[GHC] #9038: Foreign calls don't make their arguments look strict

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#9038: Foreign calls don't make their arguments look strict
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        Reporter:  tibbe             |            Owner:
            Type:  bug               |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:  1592
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Comment (by tibbe):

 I tried to add a call to `evaluate val` the very first thing in the
 function, which resulted in an extra `seq#` call in the function, but it
 didn't make the function strict.

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