[GHC] #1498: Optimisation: eliminate unnecessary heap check in recursive function

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#1498: Optimisation: eliminate unnecessary heap check in recursive function
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    Reporter:  simonmar                    |       Owner:                         
        Type:  bug                         |      Status:  new                    
    Priority:  low                         |   Milestone:  7.6.2                  
   Component:  Compiler                    |     Version:  6.6.1                  
    Keywords:                              |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple       
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple            |     Failure:  Runtime performance bug
  Difficulty:  Moderate (less than a day)  |    Testcase:                         
   Blockedby:  4258                        |    Blocking:                         
     Related:                              |  
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Comment(by thoughtpolice):

 The new code generator is live in HEAD - it is now the only code generator
 that exists. This optimization still hasn't been implemented yet, though.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1498#comment:19>
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