[GHC] #12900: Common up identical info tables

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#12900: Common up identical info tables
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        Reporter:  dobenour          |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
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Comment (by dobenour):

 simonpj: I remember reading that one of the reasons GHC-compiled binaries
 tend to be large is that each data type has its own info table and entry
 code.  I suspect that most data types have one of a few common forms.

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