On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Nicholas Nethercote <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I want to understand all the different processes that we can and will have > in Firefox. Here's a list I constructed off the top of my head. > > - main process > > - content process(es): 1 on release for most users; 2 on Nightly > > - plugin process: just for Flash now? > > - gfx compositor process (bug 1264543, in Fx53) > I think this is generally referred to as the "GPU process". One relevant detail is that I believe it is Windows-only right now. > > - file:// URL access process (bug 1147911, in Fx53) > > IIRC there was a proposal for a thumbnail generation process a while back > but judging by bug 1187441 that was scrapped. > I think in non-e10s a content process is used for thumbnail generation, but it is run in the regular content process in e10s. > > Do I have any of these details wrong? Have I missed any? > > Thanks. > > Nick > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
