[GHC] #8287: exploring calling convention changes and related engineering for 7.10

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#8287: exploring calling convention changes and related engineering for 7.10
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        Reporter:  carter            |            Owner:
            Type:  task              |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Rocket Science
       Test Case:                    |       Blocked By:  8299
        Blocking:                    |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by carter):

 related to the x32 matter, theres apparently some leg work by Intel to add
 / improve x32 support in LLVM and GCC and related bits
 http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmdev/2014-July/074451.html
 https://sites.google.com/site/x32abi/

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