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#53107: perf: trim GTK and FontConfig work off the linux startup path

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Created: Aug 22, 2026, 1:05:06 AM
Merged: Aug 22, 2026, 2:21:00 AM
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Target: 44-x-y

Backport of #53070

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Notes: Improved application startup time on Linux by skipping GDK's OpenGL probe and loading FontConfig off the main thread during toolkit initialization.

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#53070: perf: trim GTK and FontConfig work off the linux startup path
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codebytere
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Aug 22, 2026, 1:04:33 AM
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