[GHC] #8900: Strictness analysis regression

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#8900: Strictness analysis regression
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        Reporter:  tibbe                    |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler                 |          Version:  7.8.1-rc2
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  MacOS X                  |     Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  (amd64)
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
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Comment (by simonmar):

 I'm in favour of being gung-ho about evaluation order, especially when
 there's an optimisation to be had.  If the user wants to control
 evaluation order, then `pseq` is the right way to do it, not `seq`.

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