[GHC] #8732: Global big object heap allocator lock causes contention

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#8732: Global big object heap allocator lock causes contention
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        Reporter:  tibbe                    |            Owner:  simonmar
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Runtime System           |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple         |     Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  Unknown/Multiple
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
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Comment (by tibbe):

 Replying to [comment:5 ezyang]:
 > It's pretty standard, yes (we implement for handling the global block
 pool), but it does mean all of that code would have to be made thread-
 local.

 I guess that means even worse performance problems on OS X? Even if it
 does, it sounds like the right thing to do.

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