[GHC] #11011: Add type-indexed type representations (`TypeRep a`)

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#11011: Add type-indexed type representations (`TypeRep a`)
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        Reporter:  bjmprice          |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2010
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Comment (by bgamari):

 I believe the failure of the `TypeOf` test (which claims that things of
 kind `Constraint` are instead of kind `*`) may be related to a latent bug
 that I noticed a while back when working on #11334. I've posted a
 description and reproduction case as #11715.

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