[tor-commits] [tor-browser/tor-browser-60.3.0esr-8.5-1] Bug 1503354 - Disable background HTTP response throttling for causing visible regressions. r=dragana, a=pascalc

[gk at torproject.org]

commit 2789cecf98cd603f835711378d76ed06b4369609
Author: Honza Bambas <honzab.moz at firemni.cz>
Date:   Wed Oct 31 02:13:00 2018 -0400

    Bug 1503354 - Disable background HTTP response throttling for causing visible regressions. r=dragana, a=pascalc
    
    --HG--
    extra : source : 1ed273626bbd38cde17d7610ac5d7dad0aca91c1
    extra : intermediate-source : c89f12000b079c50362ce52e661e3c5e24836a11
    
    This backport fixes our bug 28608.
---
 modules/libpref/init/all.js | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index f5a2ec47593a..e358cfcfcb2d 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -2275,9 +2275,9 @@ pref("network.auth.non-web-content-triggered-resources-http-auth-allow", false);
 // in that case default credentials will always be used.
 pref("network.auth.private-browsing-sso", false);
 
-// Control how throttling of http responses works - number of ms that each
-// suspend and resume period lasts (prefs named appropriately)
-pref("network.http.throttle.enable", true);
+// This feature is occasionally causing visible regressions (download too slow for
+// too long time, jitter in video/audio in background tabs...)
+pref("network.http.throttle.enable", false);
 pref("network.http.throttle.version", 1);
 
 // V1 prefs