[GHC] #15634: GHCi: Segmentation fault Data.List.sum large number

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#15634: GHCi: Segmentation fault Data.List.sum large number
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        Reporter:  ksallberg         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  infoneeded
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  Research
                                     |  needed
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  segfault
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Changes (by osa1):

 * cc: bgamari (added)


Comment:

 This is basically a `mmap()` failure (`mmap()` returning `MAP_FAILED`).
 Whether this is expected or not probably depends on your configuration
 (how much the process allowed to allocate etc.). Perhaps bgamari knows how
 to see whether this is expected or not.

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