[GHC] #11318: Data.Text.length allocates one closure per character

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#11318: Data.Text.length allocates one closure per character
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        Reporter:  bgamari           |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.10.3
      Resolution:  invalid           |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #11284            |  Differential Rev(s):
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 The premise of this ticket is totally wrong: we aren't allocating one
 closure per character, we are allocating one closure per call. This is
 totally reasonable. Apologies for the noise.

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