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chrome/browser/extensions/extension_process_manager.h

Index: chrome/browser/extensions/extension_process_manager.h
diff --git a/chrome/browser/extensions/extension_process_manager.h b/chrome/browser/extensions/extension_process_manager.h
index 12fdf4a9c6358a1bb9cab6113f78680fd2189a79..7f4c42195fc93978d0cd748f92883c41e6da07db 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/extensions/extension_process_manager.h
+++ b/chrome/browser/extensions/extension_process_manager.h
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ class ExtensionProcessManager : public content::NotificationObserver {
   // onSuspendCanceled() event to it.
   void CancelSuspend(const extensions::Extension* extension);
 
+  // If |defer| is true background host creation is to be deferred until this is
+  // called again with |defer| set to false, at which point all deferred
+  // background hosts will be created.  Defaults to false.
+  void DeferBackgroundHostCreation(bool defer);
+
  protected:
   explicit ExtensionProcessManager(Profile* profile);
 
@@ -219,6 +224,9 @@ class ExtensionProcessManager : public content::NotificationObserver {
   // sending a Suspend message; read from command-line switch.
   base::TimeDelta event_page_suspending_time_;
 
+  // If true, then creation of background hosts is suspended.
+  bool defer_background_host_creation_;
+
   base::WeakPtrFactory<ExtensionProcessManager> weak_ptr_factory_;
 
   base::Callback<void(content::DevToolsAgentHost*, bool)> devtools_callback_;