[GHC] #5784: Forked thread running infinite loop blocks other threads from running

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#5784: Forked thread running infinite loop blocks other threads from running
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  Reporter:  joeyadams                    |          Owner:                
      Type:  bug                          |         Status:  closed        
  Priority:  normal                       |      Milestone:                
 Component:  Runtime System               |        Version:  7.2.2         
Resolution:  duplicate                    |       Keywords:                
        Os:  Linux                        |   Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
   Failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |     Difficulty:  Unknown       
  Testcase:                               |      Blockedby:                
  Blocking:                               |        Related:                
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Comment(by lpsmith):

 Well, I think there is a more than #367 going on here.   After all,  that
 was reported before GHC supported multiple capabilities,  and this bug
 happens even when using the threaded RTS and multiple capabilities.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5784#comment:7>
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