diff --git a/docs/users_guide/9.4.1-notes.rst b/docs/users_guide/9.4.1-notes.rst index 1ca1b17eaa1e8efc2fb96dc626e7852b9b0ca79e..5cb2736547f68fde96621ad5ad3fd399d5657d59 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/9.4.1-notes.rst +++ b/docs/users_guide/9.4.1-notes.rst @@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ Compiler evaluate both with a bang pattern or a ``seq``, but the ``return $! <res>`` idiom should work more reliably and needs less thinking. +- Demand analysis (cf. :ghc-flag:`-fstrictness`) now integrates a + Boxity Analysis that tracks whether a function needs a parameter boxed. If + that is the case, the worker/wrapper transformation (cf. + :ghc-flag:`-fworker-wrapper`) will not unbox that parameter, leading to less + reboxing in many cases. + + For reasons of backwards-compatible performance, you may find that the new + mechanism is too aggressive in a few cases (e.g., still unboxing a parameter + that is used boxed in a hot path). Do post a bug report with your example! + Then wrap the uses of the parameter in ``GHC.Exts.lazy`` for a short-term fix. + ``base`` library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~