[GHC] #9519: Add a way to mask thread preemption via fired timer for a computation

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#9519: Add a way to mask thread preemption via fired timer for a computation
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              Reporter:  abbradar    |            Owner:  simonmar
                  Type:  feature     |           Status:  infoneeded
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              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.8.2
             Component:  Runtime     |         Keywords:
  System                             |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
            Resolution:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by abbradar):

 Well, not really -- it was just an idea that, if could be implemented more
 or less easily, could allow using lightweight threads instead. Thanks for
 the clarification!

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