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Modifying TVar after calling always causes freeze/spin in GHCi

The attached code, if run under GHCi, causes GHCi to freeze while spinning the CPU. It works correctly when compiled, or if the ">> modifyTVar" part of f is commented out.

(For the curious: Yes, I believed always does what check does. Thankfully nothing had made its way into production code, because of this bug. The documentation should probably be clarified.)

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Version 6.12.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component GHCi
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