Replace the atomicModifyMutVar# primop
This was accepted proposal #27. Specifically:
- Replace
atomicModifyMutVar#withatomicModifyMutVar2#. - Add
atomicModifyMutVar_#andatomicSwapMutVar#. - Add a function imitating
atomicModifyMutVar#toGHC.Extsfor backwards compatibility. - Use the new primops where appropriate throughout
base.
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| Version | 8.5 |
| Type | FeatureRequest |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Runtime System |
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| CC | simonmar |
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