856406 - Tabbed browser should use favicon sevice in a privacy-aware way

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

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Not exactly sure what it achieves but it probably avoids storing cookies for instance.

Compare bug 856322.

Comment 1

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Attachment: Possible patch

Comment 2

[Philip Chee]

Comment on attachment 731624 [details] [diff] [review]
Possible patch

> -      <field name="mMissedIconCache">
> -        null
Good catch!

>       <field name="mFaviconService" readonly="true">
>         Components.classes["@mozilla.org/browser/favicon-service;1"]
>                   .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIFaviconService)
>                   .QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.mozIAsyncFavicons);
>       </field>

While you're at it, get rid of the QI and getService(mozIAsyncFavicons) directly. I think mozIAsyncFavicons/nsIFaviconService have ClassInfo because when I inspect mozIAsyncFavicons, I get:

> [xpconnect wrapped (nsISupports, nsIFaviconService, mozIAsyncFavicons, nsITimerCallback)]

r=me from code inspection.

Comment 3

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Pushed comm-central changeset 04bd0d8809c9.

Comment 4

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Comment on attachment 731624 [details] [diff] [review]
Possible patch

[Approval Request Comment]
Regression caused by (bug #): 
User impact if declined: Potential favicon information leak
Testing completed (on m-c, etc.): None
Risk to taking this patch (and alternatives if risky): 
String changes made by this patch: None

Comment 5

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https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/comm-aurora/rev/75b4b6fe8b77

Comment 6

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(In reply to Philip Chee from comment #2)
> (From update of attachment 731624 [details] [diff] [review])
> >       <field name="mFaviconService" readonly="true">
> >         Components.classes["@mozilla.org/browser/favicon-service;1"]
> >                   .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIFaviconService)
> >                   .QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.mozIAsyncFavicons);
> >       </field>
> 
> While you're at it, get rid of the QI and getService(mozIAsyncFavicons)
> directly. I think mozIAsyncFavicons/nsIFaviconService have ClassInfo because
> when I inspect mozIAsyncFavicons, I get:
> 
> > [xpconnect wrapped (nsISupports, nsIFaviconService, mozIAsyncFavicons, nsITimerCallback)]
> 
> r=me from code inspection.

Sorry, I forgot about this. (But I should get the constants from Components.interfaces.nsIFaviconService at the same time.)

Comment 7

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http://hg.mozilla.org/releases/comm-beta/rev/73971e6fef8d