[GHC] #15333: Nursery size adulterates cachegrind metrics in nofib

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#15333: Nursery size adulterates cachegrind metrics in nofib
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        Reporter:  sgraf             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  Research
       Component:  NoFib benchmark   |  needed
  suite                              |              Version:  8.5
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #5793 #15999      |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by sgraf):

 * related:   => #5793 #15999


Comment:

 See my recent concerns about the non-monotone impact of allocations on
 productivity. Here's a productivity curve:

 [[Image(https://i.imgur.com/kiZwF0R.png)]]

 It's not as bad as with paraffins in #15999, but not really monotone
 either.

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