[GHC] #14492: Tiered memory allocation restricts available memory

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#14492: Tiered memory allocation restricts available memory
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        Reporter:  unode             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  8.0.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  memory ulimit
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Poor/confusing    |  (amd64)
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Comment (by bgamari):

 I suppose we could set an upper bound on the reservation size. That is,
 exponentially increase up to, e.g., 32GB and then from there allocate 32
 GB at a time.

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