[Bug 6936] eMule uses 40% CPU when idle permanently, independent of CPU speed

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6936





--- Comment #27 from Keith <keith_kw_muir(a)blueyonder.co.uk>  2007-11-28 18:29:50 ---
(In reply to comment #26)
> Hello again,
>
> another option would be to use a newer emule version (> 0.47c).
> I fetched the 0.48a source code just to look at the usual MFC brain damage and
> it seems they improved the idle processing situation a bit (in my opinion not
> enough).
> By filtering a specific amount of WM_TIMER to prevent idle processing overkill,
> the generated CPU load is reduced by a few points.
>
> If you don't want to use a newer version because you have own modded/hacked
> emule version, you can of course "backport" the changes.
> Look for CemuleApp::IsIdleMessage, only a few source lines.
> Though I would recommend trimming idle handling a bit more aggressively.
>
> Lastly you could filter WM_KICKIDLE in wine by yourself and "eat" a specific
> amount using diff ticks to enforce a specific idle message rate.
> Though I wouldn't really recommend this change because its somewhat intrusive
> and might break other applications.
>
> Regards

My personal experience of the Emule development team is that "we don't support
linux" seems to be their entire attitude. If someone from the wine team
approached them that might make a difference far more likely is to approach one
of the many modders to get this work done.


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