Dampen old generation allocation limit after scavenge if allocation rate is low.

src/heap/heap.h

 // Copyright 2012 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #ifndef V8_HEAP_HEAP_H_
 #define V8_HEAP_HEAP_H_
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <map>
 
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   // Calculates the allocation limit based on a given growing factor and a
   // given old generation size.
   intptr_t CalculateOldGenerationAllocationLimit(double factor,
                                                  intptr_t old_gen_size);
 
   // Sets the allocation limit to trigger the next full garbage collection.
   void SetOldGenerationAllocationLimit(intptr_t old_gen_size, double gc_speed,
                                        double mutator_speed);
 
+  // Decrease the allocation limit if the new limit based on the given
+  // parameters is lower than the current limit.
+  void DampenOldGenerationAllocationLimit(intptr_t old_gen_size,
+                                          double gc_speed,
+                                          double mutator_speed);
+
   // Indicates whether inline bump-pointer allocation has been disabled.
   bool inline_allocation_disabled() { return inline_allocation_disabled_; }
 
   // Switch whether inline bump-pointer allocation should be used.
   void EnableInlineAllocation();
   void DisableInlineAllocation();
 
   // Implements the corresponding V8 API function.
   bool IdleNotification(double deadline_in_seconds);
   bool IdleNotification(int idle_time_in_ms);
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   DisallowHeapAllocation no_allocation;  // i.e. no gc allowed.
 
  private:
   DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(PathTracer);
 };
 #endif  // DEBUG
 }
 }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_HEAP_HEAP_H_