[GHC] #8272: testing if SpLim=$rbp and Sp=$rsp changed performance at all

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#8272: testing if SpLim=$rbp and Sp=$rsp changed performance at all
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        Reporter:  carter   |            Owner:  carter
            Type:  task     |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal   |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:           |          Version:  7.7
  Compiler                  |         Keywords:  callingConvention
      Resolution:           |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
Operating System:           |       Difficulty:  Project (more than a week)
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Comment (by ezyang):

 There is a comment in the original STG paper about why PUSH/POP could not
 be used for GHC's stack. The circumstances may have changed.

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