Android分析之LowMemoryKiller

Linux操作系统的传统理念就是内存用的越多越好，尽可能拿来用，既然被尽量的使用，自然应该有清除机制。Android以Linux为基础，自然部分继承了这个特性。Android使用lowmemorykiller在达到某个内存门限的情况下去选择进程删除来释放内存。关键的配置文件有如下两个，/sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj和/sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree配置系统的相关参数。

adj文件包含队列包含oomadj队列，当对应的minfree值达到，则进程的oomadj如果大于这个值将被杀掉。

minfree包含对应oom_adj的警戒值。

参考如下：
oom_adj     内存警戒值( 以4K为单位）
0             1536
1             2048
2             4096
7             5120
14             5632
15             6144
一般情况下，默认设置在system/core/rootdir/init.rc中
# Define the oom_adj values for the classes of processes that can be
# killed by the kernel.  These are used in ActivityManagerService.
    setprop ro.FOREGROUND_APP_ADJ 0
    setprop ro.VISIBLE_APP_ADJ 1
    setprop ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_ADJ 2
    setprop ro.BACKUP_APP_ADJ 2
    setprop ro.HOME_APP_ADJ 4
    setprop ro.HIDDEN_APP_MIN_ADJ 7
    setprop ro.CONTENT_PROVIDER_ADJ 14
    setprop ro.EMPTY_APP_ADJ 15

# Define the memory thresholds at which the above process classes will
# be killed.  These numbers are in pages (4k).
    setprop ro.FOREGROUND_APP_MEM 1536
    setprop ro.VISIBLE_APP_MEM 2048
    setprop ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_MEM 4096
    setprop ro.BACKUP_APP_MEM 4096
    setprop ro.HOME_APP_MEM 4096
    setprop ro.HIDDEN_APP_MEM 5120
    setprop ro.CONTENT_PROVIDER_MEM 5632
    setprop ro.EMPTY_APP_MEM 6144

# Write value must be consistent with the above properties.
# Note that the driver only supports 6 slots, so we have HOME_APP at the
# same memory level as services.
    write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj 0,1,2,7,14,15

write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree 1536,2048,4096,5120,5632,6144

# Set init its forked children's oom_adj.
    write /proc/1/oom_adj -16

实际上在frameworks/base/services/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java中定义了两个更高的优先级。
// This is a process running a core server, such as telephony. Definitely
// don't want to kill it, but doing so is not completely fatal.
static final int CORE_SERVER_ADJ = -12;

// The system process runs at the default adjustment.
static final int SYSTEM_ADJ = -16;

根据以上分析，对于某些小内存设备，我们可以调整对应的门限值，例如：
一般调整后三个值。
echo "1536,2048,4096,15360,17920,20480">/sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree