Bug 1903728 Comment 0 Edit History

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Original comment by
on 
**Found in**
* 128.0b5

**Affected versions**
* 129.0a1 (2024-06-19)
* 128.0b5
* 127.0.1
* 115.12.0esr

**Preconditions**
* ‘devtools.webconsole.input.eagerEvaluation’ pref set to ‘true’
* ‘devtools.chrome.enabled’ pref set to ‘true’

**Tested platforms**
* Affected platforms: Windows 11, Ubuntu 22.04, MacOS 13 / 14
* Unaffected platforms: none

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Go to about:config and open the Web console (Ctrl + Shift + K)
2. Paste ‘while(true);’ in web console and press ‘Enter’ 
3. Interact with the browser

**Expected result**
* Firefox function as expected

**Actual result**
* Firefox becomes unresponsive

**Regression range**
* Will look for a regressions range ASAP

**Additional notes**
* See the attached video 
* Not reproducing if about:config page was not opened in the current session. However, slowness occurs after running the expression in the current tab
Revision 1 by
on 
**Found in**
* 128.0b5

**Affected versions**
* 129.0a1 (2024-06-19)
* 128.0b5
* 127.0.1
* 115.12.0esr

**Preconditions**
* ‘devtools.webconsole.input.eagerEvaluation’ pref set to ‘true’
* ‘devtools.chrome.enabled’ pref set to ‘true’

**Tested platforms**
* Affected platforms: Windows 11, Ubuntu 22.04, MacOS 13 / 14
* Unaffected platforms: none

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Go to about:config and open the Web console (Ctrl + Shift + K)
2. Paste ‘while(true);’ in web console and press ‘Enter’ 
3. Interact with the browser

**Expected result**
* Firefox function as expected

**Actual result**
* Firefox becomes unresponsive

**Regression range**
* Will look for a regressions range ASAP

**Additional notes**
* See the attached video 
* Also reproducing if pasting the expression in the Browser console
* Not reproducing if about:config page was not opened in the current session. However, slowness occurs after running the expression in the current tab
Revision 2 by
on 
**Found in**
* 128.0b5

**Affected versions**
* 129.0a1 (2024-06-19)
* 128.0b5
* 127.0.1
* 115.12.0esr

**Preconditions**
* ‘devtools.webconsole.input.eagerEvaluation’ pref set to ‘true’
* ‘devtools.chrome.enabled’ pref set to ‘true’

**Tested platforms**
* Affected platforms: Windows 11, Ubuntu 22.04, MacOS 13 / 14
* Unaffected platforms: none

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Go to about:config and open the Web console (Ctrl + Shift + K)
2. Paste ‘while(true);’ in web console and press ‘Enter’ 
3. Interact with the browser

**Expected result**
* Firefox functions as expected

**Actual result**
* Firefox becomes unresponsive

**Regression range**
* Will look for a regressions range ASAP

**Additional notes**
* See the attached video 
* Also reproducing if pasting the expression in the Browser console
* Not reproducing if about:config page was not opened in the current session. However, slowness occurs after running the expression in the current tab
Revision 3 by
on 
**Found in**
* 128.0b5

**Affected versions**
* 129.0a1 (2024-06-19)
* 128.0b5
* 127.0.1
* 115.12.0esr

**Preconditions**
* ‘devtools.chrome.enabled’ pref set to ‘true’

**Tested platforms**
* Affected platforms: Windows 11, Ubuntu 22.04, MacOS 13 / 14
* Unaffected platforms: none

**Steps to reproduce**
1. Go to about:config and open the Web console (Ctrl + Shift + K)
2. Paste ‘while(true);’ in web console and press ‘Enter’ 
3. Interact with the browser

**Expected result**
* Firefox functions as expected

**Actual result**
* Firefox becomes unresponsive

**Regression range**
* Will look for a regressions range ASAP

**Additional notes**
* See the attached video 
* Also reproducing if pasting the expression in the Browser console
* Not reproducing if about:config page was not opened in the current session. However, slowness occurs after running the expression in the current tab

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