[tor-bugs] #9701 [Firefox Patch Issues]: Prevent TorBrowser from creating clipboardcache turds

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#9701: Prevent TorBrowser from creating clipboardcache turds
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     Reporter:  cypherpunks          |      Owner:  mikeperry
         Type:  defect               |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal               |  Milestone:
    Component:  Firefox Patch        |    Version:
  Issues                             |   Keywords:  tbb-disk-leak,
   Resolution:                       |  interview, GeorgKoppen201405,
Actual Points:                       |  MikePerry201405R
       Points:                       |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:10 mcs]:
 > I think your proposed fix is OK.  It might be better to add a preference
 or a compile-time method to disable the WriteCache() code (Mozilla would
 be more like to accept a patch that uses such an approach).  For example,
 the kLargeDatasetSize value could be retrieved from a preference and a
 zero value could mean "never write to disk."

 That would be one approach. But I'd be in favor of another one: binding it
 to the state of the Private Browser Mode: if we are in PBM we don't write
 to disk otherwise we do as I think the current behavior is just a
 violation of the Private Browsing Mode paradigm (at least as we would like
 to have it).

 I tested the patch on all platforms and it is working fine.

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