[GHC] #12848: Reduce long-term memory usage of GHCi

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#12848: Reduce long-term memory usage of GHCi
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        Reporter:  arybczak         |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request  |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high             |            Milestone:
       Component:  GHCi             |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                   |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux            |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Other            |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                   |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #15111           |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                   |
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Changes (by osa1):

 * related:   => #15111


Comment:

 Indeed that is related, however I just tried GHC 8.6 and this problem
 still occurs. As in the original report for GHC 8.0.1, the leak stops
 after a few reloads. This seems very similar to #15111, I don't know why
 this is still not fixed.

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