Added SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority() to directly set the priority of a Linux thread (tid)

This function tries using RealtimeKit connecting over DBUS as needed.

include/SDL_system.h

@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_DXGIGetOutputInfo( int displayIndex, int *a
 #endif /* __WIN32__ */
 
 
+/* Platform specific functions for Linux */
+#ifdef __LINUX__
+
+/**
+   \brief Sets the UNIX nice value for a thread, using setpriority() if possible, and RealtimeKit if available.
+
+   \return 0 on success, or -1 on error.
+ */
+extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority(Sint64 threadID, int priority);
+ 
+#endif /* __LINUX__ */
+	
 /* Platform specific functions for iOS */
 #if defined(__IPHONEOS__) && __IPHONEOS__
 

src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h

@@ -670,3 +670,4 @@
 #define SDL_log10 SDL_log10_REAL
 #define SDL_log10f SDL_log10f_REAL
 #define SDL_GameControllerMappingForDeviceIndex SDL_GameControllerMappingForDeviceIndex_REAL
+#define SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority_REAL

src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h

@@ -708,3 +708,6 @@ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_bool,SDL_IsAndroidTV,(void),(),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(double,SDL_log10,(double a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(float,SDL_log10f,(float a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(char*,SDL_GameControllerMappingForDeviceIndex,(int a),(a),return)
+#ifdef __LINUX__
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(int,SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority,(Sint64 a, int b),(a,b),return)
+#endif

src/thread/pthread/SDL_systhread.c

@@ -238,24 +238,11 @@ rtkit_setpriority(pid_t thread, int nice_level)
 
 #endif /* !SDL_USE_LIBDBUS */
 
+#if __LINUX__
 int
-SDL_SYS_SetThreadPriority(SDL_ThreadPriority priority)
+SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority(Sint64 threadID, int priority)
 {
-#if __NACL__ 
-    /* FIXME: Setting thread priority does not seem to be supported in NACL */
-    return 0;
-#elif __LINUX__
-    int value;
-    pid_t thread = syscall(SYS_gettid);
-
-    if (priority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW) {
-        value = 19;
-    } else if (priority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGH) {
-        value = -20;
-    } else {
-        value = 0;
-    }
-    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, thread, value) < 0) {
+    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, (id_t)threadID, priority) < 0) {
         /* Note that this fails if you're trying to set high priority
            and you don't have root permission. BUT DON'T RUN AS ROOT!
 
@@ -268,11 +255,32 @@ SDL_SYS_SetThreadPriority(SDL_ThreadPriority priority)
            README and sample code at:
              http://git.0pointer.net/rtkit.git
          */
-        if (rtkit_setpriority(thread, value) == SDL_FALSE) {
+        if (rtkit_setpriority((pid_t)threadID, priority) == SDL_FALSE) {
             return SDL_SetError("setpriority() failed");
         }
     }
     return 0;
+}
+#endif /* __LINUX__ */
+
+int
+SDL_SYS_SetThreadPriority(SDL_ThreadPriority priority)
+{
+#if __NACL__ 
+    /* FIXME: Setting thread priority does not seem to be supported in NACL */
+    return 0;
+#elif __LINUX__
+    int value;
+    pid_t thread = syscall(SYS_gettid);
+
+    if (priority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW) {
+        value = 19;
+    } else if (priority == SDL_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGH) {
+        value = -20;
+    } else {
+        value = 0;
+    }
+    return SDL_LinuxSetThreadPriority(thread, value);
 #else
     struct sched_param sched;
     int policy;