Auto merge of #11918 - pcwalton:wr-no-paint-threads, r=glennw

gfx: Don't create paint threads when WebRender is in use.

They're unused and just waste memory and process table entries.

r? @glennw

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diff --git a/components/gfx/paint_thread.rs b/components/gfx/paint_thread.rs
index ed1d7568ea6..aa759ca6b7a 100644
--- a/components/gfx/paint_thread.rs
+++ b/components/gfx/paint_thread.rs
@@ -567,6 +567,12 @@ impl WorkerThreadProxy {
              font_cache_thread: FontCacheThread,
              time_profiler_chan: time::ProfilerChan)
              -> Vec<WorkerThreadProxy> {
+        // Don't make any paint threads if we're using WebRender. They're just a waste of
+        // resources.
+        if opts::get().use_webrender {
+            return vec![]
+        }
+
         let thread_count = opts::get().paint_threads;
         (0..thread_count).map(|_| {
             let (from_worker_sender, from_worker_receiver) = channel();