[GHC] #15595: Stack overflow in withArgs leads to infinite memory-consuming loop

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#15595: Stack overflow in withArgs leads to infinite memory-consuming loop
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        Reporter:  NeilMitchell   |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug            |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal         |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler       |              Version:  8.5
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Operating System:  Windows        |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash  |            Test Case:
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Comment (by simonmar):

 Isn't this the correct behaviour? StackOverflow is an asynchronous
 exception, so we can't throw it inside `mask`. I don't understand why the
 program loops, though.

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