[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:  13497, 13525      |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #12912, #13525    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D42
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by Tamar Christina <tamar@…>):

 In [changeset:"3825b7e222bc1b7d643fce0755cf6b728fb1d854/ghc" 3825b7e/ghc]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="3825b7e222bc1b7d643fce0755cf6b728fb1d854"
 Remove the 'legroom' part of the timeout-accurate-pure test.

 Summary:
 This removes the part of the test that checks whether the timeout happened
 in
 a 'reasonable' amount of time, because it is flaky.
 In subsequent work, we can turn this into a benchmark.

 Test Plan: This _is_ a test

 Reviewers: nh2, bgamari, Phyx, austin, hvr

 Reviewed By: Phyx

 Subscribers: rwbarton, thomie

 GHC Trac Issues: #8684

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D4120
 }}}

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