[core/ threads] Initial refactor for Multithreading

src/android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ android {
         create("mainline") {
             dimension = "version"
             isDefault = true
+            minSdk = 33
 
             manifestPlaceholders += mapOf("appNameBase" to "Eden")
             resValue("string", "app_name_suffixed", "Eden")
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ android {
 
         create("genshinSpoof") {
             dimension = "version"
+            minSdk = 35
             manifestPlaceholders += mapOf("appNameBase" to "Eden Optimized")
             resValue("string", "app_name_suffixed", "Eden Optimized")
             applicationId = "com.miHoYo.Yuanshen"
@@ -216,6 +218,7 @@ android {
 
         create("legacy") {
             dimension = "version"
+            minSdk = 29
             manifestPlaceholders += mapOf("appNameBase" to "Eden Legacy")
             resValue("string", "app_name_suffixed", "Eden Legacy")
             applicationId = "dev.legacy.eden_emulator"

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/NativeLibrary.kt

@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ object NativeLibrary {
 
     external fun logSettings()
 
+    external fun refreshThreadPolicies()
+
     external fun getDebugKnobAt(index: Int): Boolean
 
     /**

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt

@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
                     IntSetting.ANDROID_PIPELINE_WORKERS,
                     titleId = R.string.pipeline_worker_cores,
                     descriptionId = R.string.pipeline_worker_cores_description,
-                    min = 4,
+                    min = 2,
                     max = 8,
                     units = "cores"
                 )

src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/fragments/EmulationFragment.kt

@@ -1451,6 +1451,7 @@ class EmulationFragment : Fragment(), SurfaceHolder.Callback {
 
     override fun onResume() {
         super.onResume()
+        NativeLibrary.refreshThreadPolicies()
         val b = _binding ?: return
         updateStatsPosition(IntSetting.PERF_OVERLAY_POSITION.getInt())
         updateSocPosition(IntSetting.SOC_OVERLAY_POSITION.getInt())

src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "common/scope_exit.h"
 #include "common/settings.h"
 #include "common/string_util.h"
+#include "common/thread.h"
 #include "frontend_common/play_time_manager.h"
 #include "core/constants.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
@@ -1182,6 +1183,10 @@ void Java_org_yuzu_yuzu_1emu_NativeLibrary_logSettings(JNIEnv* env, jobject jobj
     Settings::LogSettings();
 }
 
+void Java_org_yuzu_yuzu_1emu_NativeLibrary_refreshThreadPolicies(JNIEnv* env, jobject jobj) {
+    Common::RefreshThreadPolicies();
+}
+
 jboolean Java_org_yuzu_yuzu_1emu_NativeLibrary_getDebugKnobAt(JNIEnv* env, jobject jobj, jint index) {
     return static_cast<jboolean>(Settings::getDebugKnobAt(static_cast<u8>(index)));
 }

src/common/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ add_library(
     swap.h
     thread.cpp
     thread.h
+    adpf.cpp
+    adpf.h
     thread_queue_list.h
     thread_worker.h
     threadsafe_queue.h

