The source provides an extensive technical overview of Chrome’s Compositor-Thread Scrolling architecture, explaining how modern web rendering achieves smooth, low-latency scrolling by handling most scroll events off the main thread. This process relies on key data structures called property trees—specifically the ScrollTree, TransformTree, and ClipTree—which manage scroll offsets, geometric transformations, and viewport boundaries, respectively. The LayerTreeHostImpl orchestrates the sequence: it receives input events via the InputHandlerProxy, determines the scroll target via hit testing, updates the ScrollNode's offset, and leverages the TransformTree to translate content on the GPU without needing the main thread for layout or style updates. Additionally, the system details how it manages advanced features like scroll animations (flings), scroll snapping, platform-specific overscroll effects (elasticity/glow), and fallbacks to main-thread scrolling when necessary, ensuring the continuous flow of rendered frames.