* high 32 bits of each long is the "prev" pointer, whereas the low 32 bits is the "succ" pointer
   * (pointing to the next entry in the linked list). The pointers in [size(), entries.length) are
   * all "null" (UNSET).
   *
   * <p>A node with "prev" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the first node in the linked list,
   * and a node with "next" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the last node.
   */

   * high 32 bits of each long is the "prev" pointer, whereas the low 32 bits is the "succ" pointer
   * (pointing to the next entry in the linked list). The pointers in [size(), entries.length) are
   * all "null" (UNSET).
   *
   * <p>A node with "prev" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the first node in the linked list,
   * and a node with "next" pointer equal to {@code ENDPOINT} is the last node.
   */