2 files changed, 41 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/src/core/host_timing.cpp b/src/core/host_timing.cpp
index be80d9f8e..5d35a96b1 100644
--- a/src/core/host_timing.cpp
+++ b/src/core/host_timing.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ CoreTiming::CoreTiming() {
 CoreTiming::~CoreTiming() = default;
 
 void CoreTiming::ThreadEntry(CoreTiming& instance) {
-    instance.Advance();
+    instance.ThreadLoop();
 }
 
 void CoreTiming::Initialize() {
@@ -137,38 +137,49 @@ void CoreTiming::RemoveEvent(const std::shared_ptr<EventType>& event_type) {
     basic_lock.unlock();
 }
 
-void CoreTiming::Advance() {
-    has_started = true;
-    while (!shutting_down) {
-        while (!paused) {
-            paused_set = false;
-            basic_lock.lock();
-            global_timer = GetGlobalTimeNs().count();
+std::optional<u64> CoreTiming::Advance() {
+    advance_lock.lock();
+    basic_lock.lock();
+    global_timer = GetGlobalTimeNs().count();
 
-            while (!event_queue.empty() && event_queue.front().time <= global_timer) {
-                Event evt = std::move(event_queue.front());
-                std::pop_heap(event_queue.begin(), event_queue.end(), std::greater<>());
-                event_queue.pop_back();
-                basic_lock.unlock();
+    while (!event_queue.empty() && event_queue.front().time <= global_timer) {
+        Event evt = std::move(event_queue.front());
+        std::pop_heap(event_queue.begin(), event_queue.end(), std::greater<>());
+        event_queue.pop_back();
+        basic_lock.unlock();
 
-                if (auto event_type{evt.type.lock()}) {
-                    event_type->callback(evt.userdata, global_timer - evt.time);
-                }
+        if (auto event_type{evt.type.lock()}) {
+            event_type->callback(evt.userdata, global_timer - evt.time);
+        }
 
-                basic_lock.lock();
-            }
+        basic_lock.lock();
+    }
 
-            if (!event_queue.empty()) {
-                std::chrono::nanoseconds next_time =
-                    std::chrono::nanoseconds(event_queue.front().time - global_timer);
-                basic_lock.unlock();
-                event.WaitFor(next_time);
+    if (!event_queue.empty()) {
+        const u64 next_time = event_queue.front().time - global_timer;
+        basic_lock.unlock();
+        advance_lock.unlock();
+        return next_time;
+    } else {
+        basic_lock.unlock();
+        advance_lock.unlock();
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+}
+
+void CoreTiming::ThreadLoop() {
+    has_started = true;
+    while (!shutting_down) {
+        while (!paused) {
+            paused_set = false;
+            const auto next_time = Advance();
+            if (next_time) {
+                std::chrono::nanoseconds next_time_ns = std::chrono::nanoseconds(*next_time);
+                event.WaitFor(next_time_ns);
             } else {
-                basic_lock.unlock();
                 wait_set = true;
                 event.Wait();
             }
-
             wait_set = false;
         }
         paused_set = true;
diff --git a/src/core/host_timing.h b/src/core/host_timing.h
index 679fcf491..cd44b308c 100644
--- a/src/core/host_timing.h
+++ b/src/core/host_timing.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ public:
     /// Returns current time in nanoseconds.
     std::chrono::nanoseconds GetGlobalTimeNs() const;
 
+    /// Checks for events manually and returns time in nanoseconds for next event, threadsafe.
+    std::optional<u64> Advance();
+
 private:
     struct Event;
 
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ private:
     void ClearPendingEvents();
 
     static void ThreadEntry(CoreTiming& instance);
-    void Advance();
+    void ThreadLoop();
 
     std::unique_ptr<Common::WallClock> clock;
 
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<EventType> ev_lost;
     Common::Event event{};
     Common::SpinLock basic_lock{};
+    Common::SpinLock advance_lock{};
     std::unique_ptr<std::thread> timer_thread;
     std::atomic<bool> paused{};
     std::atomic<bool> paused_set{};