I recall that the SQL Storage API allows developers to declare up front how much quota they want. Perhaps you should ask Hixie if we want to make this an option for local storage as well? BTW, I can't find the HTML5 sql storage spec anymore - google is totally failing me. Anyone have a link?
-atw On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Jeremy Orlow <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Linus Upson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm coming to the opinion that we should leverage the install mechanism of >> the extension system for apps that need special permissions, increased >> quotas, expanded lifetimes, etc. The extension can be almost vacuous, and in >> our extension world exceptionally lightweight. It only needs to make the >> special capability available to the page. >> As Maciej brought up on the whatwg list, the extension system gives us >> multiple affirmative steps, >> vetting, reputation and revocation. It also gives us a UI access point. All >> of these are important for controlling apps that aren't safe and stateless. >> > > I like this approach. > > So the only loose end is this: what should we do (if anything) about > malicious apps using thousands of sub-domains (which are each their own > origin, and thus get their own 5mb) to fill up your machine. As far as I > know, no other browser deals with this and it hasn't ever been a problem > (...yet), so I guess we can just ignore it for the time being? > > J > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
