Call for testing: OOM adjustment changes

[status_active]

@fredldotme No ubports-qa active.
I'm not running devel channel, should I?
No Developer mode active.

Sorry,I don't know what I'm doing further instructions will be appreciated.

[fredldotme]

@status_active If you want to continue helping: You can switch to the development channel via the Updates menu in the System Settings app. You will have to rerun the commands in the first post again after that.

[status_active]

Ok, reflashing now.Developer Mode should be active?

[fredldotme]

@status_active Just in case the startup fails again, we might need something to get information from.

[status_active]

Oook, now it's working. March 8th update were installed too

[fredldotme]

@status_active Awesome!

[status_active]

@fredldotme Now, should I open as much apps as I can and take a look at them on the Terminal using TOP?

[fredldotme]

@status_active Opening as many apps as possible is a good start. What shouldn't happen is that the topmost application gets killed before the others.

[kugiigi]

@fredldotme Topmost application meaning the current active or foreground app?

[AppLee]

@kugiigi I would say the most memory consuming app

[jonius]

With this change switching between apps is much snappier. I couldn't find any regressions.

[status_active]

I agree.No issues at all when switching between apps

[mihael]

Can this be installed on rc channel?

[fredldotme]

@mihael you can try but it's untested. As of now rc should roughly match what devel pprovides

[mihael]

Is this something that in the end (after tests) will land in the image?

[fredldotme]

@mihael hopefully

[mihael]

And how would you describe the benefits of this chage?

[fredldotme]

@mihael See the first post.

[mihael]

@fredldotme Right now, on my Pro5, I have many apps setup in UT Tweak Tool not to be supressed by the system. Yet, I only use Call, Browser and Gallery opened (stay on) all the time. I also use 2GB of swap. Still, from time to time, Unity8 reboots - and I guess this is because ram is limited (3GB).

Do you think this mod will improve the behaviour described above? - like would it still reboot because of a ram limitation or no more reboots?

Thank you for all your work and time!

[fredldotme]

@mihael no, this probably won't change much.