--- phasex/src/phasex.c.orig	2009-09-29 14:09:57.000000000 -0700
+++ phasex/src/phasex.c	2009-09-30 14:28:00.000000000 -0700
@@ -384,9 +384,16 @@
     char		**envp		= environ;
     char		*argvend	= (char *)argv;
     int			argsize;
+    int			saved_errno;
 
     /* lock down memory (rt hates page faults) */
-    mlockall (MCL_CURRENT | MCL_FUTURE);
+    if (mlockall (MCL_CURRENT | MCL_FUTURE) != 0) {
+	saved_errno = errno;
+	if (debug) {
+	    fprintf (stderr, "Unable to unlock memory:  errno=%d (%s)\n",
+		     saved_errno, strerror (saved_errno));
+	}
+    }
 
     /* get instance number */
     phasex_instance = get_instance_num();
@@ -621,7 +628,18 @@
     /* start midi thread */
     init_rt_mutex (&midi_ready_mutex, 1);
     if ((ret = pthread_create (&midi_thread_p, NULL, &midi_thread, NULL)) != 0) {
-	phasex_shutdown ("Unable to start MIDI thread.\n");
+	saved_errno = errno;
+	if (debug) {
+	    fprintf (stderr, "Unable to start MIDI thread:  error %d (%s).\n  errno=%d (%s)\n",
+		     ret,
+		     (ret == EAGAIN) ? "EAGAIN" :
+		     (ret == EINVAL) ? "EINVAL" :
+		     (ret == EPERM)  ? "EPERM"  : "",
+		     saved_errno,
+		     strerror (saved_errno));
+	    phasex_shutdown ("Unrecoverable error.  Shutting down.\n");
+	}
+	phasex_shutdown ("Unable to start MIDI thread.  Shutting down.\n");
     }
 
     /* Build filter and envelope tables now that sample rate is known */