diff --git a/include/media/AudioSystem.h b/include/media/AudioSystem.h
index fb1d631..e7b85c0 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioSystem.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioSystem.h
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@
     static uint32_t getPrimaryOutputSamplingRate();
     static size_t getPrimaryOutputFrameCount();
 
+    static status_t setLowRamDevice(bool isLowRamDevice);
+
     // Check if hw offload is possible for given format, stream type, sample rate,
     // bit rate, duration, video and streaming or offload property is enabled
     static bool isOffloadSupported(const audio_offload_info_t& info);
diff --git a/include/media/IAudioFlinger.h b/include/media/IAudioFlinger.h
index 0aa5870..de45aa8 100644
--- a/include/media/IAudioFlinger.h
+++ b/include/media/IAudioFlinger.h
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@
     virtual uint32_t getPrimaryOutputSamplingRate() = 0;
     virtual size_t getPrimaryOutputFrameCount() = 0;
 
+    // Intended for AudioService to inform AudioFlinger of device's low RAM attribute,
+    // and should be called at most once.  For a definition of what "low RAM" means, see
+    // android.app.ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice().
+    virtual status_t setLowRamDevice(bool isLowRamDevice) = 0;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp b/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
index 6b9b3be..0d59af0 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/AudioSystem.cpp
@@ -772,6 +772,13 @@
     return af->getPrimaryOutputFrameCount();
 }
 
+status_t AudioSystem::setLowRamDevice(bool isLowRamDevice)
+{
+    const sp<IAudioFlinger>& af = AudioSystem::get_audio_flinger();
+    if (af == 0) return PERMISSION_DENIED;
+    return af->setLowRamDevice(isLowRamDevice);
+}
+
 void AudioSystem::clearAudioConfigCache()
 {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(gLock);
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
index 6bb7df6..2e2c0cc 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IAudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     LOAD_HW_MODULE,
     GET_PRIMARY_OUTPUT_SAMPLING_RATE,
     GET_PRIMARY_OUTPUT_FRAME_COUNT,
+    SET_LOW_RAM_DEVICE,
 };
 
 class BpAudioFlinger : public BpInterface<IAudioFlinger>
@@ -698,6 +699,15 @@
         return reply.readInt32();
     }
 
+    virtual status_t setLowRamDevice(bool isLowRamDevice)
+    {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(IAudioFlinger::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        data.writeInt32((int) isLowRamDevice);
+        remote()->transact(SET_LOW_RAM_DEVICE, data, &reply);
+        return reply.readInt32();
+    }
+
 };
 
 IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(AudioFlinger, "android.media.IAudioFlinger");
@@ -1059,6 +1069,12 @@
             reply->writeInt32(getPrimaryOutputFrameCount());
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;
+        case SET_LOW_RAM_DEVICE: {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(IAudioFlinger, data, reply);
+            bool isLowRamDevice = data.readInt32() != 0;
+            reply->writeInt32(setLowRamDevice(isLowRamDevice));
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        } break;
         default:
             return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
     }
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index 6a3007b..99e077c 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <media/nbaio/Pipe.h>
 #include <media/nbaio/PipeReader.h>
 #include <media/AudioParameter.h>
+#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -139,7 +140,9 @@
       mMasterMute(false),
       mNextUniqueId(1),
       mMode(AUDIO_MODE_INVALID),
-      mBtNrecIsOff(false)
+      mBtNrecIsOff(false),
+      mIsLowRamDevice(true),
+      mIsDeviceTypeKnown(false)
 {
     getpid_cached = getpid();
     char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
@@ -1381,6 +1384,23 @@
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+status_t AudioFlinger::setLowRamDevice(bool isLowRamDevice)
+{
+    uid_t uid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid();
+    if (uid != AID_SYSTEM) {
+        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
+    }
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    if (mIsDeviceTypeKnown) {
+        return INVALID_OPERATION;
+    }
+    mIsLowRamDevice = isLowRamDevice;
+    mIsDeviceTypeKnown = true;
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 audio_io_handle_t AudioFlinger::openOutput(audio_module_handle_t module,
                                            audio_devices_t *pDevices,
                                            uint32_t *pSamplingRate,
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 2df9173..f31619b 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@
     virtual uint32_t getPrimaryOutputSamplingRate();
     virtual size_t getPrimaryOutputFrameCount();
 
+    virtual status_t setLowRamDevice(bool isLowRamDevice);
+
     virtual     status_t    onTransact(
                                 uint32_t code,
                                 const Parcel& data,
@@ -623,6 +625,15 @@
     static const size_t kTeeSinkTrackFramesDefault = 0x1000;
 #endif
 
