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Commit b2b99253 authored by Torne (Richard Coles)'s avatar Torne (Richard Coles)
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Disable multiprocess WebView for 32-bit lowram devices. 

Multiprocess WebView uses additional RAM; don't enable it for lowram
32-bit devices. 64-bit devices always use multiprocess regardless of the
amount of RAM, since multiprocess is often a net memory saving on those
devices due to the ability to run a 32-bit renderer process.

Bug: 62217217
Test: Run dumpsys webviewupdate on Android Go and check status.
Change-Id: I67e462beca2c7f62ef7cde821df80ce13ebd4398
parent 32d437c1

services/core/java/com/android/server/webkit/SystemImpl.java

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@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ public class SystemImpl implements SystemInterface { 


    @Override

    public boolean isMultiProcessDefaultEnabled() {

        return true;

        // Multiprocess is enabled for all 64-bit devices, since the ability to run the renderer

        // process in 32-bit when it's a separate process typically results in a net memory saving.

        // Multiprocess is also enabled for 32-bit devices unless they report they are "low ram".

        return Build.SUPPORTED_64_BIT_ABIS.length > 0 || !ActivityManager.isLowRamDeviceStatic();

    }



    // flags declaring we want extra info from the package manager for webview providers