[tor-bugs] #21766 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser based on ESR52 with e10s enabled crashed while trying to download a file

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#21766: Tor Browser based on ESR52 with e10s enabled crashed while trying to
download a file
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 Reporter:  gk                                   |          Owner:  mcs
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Critical                             |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  ff52-esr, tbb-7.0-must-alpha, tbb-   |  Actual Points:
  e10s, tbb-crash, TorBrowserTeam201705          |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor4
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Comment (by gk):

 As time is running short we might want to get creative and think about
 ways to solve this bug by working around this bug.

 One option proposed is to get rid of our external app blocker as it is
 today assuming e10s enabled is more valuable. Another one is to fix #21886
 properly and disable e10s until we find a good solution for this bug. A
 third one would be...

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