[GHC] #3387: Provide a CInt instance for unboxed arrays

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#3387: Provide a CInt instance for unboxed arrays
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    Reporter:  tibbe             |        Owner:                  
        Type:  bug               |       Status:  new             
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:                  
   Component:  libraries/base    |      Version:  6.10.4          
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:                  
    Keywords:                    |   Difficulty:  Unknown         
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
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Comment (by tibbe):

 The `StorableArray` documentation reads:

 "It is similar to Data.Array.IO.IOUArray but slower. Its advantage is that
 it's compatible with C."

 Is this still true? Also, are `StorableArray`s always allocated on the C
 heap and if so isn't that potentially bad for the GC as it knows nothing
 about their size?

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