+    // This method reads from a variable without mLock, but the variable is updated under mLock.  So
+    // we might read a stale value, or a value that's inconsistent with respect to other variables.
+    // In this case, it's safe because the return value isn't used for making an important decision.
+    // The reason we don't want to take mLock is because it could block the caller for a long time.
+    bool    isLowRamDevice() const { return mIsLowRamDevice; }
+
+private:
+    bool    mIsLowRamDevice;
+    bool    mIsDeviceTypeKnown;
 };
 
 #undef INCLUDING_FROM_AUDIOFLINGER_H
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.cpp b/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.cpp
index 819e8ec..5350e2c 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     struct timespec oldLoad = {0, 0};    // previous value of clock_gettime(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID)
     bool oldLoadValid = false;  // whether oldLoad is valid
     uint32_t bounds = 0;
-    bool full = false;      // whether we have collected at least kSamplingN samples
+    bool full = false;      // whether we have collected at least mSamplingN samples
 #ifdef CPU_FREQUENCY_STATISTICS
     ThreadCpuUsage tcu;     // for reading the current CPU clock frequency in kHz
 #endif
@@ -534,11 +534,11 @@
 #ifdef FAST_MIXER_STATISTICS
                 if (isWarm) {
                     // advance the FIFO queue bounds
-                    size_t i = bounds & (FastMixerDumpState::kSamplingN - 1);
+                    size_t i = bounds & (dumpState->mSamplingN - 1);
                     bounds = (bounds & 0xFFFF0000) | ((bounds + 1) & 0xFFFF);
                     if (full) {
                         bounds += 0x10000;
-                    } else if (!(bounds & (FastMixerDumpState::kSamplingN - 1))) {
+                    } else if (!(bounds & (dumpState->mSamplingN - 1))) {
                         full = true;
                     }
                     // compute the delta value of clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
@@ -608,28 +608,44 @@
     // never return 'true'; Thread::_threadLoop() locks mutex which can result in priority inversion
 }
 
-FastMixerDumpState::FastMixerDumpState() :
+FastMixerDumpState::FastMixerDumpState(
+#ifdef FAST_MIXER_STATISTICS
+        uint32_t samplingN
+#endif
+        ) :
     mCommand(FastMixerState::INITIAL), mWriteSequence(0), mFramesWritten(0),
     mNumTracks(0), mWriteErrors(0), mUnderruns(0), mOverruns(0),
     mSampleRate(0), mFrameCount(0), /* mMeasuredWarmupTs({0, 0}), */ mWarmupCycles(0),
     mTrackMask(0)
 #ifdef FAST_MIXER_STATISTICS
-    , mBounds(0)
+    , mSamplingN(0), mBounds(0)
 #endif
 {
     mMeasuredWarmupTs.tv_sec = 0;
     mMeasuredWarmupTs.tv_nsec = 0;
 #ifdef FAST_MIXER_STATISTICS
-    // sample arrays aren't accessed atomically with respect to the bounds,
-    // so clearing reduces chance for dumpsys to read random uninitialized samples
-    memset(&mMonotonicNs, 0, sizeof(mMonotonicNs));
-    memset(&mLoadNs, 0, sizeof(mLoadNs));
-#ifdef CPU_FREQUENCY_STATISTICS
-    memset(&mCpukHz, 0, sizeof(mCpukHz));
-#endif
+    increaseSamplingN(samplingN);
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef FAST_MIXER_STATISTICS
+void FastMixerDumpState::increaseSamplingN(uint32_t samplingN)
+{
+    if (samplingN <= mSamplingN || samplingN > kSamplingN || roundup(samplingN) != samplingN) {
+        return;
+    }
+    uint32_t additional = samplingN - mSamplingN;
+    // sample arrays aren't accessed atomically with respect to the bounds,
+    // so clearing reduces chance for dumpsys to read random uninitialized samples
+    memset(&mMonotonicNs[mSamplingN], 0, sizeof(mMonotonicNs[0]) * additional);
+    memset(&mLoadNs[mSamplingN], 0, sizeof(mLoadNs[0]) * additional);
+#ifdef CPU_FREQUENCY_STATISTICS
+    memset(&mCpukHz[mSamplingN], 0, sizeof(mCpukHz[0]) * additional);
+#endif
+    mSamplingN = samplingN;
+}
+#endif
+
 FastMixerDumpState::~FastMixerDumpState()
 {
 }
@@ -648,7 +664,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-void FastMixerDumpState::dump(int fd)
+void FastMixerDumpState::dump(int fd) const
 {
     if (mCommand == FastMixerState::INITIAL) {
         fdprintf(fd, "FastMixer not initialized\n");
@@ -699,9 +715,9 @@
     uint32_t newestOpen = bounds & 0xFFFF;
     uint32_t oldestClosed = bounds >> 16;
     uint32_t n = (newestOpen - oldestClosed) & 0xFFFF;
-    if (n > kSamplingN) {
+    if (n > mSamplingN) {
         ALOGE("too many samples %u", n);
-        n = kSamplingN;
+        n = mSamplingN;
     }
     // statistics for monotonic (wall clock) time, thread raw CPU load in time, CPU clock frequency,
     // and adjusted CPU load in MHz normalized for CPU clock frequency
@@ -717,7 +733,7 @@
     uint32_t *tail = n >= kTailDenominator ? new uint32_t[n] : NULL;
     // loop over all the samples
     for (uint32_t j = 0; j < n; ++j) {
-        size_t i = oldestClosed++ & (kSamplingN - 1);
+        size_t i = oldestClosed++ & (mSamplingN - 1);
         uint32_t wallNs = mMonotonicNs[i];
         if (tail != NULL) {
             tail[j] = wallNs;
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.h b/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.h
index 2ab1d04..6158925 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/FastMixer.h
@@ -85,10 +85,14 @@
 // Only POD types are permitted, and the contents shouldn't be trusted (i.e. do range checks).
 // It has a different lifetime than the FastMixer, and so it can't be a member of FastMixer.
 struct FastMixerDumpState {
-    FastMixerDumpState();
+    FastMixerDumpState(
+#ifdef FAST_MIXER_STATISTICS
+            uint32_t samplingN = kSamplingNforLowRamDevice
+#endif
+            );
     /*virtual*/ ~FastMixerDumpState();
 
