[GHC] #8668: SPECIALIZE silently fails to apply

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#8668: SPECIALIZE silently fails to apply
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        Reporter:  crockeea          |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by carter):

 Inlinable is known to prevent specialization from firing.  (unless my
 recollection is wrong, has something to do with the order of the relevant
 passes in ghc afaik)

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