[GHC] #16302: A non-function coerced to a function can cause a stg_ap_v_ret
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Mon Feb 11 06:16:41 UTC 2019
#16302: A non-function coerced to a function can cause a stg_ap_v_ret
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Reporter: WheatWizard | Owner: (none)
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 8.4.3
Resolution: | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: x86_64
| (amd64)
Type of failure: Runtime crash | Test Case:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by WheatWizard):
Replying to [comment:1 potato44]:
> I don't think this counts as a bug because we don't have many guarantees
about `unsafeCoerce` besides for newtypes.
>
> I think it might be easier for others to read the bug report if you were
to ungolf the code.
>
That seems like a fair assessment. I wouldn't really expect this code to
do anything meaningful. In fact a segmentation fault seems like a very
likely outcome. But the compiler did ask me to report it so I thought it
would be better safe than sorry.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/16302#comment:3>
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