[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:  high              |            Milestone:  8.0.3
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  Inlining
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * milestone:  8.0.2 => 8.0.3


Comment:

 It doesn't look like this will get fixed for 8.0.2.

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