confusing comment on allocate()

/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   allocate()

   This allocates memory in the current thread - it is intended for
   use primarily from STG-land where we have a Capability.  It is
   better than allocate() because it doesn't require taking the
   sm_mutex lock in the common case.

   Memory is allocated directly from the nursery if possible (but not
   from the current nursery block, so as not to interfere with
   Hp/HpLim).
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

Not sure what, if anything, allocate() is better than, but it's not allocate().

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Trac field	Value
Version	7.7
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Runtime System
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