[GHC] #9291: Don't reconstruct sum types if the type subtly changes

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#9291: Don't reconstruct sum types if the type subtly changes
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        Reporter:  schyler           |                Owner:  nomeata
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.8.2
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D2871
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by nomeata):

 >  Will you revisit the -O2 inclusion sometime later? /me was always under
 the impression that all performance-increasing optimisations from -O would
 be included in -O2.

 Oh, of course it is in `-O2`! The question is whether it should only be in
 `-O`.

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