#8254: confusing comment on allocate() ------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- Reporter: rwbarton | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Runtime System | Version: 7.7 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: Documentation bug Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | ------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- {{{ /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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()`. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8254 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler