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=== Obstacles to a fully-threaded necko API === | === Notes: Obstacles to a fully-threaded necko API === | ||
* A large number of classes would need modification: nsURI, nsChannels, IIOService and the various nsIProtocolHandlers. | * A large number of classes would need modification: nsURI, nsChannels, IIOService and the various nsIProtocolHandlers. | ||
* Authorization boxes would need to be popped up from non-main threads | * Authorization boxes would need to be popped up from non-main threads | ||
* Many of the necko APIs have been implemented by Javascript extensions, which would suddenly need to be thread-safe | * Many of the necko APIs have been implemented by Javascript extensions, which would suddenly need to be thread-safe | ||