1649530 - Deprecate GeckoRuntimeSettings.Builder.useMultiprocess and GeckoRuntimeSettings.getUseMultiprocess

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(GeckoView :: General, task, P1)

Description

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

Now that FxR supports e10s and Gecko support for e10s is unsupported and on a path to removal, we should mark these as deprecated.

Comment 1

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

Attachment: Bug 1649530: Deprecate GeckoRuntimeSettings for toggling multiprocess; r=#geckoview-reviewers

I intend to uplift this patch to v79, so the changelog references 79 and the
version for removal is indicated as v82.

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/1f7b6aacc2e7
Deprecate GeckoRuntimeSettings for toggling multiprocess; r=geckoview-reviewers,agi

Comment 3

[(No longer employed by Mozilla) Aaron Klotz]

Comment on attachment 9160962 [details]
Bug 1649530: Deprecate GeckoRuntimeSettings for toggling multiprocess; r=#geckoview-reviewers

Beta/Release Uplift Approval Request

• User impact if declined: None, however it would postpone GeckoView API removals by one release cycle.
• Is this code covered by automated tests?: Yes
• Has the fix been verified in Nightly?: Yes
• Needs manual test from QE?: No
• If yes, steps to reproduce:
• List of other uplifts needed: Bug 1649529 MUST LAND BEFORE THIS ONE
• Risk to taking this patch: Low
• Why is the change risky/not risky? (and alternatives if risky): This patch just adds deprecation annotations to APIs that we plan to remove in a future GeckoView release.
• String changes made/needed:

Comment 4

[Narcis Beleuzu [:NarcisB]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/1f7b6aacc2e7

Comment 5

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau]]

Comment on attachment 9160962 [details]
Bug 1649530: Deprecate GeckoRuntimeSettings for toggling multiprocess; r=#geckoview-reviewers

approved for 79.0b4

Comment 6

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/f5e5c772293f