Explain why portal needs access to process root file

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dec05eba
2024-08-18 18:36:25 +02:00
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# Cant do this because it breaks desktop portal (create session)!!!. # Cant do this because it breaks desktop portal (create session)!!!.
# For some reason the desktop portal tries to access /proc/gpu-screen-recorder-pid/root from the portal process # For some reason the desktop portal tries to access /proc/gpu-screen-recorder-pid/root from the portal process
# which doesn't work because for some reason CAP_SYS_NICE on a program makes /proc/self/root not readable by other processes. # which doesn't work because for some reason CAP_SYS_NICE on a program makes /proc/self/root not readable by other processes.
# The reason portal reads that file might be because portal seems to have a security feature where its able to identify the
# process and if the session token is stolen by another application then it will ignore the session token as it wasn't that
# application that created the session token.
# ---
# This is needed to allow gpu screen recorder to run faster than a heavy games fps, for example when trying to record at 60 fps # This is needed to allow gpu screen recorder to run faster than a heavy games fps, for example when trying to record at 60 fps
# but the game drops to 45 fps in some place. That would also make gpu screen recorder drop to 45 fps unless this setcap is used. # but the game drops to 45 fps in some place. That would also make gpu screen recorder drop to 45 fps unless this setcap is used.
#/usr/sbin/setcap cap_sys_nice+ep ${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}/bin/gpu-screen-recorder #/usr/sbin/setcap cap_sys_nice+ep ${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}/bin/gpu-screen-recorder