[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:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |  Unknown/Multiple
      Blocked By:                    |               Test Case:
 Related Tickets:  #9377             |                Blocking:
                                     |  Differential Revisions:
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Comment (by simonmar):

 @edsko: head on over to #9722 with that.  There is possibly a
 nondeterministic bug in the shutdown code that was introduced with the
 latest fix, but we haven't been able to get a reproducible enough test
 case.

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