1848388 - (webgpu-idl-extra-newobject) Remove `NewObject` annotations that are not in WebGPU spec. IDL

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Graphics: WebGPU, defect, P3)

Description

[Erich Gubler [:ErichDonGubler] (he/him)]

See attached patch.

Comment 1

[Erich Gubler [:ErichDonGubler] (he/him)]

Attachment: Bug 1848388: refactor(webgpu): remove `NewObject` IDL to match spec. r=#webgpu-reviewers

NewObject implies constraints that the WebGPU W3C committee
specifically did not want, according to @jgilbert. We still need some
Throws annotations for fallible allocations, i.e., anything that
constructs a Promise, or which has exceptions thrown in cases of
violated constraints. These aren't part of the IDL spec., but they're
necessary for Firefox's implementation because of how our codegen works.

Comment 2

[Erich Gubler [:ErichDonGubler] (he/him)]

Current state of this bug: working with IDL folks to get consensus on the current course of action. Current disposition seems to be to permit this, but naively doing so would require more work on the IDL side to avoid losing safety.

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/16cc1aa2701e
refactor(webgpu): remove `NewObject` IDL to match spec. r=webgpu-reviewers,webidl,edgar,saschanaz,smaug,jgilbert

Comment 4

[Narcis Beleuzu [:NarcisB]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/16cc1aa2701e