[GHC] #8209: Race condition in setNumCapabilities

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#8209: Race condition in setNumCapabilities
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        Reporter:  akio              |            Owner:  simonmar
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  highest           |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash     |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by AndreasVoellmy):

 @Simon: did your patch resolve this issue? If so, should it be marked
 fixed?

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