[GHC] #11830: Disabling idle GC leads to freeze

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#11830: Disabling idle GC leads to freeze
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        Reporter:  NeilMitchell      |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  8.0.1-rc3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result  |  Unknown/Multiple
  at runtime                         |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by kolmodin):

 git bisect from ghc-8.0.1-rc2 to latest commit in the ghc-8.0 branch
 suggests a few commits;

  - 15acd4227106ed912c8d6ebc476263f70cd4510c
  - 6e524ebaf299043990048356b01c045f2d6dc0d5
  - 8e8b6df2e56389a1ed13d4198b1d2f3347706aaa
  - bbdc52f3a6e6a28e209fb8f65699121d4ef3a4e3

 of which only bbdc52f3a6e6a28e209fb8f65699121d4ef3a4e3 looks likely.

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