[GHC] #8684: hWaitForInput cannot be interrupted by async exceptions on unix

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#8684: hWaitForInput cannot be interrupted by async exceptions on unix
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        Reporter:  nh2               |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  libraries/base    |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by nh2):

 Replying to [comment:1 ezyang]:
 > This would work fine for Unix. It would be good to test if it does the
 right thing with CancelSynchronousIO as well.

 Ah, great.

 I guess we should update the documentation until this is actually
 implemented.

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