[GHC] #15349: fixST is a bit wrong

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#15349: fixST is a bit wrong
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        Reporter:  dfeuer            |                Owner:  dfeuer
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  merge
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.5
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result  |  Unknown/Multiple
  at runtime                         |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D4948
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Comment (by dfeuer):

 Note: the crazy implementation above never actually needs to `takeMVar`;
 `readMVar` should be sufficient. So `IVar`s would be sufficient. But to
 get close to something practical, we need to avoid `forkIO`. Maybe I can
 do that; I'm not sure.

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