[GHC] #9221: (super!) linear slowdown of parallel builds on 40 core machine

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#9221: (super!) linear slowdown of parallel builds on 40 core machine
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        Reporter:  carter            |                   Owner:
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |               Milestone:  7.12.1
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #910, #8224       |  Differential Revisions:
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * cc: scpmw (added)


Comment:

 @scpmw, would it be possible to identify the expressions being blackholed
 (assuming that is indeed what is happening here) from `perf`'s output? It
 seems like this might be a good use-case for our new DWARF support if so.

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