[GHC] #1936: When lazy IO blocks, it blocks the whole runtime

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#1936: When lazy IO blocks, it blocks the whole runtime
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 Reporter:  guest                         |          Owner:          
     Type:  bug                           |         Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal                        |      Milestone:          
Component:  Runtime System                |        Version:  6.8.1   
 Severity:  normal                        |     Resolution:          
 Keywords:  lazy IO getContents blocking  |     Difficulty:  Unknown 
 Testcase:                                |   Architecture:  Multiple
       Os:  Linux                         |  
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Comment (by guest):

 Also, still using ByteStrings, try manually typing blank lines on stdin.
 Every several lines you'll get a heartbeat.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1936#comment:2>
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