[GHC] #2971: readFile "/proc/mounts" hangs on an amd64 machine

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#2971: readFile "/proc/mounts" hangs on an amd64 machine
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 Reporter:  dsf       |          Owner:                  
     Type:  bug       |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal    |      Milestone:                  
Component:  Compiler  |        Version:  6.10.1          
 Severity:  critical  |     Resolution:                  
 Keywords:            |       Testcase:                  
       Os:  Linux     |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by dsf):

 Replying to [comment:6 duncan]:
 > The question is why did it work in 6.8 and not work now in 6.10?

 If you try reading it using a ByteString function in 6.8 you will get a
 similar failure.  I suspect that that code has moved into the regular IO
 module.

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