[GHC] #9284: shutdownCapability sometimes loops indefinitely on OSX after forkProcess

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#9284: shutdownCapability sometimes loops indefinitely on OSX after forkProcess
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              Reporter:  edsko       |            Owner:
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  closed
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:  7.10.1
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.8.2
            Resolution:  fixed       |         Keywords:
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:              |       Blocked By:
  None/Unknown                       |  Related Tickets:  #9377
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
Differential Revisions:              |
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Changes (by thoughtpolice):

 * milestone:  7.8.4 => 7.10.1


Comment:

 I'm actually backing this out of 7.8 right now due to some worries about
 #9722; it also introduces API additions in 7.8.4 we should be careful
 about.

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