On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 10:14 PM Yoav Weiss (@Shopify) < [email protected]> wrote:
> LGTM1 > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 15:10 'François Beaufort' via blink-dev < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 6:58 PM Mike Taylor <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On 3/11/24 4:06 PM, 'François Beaufort' via blink-dev wrote: >>> >>> Contact emails [email protected] >>> >>> Explainer None >>> >>> Could you write a few sentences why this is a useful addition? >>> >> >> Service Workers enable offline capabilities and background processing for >> WebGPU. This means graphics-intensive web applications or Chrome Extensions >> can cache resources and perform computations even when the user isn't >> actively interacting with the page. >> Shared Workers allow multiple tabs or extension contexts to coordinate >> and share WebGPU resources. This leads to smoother performance and more >> efficient use of the user's graphics hardware. >> >>> >>> Specification https://gpuweb.github.io/gpuweb/#navigator-gpu >>> >>> Summary >>> >>> Functionality added to the WebGPU spec after its first shipment in a >>> browser. ServiceWorker and SharedWorker support is added to WebGPU, >>> aligning with existing WebGL capabilities. >>> >>> Blink component Blink>WebGPU >>> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3EWebGPU> >>> >>> TAG review None >>> >>> TAG review status Not applicable >>> >>> Risks >>> >>> >>> Interoperability and Compatibility >>> >>> ServiceWorker and SharedWorker support have not yet been implemented in >>> any browser, but have been approved by the GPU for the Web Community Group, >>> with representatives from Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. See minutes at >>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/15w7nsvqWwITA5yvCrsO3SEIEuZziXzj7YsrHN4Jd2uM/edit#heading=h.jbe7pg8ebd43 >>> >>> *Gecko*: No signal ( >>> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/971) >>> >>> Not officially a positive signal, but looking positive based on the >>> comments. >>> >> >> Indeed. >> >>> >>> *WebKit*: No signal ( >>> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/294#issuecomment-1877411933 >>> ) >>> >>> This is kind of an "N/A to positive", given it's WebGPU. >>> >> >> Agree ;) >> >>> >>> *Web developers*: Positive (https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/issues/4197 >>> ) >>> >>> *Other signals*: >>> >>> WebView application risks >>> >>> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such >>> that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? >>> >>> None >>> >>> >>> Debuggability >>> >>> None >>> >>> >>> Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, >>> Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)? No >>> All platforms will eventually have support. Will immediately be >>> available on Android, ChromeOS, Mac, and Windows, since those platforms >>> already support WebGPU. Linux is planned to have WebGPU support in the >>> future, so this feature will become available when WebGPU does. >>> >>> What about WebView? Do we ship support for WebGPU there? >>> >> >> Yes. WebGPU is supported on Android WebView as well. >> > Note that Shared Workers are not available on Android for now. See https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40290702 > >>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> >>> ? Yes >>> >>> WebGPU/WGSL have a conformance test suite (https://github.com/gpuweb/cts) >>> that is regularly pulled into Chromium and part of the testing of Dawn/Tint >>> in Chromium. PRs: https://github.com/gpuweb/cts/pull/3419 - >>> https://github.com/gpuweb/cts/pull/3345 >>> >>> >>> Flag name on chrome://flags None >>> >>> Finch feature name WebGPUExperimentalFeatures >>> >>> Requires code in //chrome? False >>> >>> Tracking bug >>> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1521763 >>> >>> Estimated milestones >>> Shipping on desktop 124 >>> Shipping on Android 124 >>> >>> Anticipated spec changes >>> >>> Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or >>> interop issues. Please list open issues (e.g. links to known github issues >>> in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may >>> introduce web compat/interop risk (e.g., changing to naming or structure of >>> the API in a non-backward-compatible way). >>> None >>> >>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status >>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/4875951026733056 >>> >>> Links to previous Intent discussions Intent to prototype: >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAPpwU5%2BewUL-PTEQ_ZQgdtViKU2fSVXeDNab2oEy6RsGqkgcGQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status >>> <https://chromestatus.com/>. >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAPpwU5Lo3k-Gynt4M%2BwgV3yfg%2BFvM1npij%2BGTNZLW-VZHojXYA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAPpwU5Lo3k-Gynt4M%2BwgV3yfg%2BFvM1npij%2BGTNZLW-VZHojXYA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "blink-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAPpwU5LZJChJe3EwDeGMwkXgMNqRk%3DM5-bBAM7Jya6Ln5_0SOA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAPpwU5LZJChJe3EwDeGMwkXgMNqRk%3DM5-bBAM7Jya6Ln5_0SOA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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