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

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Fri May 23 16:55:10 UTC 2014


#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
        Blocking:                           |       Blocked By:
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Comment (by carter):

 One concern if have off hand: couldn't this sort of optimization change
 how a program under/overflows? I can't think of an example off hand, but
 could that happen?

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