#8804: BlockedIndefinitelyOnMVar thrown for an MVar which is still weakly accessible from another thread ------------------------------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: bholst | Owner: Type: bug | simonmar Priority: normal | Status: closed Component: Runtime System | Milestone: Resolution: invalid | Version: 7.6.3 Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Keywords: Type of failure: Incorrect result at runtime | Architecture: Test Case: | Unknown/Multiple Blocking: | Difficulty: | Unknown | Blocked By: | Related Tickets: ------------------------------------------------+-------------------------- Changes (by simonmar): * status: new => closed * resolution: => invalid Comment: This is correct: remember that the weak reference is ''weak'', so it doesn't keep the `MVar` alive, and hence the thread is also not reachable. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8804#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler