Odd milliseconds vs nanoseconds discrepancy in the Atomics.wait API

[juj]

The functions Atomics.wait() and Atomics.waitAsync use timeout values in millisecond units:

• https://tc39.es/proposal-atomics-wait-async/#sec-addwaiter

However, the same Atomics wait operations on the wasm side via memory.atomic.wait32 and memory.atomic.wait64 specify timeout values in nanosecond units:

• https://github.com/WebAssembly/threads/blob/master/proposals/threads/Overview.md#wait-and-notify-operators

This inconsistency feels a bit odd, so wanted to double check if that was intentional in the spec to utilize the different units?

[conrad-watt]

It was a deliberate decision a while ago, you can read the previous discussion here
#36

One of the posts in that issue has a dead link to the relevant meeting notes, here's the fixed link
https://github.com/WebAssembly/meetings/blob/master/main/2017/CG-07.md#threads

[juj]

Thanks for the quick answer, very informative thread, and looks like it was deliberate indeed.