Currently, TiledCoreAnimationDrawingArea returns early if asked to unparent its layer tree, to prevent flashing when switching tabs. We have new plans to alleviate the flashing, but first, we should reinstate unparenting the root layer. <rdar://problem/12549879>
Created attachment 183155 [details] patch
Thanks, Darin! http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/140002
There are 20 failed assertion on the debug bot: http://build.webkit.org/results/Apple%20MountainLion%20Debug%20WK2%20(Tests)/r140002%20(5931)/results.html This may be the cause.
(In reply to comment #3) > There are 20 failed assertion on the debug bot: http://build.webkit.org/results/Apple%20MountainLion%20Debug%20WK2%20(Tests)/r140002%20(5931)/results.html > > This may be the cause. Whoops. Fixed in http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/140033