Shrinking of PagedSpace is done only by sweeper.

src/heap.cc

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   isolate_->compilation_cache()->Clear();
   const int kMaxNumberOfAttempts = 7;
   for (int attempt = 0; attempt < kMaxNumberOfAttempts; attempt++) {
     if (!CollectGarbage(OLD_POINTER_SPACE, MARK_COMPACTOR, gc_reason, NULL)) {
       break;
     }
   }
   mark_compact_collector()->SetFlags(kNoGCFlags);
   new_space_.Shrink();
   UncommitFromSpace();
-  Shrink();
   incremental_marking()->UncommitMarkingDeque();
 }
 
 
 bool Heap::CollectGarbage(AllocationSpace space,
                           GarbageCollector collector,
                           const char* gc_reason,
                           const char* collector_reason) {
   // The VM is in the GC state until exiting this function.
   VMState state(isolate_, GC);
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   if (gc_performed) {
     // Failed to reserve the space after several attempts.
     V8::FatalProcessOutOfMemory("Heap::ReserveSpace");
   }
 }
 
 
 void Heap::EnsureFromSpaceIsCommitted() {
   if (new_space_.CommitFromSpaceIfNeeded()) return;
 
-  // Committing memory to from space failed.
-  // Try shrinking and try again.
-  Shrink();
-  if (new_space_.CommitFromSpaceIfNeeded()) return;
-
   // Committing memory to from space failed again.

[Michael Starzinger, 2013/02/26 18:19:54]

s/failed again/failed/

[Hannes Payer (out of office), 2013/02/27 10:15:29]

Done.

   // Memory is exhausted and we will die.
   V8::FatalProcessOutOfMemory("Committing semi space failed.");
 }
 
 
 void Heap::ClearJSFunctionResultCaches() {
   if (isolate_->bootstrapper()->IsActive()) return;
 
   Object* context = native_contexts_list_;
   while (!context->IsUndefined()) {
     // Get the caches for this context. GC can happen when the context
     // is not fully initialized, so the caches can be undefined.
     Object* caches_or_undefined =
         Context::cast(context)->get(Context::JSFUNCTION_RESULT_CACHES_INDEX);
     if (!caches_or_undefined->IsUndefined()) {
       FixedArray* caches = FixedArray::cast(caches_or_undefined);
       // Clear the caches:
       int length = caches->length();
       for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
         JSFunctionResultCache::cast(caches->get(i))->Clear();
       }
     }
     // Get the next context:
     context = Context::cast(context)->get(Context::NEXT_CONTEXT_LINK);
   }
 }
 
 
-
 void Heap::ClearNormalizedMapCaches() {
   if (isolate_->bootstrapper()->IsActive() &&
       !incremental_marking()->IsMarking()) {
     return;
   }
 
   Object* context = native_contexts_list_;
   while (!context->IsUndefined()) {
     // GC can happen when the context is not fully initialized,
     // so the cache can be undefined.
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   store_buffer()->TearDown();
   incremental_marking()->TearDown();
 
   isolate_->memory_allocator()->TearDown();
 
   delete relocation_mutex_;
 }
 
 
-void Heap::Shrink() {
-  // Try to shrink all paged spaces.
-  PagedSpaces spaces(this);
-  for (PagedSpace* space = spaces.next();
-       space != NULL;
-       space = spaces.next()) {
-    space->ReleaseAllUnusedPages();

[Michael Starzinger, 2013/02/26 18:19:54]

The PagedSpace::ReleaseAllUnusedPages() is no longer called either. Also remove
that one.

[Hannes Payer (out of office), 2013/02/27 10:15:29]

Done.

-  }
-}
-
-
 void Heap::AddGCPrologueCallback(GCPrologueCallback callback, GCType gc_type) {
   ASSERT(callback != NULL);
   GCPrologueCallbackPair pair(callback, gc_type);
   ASSERT(!gc_prologue_callbacks_.Contains(pair));
   return gc_prologue_callbacks_.Add(pair);
 }
 
 
 void Heap::RemoveGCPrologueCallback(GCPrologueCallback callback) {
   ASSERT(callback != NULL);
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       static_cast<int>(object_sizes_last_time_[index]));
   FIXED_ARRAY_SUB_INSTANCE_TYPE_LIST(ADJUST_LAST_TIME_OBJECT_COUNT)
 #undef ADJUST_LAST_TIME_OBJECT_COUNT
 
   memcpy(object_counts_last_time_, object_counts_, sizeof(object_counts_));
   memcpy(object_sizes_last_time_, object_sizes_, sizeof(object_sizes_));
   ClearObjectStats();
 }
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal