[GHC] #635: Replace use of select() in the I/O manager with epoll/kqueue/etc.

[GHC]

#635: Replace use of select() in the I/O manager with epoll/kqueue/etc.
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    Reporter:  simonmar          |        Owner:  bos                       
        Type:  task              |       Status:  new                       
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  _|_                       
   Component:  libraries/base    |      Version:  6.4.1                     
    Keywords:                    |   Difficulty:  Project (more than a week)
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Testcase:  N/A                       
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |      Failure:  Runtime performance bug   
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Changes (by jeffz_):

 * cc: jeffz_ (added)


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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/635#comment:37>
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