[GHC] #4906: peekCString crashes on handling nullPtr

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#4906: peekCString crashes on handling nullPtr
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  Reporter:  sdjp            |          Owner:                
      Type:  bug             |         Status:  closed        
  Priority:  normal          |      Milestone:                
 Component:  Compiler (FFI)  |        Version:  6.12.3        
Resolution:  invalid         |       Keywords:                
  Testcase:                  |      Blockedby:                
Difficulty:                  |             Os:  Linux         
  Blocking:                  |   Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
   Failure:  Runtime crash   |  
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Changes (by igloo):

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


Comment:

 The module is described as "Utilities for primitive marshalling of C
 strings", so I think a segfault is the expected behaviour when passing a
 NULL pointer.

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