[GHC] #14496: Invoking GHC 8.2.1 executable anywhere results in access violation on Windows 10

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#14496: Invoking GHC 8.2.1 executable anywhere results in access violation on
Windows 10
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           Reporter:  RyanGlScott    |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.2.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Windows
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  GHC doesn't work
  Unknown/Multiple                   |  at all
          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s):                 |         Wiki Page:
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 This apparently started to happen somewhat recently, as I've been able to
 run GHC 8.2.1 on Windows before. (Perhaps it was a recent update that
 changed things?) In any case, any attempt to run GHC or GHCi 8.2.1
 immediately results in an access violation, and always at the same memory
 location:

 {{{
 $ ghc --version
 The Glorious Glasgow Haskell Compilation System, version 8.2.1

 $ ghc
 Access violation in generated code when reading 000000001170399e

 $ ghci
 WARNING: GHCi invoked via 'ghci.exe' in MinTTY consoles (e.g., Cygwin or
 MSYS)
          doesn't handle Ctrl-C well; use the 'ghcii.sh' shell wrapper
 instead
 GHCi, version 8.2.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
 Access violation in generated code when reading 000000001170399e
 }}}

 Strangely enough, GHC 8.0.2 and older do not suffer from this issue, just
 8.2.1.

 In case it's useful, here's the `strace` output:

 {{{
 $ strace ghc
 Access violation in generated code when reading 000000001170399e
 create_child: ghc
 --- Process 10324 created
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll at 00007ffa31280000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll at
 00007ffa31170000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\KernelBase.dll at
 00007ffa2dd40000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\apphelp.dll at
 00007ffa2b500000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\AcLayers.dll at
 00007ffa03630000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll at
 00007ffa30ab0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll at
 00007ffa2e850000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll at
 00007ffa2dba0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\gdi32.dll at 00007ffa2ec30000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll at
 00007ffa2da00000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll at
 00007ffa2d960000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll at
 00007ffa2dbc0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll at
 00007ffa2e7f0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll at
 00007ffa30e50000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\rpcrt4.dll at
 00007ffa2e9e0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\bcryptprimitives.dll at
 00007ffa2dcc0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\sfc.dll at 0000000180000000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\winspool.drv at
 00007ffa1db00000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\IPHLPAPI.DLL at
 00007ffa2cb90000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\bcrypt.dll at
 00007ffa2d0d0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\sfc_os.dll at
 00007ffa1c2e0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll at 00007ffa31220000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll at
 00007ffa2ef80000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\cfgmgr32.dll at
 00007ffa2e700000
 --- Process 10324 thread 3948 created
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\SHCore.dll at
 00007ffa30cf0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\windows.storage.dll at
 00007ffa2dfb0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll at
 00007ffa30da0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll at
 00007ffa2eb00000
 --- Process 10324 thread 4764 created
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\kernel.appcore.dll at
 00007ffa2d660000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\powrprof.dll at
 00007ffa2d5f0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\profapi.dll at
 00007ffa2d5d0000
 --- Process 10324 thread 3852 created
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\wsock32.dll at
 00007ffa1c2b0000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll at
 00007ffa2ef10000
 --- Process 10324 loaded C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll at
 0000000000150000
 --- Process 10324 unloaded DLL at 0000000000150000
 --- Process 10324 thread 4872 created
 --- Process 10324 thread 5780 created
 --- Process 10324 thread 8360 created
 --- Process 10324, exception c0000005 at 00007ffa3129c12e
 --- Process 10324 thread 8360 exited with status 0x1
 --- Process 10324 thread 5780 exited with status 0x1
 --- Process 10324 thread 4872 exited with status 0x1
 --- Process 10324 thread 3852 exited with status 0x1
 --- Process 10324 thread 4764 exited with status 0x1
 --- Process 10324 thread 3948 exited with status 0x1
 --- Process 10324 exited with status 0x1
 }}}

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