markSignalHandlers(): implementation was unnecessary, and had a bug

[ghc-hetmet.git] / rts / win32 / ConsoleHandler.c

diff --git a/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c b/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c
index d7096db..cc0365b 100644 (file)
--- a/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c
+++ b/rts/win32/ConsoleHandler.c
@@ -180,10 +180,8 @@ void startSignalHandlers(Capability *cap)
  */
 void markSignalHandlers (evac_fn evac)
 {
-    if (console_handler >= 0) {
-       StgPtr p = deRefStablePtr((StgStablePtr)console_handler);
-       evac((StgClosure**)(void *)&p);
-    }
+    // nothing to mark; the console handler is a StablePtr which is
+    // already treated as a root by the GC.
 }