[GHC] #5524: Unnecessary overflow in encodeFloat

[GHC]

#5524: Unnecessary overflow in encodeFloat
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    Reporter:  daniel.is.fischer  |       Owner:  daniel.is.fischer    
        Type:  bug                |      Status:  merge                
    Priority:  normal             |   Component:  libraries/base       
     Version:  7.2.1              |    Keywords:  overflow, encodeFloat
    Testcase:                     |   Blockedby:                       
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple   |    Blocking:                       
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple   |     Failure:  None/Unknown         
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Changes (by daniel.is.fischer):

  * status:  new => merge


Comment:

 Fixed by [3b9a78d45eab41ecd616e805a3adc25d5d3c8332]
 There's a small performance hit when encoding a `J# s# ba#` with few limbs
 (1-2%).

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