src/common/adpf.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#include "common/adpf.h"
+
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "common/logging.h"
+
+namespace Common::ADPF {
+
+namespace {
+
+constexpr std::chrono::nanoseconds DEFAULT_TARGET = std::chrono::nanoseconds{16'666'667};
+
+struct AHintManager;
+struct AHintSession;
+
+using PFN_GetManager = AHintManager* (*)();
+using PFN_CreateSession = AHintSession* (*)(AHintManager*, const s32*, size_t, s64);
+using PFN_CloseSession = void (*)(AHintSession*);
+using PFN_UpdateTarget = int (*)(AHintSession*, s64);
+using PFN_ReportActual = int (*)(AHintSession*, s64);
+using PFN_SetThreads = int (*)(AHintSession*, const pid_t*, size_t);
+using PFN_SetPowerEfficiency = int (*)(AHintSession*, bool);
+
+struct Api {
+    PFN_GetManager get_manager = nullptr;
+    PFN_CreateSession create_session = nullptr;
+    PFN_CloseSession close_session = nullptr;
+    PFN_UpdateTarget update_target = nullptr;
+    PFN_ReportActual report_actual = nullptr;
+    PFN_SetThreads set_threads = nullptr;
+    PFN_SetPowerEfficiency set_power_efficiency = nullptr;
+    AHintManager* manager = nullptr;
+    bool usable = false;
+};
+
+const Api& Resolve() {
+    static const Api api = [] {
+        Api resolved;
+        void* library = dlopen("libandroid.so", RTLD_NOW);
+        if (library == nullptr) {
+            LOG_INFO(Common, "libandroid.so unavailable, ADPF is disabled");
+            return resolved;
+        }
+        const auto load = [library](const char* name) { return dlsym(library, name); };
+
+        resolved.get_manager = reinterpret_cast<PFN_GetManager>(load("APerformanceHint_getManager"));
+        resolved.create_session =
+            reinterpret_cast<PFN_CreateSession>(load("APerformanceHint_createSession"));
+        resolved.close_session =
+            reinterpret_cast<PFN_CloseSession>(load("APerformanceHint_closeSession"));
+        resolved.update_target =
+            reinterpret_cast<PFN_UpdateTarget>(load("APerformanceHint_updateTargetWorkDuration"));
+        resolved.report_actual =
+            reinterpret_cast<PFN_ReportActual>(load("APerformanceHint_reportActualWorkDuration"));
+        resolved.set_threads =
+            reinterpret_cast<PFN_SetThreads>(load("APerformanceHint_setThreads"));
+        resolved.set_power_efficiency = reinterpret_cast<PFN_SetPowerEfficiency>(
+            load("APerformanceHint_setPreferPowerEfficiency"));
+
+        if (resolved.get_manager == nullptr || resolved.create_session == nullptr ||
+            resolved.close_session == nullptr || resolved.update_target == nullptr ||
+            resolved.report_actual == nullptr) {
+            LOG_INFO(Common, "Performance hint API not exported, ADPF is disabled");
+            return resolved;
+        }
+
+        resolved.manager = resolved.get_manager();
+        if (resolved.manager == nullptr) {
+            LOG_INFO(Common, "Device does not provide a performance hint manager");
+            return resolved;
+        }
+
+        resolved.usable = true;
+        LOG_INFO(Common, "ADPF available, setThreads {}, power efficiency {}",
+                 resolved.set_threads != nullptr ? "yes" : "no",
+                 resolved.set_power_efficiency != nullptr ? "yes" : "no");
+        return resolved;
+    }();
+    return api;
+}
+
+struct SessionState {
+    AHintSession* handle = nullptr;
+    std::vector<pid_t> threads;
+    bool unsupported = false;
+};
+
+std::mutex g_mutex;
+std::array<SessionState, 2> g_sessions;
+
+std::atomic<s64> g_target_ns{DEFAULT_TARGET.count()};
+thread_local std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point t_work_begin{};
+
+SessionState& StateOf(Session session) {
+    return g_sessions[static_cast<size_t>(session)];
+}
+
+bool IsBackgroundUsable(const Api& api) {
+    return api.set_power_efficiency != nullptr;
+}
+
+void CloseLocked(SessionState& state) {
+    if (state.handle != nullptr) {
+        Resolve().close_session(state.handle);
+        state.handle = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+bool OpenLocked(Session session, SessionState& state) {
+    const Api& api = Resolve();
+    const s64 target = session == Session::Render ? g_target_ns.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) : 0;
+
+    std::vector<s32> ids;
+    ids.reserve(state.threads.size());
+    for (const pid_t tid : state.threads) {
+        ids.push_back(static_cast<s32>(tid));
+    }
+
+    state.handle = api.create_session(api.manager, ids.data(), ids.size(), target);
+    if (state.handle == nullptr && target == 0) {
+        state.handle =
+            api.create_session(api.manager, ids.data(), ids.size(), DEFAULT_TARGET.count());
+    }
+    if (state.handle == nullptr) {
+        state.unsupported = true;
+        LOG_WARNING(Common, "Could not open a performance hint session, falling back");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (session == Session::Background) {
+        api.set_power_efficiency(state.handle, true);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool SyncLocked(Session session, SessionState& state) {
+    if (state.threads.empty()) {
+        CloseLocked(state);
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (state.handle == nullptr) {
+        return OpenLocked(session, state);
+    }
+
+    const Api& api = Resolve();
+    if (api.set_threads != nullptr) {
+        std::vector<pid_t> ids = state.threads;
+        if (api.set_threads(state.handle, ids.data(), ids.size()) == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    CloseLocked(state);
+    return OpenLocked(session, state);
+}
+
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
+bool IsSessionSupported(Session session) {
+    const Api& api = Resolve();
+    if (!api.usable) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (session == Session::Background && !IsBackgroundUsable(api)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    std::scoped_lock lock{g_mutex};
+    return !StateOf(session).unsupported;
+}
+
+bool AddCurrentThread(Session session) {
+    if (!IsSessionSupported(session)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const pid_t tid = gettid();
+    std::scoped_lock lock{g_mutex};
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < g_sessions.size(); ++i) {
+        SessionState& state = g_sessions[i];
+        if (static_cast<size_t>(session) == i) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const auto it = std::find(state.threads.begin(), state.threads.end(), tid);
+        if (it != state.threads.end()) {
+            state.threads.erase(it);
+            SyncLocked(static_cast<Session>(i), state);
+        }
+    }
+
+    SessionState& state = StateOf(session);
+    if (std::find(state.threads.begin(), state.threads.end(), tid) == state.threads.end()) {
+        state.threads.push_back(tid);
+    }
+    if (!SyncLocked(session, state)) {
+        std::erase(state.threads, tid);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void RemoveCurrentThread() {
+    if (!Resolve().usable) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const pid_t tid = gettid();
+    std::scoped_lock lock{g_mutex};
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < g_sessions.size(); ++i) {
+        SessionState& state = g_sessions[i];
+        if (std::erase(state.threads, tid) != 0) {
+            SyncLocked(static_cast<Session>(i), state);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void SetTargetWorkDuration(std::chrono::nanoseconds target) {
+    const Api& api = Resolve();
+    if (!api.usable || target.count() <= 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (g_target_ns.exchange(target.count(), std::memory_order_relaxed) == target.count()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    std::scoped_lock lock{g_mutex};
+    SessionState& state = StateOf(Session::Render);
+    if (state.handle != nullptr) {
+        api.update_target(state.handle, target.count());
+    }
+}
+
+void BeginFrameWork() {
+    if (!Resolve().usable) {
+        return;
+    }
+    t_work_begin = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+}
+
+void EndFrameWork() {
+    const Api& api = Resolve();
+    if (!api.usable || t_work_begin.time_since_epoch().count() == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const auto elapsed = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - t_work_begin;
+    t_work_begin = {};
+
+    const s64 actual = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(elapsed).count();
+    if (actual <= 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::scoped_lock lock{g_mutex};
+    SessionState& state = StateOf(Session::Render);
+    if (state.handle != nullptr) {
+        api.report_actual(state.handle, actual);
+    }
+}
+
+void Shutdown() {
+    if (!Resolve().usable) {
+        return;
+    }
+    std::scoped_lock lock{g_mutex};
+    for (SessionState& state : g_sessions) {
+        CloseLocked(state);
+        state.threads.clear();
+        state.unsupported = false;
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace Common::ADPF
+
+#else
+
+namespace Common::ADPF {
+
+bool IsSessionSupported(Session) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool AddCurrentThread(Session) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+void RemoveCurrentThread() {}
+
+void SetTargetWorkDuration(std::chrono::nanoseconds) {}
+
+void BeginFrameWork() {}
+
+void EndFrameWork() {}
+
+void Shutdown() {}
+
+} // namespace Common::ADPF
+
+#endif

