Electronic device and control method for controlling memory

A control method for an electronic device, the control method comprising:

• accessing at least one page that is subject to paging-in, in response to a page-in trigger event identified during execution of a first process;
• paging-in the at least one page in a first area of a first memory at least partially based on a partition type in which the at least one page is stored, the at least one page being stored in a second memory;
• executing a second process in response to an execution request of a second process;
• determining whether the second process satisfies a designated condition;
• dropping the at least one page mapped to the first area from the first memory according to the page-in, at least partially based on a result of the determination;
• and
• allocating at least one page required for execution of the second process to the first area.

An electronic device comprising:

• a housing;
• a communication circuit;
• at least one processor operatively connected with the communication circuit;
• a non-volatile memory operatively connected with the processor and storing at least one file;
• and
• a volatile memory operatively connected to the processor,
• wherein the non-volatile memory stores instructions that cause, when executed, the processor, to:
• establish a first area and a second area on the volatile memory;
• store data of a first type related to the at least one file in the first area;
• store data of at least one second type that is not related to the data of the first type and/or the at least one file in the second area;
• receive a request for storing one of the data of the at least one second type, which exceeds a selected threshold value;
• and
• control the first area to be in a state of storing one of the data of the at least one second type instead of the data of the first type, upon receipt of the request.