[GHC] #8400: Migrate the RTS to use libuv (or libev, or libevent)

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#8400: Migrate the RTS to use libuv (or libev, or libevent)
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        Reporter:  schyler           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  635, 7353         |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by winter):

 * owner:  simonmar => (none)
 * status:  closed => new
 * resolution:  wontfix =>


Comment:

 I'm researching on combining libuv with ghc's light weight thread
 recently, here's my initial design:
 https://github.com/winterland1989/stdio/issues/6.

 I'll report in this thread if i manage to have some benchmark numbers. If
 it works,
 The benifit is quite obvious: we don't have to deal with all the
 windows/encoding hacks and quirks anymore in base.

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