[GHC] #8457: -ffull-laziness does more harm than good

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#8457: -ffull-laziness does more harm than good
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        Reporter:  errge             |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.7
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by tibbe):

 I'd like to see an anlysis of the nofib outliers, both positive and
 negative, before making any changes. Once we know why they changed we can
 decide whether the benchmarks or the compiler are to blame.

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