[whatwg] RFC: Alternatives to storage mutex for cookies and localStorage

[Robert O'Callahan]

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Chris Jones <cjones at mozilla.com> wrote:

> And if the intention is to make scripts appear to run atomically, then I
> think there are better ways to specify that than storage mutex.
>

That sounds good, how?

My problem with storage mutex boils down to the fact that by the letter of
> the spec, a script can lock out the UA indefinitely by just reading a
> cookie.


What do you mean "lock out the UA"?


> Transactional semantics seems to be a better abstraction, and an ancillary
> benefit is that it's much easier to implement to boot.  Though even if it
> were harder to implement, I would still argue for it.
>
>
I agree with you. However, there is still the compatibility issue. (Some
people may also argue that what we currently have is simpler for authors
than any explicit transactional API --- personally I'm unsure if that
matters.)

Rob
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