return loadSync(key, hash, loadingValueReference, loader);
          }
        } finally {
          statsCounter.recordMisses(1);
        }
      } else {
        // The entry already exists. Wait for loading.
        return waitForLoadingValue(e, key, valueReference);
      }
    }

    V waitForLoadingValue(ReferenceEntry<K, V> e, K key, ValueReference<K, V> valueReference)

            return loadSync(key, hash, loadingValueReference, loader);
          }
        } finally {
          statsCounter.recordMisses(1);
        }
      } else {
        // The entry already exists. Wait for loading.
        return waitForLoadingValue(e, key, valueReference);
      }
    }

    V waitForLoadingValue(ReferenceEntry<K, V> e, K key, ValueReference<K, V> valueReference)