From dd700d185b67a42d98e6f1d5fe6e1e6e7726e974 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Debesse <dev@illwieckz.net>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 23:33:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] small accommodation

---
 src/engine/qcommon/common.cpp | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/engine/qcommon/common.cpp b/src/engine/qcommon/common.cpp
index b29b1d1305..9fdfe292ef 100644
--- a/src/engine/qcommon/common.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/qcommon/common.cpp
@@ -873,11 +873,15 @@ void Com_Frame()
 
 	msec = com_frameTime - lastTime;
 
+	// For framerates up to 250fps, sleep until 1ms is remaining
+	// use extra margin of 2ms when looking for an higher framerate.
+	int margin = minMsec > 3 ? 1 : 2;
+
 	while ( msec < minMsec )
 	{
 		// Never sleep more than 50ms.
-		// Never sleep when there is 2ms or less remaining.
-		int sleep = std::max( std::min( minMsec - msec, 50 ) - 2, 0 );
+		// Never sleep when there is only “margin” left or less remaining.
+		int sleep = std::max( std::min( minMsec - msec, 50 ) - margin, 0 );
 
 		if ( sleep )
 		{