Methods and apparatus to manage a process under a memory constraint

A method to manage memory utilization, the method comprising:

• detecting that a process is to transition from a foreground mode of operation to a background mode of operation;
• without transitioning the process to the background mode of operation, calculating a projected out of memory score;
• without transitioning the process to the background mode of operation, comparing the projected out of memory score to a score threshold;
• and
• without transitioning the process to the background mode of operation, terminating the process when the projected out of memory score is greater than the score threshold.

A processor platform comprising:

• a process state transition detector to detect that a process executed by a processor is to transition from a foreground mode of operation to a background mode of operation;
• an out of memory score calculator to, without transitioning the process to the background mode of operation, calculate a projected out of memory score;
• a threshold comparator to, without transitioning the process to the background mode of operation, compare the projected out of memory score to a score threshold;
• and
• a process controller to, without transitioning the process to the background mode of operation, terminate the process when the projected out of memory score is greater than the score threshold.