diff --git a/Control/Concurrent/Chan/Strict.hs b/Control/Concurrent/Chan/Strict.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      :  Control.Concurrent.Chan.Strict
+-- Copyright   :  (c) The University of Glasgow 2001, Don Stewart 2007
+-- License     :  BSD-style
+-- 
+-- Maintainer  :  dons@galois.com
+-- Stability   :  experimental
+-- Portability :  non-portable (concurrency)
+--
+-- Unbounded, element-strict channels. Elements will be evaluated to
+-- WHNF on entering the channel. For some concurrency applications, this
+-- is more desirable than passing an unevaluted thunk through the channel
+-- (for instance, it guarantees the node willl be evaluated to WHNF in a
+-- worker thead).
+--
+-- Element-strict channes may potentially use more memory than lazy
+-- channels
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module Control.Concurrent.Chan.Strict (
+          -- * The 'Chan' type
+        Chan,                   -- abstract
+
+          -- * Operations
+        newChan,                -- :: IO (Chan a)
+        writeChan,              -- :: Chan a -> a -> IO ()
+        readChan,               -- :: Chan a -> IO a
+        dupChan,                -- :: Chan a -> IO (Chan a)
+        unGetChan,              -- :: Chan a -> a -> IO ()
+        isEmptyChan,            -- :: Chan a -> IO Bool
+
+          -- * Stream interface
+        getChanContents,        -- :: Chan a -> IO [a]
+        writeList2Chan,         -- :: Chan a -> [a] -> IO ()
+   ) where
+
+import Prelude
+
+import System.IO.Unsafe         ( unsafeInterleaveIO )
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar.Strict
+
+-- A channel is represented by two @MVar@s keeping track of the two ends
+-- of the channel contents,i.e.,  the read- and write ends. Empty @MVar@s
+-- are used to handle consumers trying to read from an empty channel.
+
+-- |'Chan' is an abstract type representing an unbounded FIFO channel.
+data Chan a
+ = Chan (MVar (Stream a))
+        (MVar (Stream a))
+
+type Stream a = MVar (ChItem a)
+
+data ChItem a = ChItem !a (Stream a)
+
+-- @newChan@ sets up the read and write end of a channel by initialising
+-- these two @MVar@s with an empty @MVar@.
+
+-- |Build and returns a new instance of 'Chan'.
+newChan :: IO (Chan a)
+newChan = do
+   hole  <- newEmptyMVar
+   readm <- newMVar hole
+   write <- newMVar hole
+   return (Chan readm write)
+
+-- To put an element on a channel, a new hole at the write end is created.
+-- What was previously the empty @MVar@ at the back of the channel is then
+-- filled in with a new stream element holding the entered value and the
+-- new hole.
+
+-- |Write a value to a 'Chan'.
+writeChan :: Chan a -> a -> IO ()
+writeChan (Chan _read write) val = do
+  new_hole <- newEmptyMVar
+  modifyMVar_ write $ \old_hole -> do
+    putMVar old_hole $! ChItem val new_hole
+    return new_hole
+
+-- |Read the next value from the 'Chan'.
+readChan :: Chan a -> IO a
+readChan (Chan readm _write) = do
+  modifyMVar readm $ \read_end -> do
+    (ChItem val new_read_end) <- readMVar read_end
+        -- Use readMVar here, not takeMVar,
+        -- else dupChan doesn't work
+    return (new_read_end, val)
+
+-- |Duplicate a 'Chan': the duplicate channel begins empty, but data written to
+-- either channel from then on will be available from both.  Hence this creates
+-- a kind of broadcast channel, where data written by anyone is seen by
+-- everyone else.
+dupChan :: Chan a -> IO (Chan a)
+dupChan (Chan _read write) = do
+   hole     <- readMVar write
+   new_read <- newMVar hole
+   return (Chan new_read write)
+
+-- |Put a data item back onto a channel, where it will be the next item read.
+unGetChan :: Chan a -> a -> IO ()
+unGetChan (Chan readm _write) val = do
+   new_read_end <- newEmptyMVar
+   modifyMVar_ readm $ \read_end -> do
+     putMVar new_read_end (ChItem val read_end)
+     return new_read_end
+
+-- |Returns 'True' if the supplied 'Chan' is empty.
+isEmptyChan :: Chan a -> IO Bool
+isEmptyChan (Chan readm write) = do
+   withMVar readm $ \r -> do
+     w <- readMVar write
+     let eq = r == w
+     eq `seq` return eq
+
+-- Operators for interfacing with functional streams.
+
+-- |Return a lazy list representing the contents of the supplied
+-- 'Chan', much like 'System.IO.hGetContents'.
