[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 35061] New: Numerous ports hack their way around the PageCache (instead of using a nice define)

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35061

           Summary: Numerous ports hack their way around the PageCache
                    (instead of using a nice define)
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.5
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebCore Misc.
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: eric at webkit.org
                CC: darin at apple.com, ap at webkit.org, beidson at apple.com
        Depends on: 34259


Numerous ports hack their way around the PageCache (instead of using a nice
define)

We should come up with some better solution than ports returning FLT_MAX;

Perhaps a new USE() #define which turns on this "immediate release" behavior
that ports seem to desire.

Current ports using FLT_MAX for this function:

gtk/TemporaryLinkStubs.cpp
qt/TemporaryLinkStubs.cpp
win/SystemTimeWin.cpp
wince/SystemTimeWince.cpp
wx/SystemTimeWx.cpp

Basically every port except for the Apple Mac and Apple Windows ports.  This
seems broken.

I'm not even sure what ports disabling the page cache in this way are doing. 
As in, what positive or negative effects they're having on their port is.

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