}

    /** Performs a GAS operation on the {@link #waiters} field. */
    @Override
    Waiter gasWaiters(AbstractFuture<?> future, Waiter update) {
      while (true) {
        Waiter waiter = future.waiters;
        if (update == waiter) {
          return waiter;
        }
        if (casWaiters(future, waiter, update)) {
          return waiter;
        }
      }
    }

          pred.next = succ;
          if (pred.thread == null) { // We raced with another node that unlinked pred. Restart.
            continue restart;
          }
        } else if (!ATOMIC_HELPER.casWaiters(this, curr, succ)) { // We are unlinking head
          continue restart; // We raced with an add or complete
        }
        curr = succ;
      }
      break;
    }
  }