>On 13/07/2018 04:55, Randell Jesup wrote: >> Correct - we need to have observers/what-have-you for >> background/foreground state (and we may want an intermediate state or >> two - foreground-but-not-focused (for example a visible window that >> isn't the focused window); recently-in-foreground (switching back and >> forth); background-for-longer-than-delta, etc. >> >> Modules can use these to drop caches, shut down unnecessary threads, >> change strategies, force GCs/CCs, etc.
>Also note that dealing with the "importance" of a page is not just a >matter of visibility and focus. There are other factors to take into >account such as if the page is playing audio or video (like listening to >music on YouTube), if it's self-updating and so on. Absolutely >The only mechanism to reduce memory consumption we have now is >memory-pressure events which while functional are still under-used. We >might also need more fine grained mechanisms than "drop as much memory >as you can". This is also very important for GeckoView -- Randell Jesup, Mozilla Corp remove "news" for personal email _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
