[GHC] #3408: idle GC causes large CPU usage if run more frequently than 1 second

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#3408: idle GC causes large CPU usage if run more frequently than 1 second
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    Reporter:  JeremyShaw        |        Owner:  simonmar   
        Type:  bug               |       Status:  new        
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  6.12 branch
   Component:  Runtime System    |      Version:  6.10.4     
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:             
    Keywords:  idle GC           |   Difficulty:  Unknown    
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Linux      
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
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Comment (by JeremyShaw):

 I am not knowingly using finalizers. But my application depends on dozens
 of libraries from hackage, so who knows what is in there :)

 I'll work on coming up with a sensible test case.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/3408#comment:2>
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