[GHC] #9136: Constant folding in Core could be better

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#9136: Constant folding in Core could be better
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        Reporter:  simonpj                  |            Owner:  nomeata
            Type:  bug                      |           Status:  new
        Priority:  normal                   |        Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler                 |          Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:                           |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple         |     Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  Unknown/Multiple
       Test Case:                           |       Difficulty:  Unknown
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Comment (by nomeata):

 Ok, implemented also for `Word`.

 The code does a transformation from `x -# (Lit n)` to `x +# (Lit -n)` and
 then only works on tress of additions. I didn’t do that for `Word` yet,
 because `foo +# 4294967295` is not very readable in Core. Should I?

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