Object key = new Object();
    Lock readLock = striped.get(key).readLock();
    WeakReference<Object> garbage = new WeakReference<>(new Object());
    GcFinalization.awaitClear(garbage);
    Lock writeLock = striped.get(key).writeLock();
    readLock.lock();
    assertFalse(writeLock.tryLock());
    readLock.unlock();
  }

    Object key = new Object();
    Lock readLock = striped.get(key).readLock();
    WeakReference<Object> garbage = new WeakReference<>(new Object());
    GcFinalization.awaitClear(garbage);
    Lock writeLock = striped.get(key).writeLock();
    readLock.lock();
    assertFalse(writeLock.tryLock());
    readLock.unlock();
  }

The reader thread must never run application-layer code. Otherwise one slow stream can hold up the entire connection.