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

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#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:
Operating System:  Linux           |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                  |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                  |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by Austin Seipp <austin@…>):

 In [changeset:"a520761d065a84838896e8dd09d8aaec77480d60/ghc"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="a520761d065a84838896e8dd09d8aaec77480d60"
 Remove outdated TODO in TimeManager

 Summary:
 It describes a work around Trac #3838, but it is already fixed and the
 workaround removed, Trac #7653

 Test Plan: not needed

 Reviewers: hvr, Mikolaj, austin

 Reviewed By: austin

 Subscribers: thomie, carter

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D478
 }}}

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