diff --git a/testsuite/tests/perf/size/all.T b/testsuite/tests/perf/size/all.T
index 647c51d48ee4d9e4eb81e42d5ffd0c2c2d92fb0c..7a19dff94c9efd78203dd1f124fae6bd88ea653a 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/perf/size/all.T
+++ b/testsuite/tests/perf/size/all.T
@@ -3,77 +3,79 @@ test('size_hello_obj', [collect_size(5, 'size_hello_obj.o')], compile, [''])
test('size_hello_artifact', [collect_size(5, 'size_hello_artifact' + exe_extension())],
compile_artifact, [''])
-test('array_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'array')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('base_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'base')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('binary_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'binary')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('bytestring_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'bytestring')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('cabal_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'Cabal')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('cabal_syntax_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'Cabal-syntax')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('containers_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'containers')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('deepseq_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'deepseq')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('directory_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'directory')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('exceptions_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'exceptions')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_bignum_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-bignum')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_boot_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-boot')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_boot_th_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-boot-th')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_compact_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-compact')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_experimental_dir',[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-experimental')], static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_heap_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-heap')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_internal_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-internal')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_platform_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-platform')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_prim_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-prim')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('ghc_toolchain_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'ghc-toolchain')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('haskeline_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'haskeline')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('hpc_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'hpc')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('integer_gmp_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'integer-gmp')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('mtl_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'mtl')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('os_string_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'os-string')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('parsec_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'parsec')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('pretty_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'pretty')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('process_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'process')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('time_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'time')] , static_stats , [] )
-test('xhtml_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(5 , 'xhtml')] , static_stats , [] )
+size_acceptance_threshold = 100
+
+test('array_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'array')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('base_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'base')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('binary_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'binary')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('bytestring_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'bytestring')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('cabal_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'Cabal')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('cabal_syntax_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'Cabal-syntax')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('containers_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'containers')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('deepseq_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'deepseq')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('directory_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'directory')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('exceptions_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'exceptions')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_bignum_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-bignum')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_boot_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-boot')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_boot_th_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-boot-th')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_compact_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-compact')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_experimental_dir',[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-experimental')], static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_heap_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-heap')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_internal_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-internal')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_platform_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-platform')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_prim_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-prim')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('ghc_toolchain_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'ghc-toolchain')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('haskeline_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'haskeline')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('hpc_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'hpc')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('integer_gmp_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'integer-gmp')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('mtl_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'mtl')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('os_string_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'os-string')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('parsec_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'parsec')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('pretty_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'pretty')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('process_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'process')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('time_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'time')] , static_stats , [] )
+test('xhtml_dir' ,[collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold , 'xhtml')] , static_stats , [] )
# size of the entire libdir
test('libdir' ,[collect_size_dir(10, config.libdir)] , static_stats , [] )
# skip these on windows
-test('unix_dir' ,[windows_skip, collect_size_ghc_pkg(5, 'unix')] , static_stats, [] )
-test('terminfo_dir' ,[windows_skip, js_skip, collect_size_ghc_pkg(5, 'terminfo')], static_stats, [] )
+test('unix_dir' ,[windows_skip, collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold, 'unix')] , static_stats, [] )
+test('terminfo_dir' ,[windows_skip, js_skip, collect_size_ghc_pkg(size_acceptance_threshold, 'terminfo')], static_stats, [] )
# skip the shared object file tests on windows
-test('array_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "array")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('base_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "base")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('binary_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "binary")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('bytestring_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "bytestring")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('cabal_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "Cabal")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('cabal_syntax_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "Cabal-syntax")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('containers_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "containers")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('deepseq_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "deepseq")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('directory_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "directory")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('exceptions_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "exceptions")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('filepath_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "filepath")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_bignum_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-bignum")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_boot_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-boot")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_boot_th_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-boot-th")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_experimental_so',[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-experimental")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_heap_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-heap")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_platform_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-platform")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_prim_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-prim")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghc_toolchain_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghc-toolchain")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('ghci_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "ghci")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('haskeline_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "haskeline")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('hpc_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "hpc")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('mtl_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "mtl")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('os_string_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "os-string")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('parsec_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "parsec")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('process_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "process")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('rts_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "rts", True)] , static_stats, [] )
-test('template_haskell_so',[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "template-haskell")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('terminfo_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "terminfo")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('text_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "text")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('time_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "time")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('transformers_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "transformers")] , static_stats, [] )
-test('xhtml_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(5, "xhtml")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('array_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "array")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('base_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "base")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('binary_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "binary")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('bytestring_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "bytestring")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('cabal_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "Cabal")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('cabal_syntax_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "Cabal-syntax")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('containers_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "containers")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('deepseq_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "deepseq")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('directory_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "directory")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('exceptions_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "exceptions")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('filepath_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "filepath")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_bignum_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-bignum")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_boot_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-boot")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_boot_th_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-boot-th")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_experimental_so',[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-experimental")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_heap_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-heap")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_platform_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-platform")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_prim_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-prim")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghc_toolchain_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghc-toolchain")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('ghci_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "ghci")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('haskeline_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "haskeline")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('hpc_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "hpc")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('mtl_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "mtl")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('os_string_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "os-string")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('parsec_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "parsec")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('process_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "process")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('rts_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "rts", True)] , static_stats, [] )
+test('template_haskell_so',[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "template-haskell")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('terminfo_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "terminfo")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('text_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "text")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('time_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "time")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('transformers_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "transformers")] , static_stats, [] )
+test('xhtml_so' ,[req_dynamic_ghc, js_skip, windows_skip, collect_object_size(size_acceptance_threshold, "xhtml")] , static_stats, [] )