Closed Bug 1437629 Opened 7 years ago Closed 7 years ago

dom.ipc.processCount.web is ignored?

Categories

(Core :: DOM: Content Processes, enhancement)

Product:
Core
Component:
DOM: Content Processes
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WONTFIX

People

(Reporter: overholt, Unassigned)

Details

It looks like the code currently always reads from dom.ipc.processCount [1] (changed in bug 1349363) so when I set the dom.ipc.processCount.web=8 I still only get 4 content processes. [1] Compare https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/toolkit/xre/nsAppRunner.cpp#5121 with https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/source/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp#684 if Nika and I are reading this correctly
dom.ipc.processCount.web was a hack to allow the e10srollout addon to control the number of content processes without stomping on previously-set values of dom.ipc.processCount or denying the user the ability to control the number of processes independently of the addon. Since that constraint is gone, I made us go back to only respecting dom.ipc.processCount, as it now means the same thing everywhere, on all branches.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
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