-    void dump(int fd);          // should only be called on a stable copy, not the original
+    void dump(int fd) const;    // should only be called on a stable copy, not the original
 
     FastMixerState::Command mCommand;   // current command
     uint32_t mWriteSequence;    // incremented before and after each write()
@@ -106,8 +110,15 @@
 
 #ifdef FAST_MIXER_STATISTICS
     // Recently collected samples of per-cycle monotonic time, thread CPU time, and CPU frequency.
-    // kSamplingN is the size of the sampling frame, and must be a power of 2 <= 0x8000.
+    // kSamplingN is max size of sampling frame (statistics), and must be a power of 2 <= 0x8000.
+    // The sample arrays are virtually allocated based on this compile-time constant,
+    // but are only initialized and used based on the runtime parameter mSamplingN.
     static const uint32_t kSamplingN = 0x8000;
+    // Compile-time constant for a "low RAM device", must be a power of 2 <= kSamplingN.
+    // This value was chosen such that each array uses 1 small page (4 Kbytes).
+    static const uint32_t kSamplingNforLowRamDevice = 0x400;
+    // Corresponding runtime maximum size of sample arrays, must be a power of 2 <= kSamplingN.
+    uint32_t mSamplingN;
     // The bounds define the interval of valid samples, and are represented as follows:
     //      newest open (excluded) endpoint   = lower 16 bits of bounds, modulo N
     //      oldest closed (included) endpoint = upper 16 bits of bounds, modulo N
@@ -119,6 +130,8 @@
 #ifdef CPU_FREQUENCY_STATISTICS
     uint32_t mCpukHz[kSamplingN];       // absolute CPU clock frequency in kHz, bits 0-3 are CPU#
 #endif
+    // Increase sampling window after construction, must be a power of 2 <= kSamplingN
+    void    increaseSamplingN(uint32_t samplingN);
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 97a1e43..f27d908 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -2285,6 +2285,8 @@
 #endif
             }
             state->mCommand = FastMixerState::MIX_WRITE;
+            mFastMixerDumpState.increaseSamplingN(mAudioFlinger->isLowRamDevice() ?
+                    FastMixerDumpState::kSamplingNforLowRamDevice : FastMixerDumpState::kSamplingN);
             sq->end();
             sq->push(FastMixerStateQueue::BLOCK_UNTIL_PUSHED);
             if (kUseFastMixer == FastMixer_Dynamic) {
@@ -3085,7 +3087,7 @@
     write(fd, result.string(), result.size());
 
     // Make a non-atomic copy of fast mixer dump state so it won't change underneath us
-    FastMixerDumpState copy = mFastMixerDumpState;
+    const FastMixerDumpState copy(mFastMixerDumpState);
     copy.dump(fd);
 
 #ifdef STATE_QUEUE_DUMP