From c1cbda598a6239fbc32b9ec04b4f7340487c4d53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Newton <rrnewton@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 18:38:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs only: update the release notes with atomic primops

---
 docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
index 85d2f61053..15bf82bc68 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@
            </para>
        </listitem>
 
+        <listitem>
+            <para> 
+                New PrimOps for atomic memory operations.
+                The <literal>casMutVar#</literal> PrimOp was introduced in
+                GHC 7.2 (debugged in 7.4).  This release also includes additional 
+                PrimOps for compare-and-swap (<literal>casArray#</literal> and 
+                <literal>casIntArray#</literal>) and one for fetch-and-add 
+                (<literal>fetchAddIntArray#</literal>).
+           </para>
+       </listitem>
+
         <listitem>
             <para>
                 TODO: mention dynamic changes
-- 
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