src/common/adpf.h

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+namespace Common::ADPF {
+
+enum class Session {
+    Render,
+    Background,
+};
+
+bool IsSessionSupported(Session session);
+
+bool AddCurrentThread(Session session);
+void RemoveCurrentThread();
+
+void SetTargetWorkDuration(std::chrono::nanoseconds target);
+void BeginFrameWork();
+void EndFrameWork();
+
+void Shutdown();
+
+} // namespace Common::ADPF

src/common/thread.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Dolphin Emulator Project
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 Citra Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 
+#include "common/adpf.h"
 #include "common/error.h"
 #include "common/logging.h"
 #include "common/assert.h"
@@ -39,6 +41,414 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace {
+constexpr int NICE_AUDIO = -16;
+constexpr int NICE_URGENT_DISPLAY = -8;
+constexpr int NICE_DISPLAY = -4;
+constexpr int NICE_DEFAULT = 0;
+constexpr int NICE_BACKGROUND = 10;
+
+int LowestAllowedNice() {
+    static const int lowest = [] {
+        rlimit limit{};
+        if (getrlimit(RLIMIT_NICE, &limit) != 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        if (limit.rlim_cur == RLIM_INFINITY) {
+            return -20;
+        }
+        return 20 - static_cast<int>(limit.rlim_cur);
+    }();
+    return lowest;
+}
+
+int NiceValueForPriority(Common::ThreadPriority priority) {
+    const int wanted = [priority] {
+        switch (priority) {
+        case Common::ThreadPriority::Low: return NICE_BACKGROUND;
+        case Common::ThreadPriority::Normal: return NICE_DEFAULT;
+        case Common::ThreadPriority::High: return NICE_DISPLAY;
+        case Common::ThreadPriority::VeryHigh: return NICE_URGENT_DISPLAY;
+        case Common::ThreadPriority::Critical: return NICE_AUDIO;
+        default: return NICE_DEFAULT;
+        }
+    }();
+    return (std::max)(wanted, LowestAllowedNice());
+}
+} // Anonymous namespace
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace {
+constexpr size_t ANDROID_MINIMUM_PERFORMANCE_CORES = 4;
+
+constexpr std::chrono::nanoseconds ANDROID_POLICY_POLL_INTERVAL = std::chrono::milliseconds{500};
+
+enum class CoreGroup {
+    Unrestricted,
+    Performance,
+    Efficiency,
+};
+
+struct CoreTopology {
+    cpu_set_t allowed;
+    cpu_set_t performance;
+    cpu_set_t efficiency;
+    bool separated;
+    bool initialized;
+};
+
+struct ThreadPolicy {
+    pid_t tid;
+    CoreGroup group;
+    int nice_value;
+    bool has_nice;
+};
+
+struct CoreInfo {
+    long weight;
+    u64 midr;
+    int cpu;
+};
+
+std::mutex g_topology_mutex;
+CoreTopology g_topology{};
+
+pid_t g_canary_tid = 0;
+cpu_set_t g_canary_mask;
+bool g_canary_valid = false;
+
+std::atomic<s64> g_next_poll_ns{0};
+
+std::mutex g_policy_mutex;
+
+std::vector<ThreadPolicy>& Policies() {
+    static auto* const policies = new std::vector<ThreadPolicy>();
+    return *policies;
+}
+
+struct PolicyRegistration {
+    ~PolicyRegistration() {
+        const pid_t tid = gettid();
+        ::Common::ADPF::RemoveCurrentThread();
+        std::scoped_lock lock{g_policy_mutex};
+        std::erase_if(Policies(), [tid](const ThreadPolicy& policy) { return policy.tid == tid; });
+    }
+};
+
+thread_local PolicyRegistration t_policy_registration;
+
+int PossibleCpuCount() {
+    std::ifstream file("/sys/devices/system/cpu/possible");
+    std::string list;
+    if (file && std::getline(file, list) && !list.empty()) {
+        int highest = -1;
+        const char* cursor = list.c_str();
+        while (*cursor != '\0') {
+            char* end = nullptr;
+            const long value = std::strtol(cursor, &end, 10);
+            if (end == cursor) {
+                break;
+            }
+            highest = (std::max)(highest, static_cast<int>(value));
+            cursor = end;
+            while (*cursor == '-' || *cursor == ',') {
+                ++cursor;
+            }
+        }
+        if (highest >= 0) {
+            return (std::min)(highest + 1, CPU_SETSIZE);
+        }
+    }
+    const long configured = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+    if (configured > 0) {
+        return static_cast<int>((std::min<long>)(configured, CPU_SETSIZE));
+    }
+    return static_cast<int>((std::min<unsigned>)(std::thread::hardware_concurrency(), CPU_SETSIZE));
+}
+
+long ReadCpuScalar(int cpu, const char* node) {
+    long value = 0;
+    std::ifstream file("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu" + std::to_string(cpu) + "/" + node);
+    if (!file || !(file >> value) || value <= 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+u64 ReadCpuMidr(int cpu) {
