LGTM2 On Wed, Jul 22, 2026 at 6:54 AM Vladimir Levin <[email protected]> wrote:
> LGTM1 > > On Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 2:23:35 PM UTC-4 Chromestatus wrote: > >> *Contact emails* >> [email protected] >> >> *Explainer* >> https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/blob/main/proposals/buffer-view.md >> https://github.com/webgpu/webgpu-samples/pull/568 >> >> *Specification* >> https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/pull/6291 >> >> *Summary* >> WGSL language feature for reinterpreting data in variables. The feature >> allows developers to divide a single uniform, storage, or workgroup >> variable into multiple logical variables. It also allows the type of the >> data in the variable to be interpreted as multiple types within the >> program. >> >> *Blink component* >> Blink>WebGPU >> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3EWebGPU%22> >> >> *Web Feature ID* >> webgpu <https://webstatus.dev/features/webgpu> >> >> *Motivation* >> This features adds a new opaque type for use with storage and uniform >> buffers and workgroup variables. It allows the data in those variables to >> be reinterpreted as other types. This is useful for both type-punning data >> and logically sub-dividing a variable into multiple parts. For ease-of-use >> and safety, the opaque type can only be operated on by new built-in >> functions. The reinterpretation can only occur on the opaque type. This >> maintains flexibility, but reduces implementation complexity. >> >> *Initial public proposal* >> https://github.com/gpuweb/gpuweb/issues/5338 >> >> *TAG review* >> *No information provided* >> >> *TAG review status* >> Pending >> >> *Goals for experimentation* >> None >> >> *Risks* >> >> >> *Interoperability and Compatibility* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Gecko*: No signal ( >> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1205#issuecomment-3312534193 >> ) >> >> *WebKit*: Closed Without a Position ( >> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/294#issuecomment-1877411933 >> ) >> >> *Web developers*: No signals >> >> *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? >> *No information provided* >> >> >> *Debuggability* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, >> Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* >> No >> >> *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* >> Yes >> https://github.com/gpuweb/cts/pull/4652 >> >> *Flag name on about://flags* >> Enable Unsafe WebGPU >> >> *Finch feature name* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Non-finch justification* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Rollout plan* >> Will ship enabled for all users >> >> *Requires code in //chrome?* >> False >> >> *Tracking bug* >> https://crbug.com/tint/506523198 >> >> *Estimated milestones* >> Shipping on desktop 152 >> Shipping on Android 152 >> Shipping on WebView 152 >> >> *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). >> *No information provided* >> >> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* >> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5094091886034944?gate=6498100941291520 >> >> 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/451921f7-f54f-4322-a13b-b82b5172603bn%40chromium.org > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/451921f7-f54f-4322-a13b-b82b5172603bn%40chromium.org?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 visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAOMQ%2Bw_c3wp5o-mtxgBAFBvUtUC2--mt%3DC%3DAbCMfgkroUrhW%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com.
