[GHC] #8316: GHCi debugger segfaults when trying force a certain variable

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#8316: GHCi debugger segfaults when trying force a certain variable
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        Reporter:  guest             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  debugger
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  GHCi crash        |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D4535
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by osa1):

 * differential:   => Phab:D4535


Comment:

 I created a differential with an implementation of the idea in comment:8.
 The patch seems to do the right thing but there's probably another bug in
 somewhere else so I'm still getting "TSO entered" errors.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8316#comment:14>
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