[GHC] #2747: Excessive Memory Usage

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#2747: Excessive Memory Usage
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    Reporter:  guest                     |       Owner:                
        Type:  run-time performance bug  |      Status:  new           
    Priority:  normal                    |   Component:  Runtime System
     Version:  6.10.1                    |    Severity:  blocker       
    Keywords:                            |    Testcase:                
Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)            |          Os:  Windows       
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 "foldl1' (*) [1..1000000]" for example allocates up to 1.9 GB of Memory in
 about 10 seconds and stops with "out of memory".

 I guess I don't have to mention that with 6.8.3 it runs with only as much
 as 20MB.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2747>
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