LGTM On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 8:35 AM Emanuel Krivoy <fived...@chromium.org> wrote:
> Hello blink-dev, > > We’d like to ask for one last extension to our Origin Trial, from M96 to > M98. As mentioned in our previous I2E > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/POsYbrXbL6I/m/Yfk5la0fBAAJ?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>, > we have indeed created a new surface on OPFS (Access Handles > <https://github.com/WICG/file-system-access/blob/main/AccessHandle.md>, > currently in OT: I2E > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/Jhirhnq3WbY>) > that covers the use cases of Storage Foundation. Having concurrent trials > would help us validate the surface by comparing and contrasting it with the > previous one. Our partner will run a final series of tests with beta users, > and this provides a chance for us to measure the impact of some of the > design decisions we’ve made. In particular we’d like to see the effect of > providing a mixed sync/async surface on SyncAccessHandles and of all > filesystem operations being async. Concurrent trials would also make it > easier to measure any unexpected performance differences. > > > Please find the Chrome Status template below: > > Contact emails > > fived...@chromium.org, r...@chromium.org > > Explainer > > https://github.com/WICG/storage-foundation-api-explainer > > Specification > > N/A > > Summary > > Storage Foundation API is a storage API that resembles a very basic > filesystem, with direct access to stored data through buffers and offsets. > Our goal is to give developers flexibility by providing generic, simple, > and performant primitives upon which they can build higher-level > components. It's particularly well suited for Wasm-based libraries and > applications that want to use custom storage algorithms to fine-tune > execution speed and memory usage. > > > Blink component > > Blink>Storage > <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3EStorage> > > Search tags > > storage <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:storage>, nativeio > <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:nativeio>, performance > <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:performance>, low-level > <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:low-level>, generic > <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:generic>, foundation > <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:foundation> > > TAG review > > https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/566 > > TAG review status > > Closed > > Risks > > Interoperability and Compatibility > > This new feature has some potential interoperability risks due to its > nature as a novel and low-level API. Currently, there are no web features > that expose such a generic interface and that focus on WebAssembly ports as > one of it's main consumers. > > We've also received feedback from other vendors that the functionality > added in Storage Foundation API seems duplicative of File System Access > API. We are exploring a merged design (details here: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/121OZpRk7bKSF7qU3kQLqAEUVSNxqREnE98malHYwWec) > while collecting feedback and validating design choices with this > independent API. > > > Gecko: Negative (https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/481) > Supportive of a low-level storage API, opposed to minting a new API instead > of taking a holistic approach to file access > > WebKit: Negative ( > https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2021-February/031687.html) > No opposition to offering efficient access to files, strongly opposed to > minting a new API instead of augmenting an existing one. > > Web developers: No signals > > > Goals for experimentation > > In general, we would like to validate the whole surface of our API against > developer expectations and more diverse use cases. In particular, we are > interested in confirming that we provide the required performance to allow > new uses, and to shed light on developer preference between a synchronous > and asynchronous surface. > > Reason this experiment is being extended > > We added a new surface on OPFS (Access Handles: > https://github.com/WICG/file-system-access/blob/main/AccessHandle.md) > that replaces Storage Foundation. Having concurrent trials would help us > validate the surface by comparing and contrasting it with the previous one. > Our partner will run a final series of tests with beta users, and this > provides a chance for us to measure the impact of some of the design > decisions we’ve made. In particular we’d like to see the effect of > providing a mixed sync/async surface on SyncAccessHandles and of all > filesystem operations being async. Concurrent trials would also make it > easier to measure any unexpected performance differences. > > > 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/+/master/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> > ? > > Yes > > Flag name > > NativeIO > > Requires code in //chrome? > > False > > Tracking bug > > https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=914488 > > Launch bug > > https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1143306 > > Estimated milestones > > OriginTrial desktop last > > 95 (would be 98 if approved) > > OriginTrial desktop first > > 90 > > OriginTrial android last > > 95 (would be 98 if approved) > > OriginTrial android first > > 90 > > > Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status > > https://chromestatus.com/feature/5670244905385984 > > Links to previous Intent discussions > > Intent to prototype: > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/gh0gTHO18YQ > > Intent to Experiment: > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/Jhirhnq3WbY > > -- > 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 blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAHExSGK2dgYcy%2Bu_tNvUmj_6Uv15X3AobAh7NnMA-%2BMYZ0id4g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAHExSGK2dgYcy%2Bu_tNvUmj_6Uv15X3AobAh7NnMA-%2BMYZ0id4g%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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