/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ /* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */ /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, * You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ #ifndef mozilla_ProcessPriorityManager_h_ #define mozilla_ProcessPriorityManager_h_ #include "mozilla/HalTypes.h" namespace mozilla { namespace dom { class ContentParent; class BrowserParent; } // namespace dom /** * This class sets the priority of subprocesses in response to explicit * requests and events in the system. * * A process's priority changes e.g. when it goes into the background via * mozbrowser's setVisible(false). Process priority affects CPU scheduling and * also which processes get killed when we run out of memory. * * After you call Initialize(), the only thing you probably have to do is call * SetProcessPriority on processes immediately after creating them in order to * set their initial priority. The ProcessPriorityManager takes care of the * rest. */ class ProcessPriorityManager final { public: /** * Initialize the ProcessPriorityManager machinery, causing the * ProcessPriorityManager to actively manage the priorities of all * subprocesses. You should call this before creating any subprocesses. * * You should also call this function even if you're in a child process, * since it will initialize ProcessPriorityManagerChild. */ static void Init(); /** * Set the process priority of a given ContentParent's process. * * Note that because this method takes a ContentParent*, you can only set the * priority of your subprocesses. In fact, because we don't support nested * content processes (bug 761935), you can only call this method from the * main process. * * It probably only makes sense to call this function immediately after a * process is created. At this point, the process priority manager doesn't * have enough context about the processs to know what its priority should * be. * * Eventually whatever priority you set here can and probably will be * overwritten by the process priority manager. */ static void SetProcessPriority(dom::ContentParent* aContentParent, hal::ProcessPriority aPriority); /** * Returns true iff this process's priority is FOREGROUND*. * * Note that because process priorities are set in the main process, it's * possible for this method to return a stale value. So be careful about * what you use this for. */ static bool CurrentProcessIsForeground(); static void TabActivityChanged(dom::BrowserParent* aBrowserParent, bool aIsActive); private: ProcessPriorityManager(); DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS(ProcessPriorityManager); }; } // namespace mozilla #endif