[GHC] #14873: The well-kinded type invariant (in TcType)

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#14873: The well-kinded type invariant (in TcType)
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        Reporter:  RyanGlScott       |                Owner:  goldfire
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  merge
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  8.5
  checker)                           |
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypeInType
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  crash or panic                     |            Test Case:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Another thing that came up yesterday: there are some calls to `eqType`
 where we know for sure the the kinds are the same, so checking the kinds
 as well is redundant.  e.g. the use of `eqType` in `checkExpectedKinds`.

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