[GHC] #2289: Needless reboxing of values when returning from a tight loop

[GHC]

#2289: Needless reboxing of values when returning from a tight loop
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 Reporter:  dons                        |          Owner:             
     Type:  run-time performance bug    |         Status:  new        
 Priority:  normal                      |      Milestone:  6.10 branch
Component:  Compiler                    |        Version:  6.8.2      
 Severity:  normal                      |     Resolution:             
 Keywords:  boxing, loops, performance  |     Difficulty:  Unknown    
 Testcase:                              |   Architecture:  Unknown    
       Os:  Unknown                     |  
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Changes (by guest):

 * cc: kfrdbs at gmail.com (added)

Comment:

 New code generator may help:
 [http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Compiler/NewCodeGen]

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2289#comment:11>
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