[GHC] #9353: prefetch primops are not currently useful

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#9353: prefetch primops are not currently useful
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              Reporter:              |            Owner:  carter
  MikeIzbicki                        |           Status:  patch
                  Type:  bug         |        Milestone:  7.10.1
              Priority:  normal      |          Version:  7.8.2
             Component:  Compiler    |         Keywords:
            Resolution:              |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
      Operating System:              |       Difficulty:  Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |       Blocked By:
       Type of failure:              |  Related Tickets:
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              Blocking:              |
Differential Revisions:  D350        |
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Changes (by carter):

 * status:  new => patch


Comment:

 ok, i've fixed up the design into one thats a) simpler b) more general c)
 easier to use

 its not perfect, but should be decent for 7.10 purposes

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9353#comment:11>
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