[GHC] #13112: Windows 64-bit GHC HEAD segfaults on the code with a lot of TH stuff.

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#13112: Windows 64-bit GHC HEAD segfaults on the code with a lot of TH stuff.
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        Reporter:  awson         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug           |               Status:  infoneeded
        Priority:  normal        |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler      |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows       |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
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Comment (by Phyx-):

 @jbransen, yeah we pretty much know that this happens because TH is
 exceeding the memory model. That's a sort of design issue with TH. But the
 issue is made worse on Windows because of the extreme waste the runtime
 linker has when allocating memory. I have a patch that addresses this but
 I haven't gotten reviews yet. Hopefully it'll be in 8.6 which should make
 this a bit harder to trigger.

 I also have further linker changes planned to make this more rare too. But
 we'll see if I get the time to finish them for 8.6 (and get them reviewed
 which will likely be the sticking point)

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