Wintermute0110/plugin.program.AEL.dev

kodi should be idle when an emulator runs

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leissa commented

Currently, kodi still runs in background when an emulator runs. This costs unnecessary CPU cycles. Sth like

kill -STOP kodi_pid
run_emulator
kill -CONT kodi_pid

should already do the trick.

Wintermute0110 commented

By design Kodi is left running in the background. Yes, this has some CPU cost but experience tells it is the best for the user experience (for example, less delays when returning to Kodi, you return to the ROM you were browsing, etc.).

If you want to kill Kodi and restart it again when you finish the launcher application then you must use an script. You have some examples in the AEL Asset Library. Note that if you use Linux and do not use a Window Manager (notably in LibreELEC) then you must kill Kodi and restart it again.

Wintermute0110 commented

I will close the issue now. Reopen or open a new one if you find any other problem.