PL_sv_placeholder is a singleton, process wide, so shouldn't count as part of
the size.
check_new(st, &PL_sv_undef);
check_new(st, &PL_sv_no);
check_new(st, &PL_sv_yes);
+#if PERL_VERSION > 8 || (PERL_VERSION == 8 && PERL_SUBVERSION > 0)
+ check_new(st, &PL_sv_placeholder);
+#endif
return st;
}