[GHC] #13424: readMutVar# is marked can_fail
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#13424: readMutVar# is marked can_fail
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Reporter: dfeuer | Owner: (none)
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: 8.4.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 8.1
Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: | Type of failure: Other
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`readMutVar#` can only fail if its argument is not a valid pointer. As far
as I know, we never check whether a pointer is valid; we ensure it's valid
by construction. So I think we should set `can_fail = False`.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13424>
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