#9423: shutdownCapability sometimes loops indefinitely on OSX after hs_exit() -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: AndreasVoellmy | Owner: simonmar Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Runtime System | Version: 7.8.2 Keywords: | Operating System: MacOS X Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: Incorrect Difficulty: Unknown | result at runtime Blocked By: | Test Case: Related Tickets: 9284 | Blocking: | Differential Revisions: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Issue #9284 relates to `forkProcess`, which previously invoked the same code that is invoked by `hs_exit` and uncovered this problem. The resolution of #9284 is to not invoke the equivalent of `hs_exit` (for reasons that you can see in #9284). However, `hs_exit` can be called by programs that explicitly create and teardown a Haskell runtime, so the problem displayed by #9284 can still occur for those programs. The problem has only been observed on OS X, though it probably could occur on Linux OSes as well. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9423 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler