[GHC] #9806: malloc and mallocArray ignore Storable alignment requirements

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#9806: malloc and mallocArray ignore Storable alignment requirements
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        Reporter:  ekmett            |                   Owner:  ekmett
            Type:  bug               |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:  7.12.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |                 Version:  7.8.3
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |  Unknown/Multiple
      Blocked By:                    |               Test Case:
 Related Tickets:  #8627             |                Blocking:
                                     |  Differential Revisions:
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Comment (by carter):

 hrm, you do raise a good point that we should try to understand which
 platforms / OS versions GHC 7.12 or whatever will support that dont have a
 posix_memalign feature.

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