[GHC] #15980: unpin a mutable byte array

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#15980: unpin a mutable byte array
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        Reporter:  andrewthad        |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.3
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.2
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Comment (by carter):

 Pinned byte arrays also live in a different world than normal heap
 objects. So unpinning would be he same as a copy afaict.  Which you can
 easily do in user space already

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