[GHC] #13852: Can we have more SIMD primops, corresponding to the untapped AVX etc. instructions?

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#13852: Can we have more SIMD primops, corresponding to the untapped AVX etc.
instructions?
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        Reporter:  leftaroundabout   |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (LLVM)   |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  SIMD
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:  x86_64
                                     |  (amd64)
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by dominic):

 Maybe there are other bits of the code generator which would give more
 bang for buck? I think I will propose this anyway but with a comment to
 ask the GSoC student to spend a few days seeing if this is the highest
 priority (but doable) part of the CG that needs addressing.

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