volatile @Nullable Waiter waitersField;

  /** Non-volatile write of the thread to the {@link Waiter#thread} field. */
  private static void putThread(Waiter waiter, Thread newValue) {
    ATOMIC_HELPER.putThread(waiter, newValue);
  }

  /** Non-volatile write of the waiter to the {@link Waiter#next} field. */
  private static void putNext(Waiter waiter, @Nullable Waiter newValue) {

  volatile @Nullable Waiter waitersField;

  /** Non-volatile write of the thread to the {@link Waiter#thread} field. */
  private static void putThread(Waiter waiter, Thread newValue) {
    ATOMIC_HELPER.putThread(waiter, newValue);
  }

  /** Non-volatile write of the waiter to the {@link Waiter#next} field. */
  private static void putNext(Waiter waiter, @Nullable Waiter newValue) {

    // Check that we wait long enough anyway (presumably as long as MAX_VALUE nanos):
    TimedWaiterThread waiter = new TimedWaiterThread(future, Long.MAX_VALUE, SECONDS);
    waiter.start();
    waiter.awaitWaiting();

    future.set(1);
    waiter.join();
  }

  @J2ktIncompatible // TODO(b/324550390): Enable
  public void testSetNull() throws Exception {
    future.set(null);

    if (waiter.isAlive()) {
      waiter.interrupt();
      fail("awaitTermination failed to trigger after shutdown()");
    }
  }

  /** Wait for the given thread to reach the {@link State#TIMED_WAITING} thread state. */
  @SuppressWarnings("ThreadPriorityCheck") // TODO: b/175898629 - Consider onSpinWait.
  void awaitTimedWaiting(Thread thread) {
    while (true) {
      switch (thread.getState()) {

    WaiterThread waiter1 = new WaiterThread(future);
    waiter1.start();
    waiter1.awaitWaiting();

    WaiterThread waiter2 = new WaiterThread(future);
    waiter2.start();
    waiter2.awaitWaiting();
    // The waiter queue should be waiter2->waiter1

    // This should wake up waiter1 and cause the waiter1 node to be removed.
    waiter1.interrupt();

    waiter1.join();

    WaiterThread waiter1 = new WaiterThread(future);
    waiter1.start();
    waiter1.awaitWaiting();

    WaiterThread waiter2 = new WaiterThread(future);
    waiter2.start();
    waiter2.awaitWaiting();
    // The waiter queue should be waiter2->waiter1

    // This should wake up waiter1 and cause the waiter1 node to be removed.
    waiter1.interrupt();

    waiter1.join();

    int waiters = guard.waiterCount++;
    if (waiters == 0) {
      // push guard onto activeGuards
      guard.next = activeGuards;
      activeGuards = guard;
    }
  }

  /** Records that the current thread is no longer waiting on the specified guard. */
  @GuardedBy("lock")
  private void endWaitingFor(Guard guard) {
    int waiters = --guard.waiterCount;

    hashFunctions[0] = Murmur3_128HashFunction.GOOD_FAST_HASH_128;
    int seed = GOOD_FAST_HASH_SEED;
    for (int i = 1; i < hashFunctionsNeeded; i++) {
      seed += 1500450271; // a prime; shouldn't matter
      hashFunctions[i] = murmur3_128(seed);
    }
    return new ConcatenatedHashFunction(hashFunctions);
  }

  /**
   * Used to randomize {@link #goodFastHash} instances, so that programs which persist anything

    assertEquals(1, numCalls.get());
  }

  /*
   * Under Android, MyError propagates up and fails the test?
   *
   * TODO(b/218700094): Does this matter to prod users, or is it just a feature of our testing
   * environment? If the latter, maybe write a custom Executor that avoids failing the test when it
   * sees an Error?
   */
  @AndroidIncompatible
  public void testTaskThrowsError() throws Exception {

        protected boolean isCommit = false;

        /** Temporary file for storing updates */
        protected File newFile;

        /** Writer for writing to the temporary file */
        protected Writer writer;

        /** The item being updated */
        protected ProtwordsItem item;

        /**
         * Constructor for ProtwordsUpdater.