[GHC] #8402: throwTo segfaults under -prof -threaded -with-rtsopts=N2

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#8402: throwTo segfaults under -prof -threaded -with-rtsopts=N2
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        Reporter:  akio           |            Owner:
            Type:  bug            |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  highest        |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Profiling      |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                 |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux          |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash  |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                 |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                 |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by ezyang):

 Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The relevant commit was for
 #7747:

 {{{
 commit 1ce57ec9d544beaee79aed50c4e12de144e4482f
 Author: Edward Z. Yang <ezyang at mit.edu>
 Date:   Thu Mar 7 14:28:54 2013 -0800

     Closures must be zeroed even without LDV-profiling. Partially fixes
 #7747

     Signed-off-by: Edward Z. Yang <ezyang at mit.edu>
 }}}

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