tree 1d67e43753ae3ab232153596815b10c073a7f782
parent 823908acaa5e831e32c35640c20998df26dd4c0f
author Jeff Sharkey <jsharkey@android.com> 1567873131 -0600
committer Jeff Sharkey <jsharkey@android.com> 1567873133 -0600

Selectively delay ContentObservers based on state.

While optimizing MediaProvider operations, we noticed that many
background apps register ContentObservers which end up stampeding
after any change is notified.  This can starve the device of precious
CPU/RAM needed while a Camera app is still trying to persist heavy
operations such as a burst capture.

The initial mitigation was to simply delay all notifications while
a camera session was active, but OEMs have informed us that in a
multi-window environment it's important that foreground apps not be
subject to these delays.

Thus, to strike a balance, this change moves the delaying logic into
ContentService, where we only dispatch immediate notifications to
foreground apps.  Background apps will still hear about the changes,
but they'll be delayed several seconds to avoid the stampeding
described above.

Bug: 140249142
Test: atest --test-mapping packages/providers/MediaProvider
Change-Id: Id02e91df8ccd4829a1b836a6d075d82eae7529d4