[GHC] #9251: ghc does not expose branchless max/min operations as primops

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#9251: ghc does not expose branchless max/min operations as primops
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              Reporter:  carter      |            Owner:
                  Type:  task        |           Status:  new
              Priority:  normal      |        Milestone:  7.10.1
             Component:  Compiler    |          Version:  7.8.2
            Resolution:              |         Keywords:  newcomer
      Operating System:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Type of failure:  Runtime     |       Blocked By:
  performance bug                    |  Related Tickets:  #9246
             Test Case:              |
              Blocking:              |
Differential Revisions:              |
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Comment (by carter):

 sure thing. I think the only newcomer friendly bit would be writing the
 branchless min/max for Word and Int and friends. its a bit more subtle for
 the floating point versions

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