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

[GHC]

#7653: incorrect handling of StackOverflow exception in the event manager
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  Reporter:  nus             |          Owner:  tibbe           
      Type:  bug             |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:  7.8.1           
 Component:  libraries/base  |        Version:  7.7             
Resolution:  fixed           |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Linux           |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  Runtime crash   |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                  |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                  |        Related:                  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * status:  patch => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 Fixed by
 {{{
 commit e843e73690f828498f6e33bb89f47a50c3ab2ac9
 Author: Ian Lynagh <ian at well-typed.com>
 Date:   Sat Jun 8 20:19:59 2013 +0100

     IO manager: Edit the timeout queue directly, rather than using an edit
 list

     Fixes #7653.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7653#comment:11>
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