+ * Stable Pointers: A stable pointer is represented as an index into
+ * the stable pointer table in the low BITS_PER_WORD-8 bits with a
+ * weight in the upper 8 bits.
+ *
+ * SUP: StgStablePtr used to be a synonym for StgWord, but stable pointers
+ * are guaranteed to be void* on the C-side, so we have to do some occasional
+ * casting. Size is not a matter, because StgWord is always the same size as
+ * a void*.