[GHC] #8578: Improvements to SpinLock implementation

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#8578: Improvements to SpinLock implementation
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        Reporter:  parcs             |            Owner:  parcs
            Type:  task              |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime System    |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by parcs):

 According to a C microbenchmark, the new spinlock code is much more
 scalable than the old code. However, this scalability improvement remains
 to be seen in a GHC program. Is there a program one can test that is
 particularly sensitive to the scalability of the RTS's spinlocks?

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