From 4bbd02fb2ddabec4aaebf120aed8ae3804b6f9ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cameron Gutman <aicommander@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:31:33 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Reduce the priority of background polling threads

---
 app/backend/computermanager.cpp | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/backend/computermanager.cpp b/app/backend/computermanager.cpp
index f46cda29..7f1991fc 100644
--- a/app/backend/computermanager.cpp
+++ b/app/backend/computermanager.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ private:
 
     void run() override
     {
+        // Reduce the power and performance impact of our
+        // computer status polling while it's running.
+        setPriority(QThread::LowPriority);
+#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 9, 0)
+        setServiceLevel(QThread::QualityOfService::Eco);
+#endif
+
         // Always fetch the applist the first time
         int pollsSinceLastAppListFetch = POLLS_PER_APPLIST_FETCH;
         while (!isInterruptionRequested()) {