fix(linux): parse MemAvailable from /proc/meminfo instead of get_avphys_pages() - #399
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…ys_pages() On Linux, get_avphys_pages() maps to sysconf(_SC_AVPHYS_PAGES) which returns only completely unallocated pages (MemFree). The Linux kernel eagerly uses spare physical RAM for disk caching (buff/cache). When active disk caching fills memory, MemFree routinely hovers between 200-500 MB even when gigabytes of memory are available. This caused the viewer's memory budget logic to falsely report low system memory (<256 MB), repeatedly triggering emergency texture downrezzing loops and dynamic draw-distance halving. Replace get_avphys_pages() in LLMemoryInfo::updateAvailableMemory() with a fast, non-allocating single fread of MemAvailable: from /proc/meminfo (available on Linux >= 3.14), with fallback to get_avphys_pages().
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WalkthroughLinux available-memory detection now prefers the parsed ChangesLinux memory detection
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In `@indra/llcommon/llsys.cpp`:
- Around line 851-883: Update the MemAvailable parsing in
LLMemory::updateMemoryInfo() to accept a value only when the complete record
includes the literal kB suffix, rejecting missing or alternate units so the
fallback remains available. Preserve the existing U32Kilobytes assignment for
validated kilobyte values.
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| #elif LL_LINUX | ||
| U64 phys = U64(getpagesize()) * U64(get_avphys_pages()); | ||
| LLMemory::sAvailPhysicalMemInKB = U64Bytes(phys); | ||
| bool found_available = false; | ||
| LLFILE* fp = LLFile::fopen(MEMINFO_FILE, LLFILE_MODE("rb")); | ||
| if (fp) | ||
| { | ||
| char buff[2048]; | ||
| size_t nbytes = fread(buff, 1, sizeof(buff) - 1, fp); | ||
| buff[nbytes] = '\0'; | ||
| fclose(fp); | ||
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| char* memp = strstr(buff, "MemAvailable:"); | ||
| if (memp) | ||
| { | ||
| unsigned long long mem_avail_kb = 0; | ||
| if (sscanf(memp, "MemAvailable: %llu", &mem_avail_kb) == 1) | ||
| { | ||
| LLMemory::sAvailPhysicalMemInKB = U32Kilobytes(mem_avail_kb); | ||
| found_available = true; | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
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| if (!found_available) | ||
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| // Fallback for pre-3.14 kernels or container environments without MemAvailable | ||
| U64 phys = U64(getpagesize()) * U64(get_avphys_pages()); | ||
| LLMemory::sAvailPhysicalMemInKB = U64Bytes(phys); | ||
| } | ||
| #else | ||
| //do not know how to collect available memory info for other systems. | ||
| //leave it blank here for now. |
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Require the kB unit before accepting MemAvailable. LLMemory::updateMemoryInfo() reaches this parser, and sscanf can return 1 for MemAvailable: 123 MB or MemAvailable: 123. The code then stores 123 as kilobytes, sets found_available, and skips get_avphys_pages(). Parse the complete record and require the literal kB suffix. The direct U32Kilobytes assignment is correct for a valid kilobyte value.
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In `@indra/llcommon/llsys.cpp` around lines 851 - 883, Update the MemAvailable
parsing in LLMemory::updateMemoryInfo() to accept a value only when the complete
record includes the literal kB suffix, rejecting missing or alternate units so
the fallback remains available. Preserve the existing U32Kilobytes assignment
for validated kilobyte values.
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Summary
On Linux,
get_avphys_pages()maps tosysconf(_SC_AVPHYS_PAGES)which returns only completely unallocated pages (MemFree).The Linux kernel eagerly uses spare physical RAM for disk and buffer caching (
buff/cache). On systems with active disk caching (such as asset cache operations during live viewer sessions),MemFreeroutinely hovers between 200–500 MB even when multiple gigabytes of memory are readily available for applications.The Problem
When
MemFreedips below the viewer's memory threshold (< 256 MB),LLMemoryInfo::updateAvailableMemory()causesLLMemory::getSystemMemoryBudgetFactor()to falsely assume the system is out of memory. This repeatedly triggers:Low system memory detected, emergency downrezzing off screen texturesinLLViewerTexture::updateClass()LLViewerDisplay::setFar()andAgentUpdatepacket throttling to the simulatorFix
Replace
get_avphys_pages()with a fast, zero-allocation parse ofMemAvailable:from/proc/meminfovia a single 2 KB bufferfread.MemAvailable:has been exported by the Linux kernel since 3.14 (2014) specifically to provide user applications with an accurate estimate of usable memory without swapping.If
/proc/meminfoorMemAvailable:is unavailable (such as specialized containers or pre-3.14 kernels), it cleanly falls back toget_avphys_pages().