[GHC] #6166: Performance regression in mwc-random since 7.0.x

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#6166: Performance regression in mwc-random since 7.0.x
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        Reporter:  bos               |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.4.2
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:  x86_64
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  (amd64)
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by rwbarton):

 Ah, good to know, but mwc-random isn't a nofib program, even though it
 sounds like it could be. It's a package on hackage for generating random
 numbers. (You may be thinking of the k-nucleotide issue, which is a nofib
 program.)

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