[GHC] #14683: Slow compile times for Happy-generated source

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#14683: Slow compile times for Happy-generated source
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        Reporter:  harpocrates       |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.2
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
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Comment (by tdammers):

 Replying to [comment:12 alexbiehl]:
 > Tobias, I saw you mentioning #7258 here.
 >
 > I ran over `Grammar.hs` with my sampling code from for #14461:
 >
 > - there are 245 non-toplevel StgRhsClosures
 > - the deepest StgRhsClosure is nested 5 levels
 > - Of that 245,
 >   - 168 have 0 free variables
 >   - 53 have 1 free variables
 >   - 16 have 2 free variables
 >   - 6 have 3 free variables
 >   - 1 has 4 free variables
 >   - 1 has 7 free variables
 >   -
 >   - 206 share 0 free variables with their parent
 >   - 32 share 1 free variable with their parent
 >   - 6 share 2 free variables with their parent
 >   - 1 shares 3 free variables with their parent
 >
 > I think this is not related to code generation. My timing shows most of
 the time is spent before CoreToStg. Codegen is a lot less. Our
 pathological cases #7258 had A LOT more (basically around 100
 StgRhsClosures sharing around 150 fvs with their parents) free variable
 business going on.

 Thanks for stepping in, you seem to be much quicker at getting a clearer
 picture here than me. Good to know that this isn't the direction to look
 in.

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