Index: base/memory/discardable_memory.h |
diff --git a/base/memory/discardable_memory.h b/base/memory/discardable_memory.h |
index 9189b5eb027901a0e6e22d87853cd928b0c9fb4b..d16ed3e8480f933725c7f9a25444ff72c2320512 100644 |
--- a/base/memory/discardable_memory.h |
+++ b/base/memory/discardable_memory.h |
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ class BASE_EXPORT DiscardableMemory { |
// Create a DiscardableMemory instance with preferred type and |size|. |
static scoped_ptr<DiscardableMemory> CreateLockedMemory(size_t size); |
+ // Discardable memory implementations might allow an elevated usage level |
+ // while in frequent use. Call this to have the usage reduced to the base |
+ // level. Returns true if there's no need to call this again until |
+ // memory instances have been used. This indicates that all discardable |
+ // memory implementations have reduced usage to the base level or below. |
+ // Note: calling this too often or while discardable memory is in frequent |
+ // use can hurt performance, whereas calling it too infrequently can result |
+ // in memory bloat. |
+ static bool ReduceMemoryUsage(); |
+ |
// Locks the memory so that it will not be purged by the system. Returns |
// DISCARDABLE_MEMORY_LOCK_STATUS_SUCCESS on success. If the return value is |
// DISCARDABLE_MEMORY_LOCK_STATUS_FAILED then this object should be |