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Ivan ShvedunovandGitHub 909b40ba96 Fix export deadlock by replacing preexec_fn with nice command (#22641)
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subprocess.run() with preexec_fn forces Python to use fork() instead
of posix_spawn(). In Frigate's main process (75+ threads), fork()
creates a child that inherits locked mutexes from other threads. The
child may deadlocks e.g. on a pysqlite3 mutex before it can exec()
ffmpeg.

Replace preexec_fn=lower_priority (which calls os.nice(19)) with
prefixing the ffmpeg command with "nice -n 19", achieving the same
priority reduction without requiring preexec_fn. This allows Python
to use posix_spawn() which is safe in multithreaded processes.

Fixes both the primary export path and the CPU fallback retry path.
2026-03-26 05:34:28 -06:00