android_system_core/lmkd
Suren Baghdasaryan 77122e5780 lmkd: Add support for psi monitors
With new psi monitor support in the kernel lmkd can use it to register
custom pressure levels. Add lmkd support for psi monitors when they are
provided by the kernel and use them by default. When kernel does not
support psi lmkd will fall back to vmpressure usage.
Add ability to poll memory status after the initial psi event is triggered
because kernel throttles psi memory pressure events to one per PSI tracking
window (currently set to 1sec). Current implementation polls every 200ms
for 1sec duration after the initial event is triggered.
If ro.lmk.use_psi is set to false psi logic will be disabled even when psi
is supported in kernel.

Bug: 111308141
Test: lmkd_unit_test
Change-Id: I685774b176f393bab7412161773f5c9af51e0163
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
2019-02-01 18:40:32 +00:00
..
include lmkd: Add command to get number of kills 2018-10-24 17:18:32 +00:00
libpsi libpsi: initial revision 2019-01-30 04:47:28 +00:00
tests lmkd: add missing libcutils library to test 2019-01-15 14:14:20 -08:00
Android.bp lmkd: Add support for psi monitors 2019-02-01 18:40:32 +00:00
event.logtags lmkd: Add meminfo logging after each kill for easy troubleshooting 2018-08-10 14:21:31 -07:00
liblmkd_utils.c lmkd: Introduce liblmkd_utils for communicating with lmkd process 2018-03-09 11:18:53 -08:00
lmkd.c lmkd: Add support for psi monitors 2019-02-01 18:40:32 +00:00
lmkd.rc lmkd: limit capability set to minimum 2018-04-16 14:51:56 -07:00
OWNERS Add lmkd/OWNERS. 2017-12-08 16:12:58 -08:00
README.md lmkd: Introduce support for legacy kill algorithm that uses minfree levels 2018-04-17 01:42:06 +00:00
statslog.c Add start time to LmkKillOccurred 2019-01-04 11:36:54 +00:00
statslog.h Add start time to LmkKillOccurred 2019-01-04 11:36:54 +00:00

Android Low Memory Killer Daemon

Introduction

Android Low Memory Killer Daemon (lmkd) is a process monitoring memory state of a running Android system and reacting to high memory pressure by killing the least essential process(es) to keep system performing at acceptable levels.

Background

Historically on Android systems memory monitoring and killing of non-essential processes was handled by a kernel lowmemorykiller driver. Since Linux Kernel 4.12 the lowmemorykiller driver has been removed and instead userspace lmkd daemon performs these tasks.

Android Properties

lmkd can be configured on a particular system using the following Android properties:

ro.config.low_ram: choose between low-memory vs high-performance device. Default = false.

ro.lmk.use_minfree_levels: use free memory and file cache thresholds for making decisions when to kill. This mode works the same way kernel lowmemorykiller driver used to work. Default = false

ro.lmk.low: min oom_adj score for processes eligible to be killed at low vmpressure level. Default = 1001 (disabled)

ro.lmk.medium: min oom_adj score for processes eligible to be killed at medium vmpressure level. Default = 800 (non-essential processes)

ro.lmk.critical: min oom_adj score for processes eligible to be killed at critical vmpressure level. Default = 0 (all processes)

ro.lmk.critical_upgrade: enables upgrade to critical level. Default = false

ro.lmk.upgrade_pressure: max mem_pressure at which level will be upgraded because system is swapping too much. Default = 100 (disabled)

ro.lmk.downgrade_pressure: min mem_pressure at which vmpressure event will be ignored because enough free memory is still available. Default = 100 (disabled)

ro.lmk.kill_heaviest_task: kill heaviest eligible task (best decision) vs. any eligible task (fast decision). Default = false

ro.lmk.kill_timeout_ms: duration in ms after a kill when no additional kill will be done, Default = 0 (disabled)

ro.lmk.debug: enable lmkd debug logs, Default = false