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.
