Closed Bug 706906 Opened 13 years ago Closed 13 years ago

graphics driver blocklist: Block FEATURE_WEBGL_OPENGL on Windows

Categories

(Toolkit :: Blocklist Policy Requests, defect)

Product:
Toolkit
Component:
Blocklist Policy Requests
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INVALID

People

(Reporter: bjacob, Assigned: joe)

Details

We are getting very concerning reports of Optimus driver crashes with WebGL. On Optimus, we already blacklist ANGLE, so we fall back to using the OpenGL driver. The OpenGL driver is not blacklisted on NVIDIA cards. While we don't have proof that the OpenGL driver was used on these machines and that it caused the crashes, blacklisting it will take a big variable out of the equation. Bug 635044 is an example where we added an entry to the downloadable gfx driver blocklist. This one could be modelled after it. Joe, can you do it?
As it turns out, my theory about these crashes was wrong. I thought these users has Optimus and their OpenGL driver was crashing. The truth is they're using the Intel card, only some of them as part of Optimus, but the common factor is Intel and they're crashing with Direct3D.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 13 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Product: addons.mozilla.org → Toolkit
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