[GHC] #5897: GHC runtime task workers are not released with C FFI

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#5897: GHC runtime task workers are not released with C FFI
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  Reporter:  sanketr           |          Owner:                
      Type:  bug               |         Status:  new           
  Priority:  highest           |      Milestone:  7.4.2         
 Component:  Runtime System    |        Version:  7.4.1         
Resolution:                    |       Keywords:  worker, ffi   
        Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |   Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
   Failure:  None/Unknown      |     Difficulty:  Unknown       
  Testcase:                    |      Blockedby:                
  Blocking:                    |        Related:  #4262         
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Changes (by sanketr):

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


Comment:

 Simon, looks like this fix didn't make it in 7.4.2. The number of task
 workers keep increasing, and the memory leak is still there.

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