The mask generated from the most significant bits section of the pointer includes bits corresponding to {HEAD ~ various regions} of {TAIL ~ the output mask} 
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The mask generated from the most significant bits section of the pointer includes bits corresponding to { HEAD ~ various regions } of { TAIL ~ the output mask }
OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD REL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL