cutils: add thread_defs header
Change-Id: I3b70054d9f9740a5980df514221de07df55e7176
diff --git a/include/system/thread_defs.h b/include/system/thread_defs.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_THREAD_DEFS_H
+#define ANDROID_THREAD_DEFS_H
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include "graphics.h"
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+enum {
+ /*
+ * ***********************************************
+ * ** Keep in sync with android.os.Process.java **
+ * ***********************************************
+ *
+ * This maps directly to the "nice" priorities we use in Android.
+ * A thread priority should be chosen inverse-proportionally to
+ * the amount of work the thread is expected to do. The more work
+ * a thread will do, the less favorable priority it should get so that
+ * it doesn't starve the system. Threads not behaving properly might
+ * be "punished" by the kernel.
+ * Use the levels below when appropriate. Intermediate values are
+ * acceptable, preferably use the {MORE|LESS}_FAVORABLE constants below.
+ */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_LOWEST = 19,
+
+ /* use for background tasks */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND = 10,
+
+ /* most threads run at normal priority */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_NORMAL = 0,
+
+ /* threads currently running a UI that the user is interacting with */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_FOREGROUND = -2,
+
+ /* the main UI thread has a slightly more favorable priority */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_DISPLAY = -4,
+
+ /* ui service treads might want to run at a urgent display (uncommon) */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_URGENT_DISPLAY = HAL_PRIORITY_URGENT_DISPLAY,
+
+ /* all normal audio threads */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_AUDIO = -16,
+
+ /* service audio threads (uncommon) */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_URGENT_AUDIO = -19,
+
+ /* should never be used in practice. regular process might not
+ * be allowed to use this level */
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_HIGHEST = -20,
+
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_DEFAULT = ANDROID_PRIORITY_NORMAL,
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_MORE_FAVORABLE = -1,
+ ANDROID_PRIORITY_LESS_FAVORABLE = +1,
+};
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* ANDROID_THREAD_DEFS_H */