[GHC] #8189: Default to infinite stack size?

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#8189: Default to infinite stack size?
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        Reporter:  nh2         |            Owner:
            Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime     |          Version:  7.6.3
  System                       |         Keywords:
      Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)
  Unknown/Multiple             |       Blocked By:
 Type of failure:  Runtime     |  Related Tickets:
  crash                        |
       Test Case:              |
        Blocking:              |
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Comment (by Austin Seipp <aseipp@…>):

 In [changeset:d85044f6b201eae0a9e453b89c0433608e0778f0/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="d85044f6b201eae0a9e453b89c0433608e0778f0"
 Default to infinite stack size (#8189)

 When servicing a stack overflows, only throw an exception to the given
 thread if the user explicitly set a max stack size, using +RTS -K.
 Otherwise just service it normally and grow the stack.

 In case we actually run out of *heap* (stack chuncks are allocated on
 the heap), then we need to bail by calling the stackOverflow() hook and
 exit immediately.

 Authored-by: Ben Gamari <bgamari.foss at gmail.com>
 Signed-off-by: Austin Seipp <aseipp at pobox.com>
 }}}

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