WebAssembly / WebAssembly/WASI
wasi calls from wasm start function
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Description
is it allowed to call wasi functions from wasm start function?
- wasip1, if it matters.
- i mean this https://www.w3.org/TR/wasm-core-2/#syntax-start start function, not "_start".
i suppose the answer is no because, with some embedder apis, it's tricky or impossible to get a reference to the exported memory before the start function is called.
anyway, is it specified anywhere in the spec?
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Start with the WebAssembly core specification's start-function syntax and the WASI Preview 1 specification. Determine whether WASI calls from a wasm start function are specified as permitted, including the exported-memory concern raised here. Document the answer and cite the relevant specification sections.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- wasm
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100