getindex(S::SubArray{T,2}, i::Integer) allocates memory when it probably shouldn't

[timholy]

julia> A = reshape(1:3004*3002, 3004, 3002);

julia> sA = sub(A, 1:3003, 1:3002);

julia> @time sum(A)
elapsed time: 0.022972412 seconds (121728 bytes allocated)
40662238653036

julia> @time sum(A)
elapsed time: 0.027780444 seconds (64 bytes allocated)
40662238653036

julia> @time sum(sA)
elapsed time: 0.599137738 seconds (144450680 bytes allocated)
40648698114024

julia> @time sum(sA)
elapsed time: 0.58232922 seconds (144232032 bytes allocated)
40648698114024

The specialized implementation at subarray.jl: 176 would seem to suggest that it's not necessary.