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diff --git a/rts/Task.h b/rts/Task.h
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@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
#include "BeginPrivate.h"
/*
- Definition of a Task
- --------------------
+ Note [Definition of a Task]
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A task is an OSThread that runs Haskell code. Every OSThread that
runs inside the RTS, whether as a worker created by the RTS or via
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
Haskell code simultaneously. A task relinquishes its Capability
when it is asked to evaluate an external (C) call.
- Ownership of Task
- -----------------
+ Note [Ownership of Task]
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Task ownership is a little tricky. The default situation is that
the Task is an OS-thread-local structure that is owned by the OS