Disable direct write if font count in registry is greater than or equal to threshold (currently 175…

ui/gfx/win/direct_write.cc

 // Copyright 2014 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 "ui/gfx/win/direct_write.h"
 
 #include "base/basictypes.h"
 #include "base/command_line.h"
 #include "base/metrics/field_trial.h"
+#include "base/win/registry.h"
 #include "base/win/windows_version.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/switches.h"
 #include "ui/gfx/win/dpi.h"
 
 namespace gfx {
 namespace win {
 
 bool ShouldUseDirectWrite() {
   // If the flag is currently on, and we're on Win7 or above, we enable
   // DirectWrite. Skia does not require the additions to DirectWrite in QFE
@@ skipping 11 matching lines @@
   // If forced off, don't use it.
   const base::CommandLine& command_line =
       *base::CommandLine::ForCurrentProcess();
   if (command_line.HasSwitch(switches::kDisableDirectWrite))
     return false;
 
   // Can't use GDI on HiDPI.
   if (gfx::GetDPIScale() > 1.0f)
     return true;
 
+  const wchar_t kWindowsFontsRegistryKey[] =

[cpu_(ooo_6.6-7.5), 2014/10/20 20:01:10]

lets add a comment here with the bug link.

[Shrikant Kelkar, 2014/10/20 20:14:48]

Done.

+      L"SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Fonts";
+  base::win::RegistryValueIterator reg_iterator(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
+                                                kWindowsFontsRegistryKey);
+  const DWORD kMaxAllowedFontsBeforeFallbackToGDI = 1750;
+  if (reg_iterator.ValueCount() >= kMaxAllowedFontsBeforeFallbackToGDI)
+    return false;
+
   // Otherwise, check the field trial.
   const std::string group_name =
       base::FieldTrialList::FindFullName("DirectWrite");
   return group_name != "Disabled";
 }
 
 }  // namespace win
 }  // namespace gfx