Re: Firefox pausing network activity during vt-switch / screenlock

[Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 7:06 PM Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 07/10/2024 08:35, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
>
> The question is if Firefox for some reason believes that network state
> is changed. A simple test (unrelated to downloads though) is to try in
> dev tools console
>
> window.addEventListener("online", e=>console.log("online", e))
> window.addEventListener("offline", e=>console.log("offline", e))
>
> and if events are logged then you may compare timestamps with user
> switching. Mike wrote that in his case there is some delay.

FWIW, that was one of the first things I tried months ago.  And again
yesterday.  Nothing ever shows up.  And just to double check my
sanity, I also add other event listeners that do happen to make sure
those are logged (and they are).

> > Sometimes, the firefox gui is also
> > a bit sluggish after returning from a vt-swtich, almost as if it were
> > resumed from an earlier CTRL-Z.
>
> Swap?

Another option is the web app catching up on a backlog of messages
suddenly streaming in.  At least, if it has been a few hours (e.g.,
overnight or away from the computer).

mrc