[ghc-steering-committee] #540: parallelism semaphores, recommendation: *accept*

[Joachim Breitner]

Hi,

Am Sonntag, dem 12.02.2023 um 14:01 -0500 schrieb Eric Seidel:
> I have two minds about this proposal. On the one hand, it seems
> likely to leave performance on the table compared to the alternatives
> discussed. But on the other hand, this proposal has already been
> implemented and validated by Well-Typed, and it seems like a small
> amount of additional complexity for GHC to adapt. (Though I'd love
> for someone with more knowledge of GHC internals to opine on the
> internal complexity.)
> 
> On balance, I think we should accept this proposal and not let the
> perfect be the enemy of the good.

I agree. Especially given that there is an implementation, I see no
good reason why we shouldn’t trust the implementors and authors’s good
sense in their design choices.

Cheers,
Joachim
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