[GHC] #8971: Native Code Generator for 7.8 is not as optimized as 7.6.3...

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#8971: Native Code Generator for 7.8 is not as optimized as 7.6.3...
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        Reporter:  GordonBGood              |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:  7.10.1
       Component:  Compiler (NCG)           |          Version:  7.8.1-rc2
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple         |     Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  Unknown/Multiple
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
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Comment (by carter):

 @simon, so the right path forward is someone putting some engineering time
 into the new ncg register allocator?

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