+getChanContents :: Chan a -> IO [a]
+getChanContents ch = unsafeInterleaveIO $ do
+    x  <- readChan ch
+    xs <- getChanContents ch
+    return (x:xs)
+
+-- |Write an entire list of items to a 'Chan'.
+writeList2Chan :: Chan a -> [a] -> IO ()
+writeList2Chan = mapM_ . writeChan
diff --git a/Control/Concurrent/MVar/Strict.hs b/Control/Concurrent/MVar/Strict.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE BangPatterns #-}
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- |
+-- Module      :  Control.Concurrent.MVar.Strict
+-- Copyright   :  (c) The University of Glasgow 2001
+-- License     :  BSD-style (see the file libraries/base/LICENSE)
+-- 
+-- Maintainer  :  libraries@haskell.org
+-- Stability   :  experimental
+-- Portability :  non-portable (concurrency)
+--
+-- Synchronising, strict variables
+--
+-- Values placed in an MVar are evaluated to weak-head normal form
+-- before being placed in the MVar, preventing a common source of
+-- space-leaks involving synchronising variables.
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module Control.Concurrent.MVar.Strict
+        (
+          -- * @MVar@s
+          MVar          -- abstract
+        , newEmptyMVar  -- :: IO (MVar a)
+        , newMVar       -- :: a -> IO (MVar a)
+        , takeMVar      -- :: MVar a -> IO a
+        , putMVar       -- :: MVar a -> a -> IO ()
+        , readMVar      -- :: MVar a -> IO a
+        , swapMVar      -- :: MVar a -> a -> IO a
+        , tryTakeMVar   -- :: MVar a -> IO (Maybe a)
+        , tryPutMVar    -- :: MVar a -> a -> IO Bool
+        , isEmptyMVar   -- :: MVar a -> IO Bool
+        , withMVar      -- :: MVar a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b
+        , modifyMVar_   -- :: MVar a -> (a -> IO a) -> IO ()
+        , modifyMVar    -- :: MVar a -> (a -> IO (a,b)) -> IO b
+        , addMVarFinalizer -- :: MVar a -> IO () -> IO ()
+    ) where
+
+import GHC.Conc ( MVar, newEmptyMVar, takeMVar, 
+                  tryTakeMVar, isEmptyMVar, addMVarFinalizer
+                )
+import GHC.Exts
+import GHC.IOBase
+
+import Prelude
+import Control.Exception as Exception
+
+-- |Put a value into an 'MVar'.  If the 'MVar' is currently full,
+-- 'putMVar' will wait until it becomes empty.
+--
+-- There are two further important properties of 'putMVar':
+--
+--   * 'putMVar' is single-wakeup.  That is, if there are multiple
+--     threads blocked in 'putMVar', and the 'MVar' becomes empty,
+--     only one thread will be woken up.  The runtime guarantees that
+--     the woken thread completes its 'putMVar' operation.
+--
+--   * When multiple threads are blocked on an 'MVar', they are
+--     woken up in FIFO order.  This is useful for providing
+--     fairness properties of abstractions built using 'MVar's.
+--
+putMVar  :: MVar a -> a -> IO ()
+#ifndef __HADDOCK__
+putMVar (MVar mvar#) !x = IO $ \ s# -> -- strict!
+    case putMVar# mvar# x s# of
+        s2# -> (# s2#, () #)
+#endif
+
+-- | A non-blocking version of 'putMVar'.  The 'tryPutMVar' function
+-- attempts to put the value @a@ into the 'MVar', returning 'True' if
+-- it was successful, or 'False' otherwise.
+--
+tryPutMVar  :: MVar a -> a -> IO Bool
+#ifndef __HADDOCK__
+tryPutMVar (MVar mvar#) !x = IO $ \ s# -> -- strict!
+    case tryPutMVar# mvar# x s# of
+        (# s, 0# #) -> (# s, False #)
+        (# s, _  #) -> (# s, True #)
+#endif
+
+-- |Create an 'MVar' which contains the supplied value.
+newMVar :: a -> IO (MVar a)
+newMVar value =
+    newEmptyMVar        >>= \ mvar ->
+    putMVar mvar value  >>
+    return mvar
+
+{-|
+  This is a combination of 'takeMVar' and 'putMVar'; ie. it takes the value
+  from the 'MVar', puts it back, and also returns it.
+-}
+readMVar :: MVar a -> IO a
+readMVar m = block $ do
+    a <- takeMVar m
+    putMVar m a
+    return a
+
+{-|
+  Take a value from an 'MVar', put a new value into the 'MVar' and
+  return the value taken. Note that there is a race condition whereby
+  another process can put something in the 'MVar' after the take
+  happens but before the put does.
