[tbb-bugs] #29120 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Default value of media.cache_size (0) causes some media to load extremely slowly or become unplayable

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#29120: Default value of media.cache_size (0) causes some media to load extremely
slowly or become unplayable
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 Reporter:  QZw2aBQoPyuEVXYVlBps                 |          Owner:  tbb-
                                                 |  team
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-disk-leak, tbb-usability-        |  Actual Points:
  website, TorBrowserTeam201901                  |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by gk):

 * keywords:  tbb-disk-leak, tbb-usability-website => tbb-disk-leak, tbb-
     usability-website, TorBrowserTeam201901


Comment:

 Thanks for the patch! I wonder what happens if the video is larger than
 the available memory cache (or the latter is already filled up with other
 cached stuff). Does the browser crash then? Or become unusable otherwise?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/29120#comment:5>
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