[GHC] #4001: Implement an atomic readMVar

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#4001: Implement an atomic readMVar
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        Reporter:           |            Owner:  ezyang
  simonmar                  |           Status:  closed
            Type:  task     |        Milestone:  7.6.2
        Priority:  low      |          Version:  6.12.2
       Component:  Runtime  |         Keywords:
  System                    |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Resolution:  fixed    |       Difficulty:  Moderate (less than a day)
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Comment (by ezyang):

 Actually, everyone seems to like tryAtomicReadMVar better so we'll go with
 that :)

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