[GHC] #13426: compile-time memory-usage regression for DynFlags between GHC 8.0 and GHC 8.2

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#13426: compile-time memory-usage regression for DynFlags between GHC 8.0 and GHC
8.2
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        Reporter:  hvr               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3399,
       Wiki Page:                    |  Phab:D3400, Phab:D3421
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 Now I see that Phab:D3421 is also about forcing types that go into a
 `SimplCont`, so is the situation similar to that of comment:19 where it
 would be better to force the types when we take them out of the
 `SimplCont` and put them into the actual program?

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