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By that time, it might even get supported by Chrome for Linux.

bhouston 3y ago
Why is linux supporting taking a while? I figured the underlying graphics subsystem on Android is Vulcan right? Wouldn't that also be the main graphics subsystem on Linux these days?
- zamadatix 3y ago
  Testing/Validation and bugfixing. Just having Vulkan isn't enough to enable it by default, everything actually has to work right. Even for Android this is only for specific types of devices. You should be able to force enable it on Linux right now though. It's just not GA quality guaranteed.
  - p_l 3y ago
    I tried and tried and tried, Chrome 120 will always stick an undocumented Origin Trial for disabling WebGPU.
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anthk 3y ago
about:flags in Chromium search for "accel" Disable the blacklist for your GPU.
- p_l 3y ago
  Doesn't stop disablement done through --origin-trial-disable-feature=WebGPU and I have yet to figure how to drop that without recompiling Chrome.
  - vetinari 3y ago
    Afaik it is possible only in unstable and beta, not in stable. That's why GP mentioned Chromium, not Chrome. Which fully supports pjmlp's point in the sibling comment.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  Which is exactly why WebGL never really took off for games like Flash did, versus native games, or now streaming. Having drivers installed is not enough as the browser lords decided the computer isn't worthy of playing games.
  - anthk 3y ago
    Flash was a buggy crap which made lots of older computers spawn cycles like crazy and had zero accesibility for the blind. It deserverd to die.
    - pjmlp 3y ago
      Usually the only ones complaining are Linux users. The rest enjoyed the games, to the point that Flash is being brought back thanks WebAssembly, with Unity and Flutter as spiritual sucessors.
reactordev 3y ago
You know we’ll have all moved onto Romulan by then, leaving Vulkan and Metal behind - including WebGPU. In seriousness though, WebGPU in Chrome with “non-free” Linux GPU drivers should work, no? Edit: I see it’s still behind a flag
pjmlp 3y ago
On ChromeOS.
- vetinari 3y ago
  On devices by selected vendors, and only on selected models.

Why is linux supporting taking a while? I figured the underlying graphics subsystem on Android is Vulcan right? Wouldn't that also be the main graphics subsystem on Linux these days?

zamadatix 3y ago
Testing/Validation and bugfixing. Just having Vulkan isn't enough to enable it by default, everything actually has to work right. Even for Android this is only for specific types of devices. You should be able to force enable it on Linux right now though. It's just not GA quality guaranteed.
- p_l 3y ago
  I tried and tried and tried, Chrome 120 will always stick an undocumented Origin Trial for disabling WebGPU.

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anthk 3y ago

about:flags in Chromium search for "accel" Disable the blacklist for your GPU.

p_l 3y ago
Doesn't stop disablement done through --origin-trial-disable-feature=WebGPU and I have yet to figure how to drop that without recompiling Chrome.
- vetinari 3y ago
  Afaik it is possible only in unstable and beta, not in stable. That's why GP mentioned Chromium, not Chrome. Which fully supports pjmlp's point in the sibling comment.
pjmlp 3y ago
Which is exactly why WebGL never really took off for games like Flash did, versus native games, or now streaming. Having drivers installed is not enough as the browser lords decided the computer isn't worthy of playing games.
- anthk 3y ago
  Flash was a buggy crap which made lots of older computers spawn cycles like crazy and had zero accesibility for the blind. It deserverd to die.
  - pjmlp 3y ago
    Usually the only ones complaining are Linux users. The rest enjoyed the games, to the point that Flash is being brought back thanks WebAssembly, with Unity and Flutter as spiritual sucessors.

reactordev 3y ago

You know we’ll have all moved onto Romulan by then, leaving Vulkan and Metal behind - including WebGPU. In seriousness though, WebGPU in Chrome with “non-free” Linux GPU drivers should work, no? Edit: I see it’s still behind a flag

pjmlp 3y ago

On ChromeOS.

vetinari 3y ago
On devices by selected vendors, and only on selected models.