#15503: interpreter: sequence_ (replicate 100000000 (return ())) gobbles up memory -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: int-e | Owner: osa1 Type: bug | Status: new Priority: high | Milestone: 8.8.1 Component: GHCi | Version: 8.5 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Type of failure: Runtime | Unknown/Multiple performance bug | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by simonpj): I speculate that the giant PAP is {{{ return () >> (return () >> (return () >> (... >> return ()...))) }}} -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/15503#comment:9 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler