[GHC] #8684: hWaitForInput cannot be interrupted by async exceptions on unix

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#8684: hWaitForInput cannot be interrupted by async exceptions on unix
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        Reporter:  nh2               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D42
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * status:  patch => new
 * owner:  snoyberg => (none)


Comment:

 Sorry, it looks like I was mistaken; this is in fact not fixed. The
 `timeout` does not, in fact, interrupt the `hWaitForInput`. It looks like
 Phab:D42 was never actually finished.

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