#8433: forkProcess masks async exceptions inside the child process -----------------------------------+------------------------------------ Reporter: joeyh | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: libraries/unix | Version: 7.6.3 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Linux | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: -----------------------------------+------------------------------------ Comment (by hvr): Here's a simple way to reproduce: {{{#!hs System.Posix.Process.forkProcess $ print =<< Control.Exception.getMaskingState }}} outputs `MaskedInterrupt` with GHC 7.6.3 on Linux -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8433#comment:1 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler