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    Changing prefetch primops to have a `seq`-like interface · f44333ea
    Carter Schonwald authored
    Summary:
    The current primops for prefetching do not properly work in pure code;
    namely, the primops are not 'hoisted' into the correct call sites based
    on when arguments are evaluated. Instead, they should use a `seq`-like
    interface, which will cause it to be evaluated when the needed term is.
    
    See #9353 for the full discussion.
    
    Test Plan: updated tests for pure prefetch in T8256 to reflect the design changes in #9353
    
    Reviewers: simonmar, hvr, ekmett, austin
    
    Reviewed By: ekmett, austin
    
    Subscribers: merijn, thomie, carter, simonmar
    
    Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D350
    
    GHC Trac Issues: #9353
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