#11526: unsafeLookupStaticPtr should not live in IO -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: edsko | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.0.1-rc1 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: | Type of failure: None/Unknown Unknown/Multiple | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- `GHC.StaticPtr` provides {{{#!hs unsafeLookupStaticPtr :: StaticKey -> IO (Maybe (StaticPtr a)) }}} I don't think this function should live in IO. It is morally pure (the SPT that it needs to access is static for the duration of the program after all) and when this lives in IO this function cannot be used in `Binary` instances (without using `unsafePerformIO`, obviously). -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/11526 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler