path: root/contrib/SDL-3.2.8/src/core/linux/SDL_threadprio.c

/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>

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*/
#include "SDL_internal.h"

#ifdef SDL_PLATFORM_LINUX

#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <unistd.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"

#ifdef SDL_USE_LIBDBUS

// 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"

// d-bus queries to the XDG portal interface to RealtimeKit1
#define XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_NODE      "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop"
#define XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_PATH      "/org/freedesktop/portal/desktop"
#define XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_INTERFACE "org.freedesktop.portal.Realtime"

static bool rtkit_use_session_conn;
static const char *rtkit_dbus_node;
static const char *rtkit_dbus_path;
static const char *rtkit_dbus_interface;

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;

/*
 * Checking that the RTTimeUSecMax property exists and is an int64 confirms that:
 *  - The desktop portal exists and supports the realtime interface.
 *  - The realtime interface is new enough to have the required bug fixes applied.
 */
static bool realtime_portal_supported(DBusConnection *conn)
{
    Sint64 res;
    return SDL_DBus_QueryPropertyOnConnection(conn, XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_NODE, XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_PATH, XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_INTERFACE,
                                              "RTTimeUSecMax", DBUS_TYPE_INT64, &res);
}

static void set_rtkit_interface(void)
{
    SDL_DBusContext *dbus = SDL_DBus_GetContext();

    // xdg-desktop-portal works in all instances, so check for it first.
    if (dbus && realtime_portal_supported(dbus->session_conn)) {
        rtkit_use_session_conn = true;
        rtkit_dbus_node = XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_NODE;
        rtkit_dbus_path = XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_PATH;
        rtkit_dbus_interface = XDG_PORTAL_DBUS_INTERFACE;
    } else { // Fall back to the standard rtkit interface in all other cases.
        rtkit_use_session_conn = false;
        rtkit_dbus_node = RTKIT_DBUS_NODE;
        rtkit_dbus_path = RTKIT_DBUS_PATH;
        rtkit_dbus_interface = RTKIT_DBUS_INTERFACE;
    }
}

static DBusConnection *get_rtkit_dbus_connection(void)
{
    SDL_DBusContext *dbus = SDL_DBus_GetContext();

    if (dbus) {
        return rtkit_use_session_conn ? dbus->session_conn : dbus->system_conn;
    }

    return NULL;
}

static void rtkit_initialize(void)
{
    DBusConnection *dbus_conn;

    set_rtkit_interface();
    dbus_conn = get_rtkit_dbus_connection();

    // Try getting minimum nice level: this is often greater than PRIO_MIN (-20).
    if (!dbus_conn || !SDL_DBus_QueryPropertyOnConnection(dbus_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_conn || !SDL_DBus_QueryPropertyOnConnection(dbus_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_conn || !SDL_DBus_QueryPropertyOnConnection(dbus_conn, rtkit_dbus_node, rtkit_dbus_path, rtkit_dbus_interface, "RTTimeUSecMax",
                                                                 DBUS_TYPE_INT64, &rtkit_max_rttime_usec)) {
        rtkit_max_rttime_usec = 200000;
    }
}

static bool rtkit_initialize_realtime_thread(void)
{
    // 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;

    SDL_zero(schedParam);

    // Requirement #1: Set RLIMIT_RTTIME
    err = getrlimit(nLimit, &rlimit);
    if (err) {
        return 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 false;
    }

    // Requirement #2: Add SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK to the scheduler policy
    err = sched_getparam(nPid, &schedParam);
    if (err) {
        return false;
    }

    err = sched_setscheduler(nPid, nSchedPolicy, &schedParam);
    if (err) {
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

static bool rtkit_setpriority_nice(pid_t thread, int nice_level)
{
    DBusConnection *dbus_conn;
    Uint64 pid = (Uint64)getpid();
    Uint64 tid = (Uint64)thread;
    Sint32 nice = (Sint32)nice_level;

    pthread_once(&rtkit_initialize_once, rtkit_initialize);
    dbus_conn = get_rtkit_dbus_connection();

    if (nice < rtkit_min_nice_level) {
        nice = rtkit_min_nice_level;
    }

    if (!dbus_conn || !SDL_DBus_CallMethodOnConnection(dbus_conn,
                                                              rtkit_dbus_node, rtkit_dbus_path, rtkit_dbus_interface, "MakeThreadHighPriorityWithPID",
                                                              DBUS_TYPE_UINT64, &pid, DBUS_TYPE_UINT64, &tid, DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &nice, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID,
                                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

static bool rtkit_setpriority_realtime(pid_t thread, int rt_priority)
{
    DBusConnection *dbus_conn;
    Uint64 pid = (Uint64)getpid();
    Uint64 tid = (Uint64)thread;
    Uint32 priority = (Uint32)rt_priority;

    pthread_once(&rtkit_initialize_once, rtkit_initialize);
    dbus_conn = get_rtkit_dbus_connection();

    if (priority > rtkit_max_realtime_priority) {
        priority = 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_conn || !SDL_DBus_CallMethodOnConnection(dbus_conn,
                                                              rtkit_dbus_node, rtkit_dbus_path, rtkit_dbus_interface, "MakeThreadRealtimeWithPID",
                                                              DBUS_TYPE_UINT64, &pid, DBUS_TYPE_UINT64, &tid, DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &priority, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID,
                                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
        return false;
    }
    return 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.
bool SDL_SetLinuxThreadPriority(Sint64 threadID, int priority)
{
#ifdef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    return SDL_Unsupported();
#else
    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, (id_t)threadID, priority) == 0) {
        return true;
    }

#ifdef 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 true;
    }
#endif

    return SDL_SetError("setpriority() failed");
#endif
}

// this is a public symbol, so it has to exist even if threads are disabled.
bool SDL_SetLinuxThreadPriorityAndPolicy(Sint64 threadID, int sdlPriority, int schedPolicy)
{
#ifdef 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 true;
        }
    }

#ifdef 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 true;
        }
    } else {
        if (rtkit_setpriority_nice((pid_t)threadID, osPriority)) {
            return true;
        }
    }
#endif

    return SDL_SetError("setpriority() failed");
#endif
}

#endif // SDL_PLATFORM_LINUX