On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:34 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote:
> AFAIK it's deeply rooted in Android's design to keep processes idle in > memory, precisely because those DRAM cell costs just as much having > running whether there's unused junk or actual data in - in essence the > reason why Android does not mandate "Quit" buttons and even has its > own low-memory killer op top of the existing one in the Linux kernel. > Very true. I can't emphasize how important this is. Applications such as "Advanced Task Killer" are actually making things worse by allowing humans to preempt the system. In most cases, Android is much better than humans at determining which processes need to be killed in order to maximize battery power or memory allocation. Advanced Task Killer is a bit like homeopathy except that instead of being harmless, it will make you sicker :-) -- Cédric -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
