[GHC] #14193: Add RTS flag to disable 1TB address space allocaiton

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#14193: Add RTS flag to disable 1TB address space allocaiton
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        Reporter:  nh2               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #9706, #14192     |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by simonmar):

 Patch to solve the same problem in webkit, here it looks like using
 PROT_NONE to reserve and mprotect() to commit works around the overcommit
 issue: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/137994/webkit

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