'+RTS -s' gives incorrect value for work balance in some cases
The formula for work balance as printed by the rts -s flag does not account for the possibility of the number of capabilities changing. Nor does it account for the number of garbage collection threads being other than n_capabilities. The attached program demonstrates the first problem, with instructions for replication in comments.
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| Version | 8.0.1 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Runtime System |
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