static {
    // Prevent rare disastrous classloading in first call to LockSupport.park.
    // See: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8074773
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    Class<?> ensureLoaded = LockSupport.class;
  }

  private static final class DoNothingRunnable implements Runnable {
    @Override
    public void run() {}
  }

    ATOMIC_HELPER = helper;

    // Prevent rare disastrous classloading in first call to LockSupport.park.
    // See: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8074773
    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
    Class<?> ensureLoaded = LockSupport.class;

    // Log after all static init is finished; if an installed logger uses any Futures methods, it
    // shouldn't break in cases where reflection is missing/broken.