1668000 - Rollout WebRender to Intel laptops with older drivers.

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Graphics: WebRender, defect)

Description

[Jeff Muizelaar [:jrmuizel]]

There's no distinction between 'Intel' and 'IntelModern' in release
so even though we switch to 'Intel' it has no effect.

Comment 1

[Jeff Muizelaar [:jrmuizel]]

Attachment: Bug 1668000 - Rollout WebRender to Intel laptops with older drivers.

There's no distinction between 'Intel' and 'IntelModern' in release
so even though we switch to 'Intel' it has no effect.

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/41f94c3377e6
Rollout WebRender to Intel laptops with older drivers. r=aosmond

Comment 3

[Jeff Muizelaar [:jrmuizel]]

Comment on attachment 9178438 [details]
Bug 1668000 - Rollout WebRender to Intel laptops with older drivers.

Beta/Release Uplift Approval Request

• User impact if declined: Fewer intel users will get WebRender. This laptop users with drivers older than 21.20.16.4550 get WebRender
• Is this code covered by automated tests?: Yes
• Has the fix been verified in Nightly?: Yes
• Needs manual test from QE?: Yes
• If yes, steps to reproduce:
• List of other uplifts needed: None
• Risk to taking this patch: Low
• Why is the change risky/not risky? (and alternatives if risky): This just removes a #ifndef EARLY_BETA_OR_EARLIER.
  We've been shipping to this audience for multiple cycles on early beta and nightly with no reported problems.
• String changes made/needed:

Comment 4

[Razvan Maries]

Backed out for build bustages.

Push with failure: https://treeherder.mozilla.org/#/jobs?repo=autoland&selectedTaskRun=b9fj3q-RSxK-AznC7ILczg.0&resultStatus=pending%2Crunning%2Csuccess%2Ctestfailed%2Cbusted%2Cexception&searchStr=windows%2C2012%2Cx64%2Casan%2Cbuild-win64-asan%2Fopt%2Cbo&revision=41f94c3377e6124f73d78ad7e45c10ccc56237ed

Log: https://treeherder.mozilla.org/logviewer.html#/jobs?job_id=317060045&repo=autoland&lineNumber=28483

Backout: https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/58d3489c2e20f2b3f5d696d89fcad2287bf54e7f

Comment 5

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/68f0ba8646fe
Rollout WebRender to Intel laptops with older drivers. r=aosmond

Comment 6

[Sebastian Hengst [:aryx] (needinfo me if it's about an intermittent or backout)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/68f0ba8646fe

Comment 7

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau] (back August 18)]

Comment on attachment 9178438 [details]
Bug 1668000 - Rollout WebRender to Intel laptops with older drivers.

more webrender, approved for 82.0b6

Comment 8

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau] (back August 18)]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/e1b4b70526b3

Comment 9

[Cristian Baica [:cbaica], Release Desktop QA]

Could you please provide some info regarding testing steps for QA?