Re: [GHC] #10904: C finalizer may be called on re-used memory

24 Sep 2015

      #10904: C finalizer may be called on re-used memory
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        Reporter:  bherzog           |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime System    |                 Version:  7.4.1
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |            Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash     |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:  Phab:D1275
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Comment (by Simon Marlow ):

 In [changeset:"2440e3c6b479ac532e2660374a78c8482e903bed/ghc"
 2440e3c6/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="2440e3c6b479ac532e2660374a78c8482e903bed"
 Fix a bug with mallocForeignPtr and finalizers (#10904)

 Summary: See Note [MallocPtr finalizers]

 Test Plan: validate; new test T10904

 Reviewers: ezyang, bgamari, austin, hvr, rwbarton

 Subscribers: thomie

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D1275
 }}}

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