[GHC] #3514: mallocPlainForeignPtrBytes -1000 gives runtime internal error: allocGroup: requested zero blocks

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#3514: mallocPlainForeignPtrBytes -1000 gives runtime internal error: allocGroup:
requested zero blocks
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  Reporter:  andrewbirkett   |          Owner:  igloo 
      Type:  merge           |         Status:  new   
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:  6.12.2
 Component:  Runtime System  |        Version:  6.10.4
Resolution:                  |       Keywords:        
Difficulty:  Unknown         |             Os:  Linux 
  Testcase:                  |   Architecture:  x86   
   Failure:  None/Unknown    |  
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * owner:  => igloo
  * type:  bug => merge

Comment:

 Fixed (libraries/base):

 {{{
 Wed Nov 25 06:38:22 PST 2009  Simon Marlow <marlowsd at gmail.com>
   * check for size < 0 in mallocForeignPtrBytes and friends (#3514)
 }}}

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