[GHC] #8724: unexpected CAS failures

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#8724: unexpected CAS failures
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        Reporter:  carter            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.1-rc1
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Changes (by carter):

 * status:  new => patch


Comment:

 ok so my original reason for my exploratory patching in
 https://github.com/cartazio/ghc/compare/ghc:ghc-7.8...fix_64bit_intel_cas
 seems to be wrong, but there is a use of unsigned in where it should be
 StgWord

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