[GHC] #10074: Implement the 'Improved LLVM Backend' proposal

[GHC]

#10074: Implement the 'Improved LLVM Backend' proposal
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
        Reporter:  thoughtpolice     |                   Owner:
            Type:  task              |  thoughtpolice
        Priority:  high              |                  Status:  new
       Component:  Compiler (LLVM)   |               Milestone:  7.12.1
      Resolution:                    |                 Version:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |                Keywords:  llvm,
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |  codegen
      Blocked By:                    |            Architecture:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Unknown/Multiple
                                     |               Test Case:
                                     |                Blocking:
                                     |  Differential Revisions:  Phab:D530
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------

Comment (by Austin Seipp <austin@…>):

 In [changeset:"578d2bad19b3e03fac4da1e5be4b22b73cef0a44/ghc"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="578d2bad19b3e03fac4da1e5be4b22b73cef0a44"
 Remove unneeded compatibility with LLVM < 3.6

 Since GHC requires at least LLVM 3.6, some of the special cases (for,
 e.g., LLVM 2.8 or 2.9) in the LLVM CodeGen can be simply removed.

 Reviewed By: rwbarton, austin

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D884

 GHC Trac Issues: #10074
 }}}

--
Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10074#comment:2>
GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/>
The Glasgow Haskell Compiler