[commit: ghc] master: Release note blurb for stack size changes. (e593a5c)

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Link       : http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/e593a5c608c03c2e88eac8c1dd398bffa4aa1961/ghc

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commit e593a5c608c03c2e88eac8c1dd398bffa4aa1961
Author: Austin Seipp <austin at well-typed.com>
Date:   Sat Oct 26 20:21:35 2013 -0500

    Release note blurb for stack size changes.
    
    Signed-off-by: Austin Seipp <austin at well-typed.com>


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e593a5c608c03c2e88eac8c1dd398bffa4aa1961
 docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml |   11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
index 1baf1a1..0987405 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
@@ -538,6 +538,17 @@
                     <literal>StableName</literal>s has been improved.
                </para>
            </listitem>
+
+            <listitem>
+                <para>
+                    The default maximum stack size has
+                    increased. Previously, it defaulted to 8m
+                    (equivalent to passing <literal>+RTS
+                    -K8m</literal>. Now, GHC will use up-to 80% of the
+                    <emphasis>physical memory</emphasis> available at
+                    runtime your machine.
+               </para>
+           </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
     </sect3>