new_priority);

src/core/core_timing.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void CoreTiming::ThreadEntry(CoreTiming& instance) {
     constexpr char name[] = "yuzu:HostTiming";
     MicroProfileOnThreadCreate(name);
     Common::SetCurrentThreadName(name);
-    Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::VeryHigh);
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::Critical);
     instance.on_thread_init();
     instance.ThreadLoop();
     MicroProfileOnThreadExit();