[GHC] #8275: Loopification breaks profiling

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#8275: Loopification breaks profiling
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        Reporter:  jstolarek            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                  |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high                 |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  Profiling            |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                       |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple     |     Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Building GHC failed  |  Unknown/Multiple
       Test Case:                       |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                       |       Blocked By:  8456
                                        |  Related Tickets:
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Changes (by simonmar):

 * owner:  jstolarek =>
 * status:  closed => new
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 The fix looks right to me, thanks. (we should never be referring to global
 regs explicity except during copy-in or copy-out, so it was just a bug
 before.)

 > I don't know whether it's necessary to re-run the LDV code after
 looping. Not doing so certainly does not cause a segfault, anyway.

 Yes, it is necessary to do this.  Remember that looping should behave in
 exactly the same way as making a recursive call to the function.  Could
 someone look into this please?

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