Optimizations for mutable structures?

[Tony Finch]

The following paper seems relevant to this thread. Although it's written
in the context of C and C++, it's relevant to any language that combines
pre-emptive threads and imperative features.

http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/2004/HPL-2004-209.pdf

Tony.
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