[GHC] #14882: memchr#

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#14882: memchr#
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        Reporter:  andrewthad        |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.2
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D4472
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Comment (by bgamari):

 So I'm a bit unsure of how to proceed. On one hand, I can see the argument
 for consistency and having a uniform interface to these primitives across
 Haskell implementations (e.g. GHC, GHCJS, an eventual WebAssembly
 implementation, Eta) is nice. On the other, this uniform interface could
 likely be as-easily provided in a library.

 Given the relatively small size of the patch and the fact that we seem to
 agree that this will be the last such primop (since this is indeed the
 only C99 memory primitive that we lack), I'm not particularly opposed to
 merging it.

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