Maximize timekeeper thread priority

autonomys · Feb 28, 2024 · d14691d · d14691d
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diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/crates/sc-proof-of-time/Cargo.toml b/crates/sc-proof-of-time/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ derive_more = "0.99.17"
 futures = "0.3.29"
 lru = "0.12.1"
 parity-scale-codec = { version = "3.6.9", features = ["derive"] }
+parking_lot = "0.12.1"
+rayon = "1.8.1"
 sc-client-api = { version = "4.0.0-dev", git = "https://github.com/subspace/polkadot-sdk", rev = "d6b500960579d73c43fc4ef550b703acfa61c4c8" }
 sc-consensus-slots = { version = "0.10.0-dev", git = "https://github.com/subspace/polkadot-sdk", rev = "d6b500960579d73c43fc4ef550b703acfa61c4c8" }
 sc-network = { version = "0.10.0-dev", git = "https://github.com/subspace/polkadot-sdk", rev = "d6b500960579d73c43fc4ef550b703acfa61c4c8" }
@@ -30,6 +32,5 @@ sp-inherents = { version = "4.0.0-dev", git = "https://github.com/subspace/polka
 sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", git = "https://github.com/subspace/polkadot-sdk", rev = "d6b500960579d73c43fc4ef550b703acfa61c4c8" }
 subspace-core-primitives = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../subspace-core-primitives" }
 subspace-proof-of-time = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../subspace-proof-of-time" }
-parking_lot = "0.12.1"
-rayon = "1.8.1"
 tracing = "0.1.40"
+thread-priority = "0.16.0"
diff --git a/crates/sc-proof-of-time/src/source.rs b/crates/sc-proof-of-time/src/source.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::thread;
 use subspace_core_primitives::PotCheckpoints;
+use thread_priority::{set_current_thread_priority, ThreadPriority};
 use tracing::{debug, error, trace, warn};
 
 const LOCAL_PROOFS_CHANNEL_CAPACITY: usize = 10;
@@ -150,6 +151,14 @@ where
                         }
                     }
 
+                    if let Err(error) = set_current_thread_priority(ThreadPriority::Max) {
+                        warn!(
+                            %error,
+                            "Failed to set thread priority, timekeeper performance may be \
+                            negatively impacted by other software running on this machine",
+                        );
+                    }
+
                     if let Err(error) =
                         run_timekeeper(state, pot_verifier, timekeeper_proofs_sender)
                     {