In order to avoid loading and keeping around the same icon multiple times
we keep a cache of all outstanding GtkIconInfo objects for a given theme.
Additionally we return to the app not the normal pixbuf from the info,
but rather a proxy copy of it sharing the same data, but no extra
reference. This allows us to track when the app is no longer using
the pixbuf, and we can thus ensure that the GtkIconInfo in the cache
stays around for at least as long as the pixbuf is alive.
When the app unrefs the pixbuf we put the Info on a short LRU list
to keep it alive a bit longer, in case the app needs it in a short
while.
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