Insane linux fixes

Cargo.toml

@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ ringbuf = "0.4"
 arc-swap = "1"
 midir = "0.10"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
+libc = "0.2"
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
+nix = { version = "0.29", features = ["time"] }
 
 # Desktop-only dependencies (behind feature flag)
 egui = { version = "0.33", optional = true }

src/engine/sequencer.rs

@@ -843,7 +843,14 @@ impl SequencerState {
             let beat_int = (beat * 4.0 * speed_mult).floor() as i64;
             let prev_beat_int = (prev_beat * 4.0 * speed_mult).floor() as i64;
 
-            if beat_int != prev_beat_int && prev_beat >= 0.0 {
+            // Fire ALL skipped steps when scheduler jitter causes us to miss beats
+            let steps_to_fire = if prev_beat >= 0.0 {
+                (beat_int - prev_beat_int).clamp(0, 16) as usize
+            } else {
+                0
+            };
+
+            for _ in 0..steps_to_fire {
                 result.any_step_fired = true;
                 let step_idx = active.step_index % pattern.length;
 
@@ -1054,15 +1061,30 @@ fn sequencer_loop(
     #[cfg(unix)]
     {
         use thread_priority::unix::{
-            set_thread_priority_and_policy, thread_native_id, RealtimeThreadSchedulePolicy,
+            set_thread_priority_and_policy, thread_native_id, NormalThreadSchedulePolicy,
-            ThreadSchedulePolicy,
+            RealtimeThreadSchedulePolicy, ThreadSchedulePolicy,
         };
 
-        let policy = ThreadSchedulePolicy::Realtime(RealtimeThreadSchedulePolicy::Fifo);
+        let tid = thread_native_id();
-        if let Err(e) =
+
-            set_thread_priority_and_policy(thread_native_id(), ThreadPriority::Max, policy)
+        // Try SCHED_FIFO first (requires CAP_SYS_NICE on Linux)
-        {
+        let fifo = ThreadSchedulePolicy::Realtime(RealtimeThreadSchedulePolicy::Fifo);
-            eprintln!("Warning: Could not set SCHED_FIFO: {e:?}");
+        if set_thread_priority_and_policy(tid, ThreadPriority::Max, fifo).is_err() {
+            // Try SCHED_RR (round-robin realtime, sometimes works without caps)
+            let rr = ThreadSchedulePolicy::Realtime(RealtimeThreadSchedulePolicy::RoundRobin);
+            if set_thread_priority_and_policy(tid, ThreadPriority::Max, rr).is_err() {
+                // Fall back to highest normal priority (SCHED_OTHER)
+                let _ = set_thread_priority_and_policy(
+                    tid,
+                    ThreadPriority::Max,
+                    ThreadSchedulePolicy::Normal(NormalThreadSchedulePolicy::Other),
+                );
+                // Also try nice -20 via libc on Linux
+                #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+                unsafe {
+                    libc::setpriority(libc::PRIO_PROCESS, 0, -20);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1215,10 +1237,54 @@ fn sequencer_loop(
         let substep_us = (secs_per_substep * 1_000_000.0) as u64;
         // Sleep for most of the substep duration, clamped to reasonable bounds
         let sleep_us = substep_us.saturating_sub(500).clamp(50, 2000);
-        thread::sleep(Duration::from_micros(sleep_us));
+        precise_sleep(sleep_us);
     }
 }
 
