Chrome reduces memory usage through SegmentHeap mechanism in Windows 10 v2004

Google Chrome is studying how to reduce memory usage. In Windows 10 Version 2004, Microsoft has added a memory called SegmentHeap value to manage the mechanism, this mechanism helps to reduce the memory usage.

Initially, the SegmentHeap memory management mechanism was only applicable to UWP applications such as the classic version of the Microsoft Edge browser, and later Microsoft gradually expanded it.

Now, this new memory management mechanism has supported traditional desktop programs, and Microsoft Edge based on Chromium is said to reduce memory by 27%.

According to the Google Chrome development log, “We could enable it now but that would cause build warnings. Therefore enabling it is blocked on a switch to the Windows 10.0.19041.0 SDK which is currently blocked on some mysterious build failures,” Google noted.

Google engineers said that experiments have shown that invoking SegmentHeap technology can help reduce the computer memory of Google Chrome and web service utilities by hundreds of MB.

Comparative experimental tests show that there are significant differences in memory optimization on different computer hardware configurations.

Slightly regrettable that in fact, Google Chrome has tried to integrate the latest SegmentHeap memory management mechanism, but for some mysterious reasons, the build has always failed.

Via: windowslatest