+-}
+swapMVar :: MVar a -> a -> IO a
+swapMVar mvar new = block $ do
+    old <- takeMVar mvar
+    putMVar mvar new
+    return old
+
+{-|
+  'withMVar' is a safe wrapper for operating on the contents of an
+  'MVar'.  This operation is exception-safe: it will replace the
+  original contents of the 'MVar' if an exception is raised (see
+  "Control.Exception").
+-}
+{-# INLINE withMVar #-}
+-- inlining has been reported to have dramatic effects; see
+-- http://www.haskell.org//pipermail/haskell/2006-May/017907.html
+withMVar :: MVar a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO b
+withMVar m io = block $ do
+    a <- takeMVar m
+    b <- Exception.catch (unblock (io a))
+            (\e -> do putMVar m a; throw e)
+    putMVar m a
+    return b
+
+{-|
+  A safe wrapper for modifying the contents of an 'MVar'.  Like 'withMVar', 
+  'modifyMVar' will replace the original contents of the 'MVar' if an
+  exception is raised during the operation.
+-}
+{-# INLINE modifyMVar_ #-}
+modifyMVar_ :: MVar a -> (a -> IO a) -> IO ()
+modifyMVar_ m io = block $ do
+    a  <- takeMVar m
+    a' <- Exception.catch (unblock (io a))
+            (\e -> do putMVar m a; throw e)
+    putMVar m a'
+
+{-|
+  A slight variation on 'modifyMVar_' that allows a value to be
+  returned (@b@) in addition to the modified value of the 'MVar'.
+-}
+{-# INLINE modifyMVar #-}
+modifyMVar :: MVar a -> (a -> IO (a,b)) -> IO b
+modifyMVar m io = block $ do
+    a      <- takeMVar m
+    (a',b) <- Exception.catch (unblock (io a))
+                (\e -> do putMVar m a; throw e)
+    putMVar m a'
+    return b
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) Lennart Kolmodin
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the author nor the names of his contributors
+   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+   without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS
+OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/Setup.lhs b/Setup.lhs
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+++ b/Setup.lhs
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+#!/usr/bin/env runhaskell
+> import Distribution.Simple
+> main = defaultMain
diff --git a/strict-concurrency.cabal b/strict-concurrency.cabal
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+Name:           strict-concurrency
+Version:        0.1
+Synopsis:       Strict concurrency abstractions
+Category:       Control
+Description:
+        This package provides strict versions of some standard Haskell
+        concurrency abstractions (MVars,Chans), which provide control
+        over where evaluation takes place not offered by the default
+        lazy types. This may be useful for deciding when and where 
+        evaluation occurs, leading to improved time or space use,
+        depending on the circumstances.
+License:        BSD3
+License-File:   LICENSE
+Author:         Don Stewart <dons@galois.com>
+Maintainer:     Don Stewart <dons@galois.com>
+Copyright:      (c) 2007 Don Stewart
+Homepage:       http://code.haskell.org/~dons/code/strict-concurrency
+build-depends:  base
+ghc-options:    -Wall -Werror -fglasgow-exts
+extensions:     CPP
+exposed-modules: Control.Concurrent.MVar.Strict
+                 Control.Concurrent.Chan.Strict
diff --git a/tests/chan-test.hs b/tests/chan-test.hs
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+++ b/tests/chan-test.hs
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+import Control.Concurrent (forkIO)
+#if defined(STRICT)
+import Control.Concurrent.Chan.Strict
+#else
+import Control.Concurrent.Chan
+#endif
+import System.Environment
+
+-- Fork some computation processes, print their results
+main = do
+    n <- getArgs >>= readIO . head
+    f1 <- run fibonacci
+    f2 <- run fibonacci2
+    mapM_ print . take n $ zip f1 f2
+
+  -- fork a process, return any messages it produces as a list
+  where
+    run f = do
+        c <- newChan
+        l <- getChanContents c
+        forkIO (writeList2Chan c f)
+        return l
+
+-- lazily returns values to the main thread to compute, should run twice
+-- as fast if we compute in the worker thread
+fibonacci = 0 : 1 : zipWith (+) fibonacci (tail fibonacci)
+
+fibonacci2 = 1 : 1 : zipWith (+) fibonacci2 (tail fibonacci2)
diff --git a/tests/mvar-test.hs b/tests/mvar-test.hs
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+++ b/tests/mvar-test.hs
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+
+{- The Computer Language Shootout
