fix(mister): rebalance image caches and prefer frontend as OOM victim

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• Lower the encoded-bytes image cache cap from 128 MiB to 64 MiB and the decoded-image cache from 64 MiB to 32 MiB. Together with Qt Quick's pixmap cache these previously assumed each was the only image-memory consumer, which could exhaust MiSTer's swap-free 492 MiB once the caches filled.
• Set QML_PIXMAP_CACHE_LIMIT to Qt's 2 MiB default instead of 32 MiB. An operator override in the environment is still honored.
• Write 500 to /proc/self/oom_score_adj on MiSTer before starting Core. The frontend is supervised by Main and restarts with empty caches, so under memory pressure the kernel now reclaims it rather than Core.
• Add a unit test for the OOM score write and refresh the cache sizing comments to describe the shared budget.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Performance
  • Reduced image and pixmap cache limits to lower overall memory usage.
  • Updated cache behavior to support efficient handling of resized cover images.
  • Adjusted MiSTer runtime memory pressure handling so the frontend is more likely to be selected for termination when system memory is critically low.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change lowers three image cache limits and adds MiSTer-specific OOM score adjustment. The frontend writes 500 to /proc/self/oom_score_adj before acquiring a core service resource lease. A unit test verifies the score-writing helper.

Changes

Memory Management

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Image cache budget reductions rust/frontend/src/media_image_cache.rs, src/app/main.cpp, src/app/media_image_provider.cpp	The media image cache changes to 64 MiB, the Qt Quick pixmap cache default changes to 2048 KiB, and the decoded-image cache changes to 32 MiB. Related documentation is updated.
MiSTer OOM victim selection rust/frontend/src/mister_runtime.rs	MiSTer writes an OOM score adjustment of 500 before resource lease acquisition. A test verifies the helper writes the expected value.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f8b8c

Core may inherit the frontend’s elevated OOM score and be reclaimed under memory pressure, defeating the intended protection. Fix the startup ordering before merge.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	The description clearly summarizes the cache changes, OOM configuration, rationale, and unit test. It does not use the required template sections and omits the test plan, screenshots or recording stat…	Rewrite the description using the repository template. Add Summary, Motivation, Test plan, and Checklist sections. State whether screenshots or recordings are required, report test results, and confirm applicable checklist items.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 75.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 12 functions across 4 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title is concise, specific, and accurately describes the two main changes: image-cache rebalancing and preferring the frontend as the OOM victim.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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The description clearly summarizes the cache changes, OOM configuration, rationale, and unit test. It does not use the required template sections and omits the test plan, screenshots or recording status, and checklist confirmations.

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In `@rust/frontend/src/mister_runtime.rs`:
- Line 625: Move the prefer_frontend_as_oom_victim() call in
zaparoo_rust_post_qt_start() until after ensure_core_service_running()
completes, so the spawned Core process does not inherit the frontend OOM score
adjustment.

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• rust/frontend/src/media_image_cache.rs
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Spawn Core before setting the frontend OOM score.

zaparoo_rust_post_qt_start() reaches ensure_core_service_running(), which writes 500 to /proc/self/oom_score_adj before spawning /usr/bin/taskset with /media/fat/Scripts/zaparoo.sh -service start. Linux carries oom_score_adj across fork and exec. If that wrapper starts Core as a descendant, Core can inherit 500, removing the adjustment difference intended to protect Core. Move prefer_frontend_as_oom_victim() after the spawn, or reset the Core child’s score explicitly.

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In `@rust/frontend/src/mister_runtime.rs` at line 625, Move the
prefer_frontend_as_oom_victim() call in zaparoo_rust_post_qt_start() until after
ensure_core_service_running() completes, so the spawned Core process does not
inherit the frontend OOM score adjustment.

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