> The current `modifyMVar`, though "exception safe", is not
> "atomic" in the
> same way that the proposed `atomicModifyMVar` would be. Unless I
> misunderstand, during the execution of `modifyMVar`'s second
> argument, the
> mvar is empty and could be filled by some other thread. With
> `atomi
On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 12:04:22AM +, Ian Lynagh wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 09:53:52PM +, Alastair Reid wrote:
> >
> > If it isn't spelled out explicitly already, it would be good to do that.
>
> How about something like this?
>
> Maximal munch applies.
>
> token -> special | "&"
