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==GoalOverview ==

The goal of the current Electrolysis project ("e10s" for short) is to render and execute functionality hosts, renders, or executes web related content in a single background 'content' process [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_process child processes] which communicates communicate with the main "parent" Firefox process browser via various [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/IPDL ipdl protocols]. The two major advantages of this model are security and performance. Security improvements are accomplished through security sandboxing, performance improvements are born out of the fact that multiple processes better leverage available client computing power. Electrolysis child processes are currently in use for the following tasks within Firefox: * Legacy NPAPI plugin hosting* Media playback* Web content ('content processes') In the future Electrolysis child processes may be used to handle other browser tasks including graphical composition, and addon hosting for addons that leverage the new [[WebExtensions]] apis.