Grow old generation slower on low-memory devices.

src/heap.h

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   }
 
   inline intptr_t OldGenerationCapacityAvailable() {
     return max_old_generation_size_ - PromotedTotalSize();
   }
 
   static const intptr_t kMinimumOldGenerationAllocationLimit =
       8 * (Page::kPageSize > MB ? Page::kPageSize : MB);
 
   intptr_t OldGenerationAllocationLimit(intptr_t old_gen_size) {
-    intptr_t limit = FLAG_stress_compaction ?
-        old_gen_size + old_gen_size / 10 : old_gen_size * 4;
+    intptr_t limit = FLAG_stress_compaction
+        ? old_gen_size + old_gen_size / 10
+        : old_gen_size * old_generation_growing_factor_;
     limit = Max(limit, kMinimumOldGenerationAllocationLimit);
     limit += new_space_.Capacity();
     intptr_t halfway_to_the_max = (old_gen_size + max_old_generation_size_) / 2;
     return Min(limit, halfway_to_the_max);
   }
 
   // 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.
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   Object* roots_[kRootListLength];
 
   intptr_t code_range_size_;
   int reserved_semispace_size_;
   int max_semispace_size_;
   int initial_semispace_size_;
   intptr_t max_old_generation_size_;
   intptr_t max_executable_size_;
   intptr_t maximum_committed_;
 
+  int old_generation_growing_factor_;

[Michael Starzinger, 2014/04/15 12:11:50]

nit: Can we haz short comment of the semantics?

+
   // For keeping track of how much data has survived
   // scavenge since last new space expansion.
   int survived_since_last_expansion_;
 
   // For keeping track on when to flush RegExp code.
   int sweep_generation_;
 
   int always_allocate_scope_depth_;
   int linear_allocation_scope_depth_;
 
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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_H_