[GHC] #4262: GHC's runtime never terminates unused worker threads

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#4262: GHC's runtime never terminates unused worker threads
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  Reporter:  Remi                     |          Owner:  simonmar                                
      Type:  bug                      |         Status:  closed                                  
  Priority:  high                     |      Milestone:  7.2.1                                   
 Component:  Runtime System           |        Version:  6.12.3                                  
Resolution:  fixed                    |       Keywords:  worker thread foreign function interface
  Testcase:                           |      Blockedby:                                          
Difficulty:                           |             Os:  Unknown/Multiple                        
  Blocking:                           |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple                        
   Failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 Thanks.  I reworked the patch a bit, and pushed my version today:

 {{{
 Thu Nov 25 05:57:29 PST 2010  Simon Marlow <marlowsd at gmail.com>
   * Keep a maximum of 6 spare worker threads per Capability (#4262)
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4262#comment:6>
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