[GHC] #10877: x86_64: dll-split: out of memory (requested 1099512676352 bytes)

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#10877: x86_64: dll-split: out of memory (requested 1099512676352 bytes)
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.11
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Building GHC      |  (amd64)
  failed                             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #10682            |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1405
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * differential:  Phab:D1354 => Phab:D1405


Comment:

 `getrlimit` and friends seem to be a bit finicky. The new approach
 (Phab:D1405) is just to successively reduce the allocation size until we
 find a size that the kernel will give us.

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