linker: Reduce number of mmap()/prctl() calls in block allocator
Given that the block allocator does not free allocated memory unless
all objects are freed, we can allocate a large chunk of memory at a
time. This gives us:
1. Higher space efficiency, especially when the objects being
allocated has a large size.
2. Much less mmap()/prctl() calls.
3. Much less vm_area_struct objects.
While this increases the size of virtual memory allocated, the number
of dirty pages would be unchanged or less.
Test result on a Go device:
- Zygote starts 24ms faster on average.
- Kernel vm_area_struct usage 138KB less, across the entire system.
Bug: 112073665
Test: Boot and check the result from 'showmap'.
Change-Id: Iece631a5081151dd1e5bf25dbddac9b264bcdcff
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