1282656 - Let gfx.max-alloc-size becomes user-configurable

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: Graphics: Layers, defect, P3)

Description

[Vincent Liu[:vliu]]

Per requirement for the following link

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1282074#c5

Comment 1

[Nicolas Silva [:nical]]

If you want to expose this pref, please make sure that the user can't break everything with the pref.

Comment 2

[Milan Sreckovic [:milan] (needinfo for best results)]

I'd say that just having this preference is enough - I asked for it when I didn't know we had it in the first place.  We don't really need to have it show up in about:config by default.  Having it documented somewhere (probably worth starting a wiki page for magical graphics options) would be enough.  That way we make sure the users that make the change are educated about what it does.  We don't want somebody stumbling on this preference and changing the value without knowing what it does, and bricking their browser.

Comment 3

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The bug assignee is inactive on Bugzilla, so the assignee is being reset.

Comment 4

[Gregory Pappas [:gregp]]

I think this bug was filed when gfx.max-alloc-size was a hidden pref. It's now a static pref and therefore visible in about:config