[GHC] #8876: Add inline version of newByteArray#

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#8876: Add inline version of newByteArray#
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        Reporter:  tibbe             |            Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |          Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by Johan Tibell <johan.tibell@…>):

 In [changeset:"210ccabc9489bfbf814939e8b45646c8d0c7ce5f/ghc"]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="210ccabc9489bfbf814939e8b45646c8d0c7ce5f"
 codeGen: allocate small byte arrays of statically known size inline

 This results in a 57% runtime decrease when allocating an array of 128
 bytes on a 64-bit machine.

 Fixes #8876.
 }}}

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