Apply artificial memory pressure when backgrounded.

content/renderer/render_thread_impl.cc

Index: content/renderer/render_thread_impl.cc
diff --git a/content/renderer/render_thread_impl.cc b/content/renderer/render_thread_impl.cc
index 7727b885834c82fd426325adec4d8c779f266f56..d8e476165b3a0df6cc8e931bd747907fd1180f4f 100644
--- a/content/renderer/render_thread_impl.cc
+++ b/content/renderer/render_thread_impl.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "base/debug/trace_event.h"
 #include "base/lazy_instance.h"
 #include "base/logging.h"
+#include "base/memory/discardable_memory.h"
 #include "base/metrics/field_trial.h"
 #include "base/metrics/histogram.h"
 #include "base/metrics/stats_table.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "content/renderer/p2p/socket_dispatcher.h"
 #include "content/renderer/plugin_channel_host.h"
 #include "content/renderer/render_process_impl.h"
+#include "content/renderer/render_process_visibility_manager.h"
 #include "content/renderer/render_view_impl.h"
 #include "content/renderer/renderer_webkitplatformsupport_impl.h"
 #include "content/renderer/skia_benchmarking_extension.h"
@@ -597,6 +599,12 @@ void RenderThreadImpl::WidgetHidden() {
   DCHECK(hidden_widget_count_ < widget_count_);
   hidden_widget_count_++;
 
+#if !defined(DISCARDABLE_MEMORY_SUPPORTED_NATIVELY)

[nduca, 2013/06/20 19:56:45]

i think we should always call the manager. there may be other systems that the
manager kicks.

+  RenderProcessVisibilityManager* manager =
+      RenderProcessVisibilityManager::GetInstance();
+  manager->WidgetVisibilityChanged(false);
+#endif
+
   if (!GetContentClient()->renderer()->RunIdleHandlerWhenWidgetsHidden()) {
     return;
   }
@@ -608,6 +616,13 @@ void RenderThreadImpl::WidgetHidden() {
 void RenderThreadImpl::WidgetRestored() {
   DCHECK_GT(hidden_widget_count_, 0);
   hidden_widget_count_--;
+
+#if !defined(DISCARDABLE_MEMORY_SUPPORTED_NATIVELY)
+  RenderProcessVisibilityManager* manager =
+      RenderProcessVisibilityManager::GetInstance();
+  manager->WidgetVisibilityChanged(true);
+#endif
+
   if (!GetContentClient()->renderer()->RunIdleHandlerWhenWidgetsHidden()) {
     return;
   }