[GHC] #9696: readRawBufferPtr and writeRawBufferPtr allocate memory

[GHC]

#9696: readRawBufferPtr and writeRawBufferPtr allocate memory
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        Reporter:  mergeconflict     |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  low               |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.8.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  newcomer
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  (amd64)
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):

 In [changeset:"1d6177b133f3a6ac28cc8a679807563cfca3c56a/ghc"
 1d6177b1/ghc]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="1d6177b133f3a6ac28cc8a679807563cfca3c56a"
 Using unsafe foreign import for rtsSupportsBoundThreads (part of #9696)

 A safe import is unnecessary considering rtsSupportsBoundThreads simply
 returns a constant.

 This commit doesn't fix the main issue of ticket #9696 that
 "readRawBufferPtr and writeRawBufferPtr allocate memory".

 Reviewers: bgamari, austin, hvr

 Reviewed By: hvr

 Subscribers: thomie

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D1964

 GHC Trac Issues: #9696
 }}}

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