[GHC] #8189: Default to infinite stack size?

[GHC]

#8189: Default to infinite stack size?
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        Reporter:  nh2         |            Owner:
            Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime     |          Version:  7.6.3
  System                       |         Keywords:
      Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Easy (less than 1 hour)
  Unknown/Multiple             |       Blocked By:
 Type of failure:  Runtime     |  Related Tickets:
  crash                        |
       Test Case:              |
        Blocking:              |
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Comment (by ezyang):

 I'm a little late to the review party, but can we change the interface of
 allocateFail so that it returns only result type, and the allocated
 pointer is returned via an argument; i.e. use it like:

 {{{
 allocateFail(Capability, W_, StgPtr*);
 StgPtr p;
 if (allocateFail(cap, n, &p)) {
   // allocation failed
 } else {
   // allocation ok; p points to memory
 }
 }}}

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