Due to unforeseen configuration issues internal to V8, we're now targeting
M112 as the first milestone for this Origin Trial (running through M117).

On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 2:25 PM Mike Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks for the update, Adam.
> On 3/9/23 1:27 PM, Adam Klein wrote:
>
> We're now starting the ball rolling on the WasmGC Origin Trial, so we
> expect the 6 milestone approval to cover M111 - M116.
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 6:56 AM Mike Taylor <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> LGTM to experiment w/ an OT for 6 milestones.
>>
>> On 2/9/23 1:57 PM, Adam Klein wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 1:32 AM Yoav Weiss <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> This is super exciting!! Thanks for working on this :)
>>>
>>> +Jason Robbins <[email protected]> - FYI, this intent also didn't
>>> show up in our tooling..
>>>
>>
>> This may be my fault, the intent wasn't taken *directly* from
>> ChromeStatus but generated there, copied to a doc for further editing, and
>> then sent.
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 1:01 AM Adam Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Contact emails
>>>>
>>>> [email protected], [email protected]
>>>>
>>>> Explainer
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/WebAssembly/gc/blob/main/proposals/gc/Overview.md
>>>>
>>>> Specification
>>>>
>>>> MVP GC spec:
>>>> https://github.com/WebAssembly/gc/blob/main/proposals/gc/MVP.md
>>>>
>>>> MVP JS API:
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/17hCQXOyeSgogpJ0I0wir4LRmdvu4l7Oca6e1NkbVN8M/edit
>>>>
>>>> stringref:
>>>> https://github.com/WebAssembly/stringref/blob/main/proposals/stringref/Overview.md
>>>>
>>>> Design docs
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DklC3qVuOdLHSXB5UXghM_syCh-4cMinQ50ICiXnK3Q/edit
>>>>
>>>> Summary
>>>>
>>>> The GC proposal adds efficient support for high-level managed languages
>>>> to WebAssembly, via struct and array types that enable language compilers
>>>> targeting Wasm to integrate with a garbage collector in the host VM.
>>>>
>>>> The separate stringref proposal allows Wasm to efficiently create,
>>>> manipulate, and pass host-provided strings to & from the host. In browsers,
>>>> these are JavaScript strings. Though it’s not part of the GC proposal, for
>>>> convenience of language partners we want to include it as part of this
>>>> Origin Trial. Shipment readiness of stringrefs will be evaluated separately
>>>> in the future.
>>>>
>>>> Blink component
>>>>
>>>> Blink>JavaScript>WebAssembly
>>>> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3EJavaScript%3EWebAssembly>
>>>>
>>>> Search tags
>>>>
>>>> wasm <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:wasm>, webassembly
>>>> <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:webassembly>, gc
>>>> <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:gc>, managed objects
>>>> <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:managed%20objects>, wasmgc
>>>> <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:wasmgc>
>>>>
>>>> TAG review
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/814
>>>>
>>>> TAG review status
>>>>
>>>> Pending
>>>>
>>>> Risks
>>>> Interoperability and Compatibility
>>>>
>>>> Gecko: Positive
>>>>
>>>
>>>> WebKit: No signal, but implementation under way
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Web developers: No signals
>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I saw at least 1 positive signal
>>> <https://twitter.com/cramforce/status/1623155349837733888> passing by.
>>> I'm guessing you have partners lined up that can be counted as a positive
>>> signal as well?
>>>
>>
>> Indeed there's strong interest among language implementers (Kotlin, Dart,
>> Google's J2CL, OCaml). I wasn't sure what counts as a "web developer"
>> signal.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> Other signals: Proposal is at Phase 3 in the Wasm CG, demonstrating
>>>> high levels of consensus, and implementations are under way in SpiderMonkey
>>>> and JSC.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You could have started with that :) I believe we concluded at some point
>>> that phase 3 proposals don't require specific vendor signal requests.
>>>
>>
>> It would be great if the tooling directly supported JS & Wasm features so
>> it would be clearer for folks trying to go by the letter of the process.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> WebView application risks
>>>>
>>>> None
>>>>
>>>> Goals for experimentation
>>>>
>>>> Let developers compare in-the-wild performance of applications which
>>>> currently compile to JS to the same application compiled to WebAssembly GC.
>>>> And the same for framework developers with multiple export formats,
>>>> allowing their users to make the same comparisons.
>>>>
>>>> We are working with multiple partners who are committed to gathering
>>>> such data, and we plan to use it to validate that the design is sufficient
>>>> to meet our expectations around performance.
>>>>
>>>> Ongoing technical constraints
>>>>
>>>> None
>>>>
>>>> Debuggability
>>>>
>>>> Wasm GC is debuggable using devtools, including sourcemap support &
>>>> profiling. We expect support to improve over time as toolchain implementers
>>>> work on improving developer experience, analogous to what we currently have
>>>> with DWARF-based C++ debugging in Emscripten + the Devtools DWARF 
>>>> extension.
>>>>
>>>> Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows,
>>>> Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and Android WebView)?
>>>>
>>>> Yes
>>>>
>>>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests
>>>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>
>>>> ?
>>>>
>>>> No. Instead, it is tested by Wasm spec tests, as is customary for core
>>>> Wasm features.
>>>>
>>>> Flag name
>>>>
>>>> WebAssembly Garbage Collection
>>>>
>>>> Requires code in //chrome?
>>>>
>>>> No
>>>>
>>>> Tracking bug
>>>>
>>>> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=7748
>>>>
>>>> Launch bug
>>>>
>>>> https://launch.corp.google.com/launch/4231622
>>>>
>>>> Estimated milestones
>>>>
>>>> OriginTrial
>>>>
>>>> TBD based on partner readiness
>>>>
>>>
>>> How many milestones are you planning to run the OT for? That can be
>>> helpful to know even if you don't know the exact milestone you'd start with.
>>>
>>
>> We'd like to run for the maximum normally allowed, which per
>> https://www.chromium.org/blink/launching-features/#origin-trials sounds
>> like it's 6 milestones. There are a lot of moving pieces to experimenting
>> with Wasm features due to the layers involved (VM, toolchain, libraries,
>> application), so a longer trial would help us make sure we & our partners
>> gather as much data as we can.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status
>>>>
>>>> WasmGC: https://chromestatus.com/feature/6062715726462976
>>>>
>>>> stringref: https://chromestatus.com/feature/5094457362350080
>>>>
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