[GHC] #14192: Change to 1TB VIRT allocation makes it impossible to core-dump Haskell programs

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#14192: Change to 1TB VIRT allocation makes it impossible to core-dump Haskell
programs
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        Reporter:  nh2               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  8.0.2
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:  gdb,
                                     |  debugging
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #9706             |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by nh2):

 I can confirm that with this patch, `generate-core-file` works fine.

 For a simple 2-line application, it generates me a ~8 MB core file, and I
 can re-load that core file into gdb and look at the backtrace
 successfully.

 Nice work!

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