[js/webgpu] Teach indices helper about int8 and uint8 #21686
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Description
In WebGPU, there is no direct mapping of int8 and uint8 in its supported types. This leads to memory access complexities in the indices helper, depending on how it is configured. The following table summarizes the expected element type of the storage (
u32
oratomic<u32>
) and how many values each (atomic)u32
encodes (1, 2, or 4).Motivation and Context
This is a prerequisite to ease support for int8 and uint8 inside individual operators.
See also the comments for why what configuration takes what path.