+    u64 midr = 0;
+    std::ifstream file("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu" + std::to_string(cpu) +
+                       "/regs/identification/midr_el1");
+    if (!file || !(file >> std::hex >> midr)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return midr;
+}
+
+std::vector<CoreInfo> CollectCores(const cpu_set_t& allowed, int total, const char* node,
+                                   bool require_all) {
+    std::vector<CoreInfo> cores;
+    for (int cpu = 0; cpu < total; ++cpu) {
+        if (!CPU_ISSET(cpu, &allowed)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const long weight = ReadCpuScalar(cpu, node);
+        if (weight <= 0) {
+            if (require_all) {
+                return {};
+            }
+            LOG_WARNING(Common, "Could not read {} for CPU {}, treating it as an efficiency core",
+                        node, cpu);
+            continue;
+        }
+        cores.push_back(CoreInfo{weight, ReadCpuMidr(cpu), cpu});
+    }
+    return cores;
+}
+
+bool WeightsAreUniform(const std::vector<CoreInfo>& cores) {
+    return std::all_of(cores.begin(), cores.end(),
+                       [&](const CoreInfo& core) { return core.weight == cores.front().weight; });
+}
+
+bool MidrsAreDistinct(const std::vector<CoreInfo>& cores) {
+    const auto unknown = [](const CoreInfo& core) { return core.midr == 0; };
+    if (std::any_of(cores.begin(), cores.end(), unknown)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return std::any_of(cores.begin(), cores.end(),
+                       [&](const CoreInfo& core) { return core.midr != cores.front().midr; });
+}
+
+void ComputeTopologyLocked() {
+    g_topology.initialized = true;
+    g_topology.separated = false;
+    CPU_ZERO(&g_topology.allowed);
+    CPU_ZERO(&g_topology.performance);
+    CPU_ZERO(&g_topology.efficiency);
+
+    if (sched_getaffinity(getpid(), sizeof(g_topology.allowed), &g_topology.allowed) != 0) {
+        LOG_WARNING(Common, "Could not query process CPU affinity: {}",
+                    ::Common::GetLastErrorMsg());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const int total = PossibleCpuCount();
+    auto cores = CollectCores(g_topology.allowed, total, "cpu_capacity", true);
+    if (cores.empty() || (WeightsAreUniform(cores) && MidrsAreDistinct(cores))) {
+        auto by_frequency =
+            CollectCores(g_topology.allowed, total, "cpufreq/cpuinfo_max_freq", false);
+        if (!by_frequency.empty()) {
+            cores = std::move(by_frequency);
+        }
+    }
+    if (cores.empty()) {
+        LOG_WARNING(Common, "Could not determine CPU topology, thread placement is disabled");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (WeightsAreUniform(cores)) {
+        if (MidrsAreDistinct(cores)) {
+            LOG_WARNING(Common, "CPU clusters differ but rank identically, thread placement is "
+                                "disabled");
+        } else {
+            LOG_INFO(Common, "CPU cores are symmetric, thread placement is disabled");
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::sort(cores.begin(), cores.end(), [](const CoreInfo& lhs, const CoreInfo& rhs) {
+        if (lhs.weight != rhs.weight) {
+            return lhs.weight > rhs.weight;
+        }
+        return lhs.cpu < rhs.cpu;
+    });
+
+    const bool midr_known = std::none_of(cores.begin(), cores.end(),
+                                         [](const CoreInfo& core) { return core.midr == 0; });
+
+    const size_t allowed_count = static_cast<size_t>(CPU_COUNT(&g_topology.allowed));
+    const size_t maximum =
+        allowed_count > 2 * ANDROID_MINIMUM_PERFORMANCE_CORES
+            ? allowed_count - ANDROID_MINIMUM_PERFORMANCE_CORES
+            : ANDROID_MINIMUM_PERFORMANCE_CORES;
+
+    size_t taken = 0;
+    long cluster_weight = cores.front().weight;
+    u64 cluster_midr = cores.front().midr;
+    for (const auto& core : cores) {
+        if (core.weight != cluster_weight || (midr_known && core.midr != cluster_midr)) {
+            if (taken >= ANDROID_MINIMUM_PERFORMANCE_CORES) {
+                break;
+            }
+            cluster_weight = core.weight;
+            cluster_midr = core.midr;
+        }
+        if (taken >= maximum) {
+            break;
+        }
+        CPU_SET(core.cpu, &g_topology.performance);
+        ++taken;
+    }
+    if (taken == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    for (int cpu = 0; cpu < total; ++cpu) {
+        if (CPU_ISSET(cpu, &g_topology.allowed) && !CPU_ISSET(cpu, &g_topology.performance)) {
+            CPU_SET(cpu, &g_topology.efficiency);
