[tor-bugs] #9521 [TorBrowserButton]: "new identity" leaks memory in evenSuppressor.suppressEventHandling()

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#9521: "new identity" leaks memory in evenSuppressor.suppressEventHandling()
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 Reporter:  arma              |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  defect            |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal            |      Milestone:           
Component:  TorBrowserButton  |        Version:           
 Keywords:                    |         Parent:           
   Points:                    |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 The leaked memory is primarily concentrated in the 'heap-unclassified'
 section of about:memory, and this is reproducible even if you just mash
 New Identity a bunch of times without loading any web pages.

 Probably time to dig a bit deeper and try out some of these:
 https://wiki.mozilla.org/Performance:Leak_Tools.

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