[GHC] #13908: sameMutableArray equivalent for Array

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#13908: sameMutableArray equivalent for Array
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        Reporter:  winter            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Comment (by bgamari):

 I believe that should be fine. Afterall, `sameMutableArray#` is really
 just a pointer comparison.

 However, you are right that we probably ought to have a primop for this.
 I'm not sure why this was overlooked.

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