Re: [GHC] #8763: forM_ [1..N] does not get fused (10 times slower than go function)

18 Sep 2016

      #8763: forM_ [1..N] does not get fused (10 times slower than go function)
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        Reporter:  nh2               |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.6.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by akio):

 Here is a test case that does not require criterion. With `ghc-8.0.1 -O2
 -ddump-simpl`, you can see that `foo` is compiled into code that uses a
 top-level CAF containing `GHC.Enum.eftInt 0# 799#`.

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