[GHC] #11688: Bytestring break failing rewrite to breakByte and failing to eliminate boxing/unboxing

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#11688: Bytestring break failing rewrite to breakByte and failing to eliminate
boxing/unboxing
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        Reporter:  alexbiehl         |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1980
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * status:  new => patch


Comment:

 Here's a new patch which makes the `base` changes (although only for `Eq`;
 perhaps we should give the same treatment to `Ord` as well?) and adds some
 documentation.

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