Commit a4380927 authored by Rob Pike's avatar Rob Pike

doc/go1.3.html: explain the change to the memory model

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https://golang.org/cl/80260044
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<h2 id="memory">Changes to the memory model</h2>
<p>
TODO:
early go documentation suggested using a channel as a semaphore like this: (previous example).
the go memory model has been updated to make explicit that this idiom is allowed. (new example).
the previous example is also correct, just requiring needless func init work.
(CL 75130045)
The Go 1.3 memory model <a href="https://codereview.appspot.com/75130045">adds a new rule</a>
concerning sending and receiving on buffered channels,
to make explicit that a buffered channel can be used as a simple
semaphore, using a send into the
channel to acquire and a receive from the channel to release.
This is not a language change, just a clarification about an expected property of communication.
</p>
<h2 id="impl">Changes to the implementations and tools</h2>
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