+        }
+    }
+
+    g_topology.separated = CPU_COUNT(&g_topology.efficiency) > 0;
+    LOG_INFO(Common, "CPU topology: {} performance cores, {} efficiency cores, separation {}",
+             CPU_COUNT(&g_topology.performance), CPU_COUNT(&g_topology.efficiency),
+             g_topology.separated ? "enabled" : "unavailable");
+}
+
+void EnsureTopologyLocked() {
+    if (!g_topology.initialized) {
+        ComputeTopologyLocked();
+    }
+}
+
+void RefreshTopologyLocked() {
+    if (!g_topology.initialized) {
+        ComputeTopologyLocked();
+        return;
+    }
+    cpu_set_t current;
+    CPU_ZERO(&current);
+    if (sched_getaffinity(getpid(), sizeof(current), &current) != 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (std::memcmp(&current, &g_topology.allowed, sizeof(current)) != 0) {
+        ComputeTopologyLocked();
+    }
+}
+
+bool ApplyCoreGroupLocked(pid_t tid, CoreGroup group, bool* gone = nullptr) {
+    const bool restrict_group = group != CoreGroup::Unrestricted && g_topology.separated;
+    const cpu_set_t* mask = &g_topology.allowed;
+    if (restrict_group) {
+        mask = group == CoreGroup::Performance ? &g_topology.performance : &g_topology.efficiency;
+    }
+    if (CPU_COUNT(mask) == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (sched_setaffinity(tid, sizeof(*mask), mask) != 0) {
+        if (gone != nullptr && errno == ESRCH) {
+            *gone = true;
+            return false;
+        }
+        LOG_WARNING(Common, "Could not restrict thread {} to its core group: {}", tid,
+                    ::Common::GetLastErrorMsg());
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool KernelPreservesRequestedAffinity() {
+    utsname info{};
+    if (uname(&info) != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    int major = 0;
+    int minor = 0;
+    if (std::sscanf(info.release, "%d.%d", &major, &minor) != 2) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return major > 6 || (major == 6 && minor >= 2);
+}
+
+void SnapshotCanaryLocked() {
+    g_canary_valid = false;
+    if (!g_topology.separated) {
+        return;
+    }
+    for (const auto& policy : Policies()) {
+        if (policy.group == CoreGroup::Unrestricted) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        cpu_set_t mask;
+        CPU_ZERO(&mask);
+        if (sched_getaffinity(policy.tid, sizeof(mask), &mask) != 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        g_canary_tid = policy.tid;
+        g_canary_mask = mask;
+        g_canary_valid = true;
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+bool DueForPoll() {
+    const auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch();
+    const s64 now_ns = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(now).count();
+    s64 next = g_next_poll_ns.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    if (now_ns < next) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return g_next_poll_ns.compare_exchange_strong(next, now_ns + ANDROID_POLICY_POLL_INTERVAL.count(),
+                                                  std::memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
+ThreadPolicy& AcquirePolicyLocked(pid_t tid) {
+    auto& policies = Policies();
+    for (auto& policy : policies) {
+        if (policy.tid == tid) {
+            return policy;
+        }
+    }
+    return policies.emplace_back(ThreadPolicy{tid, CoreGroup::Unrestricted, 0, false});
+}
+
+void SetCurrentThreadCoreGroup(CoreGroup group) {
+    const pid_t tid = gettid();
+    (void)&t_policy_registration;
+
+    CoreGroup effective = group;
+    if (tid == getpid() && group != CoreGroup::Unrestricted) {
+        LOG_WARNING(Common, "Refusing to place the main thread: the CPU topology is read from it");
+        effective = CoreGroup::Unrestricted;
+    }
+
+    std::scoped_lock topology_lock{g_topology_mutex};
+    EnsureTopologyLocked();
+    ApplyCoreGroupLocked(tid, effective);
+
+    std::scoped_lock policy_lock{g_policy_mutex};
+    AcquirePolicyLocked(tid).group = effective;
+    if (!g_canary_valid) {
+        SnapshotCanaryLocked();
+    }
+}
+
+void RememberCurrentThreadNice(pid_t tid, int nice_value) {
+    (void)&t_policy_registration;
+    std::scoped_lock lock{g_policy_mutex};
+    ThreadPolicy& policy = AcquirePolicyLocked(tid);
+    policy.nice_value = nice_value;
+    policy.has_nice = true;
+}
+} // Anonymous namespace
+#endif
+
 #include "common/cpu_features.h"
 #ifdef ARCHITECTURE_x86_64
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
@@ -48,7 +458,6 @@
 #endif
 #include "common/x64/rdtsc.h"
 #endif
-#include "core/core_timing.h"
 
