[GHC] #693: dynamic locking

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#693: dynamic locking
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        Reporter:           |            Owner:  simonmar
  simonmar                  |           Status:  closed
            Type:  task     |        Milestone:  7.8.1
        Priority:  low      |          Version:  6.4.1
       Component:  Runtime  |         Keywords:
  System                    |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Resolution:  fixed    |       Difficulty:  Moderate (less than a day)
Operating System:           |       Blocked By:
  Unknown/Multiple          |  Related Tickets:
 Type of failure:           |
  None/Unknown              |
       Test Case:  N/A      |
        Blocking:           |
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Comment (by igloo):

 Given the existing code, I assumed that we want to avoid the overhead of a
 C function call.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/693#comment:14>
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