693312 - browser chrome leak while removing specialpowers extension

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: DOM: Content Processes, defect, P5)

Description

[Joel Maher ( :jmaher ) (UTC -8)]

it seems that we have a leak when we fiddle too much with special powers.  Right now it seems that if we do not install the specialpowers extension (http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/testing/mochitest/runtests.py#532) for chrome/a11y/browser-chrome then we run into this.  

The harness and tools will support this with minimal editing, but we get a leak 75%+ of the time.  This delayed landing a series of patches in August/September and this bug should be used to track fixing the issue.

Comment 1

[cmtalbert]

Adding bmoss and jst so they can keep abreast of our efforts to hunt down this leak.  For context and debugging patches see bug 621363.

Comment 2

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1472046

Move all DOM bugs that haven’t been updated in more than 3 years and has no one currently assigned to P5.

If you have questions, please contact :mdaly.

Comment 3

[Jens Stutte [:jstutte]]

Hi Joel! I'd assume that we have a quite sophisticated reporting of leaks these days such that this not-very-specific bug is not needed anymore?

Comment 4

[Joel Maher ( :jmaher ) (UTC -8)]

thanks for bringing this up