[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:  new
        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 Revisions:
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 Presumably it is something special about the reporter's system. Something
 like overcommit being disabled (though in my preliminary tests this did
 not cause reserving large memory areas to fail). What distro is it?

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