+/// High-precision sleep using timerfd on Linux, falling back to thread::sleep elsewhere
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn precise_sleep(micros: u64) {
+    use nix::sys::timerfd::{ClockId, Expiration, TimerFd, TimerFlags, TimerSetTimeFlags};
+    use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
+
+    thread_local! {
+        static TIMER: std::cell::RefCell<Option<TimerFd>> = const { std::cell::RefCell::new(None) };
+    }
+
+    TIMER.with(|timer_cell| {
+        let mut timer_ref = timer_cell.borrow_mut();
+        let timer = timer_ref.get_or_insert_with(|| {
+            TimerFd::new(ClockId::CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TimerFlags::empty())
+                .expect("Failed to create timerfd")
+        });
+
+        let duration = Duration::from_micros(micros);
+        if timer
+            .set(Expiration::OneShot(duration), TimerSetTimeFlags::empty())
+            .is_ok()
+        {
+            // Use poll to wait for the timer instead of read to avoid allocating
+            let mut pollfd = libc::pollfd {
+                fd: timer.as_raw_fd(),
+                events: libc::POLLIN,
+                revents: 0,
+            };
+            unsafe {
+                libc::poll(&mut pollfd, 1, -1);
+            }
+            // Clear the timer by reading (discard the count)
+            let _ = timer.wait();
+        } else {
+            thread::sleep(duration);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+fn precise_sleep(micros: u64) {
+    thread::sleep(Duration::from_micros(micros));
+}
+
 fn parse_midi_command(cmd: &str) -> Option<(MidiCommand, Option<f64>)> {
     if !cmd.starts_with("/midi/") {
         return None;
@@ -1632,19 +1698,23 @@ mod tests {
             0.5,
         ));
 
-        let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
+        // beat_int at 0.5 is 2, prev_beat_int at 0.0 is 0
-        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 1);
+        // steps_to_fire = 2-0 = 2, firing steps 0 and 1, wrapping to 0
-        assert_eq!(ap.iter, 0);
-
-        state.tick(tick_at(0.75, true));
         let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 0);
         assert_eq!(ap.iter, 1);
 
-        state.tick(tick_at(1.0, true));
+        // beat_int at 0.75 is 3, prev is 2, fires 1 step (step 0), advances to 1
+        state.tick(tick_at(0.75, true));
         let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 1);
         assert_eq!(ap.iter, 1);
+
+        // beat_int at 1.0 is 4, prev is 3, fires 1 step (step 1), wraps to 0
+        state.tick(tick_at(1.0, true));
+        let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 0);
+        assert_eq!(ap.iter, 2);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1673,9 +1743,15 @@ mod tests {
             0.5,
         ));
 
+        // At 2x speed: beat_int at 0.5 is (0.5*4*2)=4, prev at 0.0 is 0
+        // Fires 4 steps (0,1,2,3), advancing to step 4
+        let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 4);
+
+        // beat_int at 0.625 is (0.625*4*2)=5, prev is 4, fires 1 step
         state.tick(tick_at(0.625, true));
         let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 2);
+        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 5);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1840,14 +1916,22 @@ mod tests {
             0.5,
         ));
 
-        // Advance to step_index=3
+        // beat_int at 0.5 is 2, prev at 0.0 is 0, fires 2 steps (0,1), step_index=2
+        let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 2);
+
+        // beat_int at 0.75 is 3, prev is 2, fires 1 step (2), step_index=3
         state.tick(tick_at(0.75, true));
-        state.tick(tick_at(1.0, true));
         let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 3);
 
+        // beat_int at 1.0 is 4, prev is 3, fires 1 step (3), wraps to step_index=0
+        state.tick(tick_at(1.0, true));
+        let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 0);
+
         // Update pattern to length 2 while running — step_index wraps via modulo
-        // beat=1.25: beat_int=5, prev=4, step fires. step_index=3%2=1 fires, advances to (3+1)%2=0
+        // beat=1.25: beat_int=5, prev=4, fires 1 step. step_index=0%2=0 fires, advances to 1
         state.tick(tick_with(
             vec![SeqCommand::PatternUpdate {
                 bank: 0,
@@ -1857,12 +1941,12 @@ mod tests {
             1.25,
         ));
         let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 0);
+        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 1);
 
-        // beat=1.5: beat_int=6, prev=5, step fires. step_index=0 fires, advances to 1
+        // beat=1.5: beat_int=6, prev=5, step fires. step_index=1 fires, wraps to 0
         state.tick(tick_at(1.5, true));
         let ap = state.audio_state.active_patterns.get(&pid(0, 0)).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 1);
+        assert_eq!(ap.step_index, 0);
     }
 
     #[test]