[GHC] #12425: With -O1 and above causes ghc to use all available memory before being killed by OOM killer

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#12425: With -O1 and above causes ghc to use all available memory before being
killed by OOM killer
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        Reporter:  erikd             |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.2
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  Other             |            Test Case:
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Comment (by erikd):

 @carter suggested that adding the `Safe` language pragma might prevent
 this, but it didn't help.

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