name decoder capture thread for easier debugging - #52
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Set pthread name "dec_capture" on the decoder capture loop thread, making it identifiable in debuggers and thread listings. Based on: Keylost#15 Co-Authored-By: Andrew Reiter <madsciencetist@users.noreply.github.com> Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Sets the pthread name "dec_capture" on the decoder capture loop thread via
pthread_setname_np, making it identifiable in debuggers,htop,top -H, and/proc/[pid]/task/[tid]/comm.Changes
nvmpi_dec.cpp: addpthread_setname_np(ctx->dec_capture_loop.native_handle(), "dec_capture")after thread creation innvmpi_create_decoderContext
Split out from #15 which bundled this change with the unrelated stdout→stderr fix.
Test plan
dec_capturein thread listings (ps -Tor/proc/[pid]/task/*/comm)