This removes the Lock Thread to Core option. Please file your complaints appropriately.

Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp

@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ void SConfig::SaveSettings()
 	ini.Set("Core", "DSPThread",		m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPThread);
 	ini.Set("Core", "DSPHLE",			m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPHLE);
 	ini.Set("Core", "SkipIdle",			m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bSkipIdle);
-	ini.Set("Core", "LockThreads",		m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bLockThreads);
 	ini.Set("Core", "DefaultGCM",		m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strDefaultGCM);
 	ini.Set("Core", "DVDRoot",			m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strDVDRoot);
 	ini.Set("Core", "Apploader",		m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strApploader);
@@ -361,7 +360,6 @@ void SConfig::LoadSettings()
 		ini.Get("Core", "DSPHLE",		&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bDSPHLE,		true);
 		ini.Get("Core", "CPUThread",	&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bCPUThread,	true);
 		ini.Get("Core", "SkipIdle",		&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bSkipIdle,		true);
-		ini.Get("Core", "LockThreads",	&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bLockThreads,	false);
 		ini.Get("Core", "DefaultGCM",	&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strDefaultGCM);
 		ini.Get("Core", "DVDRoot",		&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strDVDRoot);
 		ini.Get("Core", "Apploader",	&m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strApploader);

Source/Core/Core/Src/Core.cpp

@@ -310,8 +310,7 @@ void CpuThread()
 		g_video_backend->Video_Prepare();
 	}
 
-	if (_CoreParameter.bLockThreads)
+	Common::SetCurrentThreadAffinity(1);  // Force to first core
-		Common::SetCurrentThreadAffinity(1);  // Force to first core
 
 	#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(_M_X64)
 		EMM::InstallExceptionHandler(); // Let's run under memory watch
@@ -344,8 +343,7 @@ void FifoPlayerThread()
 		Common::SetCurrentThreadName("FIFO-GPU thread");
 	}
 
-	if (_CoreParameter.bLockThreads)
+	Common::SetCurrentThreadAffinity(1);  // Force to first core
-		Common::SetCurrentThreadAffinity(1);  // Force to first core
 
 	g_bStarted = true;
 
@@ -371,7 +369,6 @@ void EmuThread()
 
 	Common::SetCurrentThreadName("Emuthread - Starting");
 
-	if (_CoreParameter.bLockThreads)
 	{
 		if (cpu_info.num_cores > 3)	// Force to third, non-HT core
 			Common::SetCurrentThreadAffinity(4);

Source/Core/Core/Src/CoreParameter.cpp

@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ SCoreStartupParameter::SCoreStartupParameter()
   bEnableFPRF(false), 
   bCPUThread(true), bDSPThread(false), bDSPHLE(true),
   bSkipIdle(true), bNTSC(false), bForceNTSCJ(false),
-  bHLE_BS2(true), bLockThreads(false),
+  bHLE_BS2(true), bEnableCheats(false),
-  bEnableCheats(false),
   bMergeBlocks(false),
   bRunCompareServer(false), bRunCompareClient(false),
   bMMU(false), bMMUBAT(false), iTLBHack(0), bVBeam(false),
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ void SCoreStartupParameter::LoadDefaults()
 	bRunCompareServer = false;
 	bDSPHLE = true;
 	bDSPThread = true;
-	bLockThreads = true;
 	bEnableFPRF = false;
 	bMMU = false;
 	bMMUBAT = false;

Source/Core/Core/Src/CoreParameter.h

@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ struct SCoreStartupParameter
 	bool bNTSC;
 	bool bForceNTSCJ;
 	bool bHLE_BS2;
-	bool bLockThreads;
 	bool bEnableCheats;
 	bool bMergeBlocks;
 

Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.cpp

@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ void DSPLLE::dsp_thread(DSPLLE *dsp_lle)
 {
 	Common::SetCurrentThreadName("DSP thread");
 
-	if (SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bLockThreads)
 	{
 		if (cpu_info.num_cores > 3)
 		{

Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp

@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ EVT_CHOICE(ID_FRAMELIMIT, CConfigMain::CoreSettingsChanged)
 EVT_CHECKBOX(ID_FRAMELIMIT_USEFPSFORLIMITING, CConfigMain::CoreSettingsChanged)
 
 EVT_RADIOBOX(ID_CPUENGINE, CConfigMain::CoreSettingsChanged)
-EVT_CHECKBOX(ID_LOCKTHREADS, CConfigMain::CoreSettingsChanged)
 EVT_CHECKBOX(ID_NTSCJ, CConfigMain::CoreSettingsChanged)
 
 
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ void CConfigMain::UpdateGUI()
 		EnableCheats->Disable();
 		
 		CPUEngine->Disable();
-		LockThreads->Disable();
 		_NTSCJ->Disable();
 
 		// Disable stuff on AudioPage
@@ -332,7 +330,6 @@ void CConfigMain::InitializeGUIValues()
 
 	// General - Advanced
 	CPUEngine->SetSelection(startup_params.iCPUCore);
-	LockThreads->SetValue(startup_params.bLockThreads);
 	_NTSCJ->SetValue(startup_params.bForceNTSCJ);
 
 
@@ -546,7 +543,6 @@ void CConfigMain::CreateGUIControls()
 	UseFPSForLimiting = new wxCheckBox(GeneralPage, ID_FRAMELIMIT_USEFPSFORLIMITING, _("Limit by FPS"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, 0, wxDefaultValidator);
 	// Core Settings - Advanced
 	CPUEngine = new wxRadioBox(GeneralPage, ID_CPUENGINE, _("CPU Emulator Engine"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, arrayStringFor_CPUEngine, 0, wxRA_SPECIFY_ROWS);
-	LockThreads = new wxCheckBox(GeneralPage, ID_LOCKTHREADS, _("Lock Threads to Cores"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, 0, wxDefaultValidator);
 	_NTSCJ = new wxCheckBox(GeneralPage, ID_NTSCJ, _("Force Console as NTSC-J"), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, 0, wxDefaultValidator);
 
 	// Populate the General settings
@@ -562,7 +558,6 @@ void CConfigMain::CreateGUIControls()
 
 	wxStaticBoxSizer* const sbAdvanced = new wxStaticBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL, GeneralPage, _("Advanced Settings"));
 	sbAdvanced->Add(CPUEngine, 0, wxALL, 5);
-	sbAdvanced->Add(LockThreads, 0, wxALL, 5);
 	sbAdvanced->Add(_NTSCJ, 0, wxALL, 5);
 
 	wxBoxSizer* const sGeneralPage = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
@@ -860,9 +855,6 @@ void CConfigMain::CoreSettingsChanged(wxCommandEvent& event)
 			main_frame->g_pCodeWindow->GetMenuBar()->Check(IDM_INTERPRETER,
 				SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.iCPUCore?false:true);
 		break;
-	case ID_LOCKTHREADS:
-		SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bLockThreads = LockThreads->IsChecked();
-		break;
 	case ID_NTSCJ:
 		SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.bForceNTSCJ = _NTSCJ->IsChecked();
 		break;

Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.h

@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ private:
 		ID_FRAMELIMIT_USEFPSFORLIMITING,
 
 		ID_CPUENGINE,
-		ID_LOCKTHREADS,
 		ID_DSPTHREAD,
 
 		ID_NTSCJ,
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ private:
 	wxCheckBox* EnableOpenCL;
 	wxRadioBox* CPUEngine;
 	wxCheckBox* DSPThread;
-	wxCheckBox* LockThreads;
 	wxCheckBox* _NTSCJ;