[GHC] #8552: Rename StgArrWords to StgArrBytes
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#8552: Rename StgArrWords to StgArrBytes
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Reporter: Tarrasch | Owner:
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: lowest | Milestone:
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.6.3
Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown
Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
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Since #3800, `StgArrWords` contains a certain number of words and not
bytes. One can easily forget this and make programming mistakes. For
example if you try to store the number of words in the `bytes` field, the
garbage collector won't honor your decision. (I learned the hard way :))
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8552>
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