[GHC] #15665: Break up the stable pointer table

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#15665: Break up the stable pointer table
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        Reporter:  dfeuer            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.4.3
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:  #7670             |  Differential Rev(s):
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Changes (by osa1):

 * related:   => #7670


Comment:

 > If we "uncompress" it, we use two words per entry: one for the payload
 and one for a next pointer

 But you'll still allocate an array instead of allocating each (payload,
 next),
 right?

 (Adding #7670 as related ticket as this proposes a fix for it)

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