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| author | Luke Wagner <mail@lukewagner.name> | 2016-11-03 08:37:25 -0500 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2016-11-03 08:37:25 -0500 |
| commit | 97b4ec76ff6360c59669be5838bb329988f64a25 (patch) | |
| tree | 5688aa448363fd88b70a20a84d6f500d60dbf2b3 /Modules.md | |
| parent | 18cbacb90cd3584dd5c9aa3d392e4e55f66af6ab (diff) | |
| download | nanowasm-design-97b4ec76ff6360c59669be5838bb329988f64a25.tar.gz | |
Clarify names section indexing (#859)
* Clarify names section indexing
* Fix broken link
* Link start-section to Modules.md#function-index-space link
* Explicate index spaces
* Periods
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@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ available before compilation begins. The *function index space* indexes all imported and internally-defined function definitions, assigning monotonically-increasing indices based on the order of definition in the module (as defined by the [binary encoding](BinaryEncoding.md)). +Thus, the index space starts at zero with the function imports (if any) followed +by the functions defined within the module. The function index space is used by: @@ -309,6 +311,8 @@ The function index space is used by: The *global index space* indexes all imported and internally-defined global definitions, assigning monotonically-increasing indices based on the order of definition in the module (as defined by the [binary encoding](BinaryEncoding.md)). +Thus, the index space starts at zero with the global imports (if any) followed +by the globals defined within the module. The global index space is used by: @@ -322,6 +326,8 @@ The global index space is used by: The *linear memory index space* indexes all imported and internally-defined linear memory definitions, assigning monotonically-increasing indices based on the order of definition in the module (as defined by the [binary encoding](BinaryEncoding.md)). +Thus, the index space starts at zero with the memory imports (if any) followed +by the memories defined within the module. The linear memory index space is only used by the [data section](#data-section). In the MVP, there is at most one linear memory so @@ -333,6 +339,8 @@ this index space is just a placeholder for when there can be The *table index space* indexes all imported and internally-defined table definitions, assigning monotonically-increasing indices based on the order of definition in the module (as defined by the [binary encoding](BinaryEncoding.md)). +Thus, the index space starts at zero with the table imports (if any) followed +by the tables defined within the module. The table index space is only used by the [elements section](#elements-section). In the MVP, there is at most one table so this index space is just |
