[GHC] #13165: Speed up the RTS hash table

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#13165: Speed up the RTS hash table
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        Reporter:  dobenour          |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.4.1
       Component:  Runtime System    |              Version:  8.1
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Comment (by simonmar):

 The xxHash patch only improves hashing for strings, compaction uses
 address hashing which is unaffected.

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