Run process at higher priority

[Jon8RFC]

This would be very handy to have it as an option to setup, rather than remembering to manually change the process priority to above normal or high in Windows.

Maybe it's not as big of a deal for beefy computers, but it seems to smooth out minor hiccups in multiplayer for me on my old machine.

[Jap2.0]

I don't think programs themselves can do that. Perhaps there is an option in Windows. I think it could be a major security flaw if that could happen.

[Zeblote]

Programs can definitely do that. It would be completely pointless to even have the option if they couldn't...

[Jap2.0]

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I mean that the programs themselves can't change their priority. For example, if you set Factorio to a high priority it will run slightly better, but I don't think Factorio can set itself to high priority.

[Jon8RFC]

In the interim I've changed the shortcut for Factorio "target" to this:

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cmd.exe /c start "Factorio" /abovenormal "C:\Program Files\Factorio\bin\x64\factorio.exe"

@Jap2.0
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686219.aspx

[Jap2.0]

In the interim I've changed the shortcut for Factorio "target" to this:

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cmd.exe /c start "Factorio" /abovenormal "C:\Program Files\Factorio\bin\x64\factorio.exe"

@Jap2.0
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686219.aspx

That's quite interesting. Is there a Linux equivalent?

[zx64]

It's worth noting that Windows already gives a priority boost to the foreground window:

When a process that uses NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS is brought to the foreground, the scheduler boosts the priority class of the process associated with the foreground window, so that it is greater than or equal to the priority class of any background processes. The priority class returns to its original setting when the process is no longer in the foreground.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/librar ... s.85).aspx

[Nidan]

Is there a Linux equivalent?

nice (or renice for a process that's already running)
But decreasing niceness (aka increasing the priority) usually requires root privileges.