perf(engine): set thread priority to max #20126
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| std::thread::Builder::new().name("Engine Task".to_string()).spawn(|| task.run()).unwrap(); | ||
| std::thread::Builder::new() | ||
| .name("Engine Task".to_string()) | ||
| .spawn_with_priority(ThreadPriority::Max, |result| { |
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can we document what this actually does?
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Engine thread is the one doing EVM execution, and it should have the highest priority out of all other threads (RPC / prewarming / state root task)