}
      statsCounter.recordEviction();
      return removal;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Any updates to LocalCache.Strength used in CacheBuilder need to be matched in this class for
   * compilation purposes.
   */
  enum Strength {
    /*
     * TODO(kevinb): If we strongly reference the value and aren't loading, we needn't wrap the

   * of reads may not be immediately reflected on the algorithm's data structures. These structures
   * are guarded by a lock and operations are applied in batches to avoid lock contention. The
   * penalty of applying the batches is spread across threads so that the amortized cost is slightly
   * higher than performing just the operation without enforcing the capacity constraint.
   *

   * of reads may not be immediately reflected on the algorithm's data structures. These structures
   * are guarded by a lock and operations are applied in batches to avoid lock contention. The
   * penalty of applying the batches is spread across threads so that the amortized cost is slightly
   * higher than performing just the operation without enforcing the capacity constraint.
   *