linux-kernel - Re: android-kernel memory reclaim x20 boost?

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Message-ID: <20100818172627.7e38969f@varda>
Date:	Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:26:27 +0200
From:	Alejandro Riveira Fernández 
	<ariveira@...il.com>
To:	Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com>
Cc:	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	swetland@...gle.com, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: android-kernel memory reclaim x20 boost?

El Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:18:57 +0900
Minchan Kim <minchan.kim@...il.com> escribió:

> Hello Android forks,
[ ... ]
> 
> I saw the advertisement phrase in this[1]. 
> 
> "Kernel Memory Management Boost: Improved memory reclaim by up to 20x, 
> which results in faster app switching and smoother performance 
> on memory-constrained devices."
> 
> But I can't find any code for it in android kernel git tree.

 Maybe the enhancements are on the Dalvik VM (shooting in the dark here) 

> If it's your private patch, could you explan what kinds of feature can enhance 
> it by up to 20x?
> 
> If it is really good, we can merge it to mainline. 
> 
> [1] http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.html
> 
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