--- fluid_alsa.c.~1.4.~	2003-04-03 13:32:56.000000000 -0800
+++ fluid_alsa.c	2003-05-31 20:24:11.000000000 -0700
@@ -178,12 +178,15 @@
   char* device;
   pthread_attr_t attr;
   int sched = SCHED_FIFO;
+  struct sched_param priority;
   int i, err, dir = 0;
   snd_pcm_hw_params_t* hwparams;
   snd_pcm_sw_params_t* swparams = NULL;
   snd_pcm_uframes_t uframes;
   unsigned int tmp;
 
+  priority.sched_priority = 90;
+
   dev = FLUID_NEW(fluid_alsa_audio_driver_t);
   if (dev == NULL) {
     FLUID_LOG(FLUID_ERR, "Out of memory");
@@ -335,6 +338,9 @@
       }
     }
 
+    if (sched == SCHED_FIFO)
+      pthread_attr_setschedparam (&attr, &priority);
+
     err = pthread_create(&dev->thread, &attr, fluid_alsa_formats[i].run, (void*) dev);
     if (err) {
       FLUID_LOG(FLUID_WARN, "Couldn't set high priority scheduling for the audio output");