 namespace Common {
 
@@ -78,21 +487,31 @@ void SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority new_priority) {
         }
     }();
     set_thread_priority(find_thread(NULL), priority);
-#else
-    pthread_t this_thread = pthread_self();
-    const auto scheduling_type = SCHED_OTHER;
-    s32 max_prio = sched_get_priority_max(scheduling_type);
-    s32 min_prio = sched_get_priority_min(scheduling_type);
-    u32 level = (std::max)(u32(new_priority) + 1, 4U);
-
-    struct sched_param params;
-    if (max_prio > min_prio) {
-        params.sched_priority = min_prio + ((max_prio - min_prio) * level) / 4;
-    } else {
-        params.sched_priority = min_prio - ((min_prio - max_prio) * level) / 4;
+#elif defined(__ANDROID__)
+    const int nice_value = NiceValueForPriority(new_priority);
+    const pid_t tid = gettid();
+    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, static_cast<id_t>(tid), nice_value) != 0) {
+        LOG_WARNING(Common, "Could not set thread nice value to {}: {}", nice_value,
+                    GetLastErrorMsg());
+        return;
+    }
+    RememberCurrentThreadNice(tid, nice_value);
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+    const int nice_value = NiceValueForPriority(new_priority);
+    if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, nice_value) != 0) {
+        LOG_DEBUG(Common, "Could not set thread nice value to {}: {}", nice_value,
+                  GetLastErrorMsg());
+    }
+#else
+    const s32 max_prio = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_OTHER);
+    const s32 min_prio = sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_OTHER);
+    if (max_prio > min_prio) {
+        const u32 level = (std::min)(static_cast<u32>(new_priority), 4U);
+        sched_param params{};
+        params.sched_priority =
+            min_prio + static_cast<s32>(static_cast<u32>(max_prio - min_prio) * level) / 4;
+        pthread_setschedparam(pthread_self(), SCHED_OTHER, &params);
     }
-
-    pthread_setschedparam(this_thread, scheduling_type, &params);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -132,29 +551,88 @@ void SetCurrentThreadName(const char* name) {
 #endif
 }
 
-void PinCurrentThreadToPerformanceCore(size_t core_id) {
-    ASSERT(core_id < 4);
-    // If we set a flag for a CPU that doesn't exist, the thread may not be allowed to
-    // run in ANY processor!
-    auto const total_cores = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
-    if (core_id < total_cores) {
+void SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores() {
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
-        cpu_set_t set;
-        CPU_ZERO(&set);
-        CPU_SET(core_id, &set);
-        sched_setaffinity(pthread_self(), sizeof(set), &set);
-#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
-        cpu_set_t set;
-        CPU_ZERO(&set);
-        CPU_SET(core_id, &set);
-        pthread_setaffinity_np(pthread_self(), sizeof(set), &set);
-#elif defined(_WIN32)
-        DWORD set = 1UL << core_id;
-        SetThreadAffinityMask(GetCurrentThread(), set);
-#else
-        // No pin functionality implemented
-#endif
+    if (ADPF::AddCurrentThread(ADPF::Session::Render)) {
+        SetCurrentThreadCoreGroup(CoreGroup::Unrestricted);
+        return;
     }
+    SetCurrentThreadCoreGroup(CoreGroup::Performance);
+#endif
+}
+
+void SetCurrentThreadToEfficiencyCores() {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    if (ADPF::AddCurrentThread(ADPF::Session::Background)) {
+        SetCurrentThreadCoreGroup(CoreGroup::Unrestricted);
+        return;
+    }
+    SetCurrentThreadCoreGroup(CoreGroup::Efficiency);
+#endif
+}
+
+void SetCurrentThreadToBackgroundWork() {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    ADPF::AddCurrentThread(ADPF::Session::Background);
+    SetCurrentThreadCoreGroup(CoreGroup::Unrestricted);
+#endif
+}
+
+void SetCurrentThreadToAllCores() {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    ADPF::RemoveCurrentThread();
+    SetCurrentThreadCoreGroup(CoreGroup::Unrestricted);
+#endif
+}
+
+void RefreshThreadPolicies() {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    std::scoped_lock topology_lock{g_topology_mutex};
+    RefreshTopologyLocked();
+
+    std::scoped_lock policy_lock{g_policy_mutex};
+    std::erase_if(Policies(), [](const ThreadPolicy& policy) {
+        bool gone = false;
+        if (policy.has_nice &&
+            setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, static_cast<id_t>(policy.tid), policy.nice_value) != 0 &&
+            errno == ESRCH) {
+            gone = true;
+        }
+        if (!gone) {
+            ApplyCoreGroupLocked(policy.tid, policy.group, &gone);
+        }
+        return gone;
+    });
+    SnapshotCanaryLocked();
+#endif
+}
+
+void PollThreadPolicies() {
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    static const bool needed = !KernelPreservesRequestedAffinity();
+    if (!needed || !DueForPoll()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    pid_t tid;
+    cpu_set_t expected;
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock lock{g_topology_mutex};
+        if (!g_canary_valid) {
+            return;
+        }
+        tid = g_canary_tid;
+        expected = g_canary_mask;
+    }
+
+    cpu_set_t current;
+    CPU_ZERO(&current);
+    if (sched_getaffinity(tid, sizeof(current), &current) == 0 &&
+        std::memcmp(&current, &expected, sizeof(current)) == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+    RefreshThreadPolicies();
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef ARCHITECTURE_x86_64

