[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 96690] New: Consider pausing all tests when CrashReporter is running

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=96690

           Summary: Consider pausing all tests when CrashReporter is
                    running
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Unspecified
        OS/Version: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: Tools / Tests
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: ap at webkit.org
                CC: mrowe at apple.com, slewis at apple.com,
                    dpranke at chromium.org, lforschler at apple.com,
                    timothy_horton at apple.com


CrashReporter is a very resource intensive process, so running a dozen DumpRenterTrees along with it is a recipe for trouble.

Can we avoid starting any new tests while the reporter process is running? There are crashes that happen without NRWT ever noticing, so it's probably better than pausing tests while explicitly waiting for the crash log.

One downside would be that the process doesn't seem to exit immediately after having written out the log, so we may be wasting some time. But maybe that's the right thing to do regardless.

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