[GHC] #5925: Add inline version of newArray#

[GHC]

#5925: Add inline version of newArray#
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    Reporter:  tibbe             |       Owner:                  
        Type:  feature request   |      Status:  new             
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  7.6.2           
   Component:  Compiler          |     Version:  7.4.1           
    Keywords:                    |          Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Failure:  None/Unknown    
  Difficulty:  Unknown           |    Testcase:                  
   Blockedby:  4258              |    Blocking:                  
     Related:                    |  
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Comment(by simonpj):

 It makes a difference whether the size is known at compile time or not.

 The code that emits the heap check is `entryHeapCheck` in `StgCmmHeap`.

 Maybe we should talk on Skype.

 Simon

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5925#comment:7>
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