unlock(&gcBitsArenas.lock)
	return p
}

// newAllocBits returns a pointer to 8 byte aligned bytes
// to be used for this span's alloc bits.
// newAllocBits is used to provide newly initialized spans
// allocation bits. For spans not being initialized the
// mark bits are repurposed as allocation bits when
// the span is swept.
func newAllocBits(nelems uintptr) *gcBits {
	return newMarkBits(nelems)
}