[GHC] #11785: Merge types and kinds in Template Haskell

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#11785: Merge types and kinds in Template Haskell
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        Reporter:  goldfire          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  task              |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Template Haskell  |              Version:  8.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypeInType
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
                                     |  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3751,
       Wiki Page:                    |  Phab:D3854
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Comment (by Ryan Scott <ryan.gl.scott@…>):

 In [changeset:"c948b7865ace38d3d6912db0fc271aa7e9f70d2b/ghc"
 c948b786/ghc]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc"
 revision="c948b7865ace38d3d6912db0fc271aa7e9f70d2b"
 Fix #11785 by making reifyKind = reifyType

 Summary:
 This ties up the last loose end in Template Haskell's separate
 code paths for types and kinds. By making `reifyKind = reifyType` in
 `TcSplice`, types and kinds are now treated on equal terms in TH.

 This is itself a small patch, but most of the heavy lifting to make this
 possible was done in ad7b945257ea262e3f6f46daa4ff3e451aeeae0b.

 Test Plan: ./validate

 Reviewers: goldfire, austin, bgamari

 Reviewed By: goldfire

 Subscribers: rwbarton, thomie

 GHC Trac Issues: #11785

 Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D3854
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