[GHC] #9577: String literals are wasting space

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#9577: String literals are wasting space
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              Reporter:  xnyhps      |            Owner:  xnyhps
                  Type:  bug         |           Status:  new
              Priority:  low         |        Milestone:
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.8.2
  (NCG)                              |         Keywords:
            Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Blocked By:
       Type of failure:  Runtime     |  Related Tickets:
  performance bug                    |
             Test Case:              |
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Comment (by carter):

 these are great hypotheses, but the question is "do they make a measurable
 difference on any code perf?"
 Are there ways we can measure this without having to do the whole change?

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