private /* static */ long upperEight(byte[] bytes) {
      return Longs.fromBytes(
          bytes[15], bytes[14], bytes[13], bytes[12], bytes[11], bytes[10], bytes[9], bytes[8]);
    }
  };

  /**
   * Models a lock-free array of bits.
   *
   * <p>We use this instead of java.util.BitSet because we need access to the array of longs and we
   * need compare-and-swap.
   */
  static final class LockFreeBitArray {