System memory optimization

[ronnielutaro]

Similarly, the goal is to have full autonomy for memory optimization. If you use too much memory, or build up too much memory with a program running over time, performance is going to degrade. Using too much memory without releasing it to the heap (the virtual memory available as a resource to all programs) can result in running out of memory on the machine, requiring a reboot and potentially leading to many issues.

Ideally, in a well-written program, you use memory and then return it to the heap. That way there is always something on the heap to take from. Each program is allocated a piece of the heap. If a particular program (or programs) keep sucking up a disproportionate amount of the heap, program performance suffers until an eventual crash.

• Memory optimization should be able to happen autonomously in the background.
• Memory optimization should also be able to happen when manually invoked by the user