Re: [GHC] #14758: Retainer profiler can overflow the C stack

25 Dec 2018

      #14758: Retainer profiler can overflow the C stack
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:  qnikst
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.3
       Component:  Profiling         |              Version:  8.6.1
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:  newcomer
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #15287            |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D5351
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>):

 In [changeset:"6d9d6f9ab545eb11b4a1b72ea903a0f804109f16/ghc"
 6d9d6f9a/ghc]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="6d9d6f9ab545eb11b4a1b72ea903a0f804109f16"
 testsuite: Enable T11627a on Darwin

 The retainer profiler no longer uses the C stack for its mark stack
 (#14758).
 Consequently even the small C stack provided on Darwin should be
 sufficient to
 run this test. See #11627
 }}}

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