int expectedSize = metadata;
    int buckets = CompactHashing.tableSize(expectedSize);
    this.table = CompactHashing.createTable(buckets);
    setHashTableMask(buckets - 1);

    this.entries = new int[expectedSize];
    this.keys = new Object[expectedSize];
    this.values = new Object[expectedSize];

    return expectedSize;
  }