Adds the JavaScript type SharedArrayBuffer gated behind COOP/COEP. The concept of a SharedArrayBuffer is that a message to a worker, is posted but instead of copying the content of the array just a reference to it is shared. The Atomic API provides atomic loads and stores and Read/Modify/Write accesses to SharedArrayBuffers. The Atomic.wait provides the ability for a worker to wait for another worker to signal it, without having to spinlock.
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Status in Chromium
Enabled by default
(tracking bug)
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SharedArrayBuffer, SAB,Last updated on 2021-12-13
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It has a primary use case for asm.js code, but is also useful for implementing other higher-level sharing between Workers. See https://blog.mozilla.org/javascript/2015/02/26/the-path-to-parallel-javascript/ for some discussion of the possibilities. It also is likely to be how future WebAssembly shared memory is exposed to Web APIS. Note that Chrome's implementation of SharedArrayBuffer contains a non-standard attribute: SharedArrayBuffer.isView. The Blink team has an intent to remove it.