Open Bug 1054841 (shared-array-buffer) Opened 10 years ago Updated 1 year ago

[meta] Shared memory for web workers

Categories

(Core :: JavaScript Engine, defect, P3)

defect

Tracking

()

mozilla55
Tracking Status
firefox55 --- fixed
firefox56 --- fixed
firefox57 --- fixed

People

(Reporter: lth, Unassigned)

References

(Depends on 11 open bugs, Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

(Keywords: dev-doc-complete, meta, Whiteboard: [games:p1])

This is a meta-bug for JS engine tasks related to providing shared memory for web workers:

- SharedArrayBuffer issues
- SharedTypedArray type hierarchy
- Atomics and locks, including JIT support
The "making sausage" document (background discussion, early drafts, opinions, options):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qGXAzk7Qq0z87fWrgpS6Ww-ISAsLRxQhLRc0GmQlunU/edit?usp=sharing
Depends on: 1054882
Depends on: %TypedArray%
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Keywords: dev-doc-needed
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See Also: → 1317626
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Alias: shared-array-buffer
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SAB shipped on-by-default in Firefox 55.

I'm going to keep this bug open because of the remaining blockers, some of which we'll need to get to before long (notably MessageError and the fine points of structured cloning).
This bug is now just tracking mop-up work, so P3 and unassigning self.  The mop-up work items should be managed individually.
Assignee: lhansen → nobody
Priority: -- → P3
Wouldn't it be better to create a new meta bug for the follow-up work so we can mark this one as fixed?
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla55
Depends on: 1444155
See Also: → resab
Depends on: resab
Depends on: 1563480
Severity: normal → S3
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