[GHC] #7653: incorrect handling of StackOverflow exception in the event manager

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#7653: incorrect handling of StackOverflow exception in the event manager
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    Reporter:  nus               |       Owner:  tibbe        
        Type:  bug               |      Status:  patch        
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:               
   Component:  libraries/base    |     Version:  7.7          
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Linux        
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  Runtime crash
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:               
   Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:               
     Related:                    |  
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Comment(by nus):

 I should clarify that the patches were meant for the old I/O manager, that
 is the one that's currently in the 7.4 and 7.6 branches, and only the 7.6
 and pre-merge HEAD builds were validated. The new I/O manager situation
 needs more insight.

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