1539596 - [meta] make Firefox faster at Jetstream 2

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1539848

(Core :: JavaScript Engine, defect)

Description

[Asif Youssuff]

Problem:
Webkit introduced a new Jetstream benchmark where Safari is 68% faster than Firefox.

Firefox should try to do better here.

Solution:
Jetstream 2 should be integrated in automated performance testing moving forward to help speed up Firefox.

https://browserbench.org/JetStream2.0/

Mozilla Top Level Goal:
Performance

Existing Bug:
No bug

Per-Commit:
Yes

Data other than Pass/Fail:
It should test to see if Firefox does better in each test. Some of these methods may already exist, but the test may need to be taken apart if developers are less interested in the top level score.

Prototype Date:
Not provided

Production Date:
Not provided

Most Valuable Piece:
Not provided

Responsible Engineer:
Not provided

Manager:
Not provided

Other Teams/External Dependencies:
Not provided

Additional Info:
Not provided

Comment 1

[Geoff Brown [:gbrown]]

Note that jgriffin (assignee) is inactive.

Comment 2

[Nathan Froyd [:froydnj]]

I'm gonna say this wants to be a JS engine bug instead.