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      1 // Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
      2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
      3 // found in the LICENSE file.
      4 //
      5 // The avrt namespace encapsulates the details needed to support MMCSS.
      6 //
      7 // The Multimedia Class Scheduler service (MMCSS) enables multimedia
      8 // applications to ensure that their time-sensitive processing receives
      9 // prioritized access to CPU resources. This service enables multimedia
     10 // applications to utilize as much of the CPU as possible without denying
     11 // CPU resources to lower-priority applications.
     12 // MMCSS requires Windows Vista or higher and that the Avrt DLL is loaded.
     13 //
     14 // TODO(henrika): refactor and merge into existing thread implementation
     15 // for Windows to ensure that MMCSS can be enabled for all threads.
     16 //
     17 #ifndef MEDIA_AUDIO_WIN_AVRT_WRAPPER_WIN_H_
     18 #define MEDIA_AUDIO_WIN_AVRT_WRAPPER_WIN_H_
     19 
     20 #include <windows.h>
     21 #include <avrt.h>
     22 
     23 #include "base/basictypes.h"
     24 
     25 namespace avrt {
     26 
     27 // Loads the Avrt.dll which is available on Windows Vista and later.
     28 bool Initialize();
     29 
     30 // Function wrappers for the underlying MMCSS functions.
     31 bool AvRevertMmThreadCharacteristics(HANDLE avrt_handle);
     32 HANDLE AvSetMmThreadCharacteristics(const wchar_t* task_name,
     33                                     DWORD* task_index);
     34 bool AvSetMmThreadPriority(HANDLE avrt_handle, AVRT_PRIORITY priority);
     35 
     36 }  // namespace avrt
     37 
     38 #endif  // MEDIA_AUDIO_WIN_AVRT_WRAPPER_WIN_H_
     39 
     40