src/common/thread.h

@@ -99,8 +99,20 @@ enum class ThreadPriority : u32 {
     Critical = 4,
 };
 
+enum class ThreadPlacement : u32 {
+    Default = 0,
+    Background = 1,
+    Efficiency = 2,
+};
+
 void SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority new_priority);
 void SetCurrentThreadName(const char* name);
-void PinCurrentThreadToPerformanceCore(size_t core_id);
+void SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
+void SetCurrentThreadToEfficiencyCores();
+void SetCurrentThreadToBackgroundWork();
+void SetCurrentThreadToAllCores();
+
+void RefreshThreadPolicies();
+void PollThreadPolicies();
 
 } // namespace Common

src/common/thread_worker.h

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -37,10 +37,25 @@ class StatefulThreadWorker {
     using StateMaker = std::conditional_t<with_state, std::function<StateType()>, DummyCallable>;
 
 public:
-    explicit StatefulThreadWorker(size_t num_workers, std::string name, StateMaker func = {})
+    explicit StatefulThreadWorker(size_t num_workers, std::string name, StateMaker func = {},
+                                  ThreadPlacement placement = ThreadPlacement::Default)
         : workers_queued{num_workers}, thread_name{std::move(name)} {
-        const auto lambda = [this, func](std::stop_token stop_token) {
+        const auto lambda = [this, func, placement](std::stop_token stop_token) {
             Common::SetCurrentThreadName(thread_name.c_str());
+            if (placement != ThreadPlacement::Default) {
+                Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(ThreadPriority::Low);
+            }
+            switch (placement) {
+            case ThreadPlacement::Efficiency:
+                Common::SetCurrentThreadToEfficiencyCores();
+                break;
+            case ThreadPlacement::Background:
+                Common::SetCurrentThreadToBackgroundWork();
+                break;
+            default:
+                Common::SetCurrentThreadToAllCores();
+                break;
+            }
             {
                 [[maybe_unused]] std::conditional_t<with_state, StateType, int> state{func()};
                 while (!stop_token.stop_requested()) {

src/core/core.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "audio_core/audio_core.h"
 #include "common/fs/fs.h"
 #include "common/logging.h"
+#include "common/adpf.h"
 #include "common/settings.h"
 #include "common/settings_enums.h"
 #include "common/string_util.h"
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ struct System::Impl {
 
     void ShutdownMainProcess() {
         SetShuttingDown(true);
+        Common::ADPF::Shutdown();
 
         // Reset per-game flags
         Settings::values.use_squashed_iterated_blend = false;

src/core/core_timing.cpp

@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ void CoreTiming::Initialize(std::function<void()>&& on_thread_init_) {
     if (is_multicore) {
         timer_thread = std::jthread([this](std::stop_token stop_token) {
             Common::SetCurrentThreadName("HostTiming");
-            Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::High);
+            Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::VeryHigh);
+            Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
             on_thread_init();
             has_started = true;
 

src/core/cpu_manager.cpp

@@ -174,12 +174,7 @@ void CpuManager::RunThread(std::stop_token token, std::size_t core) {
     std::string name = is_multicore ? ("CPUCore_" + std::to_string(core)) : std::string{"CPUThread"};
     Common::SetCurrentThreadName(name.c_str());
     Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::Critical);
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-    // Aimed specifically for Snapdragon 8 Elite devices
-    // This kills performance on desktop, but boosts perf for UMA devices
-    // like the S8E. Mediatek and Mali likely won't suffer.
-    Common::PinCurrentThreadToPerformanceCore(core);
-#endif
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
     auto& data = core_data[core];
     data.host_context = Common::Fiber::ThreadToFiber();
 

src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/devices/nvdisp_disp0.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/container/small_vector.hpp>
 
+#include "common/adpf.h"
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "common/logging.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
@@ -86,9 +87,11 @@ void nvdisp_disp0::Composite(std::span<const Nvnflinger::HwcLayer> sorted_layers
     }
 
     system.GPU().RequestComposite(std::move(output_layers), std::move(output_fences));
+    Common::ADPF::EndFrameWork();
     system.SpeedLimiter().DoSpeedLimiting(system.CoreTiming().GetGlobalTimeUs());
     system.GetPerfStats().EndSystemFrame();
     system.GetPerfStats().BeginSystemFrame();
+    Common::ADPF::BeginFrameWork();
 }
 