+   http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/
+   Written by Tom Pledger, 13 Nov 2006. modified by Don Stewart -}
+
+import Control.Concurrent (forkIO,yield)
+#if defined(STRICT)
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar.Strict
+#else
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar
+#endif
+import Control.Monad
+import System
+
+data Colour = Blue | Red | Yellow
+
+complement a b = case (a,b) of
+    (Red,Yellow)    -> Blue
+    (Red,Blue)      -> Yellow
+    (Red,Red)       -> Red
+    (Yellow,Blue)   -> Red
+    (Yellow,Red)    -> Blue
+    (Yellow,Yellow) -> Yellow
+    (Blue,Red)      -> Yellow
+    (Blue,Yellow)   -> Red
+    (Blue,Blue)     -> Blue
+
+colors = [Blue, Red, Yellow]
+
+data MP = MP !Int !(Maybe Colour) ![Int]
+
+main = do n     <- getArgs >>= readIO . head
+          waker <- newEmptyMVar
+          mpv   <- newMVar $ MP n Nothing []
+
+          let arrive c t = do
+                MP q w d <- takeMVar mpv
+                case w of
+                    _ | q == 0 -> if length d /= 3 then putMVar mpv $ MP 0 w (t:d)
+                                                   else print $ t + sum d
+
+                    Nothing    -> do putMVar mpv $ MP q (Just c) d
+                                     c' <- takeMVar waker
+                                     arrive c' $! t+1
+
+                    Just k     -> do let c' = complement k c
+                                     -- this should cause a space leak:
+                                     putMVar waker c'
+                                     putMVar mpv $ MP (q-1) Nothing d
+                                     arrive c' $! t+1
+
+          mapM_ (forkIO . flip arrive 0) colors
+          arrive Blue 0
+          replicateM_ 3 yield
diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+M=5000000
+N=2000
+O=50000000
+
+ghc          -cpp -O -no-recomp -threaded --make mvar-test.hs -o lazy-mvar
+ghc -DSTRICT -cpp -O -no-recomp -threaded --make mvar-test.hs -o strict-mvar
+
+ghc          -cpp -O -no-recomp -threaded --make chan-test.hs -o lazy-chan
+ghc -DSTRICT -cpp -O -no-recomp -threaded --make chan-test.hs -o strict-chan
+
+ghc          -cpp -O -no-recomp -threaded --make thread-ring.hs -o lazy-thread-ring
+ghc -DSTRICT -cpp -O -no-recomp -threaded --make thread-ring.hs -o strict-thread-ring
+
+echo "******* Testing MVars ************"
+ 
+echo "** Should have a space leak:"
+/usr/bin/time ./lazy-mvar   $M +RTS -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
+
+echo "** Should run in constant space:"
+/usr/bin/time ./strict-mvar $M +RTS -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
+
+echo "** Should pass (2 cores)"
+/usr/bin/time ./strict-mvar $M +RTS -N2 -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
+
+echo "******* Testing Chans ************"
+ 
+echo "** Should be slow:"
+/usr/bin/time ./lazy-chan   $N +RTS -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
+
+echo "** Should be fast:"
+/usr/bin/time ./strict-chan $N +RTS -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
+
+echo "** Should be fast (2 cores)"
+/usr/bin/time ./strict-chan $N +RTS -N2 -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
+
+echo "******* Testing thread-ring benchmark ************"
+
+echo "** Should be ok **"
+/usr/bin/time ./lazy-thread-ring $O +RTS -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
+
+echo "** Should be no slower, use constant space **"
+/usr/bin/time ./strict-thread-ring $O +RTS -tstderr -RTS > /dev/null
diff --git a/tests/thread-ring.hs b/tests/thread-ring.hs
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+++ b/tests/thread-ring.hs
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+-- The Computer Language Benchmarks Game
+-- http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/
+-- Contributed by Jed Brown with improvements by Spencer Janssen and Don Stewart
+
+import Control.Monad
+import Control.Concurrent (forkIO)
+#if defined(STRICT)
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar.Strict
+#else
+import Control.Concurrent.MVar
+#endif
+import System.Environment
+
+ring = 503
+
+new l i = do
+  r <- newEmptyMVar
+  forkIO (thread i l r)
+  return r
+
+thread :: Int -> MVar Int -> MVar Int -> IO ()
+thread i l r = go
+  where go = do
+          m <- takeMVar l
+          when (m == 1) (print i)
+          putMVar r (m - 1) -- strict enough
+          when (m > 0) go
+
+main = do
+  a <- newMVar . read . head =<< getArgs
+  z <- foldM new a [2..ring]
+  thread 1 z a
