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#51917: fix: emit render-process-gone outside the process-death notification

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Created: Jun 8, 2026, 12:20:44 PM
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Target: 41-x-y

Backport of #51900

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Notes: Fixed a browser process crash when calling webContents.reload() or navigating synchronously from the render-process-gone event; the event is now emitted after the renderer's teardown notification has completed.

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#51900: fix: emit render-process-gone outside the process-death notification
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VerteDinde
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Jun 8, 2026, 12:20:10 PM
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