[GHC] #8974: 64 bit windows executable built with ghc-7.9.20140405+LLVM segfaults

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#8974: 64 bit windows executable built with ghc-7.9.20140405+LLVM segfaults
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        Reporter:  awson            |            Owner:
            Type:  bug              |           Status:  patch
        Priority:  high             |        Milestone:  7.8.3
       Component:  Compiler (LLVM)  |          Version:  7.9
      Resolution:                   |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows          |     Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  Runtime crash    |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                   |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                   |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by bgamari):

 Replying to [comment:12 awson]:
 >
 > I'm in no way an LLVM expert and know very little about it. Is there a
 way to make LLVM generate the code we want or are we use the mangler here?
 Any thoughts?

 I'm not sure I understand why LLVM produces the assembler it does in this
 case. Have you tried bringing this up with the LLVM folks? It may be that
 the fix belongs in LLVM.

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