[GHC] #8083: setNumCapabilities broken in HEAD

22 Jul 2013

      #8083: setNumCapabilities broken in HEAD
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       Reporter:  parcs   |             Owner:
           Type:  bug     |            Status:  new
       Priority:  normal  |         Milestone:
      Component:          |           Version:  7.7
  Runtime System          |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Keywords:          |   Type of failure:  Incorrect result at runtime
   Architecture:          |         Test Case:
  Unknown/Multiple        |          Blocking:
     Difficulty:          |
  Unknown                 |
     Blocked By:          |
Related Tickets:          |
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 {{{
 #!haskell
 import GHC.Conc
 import Control.Monad

 main :: IO ()
 main = do
     n <- getNumCapabilities
     when (n == 1) $ setNumCapabilities 2
     print ()
 }}}

 One would expect this program to print () just once, but when compiled
 with -O or -O2 it prints () repeatedly and indefinitely!

 This doesn't happen on GHC 7.6.2 or 7.4.1, only on HEAD.

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Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8083
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