From 4939a44ffb4b425f91b6ca8bd9216b836ec280f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nils <>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:51:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Also set pthread name in startup, for what it is worth

---
 engine/start.py | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/engine/start.py b/engine/start.py
index ebfb30f..9d592c1 100644
--- a/engine/start.py
+++ b/engine/start.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def setProcessName(executableName):
     """From
     https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31132342/change-process-name-while-executing-a-python-script
     """
-    import ctypes
+    import ctypes, ctypes.util
     lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(None)
     prctl = lib.prctl
     prctl.restype = ctypes.c_int
@@ -164,6 +164,28 @@ def setProcessName(executableName):
             raise OSError("prctl result: %d" % result)
     set_proctitle(executableName.encode())
 
+
+    libpthread_path = ctypes.util.find_library("pthread")
+    if not libpthread_path:
+        return
+    
+    libpthread = ctypes.CDLL(libpthread_path)
+    if hasattr(libpthread, "pthread_setname_np"):
+        _pthread_setname_np = libpthread.pthread_setname_np
+
+        _pthread_self = libpthread.pthread_self
+        _pthread_self.argtypes = []
+        _pthread_self.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
+
+        _pthread_setname_np.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]
+        _pthread_setname_np.restype = ctypes.c_int
+
+        if _pthread_setname_np is None:
+            return
+     
+        _pthread_setname_np(_pthread_self(), executableName.encode())
+    
+
 def _is_jack_running():
     """Check for JACK"""
     import ctypes
@@ -195,7 +217,12 @@ def checkJackOrExit(prettyName):
 
 
 checkJackOrExit(METADATA["name"])
-setProcessName(METADATA["shortName"])
+
+try:
+    #Only cosmetics
+    setProcessName(METADATA["shortName"])
+except:
+    pass
 
 
 #Catch Exceptions even if PyQt crashes.