[GHC] #12820: Regression around pattern synonyms and higher-rank types

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#12820: Regression around pattern synonyms and higher-rank types
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.1
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 Type of failure:  GHC rejects       |  Unknown/Multiple
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Comment (by goldfire):

 Fair enough. But the problem persists even with a type signature on the
 pattern:

 {{{
 pattern P x <- (((\ _ -> id) :: forall b c. b -> c -> c) -> x)
 }}}

 Interestingly, adding the type signature fails in GHC 8.0.1 as well as
 HEAD.

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