[GHC] #11526: unsafeLookupStaticPtr should not live in IO

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#11526: unsafeLookupStaticPtr should not live in IO
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        Reporter:  edsko             |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.0.1-rc1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Changes (by bgamari):

 * cc: facundo.dominguez, mboes, ekmett (added)
 * component:  Compiler => Core Libraries
 * milestone:   => 8.0.1


Comment:

 If we want to make this change let's try to get it in to 8.0 before static
 pointers go into wide use.

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