 Kernel::KEvent* nvdisp_disp0::QueryEvent(u32 event_id) {

src/core/hle/service/vi/conductor.cpp

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2024 yuzu Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
+#include "common/adpf.h"
 #include "common/settings.h"
+#include "common/thread.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
 #include "core/core_timing.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/vi/conductor.h"
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ void Conductor::UnlinkVsyncEvent(u64 display_id, Event* event) {
 }
 
 void Conductor::ProcessVsync() {
+    Common::PollThreadPolicies();
+    Common::ADPF::SetTargetWorkDuration(std::chrono::nanoseconds{this->GetNextTicks()});
+
     for (auto& [display_id, manager] : m_vsync_managers) {
         m_container.ComposeOnDisplay(&m_swap_interval, &m_compose_speed_scale, display_id);
         manager.SignalVsync(m_system.Kernel());
@@ -76,6 +81,8 @@ void Conductor::ProcessVsync() {
 
 void Conductor::VsyncThread(std::stop_token token) {
     Common::SetCurrentThreadName("VSyncThread");
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::High);
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
 
     while (!token.stop_requested()) {
         m_signal.Wait();

src/video_core/fence_manager.h

@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ private:
     void ReleaseThreadFunc(std::stop_token stop_token) {
         Common::SetCurrentThreadName("GPUFencingThread");
         Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::High);
+        Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
 
         TFence current_fence;
         std::deque<std::function<void()>> current_operations;

src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void ThreadManager::StartThread(VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer, Core::Fronten
     thread = std::jthread([&](std::stop_token stop_token) {
         Common::SetCurrentThreadName("GPU");
         Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::Critical);
+        Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
         system.RegisterHostThread();
 
         auto current_context = context.Acquire();

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ size_t GetTotalPipelineWorkers() {
         std::max<size_t>(static_cast<size_t>(std::thread::hardware_concurrency()), 2ULL) - 1ULL;
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
     const int configured = AndroidSettings::values.pipeline_worker_count.GetValue();
-    const int clamped = std::clamp(configured, 4, 8);
+    const int clamped = std::clamp(configured, 2, 8);
     const size_t desired = static_cast<size_t>(clamped);
     if (desired == 0) {
         return 1ULL;
@@ -351,8 +351,9 @@ PipelineCache::PipelineCache(Tegra::MaxwellDeviceMemoryManager& device_memory_,
       use_asynchronous_shaders{Settings::values.use_asynchronous_shaders.GetValue()},
       use_vulkan_pipeline_cache{Settings::values.use_vulkan_driver_pipeline_cache.GetValue()},
       workers(device.HasBrokenParallelShaderCompiling() ? 1ULL : GetTotalPipelineWorkers(),
-              "VkPipelineBuilder"),
-      serialization_thread(1, "VkPipelineSerialization") {
+              "VkPipelineBuilder", {}, Common::ThreadPlacement::Background),
+      serialization_thread(1, "VkPipelineSerialization", {},
+                           Common::ThreadPlacement::Background) {
     const auto& float_control{device.FloatControlProperties()};
     const VkDriverId driver_id{device.GetDriverID()};
     const VkShaderStageFlags subgroup_stages{device.GetSubgroupSupportedStages()};

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_present_manager.cpp

@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ void PresentManager::WaitPresent() {
 
 void PresentManager::PresentThread(std::stop_token token) {
     Common::SetCurrentThreadName("VulkanPresent");
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::High);
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
     while (!token.stop_requested()) {
         std::unique_lock lock{queue_mutex};
         // Wait for presentation frames

src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp

@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ bool Scheduler::UpdateDescriptorBufferChunk(u32 descriptor_chunk) {
 
 void Scheduler::WorkerThread(std::stop_token stop_token) {
     Common::SetCurrentThreadName("VulkanWorker");
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::VeryHigh);
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
 
     const auto TryPopQueue{[this](auto& work) -> bool {
         if (work_queue.empty()) {

src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache_base.h

@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ private:
     u64 frame_tick = 0;
     u64 last_sampler_gc_frame = (std::numeric_limits<u64>::max)();
 
-    Common::ThreadWorker texture_decode_worker{1, "TextureDecoder"};
+    Common::ThreadWorker texture_decode_worker{1, "TextureDecoder", {},
+                                               Common::ThreadPlacement::Efficiency};
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<AsyncDecodeContext>> async_decodes;
 
     std::deque<PendingUnswizzle> unswizzle_queue;

src/video_core/textures/workers.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2023 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ namespace Tegra::Texture {
 
 Common::ThreadWorker& GetThreadWorkers() {
     static Common::ThreadWorker workers{(std::max)(std::thread::hardware_concurrency(), 2U) / 2,
-                                        "ImageTranscode"};
+                                        "ImageTranscode", {},
+                                        Common::ThreadPlacement::Efficiency};
 
     return workers;
 }