This only applies to linux systems.  Here, sched_setscheduler() is
called to get realtime scheduling.  With this patch, the return value
of this function is now checked and a warning / error message is
generated if it fails.

Bionic doesn't have the SYS_* macros.

Use it if it exists, but don't insist if the C library is poor
(e.g. Bionic/Android).

The update thread should not affect the rest of the system, therefore
set "idle" priority, and let it only run when nobody else is using the
resources.