[GHC] #14974: 2-fold memory usage regression GHC 8.2.2 -> GHC 8.4.1 compiling `mmark` package

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#14974: 2-fold memory usage regression GHC 8.2.2 -> GHC 8.4.1 compiling `mmark`
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        Reporter:  hvr               |                Owner:  davide
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.8.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.1
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Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
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Comment (by davide):

 With -ddump-core-stats the final **core size** of the Text.MMark.Parser
 module has not changed significantly, though the number of **coercions has
 decreased**:

 * GHC Version: terms,types,coercions
 * 8.2.2: 325846 296315 33104
 * 8.4.1: 344903 300944 26870

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14974#comment:6>
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