var fw fileWriter
		switch maker := v.maker.(type) {
		case makeReg:
			fw = &regFileWriter{w, maker.size}
			wantStr = maker.wantStr
		case makeSparse:
			if !validateSparseEntries(maker.sph, maker.size) {
				t.Fatalf("invalid sparse map: %v", maker.sph)
			}
			spd := invertSparseEntries(maker.sph, maker.size)
			fw = &regFileWriter{w, maker.makeReg.size}
			fw = &sparseFileWriter{fw, spd, 0}