[GHC] #2269: Word type to Double or Float conversions are slower than Int conversions

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#2269: Word type to Double or Float conversions are slower than Int conversions
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 Reporter:  dons                        |          Owner:  dons at galois.com
     Type:  feature request             |         Status:  new            
 Priority:  normal                      |      Milestone:  6.10 branch    
Component:  Compiler                    |        Version:  6.8.2          
 Severity:  normal                      |     Resolution:                 
 Keywords:  rules, performance, double  |     Difficulty:  Unknown        
 Testcase:                              |   Architecture:  Unknown        
       Os:  Unknown                     |  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * difficulty:  => Unknown
  * milestone:  => 6.10 branch

Comment:

 I'd like `word2Double#` and `word2Float#` for integer-simple too, so it
 sounds good to me!

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2269#comment:1>
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