[whatwg] localStorage + worker processes

[Adam Barth]

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Oliver Hunt <oliver at apple.com> wrote:
>> When discussing this standard we have to recognize that not all
>> browsers actually have a "main thread".
>
> Yes they do -- we're talking about the main thread from the point of view of
> javascript, which is not necessarily the UI thread.

The spec requires a single thread only for each unit of related
browsing contexts.  LocalStorage extends to all browsing contexts,
regardless of which unit they are in.

Adam