[GHC] #15999: Stabilise nofib runtime measurements

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#15999: Stabilise nofib runtime measurements
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        Reporter:  sgraf             |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  ⊥
       Component:  NoFib benchmark   |              Version:  8.6.2
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 Related Tickets:  #5793 #9476       |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D5438
  #15333 #15357                      |
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Comment (by osa1):

 I'm also wondering if having a fixed iteration number is a good idea. What
 if,
 in 5 years, 100 iterations for paraffins is not enough to get reliable
 numbers?
 I think `criterion` also has a solution for this (it does different number
 of
 repetitions depending on results).

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