bump thread priority in encoded payload generation to fix thread starvation issues

git-svn-id: file:///home/svn/framework3/trunk@3777 4d416f70-5f16-0410-b530-b9f4589650da

lib/msf/core/encoded_payload.rb

@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ class EncodedPayload
 		self.encoder       = nil
 		self.nop           = nil
 
+		# Increase thread priority as necessary.  This is done
+		# to ensure that the encoding and sled generation get
+		# enough time slices from the ruby thread scheduler.
+		priority = Thread.current.priority
+
+		if (priority == 0)
+			Thread.current.priority = 1
+		end
+
+		begin
 			# First, validate
 			pinst.validate()
 
@@ -60,6 +70,10 @@ class EncodedPayload
 
 			# Finally, set the complete payload definition
 			self.encoded = (self.nop_sled || '') + self.encoded
+		ensure	
+			# Restore the thread priority
+			Thread.current.priority = priority
+		end
 
 		# Return the complete payload
 		return encoded