logger.info("entries=" + howMany);
String test = "this is a nicely crafted test";
for (int i = 0; i < howMany; i++) {
final byte[] payload = (test + " - " + i).getBytes();
Pointer p = mem.store(payload);
final byte[] check = mem.retrieve(p);
assertNotNull(check);
assertEquals(test + " - " + i, new String(check));
long crc1 = OffHeapMemoryBuffer.crc32(payload);
long crc2 = OffHeapMemoryBuffer.crc32(check);
assertEquals(crc1, crc2);