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= Startup Performance = | = Startup Performance = | ||
'''Summmary''' | |||
* Read the latest [http://autonome.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/firefox-startup-performance-weekly-summary-11/ weekly update]. (none last week) | |||
* View [http://graphs.mozilla.org/dashboard/snapshot/ snapshot results] for startup and all other tests. | |||
'''Activity''' | |||
* Rob Strong put up a [http://blog.mozilla.com/rstrong/2009/11/29/the-fastest-code-is-the-code-that-never-runs/ detailed post] about his startup improvements to the update service, the effect on mobile, and points out some other front-end services that could benefit from the same treatment. | |||
* Now that Joel has a fully-static Firefox working ({{bug|525013}}), he's moved on to improving code locality ({{bug|531406}}). However, time-ordering of symbols doesn't seem to improve the sequentiality of the page-ins by much. More data on the bug. | |||
* Ben is making progress on the fastload replacement in {{bug|520309}}. Some fastload/invalidation discussion in this [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.platform/browse_thread/thread/ca867015d8e35fd2/c86a10493eff7146?lnk=raot#c86a10493eff7146 dev.platform thread]. | |||
* Taras has patches up for service caching ({{bug|516085}}, needs review bsmedberg. | |||
* Super-fast-path-ing of Components.* needs some JS team help: ({{bug|512584}}). | |||
* {{bug|519445}}, for reducing Mac startup time spent in font system initialization, is ready to land when the tree re-opens. | |||
'''More''' | |||
* More details on the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Projects/Startup_Time_Improvements project page]. | |||
* Join us on IRC in [http://irc.mozilla.org/#startup #startup]. | |||
= Security = | = Security = | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 1 December 2009
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Notices / Schedule
Firefox 3.0.16 / Firefox 3.5.6
- builds made, on track for mid-December release
Firefox 3.0.17 / Firefox 3.5.7
- proposed schedule online
- tree is open!
- please work on your blockers
Blocker Report
See more Firefox 3.6 related blocker queries, or learn about the new status and blocker flags
- Release Blockers (flag: blocking1.9.2 or blocking-firefox3.6)
- 39 OPEN (-7 w/w)
- 7 FIXED but not yet fixed on mozilla-1.9.2 (-16 w/w)
- 15 nominations (+3 w/w)
- Handy charts: Blocker snapshots, Blocker and Noms trends
- Approvals
- email beltzner if you have approval requests needing attention
- 86 requests (-14 w/w)
- 9 approved but not yet fixed on mozilla-1.9.2 (+2 w/w)
- Charts: Nominations snapshots
Browser / Front End
(Progress reports every weekend on Planet Firefox)
- see our active projects and get involved / propose others
- Namoroka/mozilla-1.9.2 front end development:
- 0 blockers left, though there are some crashkill nominations to deal with
- mozilla-1.9.3 front end development:
- Unfocused has tryserver builds up with tab match in awsomebar
- David Dahl has a new Places query API
- Mossop is updating the extension manager API and Boriss is looking at the UI
- Faaborg and the Places team are starting into the UI changes they proposed and discussed earlier
- Rob Strong is analysing several potential updater fixes
- Limi is looking at the resource packages issue
- Paul is updating the tab opening order heuristic
- Marco is moving Places expiry I/O off the main thread
- Drew is making asynchronous containers for Places operations
- Horlander is driving forward the theme change work
- (links forthcoming)
GFX Update
Layout Update
Content Update
Platform-specific Support Update
JS
Startup Performance
Summmary
- Read the latest weekly update. (none last week)
- View snapshot results for startup and all other tests.
Activity
- Rob Strong put up a detailed post about his startup improvements to the update service, the effect on mobile, and points out some other front-end services that could benefit from the same treatment.
- Now that Joel has a fully-static Firefox working (bug 525013), he's moved on to improving code locality (bug 531406). However, time-ordering of symbols doesn't seem to improve the sequentiality of the page-ins by much. More data on the bug.
- Ben is making progress on the fastload replacement in bug 520309. Some fastload/invalidation discussion in this dev.platform thread.
- Taras has patches up for service caching (bug 516085, needs review bsmedberg.
- Super-fast-path-ing of Components.* needs some JS team help: (bug 512584).
- bug 519445, for reducing Mac startup time spent in font system initialization, is ready to land when the tree re-opens.
More
- More details on the project page.
- Join us on IRC in #startup.