diff -Naur lsmi/lsmi-joystick.c lsmi.patched//lsmi-joystick.c
--- lsmi/lsmi-joystick.c	2012-05-14 20:08:19.000000000 -0400
+++ lsmi.patched//lsmi-joystick.c	2012-05-14 20:15:16.000000000 -0400
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <sched.h>
 
 #include "seq.h"
 #include "sig.h"
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@
 	"Options:\n\n"
 		" -h | --help                   Show this message\n"
 		" -d | --device specialfile     Event device to use (instead of js0)\n"
+		" -R | --realtime rtprio        Use realtime priority 'rtprio' (requires privs)\n"
 		" -v | --verbose                Be verbose (show note events)\n"
 		" -p | --port client:port       Connect to ALSA Sequencer client on startup\n"					
 		" -n | --no-hold                Send controller data even when no joystick button is held\n" );
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@
 		{ "verbose", no_argument, NULL, 'v' },
 		{ "device", required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
 		{ "no-hold", no_argument, NULL, 'n' },
+		{ "realtime", required_argument, NULL, 'R' },
 		{ "daemon", no_argument, NULL, 'z' },
 		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 	};
@@ -164,6 +167,23 @@
 			case 'z':
 				daemonize = 1;
 				break;
+			case 'R':
+				{
+					struct sched_param sp;
+
+					sp.sched_priority = atoi( optarg );
+
+					if ( sched_setscheduler( 0, SCHED_FIFO, &sp ) < 0 )
+					{
+						perror( "sched_setscheduler()" );
+						fprintf( stderr, "Failed to get realtime priority!\n" );
+						exit( 1 );
+					}
+
+					fprintf( stderr, "Using realtime priority %i.\n", 
+						sp.sched_priority );
+				}
+				break;
 		}
 
 	}
diff -Naur lsmi/lsmi-keyhack.c lsmi.patched//lsmi-keyhack.c
--- lsmi/lsmi-keyhack.c	2012-05-14 20:08:19.000000000 -0400
+++ lsmi.patched//lsmi-keyhack.c	2012-05-14 20:14:07.000000000 -0400
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 #include <linux/input.h>
+#include <sched.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "seq.h"
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@
 		" -h | --help                   Show this message\n"
 		" -d | --device specialfile     Event device to use (instead of event0)\n"
 		" -v | --verbose                Be verbose (show note events)\n"
+		" -R | --realtime rtprio        Use realtime priority 'rtprio' (requires privs)\n"
 		" -c | --channel n              Initial MIDI channel\n"
 		" -p | --port client:port       Connect to ALSA Sequencer client on startup\n"					
 		" -k | --keydata file			Name file to read/write key mappings (instead of ~/.keydb)\n"
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@
 		{ "channel", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
 		{ "device", required_argument, NULL, 'd' },
 		{ "keydata", required_argument, NULL, 'k' },
+		{ "realtime", required_argument, NULL, 'R' },
 		{ "verbose", no_argument, NULL, 'v' },
 		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 	};
@@ -320,6 +323,23 @@
 			case 'v':
 				verbose = 1;
 				break;
+			case 'R':
+				{
+					struct sched_param sp;
+
+					sp.sched_priority = atoi( optarg );
+
+					if ( sched_setscheduler( 0, SCHED_FIFO, &sp ) < 0 )
+					{
+						perror( "sched_setscheduler()" );
+						fprintf( stderr, "Failed to get realtime priority!\n" );
+						exit( 1 );
+					}
+
+					fprintf( stderr, "Using realtime priority %i.\n", 
+						sp.sched_priority );
+				}
+				break;
 		}
 
 	}
diff -Naur lsmi/lsmi-mouse.c lsmi.patched//lsmi-mouse.c
--- lsmi/lsmi-mouse.c	2012-05-14 20:08:19.000000000 -0400
+++ lsmi.patched//lsmi-mouse.c	2012-05-14 20:11:08.000000000 -0400
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
+#include <sched.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
 		" -h | --help                   Show this message\n"
 		" -d | --device specialfile     Event device to use (instead of event0)\n"
 		" -v | --verbose                Be verbose (show note events)\n"
+		" -R | --realtime rtprio        Use realtime priority 'rtprio' (requires privs)\n"
 		" -p | --port client:port       Connect to ALSA Sequencer client on startup\n"					
 
 		" -1 | --button-one 'c'|'n':n:n     Button mapping\n"
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@
 		{ "button-one", required_argument, NULL, '1' },
 		{ "button-two", required_argument, NULL, '2' },
 		{ "button-three", required_argument, NULL, '3' },
+		{ "realtime", required_argument, NULL, 'R' },
 		{ "daemon", no_argument, NULL, 'z' },
 		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 	};
@@ -202,6 +205,23 @@
 			case '3':
 				parse_map( 2, optarg );
 				break;
+			case 'R':
+				{
+					struct sched_param sp;
+
+					sp.sched_priority = atoi( optarg );
+
+					if ( sched_setscheduler( 0, SCHED_FIFO, &sp ) < 0 )
+					{
+						perror( "sched_setscheduler()" );
+						fprintf( stderr, "Failed to get realtime priority!\n" );
+						exit( 1 );
+					}
+
+					fprintf( stderr, "Using realtime priority %i.\n", 
+						sp.sched_priority );
+				}
+				break;
 			case 'z':
 				daemonize = 1;
 				break;