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#53240: perf: keep requests off the main thread for type-filtered and observer-only webRequest listeners

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Created: Aug 27, 2026, 4:21:54 PM
Merged: Aug 27, 2026, 9:16:08 PM
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Target: 44-x-y

Backport of #53204

See that PR for details.

Notes: Renderer network requests no longer waited on the main process when the session's webRequest listeners only observe requests (onCompleted, onErrorOccurred, onSendHeaders, onBeforeRedirect, onResponseStarted) or are filtered to other resource types.

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#53204: perf: keep requests off the main thread for type-filtered and observer-only webRequest listeners
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codebytere
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Aug 27, 2026, 4:21:16 PM
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