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webassembly.api.Memory.Memory - Document the compatability status of 4GB heap

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Description

What type of issue is this?

Missing compatibility data

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

WebAssembly added support of 4GB heap after https://github.com/WebAssembly/spec/issues/1116, but the compatability status is not documented.

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Firefox, Safari, Chromium (Chrome, Edge 79+, Opera, Samsung Internet)

What did you expect to see?

Compatability status of browsers found yet:

Did you test this? If so, how?

Build a wasm binary that can allocate memory, with MAXIMUM_MEMORY=4GB, and grow pages to 65536

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?
Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly/Reference/JavaScript_interface/Memory/Memory

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MDN page report details
  • Query: webassembly.api.Memory.Memory
  • Report started: 2025-09-08T07:42:13.733Z

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the MDN WebAssembly Memory constructor page and the browser compatibility data entry it represents. Compare the linked Chrome, Firefox, and Safari references with the existing compatibility records; done means the 4GB heap support status is documented for the reported browsers and the data validation passes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
wasm
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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