"awaitSignal Nothing" does not block thread with -threaded

Consider the following code:

module Main where

import System.Posix.Signals
import Control.Concurrent

main :: IO ()
main = do
  awaitSignal Nothing >> yield

According to the System.Posix.Signals haddock, "awaitSignal Nothing" should call pause(2), causing main thread to block until some signal has arrived. This is indeed what happens when this code is compiled by GHC 7.0.1 like so: "ghc --make awaitSignal.hs".

However, when compiled with -threaded, this code exits immediately when run. I think this is a bug in -threaded runtime.

I've tested with GHC 6.12.1, and this behavior is present there as well. Maybe I'm missing something non-obvious here?

My environment: x86, Debian sid, GHC 6.12.1 from Debian packages, GHC 7.0.1 from binary packages from GHC site.

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Trac field	Value
Version	7.0.1
Type	Bug
TypeOfFailure	OtherFailure
Priority	normal
Resolution	Unresolved
Component	Runtime System
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