[GHC] #8095: TypeFamilies painfully slow

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#8095: TypeFamilies painfully slow
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        Reporter:  MikeIzbicki       |                Owner:  goldfire
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler (Type    |              Version:  7.6.3
  checker)                           |
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  TypeFamilies
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #5321, #11598,    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D3752
  #12506, #13386                     |
       Wiki Page:                    |
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Comment (by bgamari):

 According to my understanding, this should be reasonably straightforward:
 Introduce a placeholder `Coercion` variety which tracks the types, role,
 and free variables of the coercion.

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