[GHC] #9266: getDirectoryContents blow its stack in a huge directory

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#9266: getDirectoryContents blow its stack in a huge directory
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        Reporter:  joeyhess          |                   Owner:  snoyberg
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  upstream
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Core Libraries    |                 Version:  7.6.2
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |  Unknown/Multiple
      Blocked By:                    |               Test Case:
 Related Tickets:                    |                Blocking:
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Comment (by snoyberg):

 Reviewing your code, it looks incredibly similar to the code that I wrote
 in streaming-commons. I think it does make sense to include such a patch
 in directory, but that should likely be handled via a pull request there.

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