[GHC] #5218: Add unpackCStringLen# to create Strings from string literals

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#5218: Add unpackCStringLen# to create Strings from string literals
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        Reporter:  tibbe             |                Owner:  thoughtpolice
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.0.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #5877 #10064      |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2443
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Comment (by bgamari):

 > I mean can we change ByteArray# 's representation into just length and
 content (removing the header)?

 I don't believe this is possible; as you point out, the garbage collecting
 needs the info table pointer.

 > It seems to me we want a way to write a `ByteArray#` literal, without
 forcing every string literal to be compiled to a `ByteArray#`.

 I agree; I can see the value in wanting a `ByteArray#` literal, but making
 all primitive strings `ByteArray#`s seems like a step too far.

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