[GHC] #3553: parallel gc suffers badly if one thread is descheduled

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#3553: parallel gc suffers badly if one thread is descheduled
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        Reporter:  simonmar          |            Owner:  simonmar
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:  6.12.2
       Component:  Runtime System    |          Version:  6.10.4
      Resolution:  fixed             |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by simonmar):

 Interesting - I hadn't realised that the main thread being bound could
 affect the performance of ordinary parallel programs too.

 I'm very tempted to change the main thread to be non-bound.

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