@@ -940,15 +940,18 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> Arc<T, A> {
940940 /// This will succeed even if there are outstanding weak references.
941941 ///
942942 /// It is strongly recommended to use [`Arc::into_inner`] instead if you don't
943- /// want to keep the `Arc` in the [`Err`] case.
944- /// Immediately dropping the [`Err`] payload, like in the expression
945- /// `Arc::try_unwrap(this).ok()`, can still cause the strong count to
946- /// drop to zero and the inner value of the `Arc` to be dropped:
947- /// For instance if two threads each execute this expression in parallel, then
948- /// there is a race condition. The threads could first both check whether they
949- /// have the last clone of their `Arc` via `Arc::try_unwrap`, and then
950- /// both drop their `Arc` in the call to [`ok`][`Result::ok`],
951- /// taking the strong count from two down to zero.
943+ /// keep the `Arc` in the [`Err`] case.
944+ /// Immediately dropping the [`Err`]-value, as the expression
945+ /// `Arc::try_unwrap(this).ok()` does, can cause the strong count to
946+ /// drop to zero and the inner value of the `Arc` to be dropped.
947+ /// For instance, if two threads execute such an expression in parallel,
948+ /// there is a race condition without the possibility of unsafety:
949+ /// The threads could first both check whether they own the last instance
950+ /// in `Arc::try_unwrap`, determine that they both do not, and then both
951+ /// discard and drop their instance in the call to [`ok`][`Result::ok`].
952+ /// In this scenario, the value inside the `Arc` is safely destroyed
953+ /// by exactly one of the threads, but neither thread will ever be able
954+ /// to use the value.
952955 ///
953956 /// # Examples
954957 ///
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