[GHC] #15696: Derived Ord instance for enumerations with more than 8 elements seems to be incorrect

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#15696: Derived Ord instance for enumerations with more than 8 elements seems to be
incorrect
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        Reporter:  mrkkrp            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  8.6.2
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.6.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Incorrect result  |  Unknown/Multiple
  at runtime                         |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by monoidal):

 Here's a smaller version.

 `ghc T15696 && ./T15696` prints `EQ` correctly, `ghc -O T15696 &&
 ./T15696` prints `LT`.

 {{{
 #!hs
 {-# LANGUAGE MagicHash #-}
 module Main where

 import GHC.Exts (dataToTag#, tagToEnum#, (==#), (<#))

 main :: IO ()
 main = print $ compare a T2
   where
     {-# NOINLINE f #-}
     f = T2
     {-# NOINLINE a #-}
     a = f

 data T = T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9
   deriving (Eq, Show, Ord)

 {-
 instance Ord Main.T where
   compare a b
     = case dataToTag# a of
         a' -> case dataToTag# b of
                 b' -> if tagToEnum# (a' <# b') :: Bool then
                           LT
                       else
                           if tagToEnum# (a' ==# b') :: Bool then
                               EQ
                           else
                               GT
 -}
 }}}

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