As the paint will blit a bitmap onto the invalid area (no alpha), there is no need to erase the background first, as this will be overwritten by the blit.
Created attachment 217124 [details] Patch
Comment on attachment 217124 [details] Patch r=me. Keep a watch on test bots in case there's some edge case we missed.
Comment on attachment 217124 [details] Patch Clearing flags on attachment: 217124 Committed r159436: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/159436>
All reviewed patches have been landed. Closing bug.