[GHC] #9246: GHC generates poor code for repeated uses of min/max

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#9246: GHC generates poor code for repeated uses of min/max
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        Reporter:  arotenberg               |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request          |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Compiler                 |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows                  |     Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  (amd64)
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
                                            |  Related Tickets:  #6135
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Comment (by carter):

 I think your foo## operations can be safely marked INLINE, rather than
 NOINLINE. Was there a reason for the NOINLINE? the code loos pretty darn
 pure, so i don't see how  NOINLINE would be needed, and that lack of
 inlining would explain why the branchless stuff was slower

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