Use the WebContents visibility as the initial visibility when creating a swapped-out RenderView.

content/browser/renderer_host/render_view_host_impl.cc

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "content/browser/renderer_host/render_view_host_impl.h"
 
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
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     RenderWidgetHostImpl* main_rwh = main_rfh->GetRenderWidgetHost();
     params->main_frame_widget_routing_id = main_rwh->GetRoutingID();
   }
   params->session_storage_namespace_id =
       delegate_->GetSessionStorageNamespace(instance_.get())->id();
   // Ensure the RenderView sets its opener correctly.
   params->opener_frame_route_id = opener_frame_route_id;
   params->swapped_out = !is_active_;
   params->replicated_frame_state = replicated_frame_state;
   params->proxy_routing_id = proxy_route_id;
-  params->hidden = GetWidget()->is_hidden();
+  params->hidden = is_active_ ? GetWidget()->is_hidden()
+                              : GetWidget()->delegate()->IsHidden();

[nasko, 2017/05/05 18:42:55]

Wouldn't the value of GetWidget()->delegate()->IsHidden() always be correct?

[lfg, 2017/05/05 18:53:02]

It's not correct for interstitials. It's also not correct for BrowserPlugin
based guests.

[nasko, 2017/05/05 20:33:51]

Acknowledged.

   params->never_visible = delegate_->IsNeverVisible();
   params->window_was_created_with_opener = window_was_created_with_opener;
   params->enable_auto_resize = GetWidget()->auto_resize_enabled();
   params->min_size = GetWidget()->min_size_for_auto_resize();
   params->max_size = GetWidget()->max_size_for_auto_resize();
   params->page_zoom_level = delegate_->GetPendingPageZoomLevel();
   params->image_decode_color_space = gfx::ICCProfile::FromBestMonitor();
 
   // Pretend that HDR displays are sRGB so that we do not have inconsistent
   // coloring.
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 }
 
 void RenderViewHostImpl::ClosePageTimeout() {
   if (delegate_->ShouldIgnoreUnresponsiveRenderer())
     return;
 
   ClosePageIgnoringUnloadEvents();
 }
 
 }  // namespace content