[GHC] #10915: Statistical profiling support in the RTS

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#10915: Statistical profiling support in the RTS
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  bgamari
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1215,
       Wiki Page:                    |  Phab:D1214
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Comment (by bgamari):

 I didn't hear about this. It is currently quite possible to use just plain
 `perf` but it works relatively poorly while profiling Haskell code due
 various simplifications to the debug information which GHC must make to
 fit it into DWARF.

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