private static final long SPIN_THRESHOLD_NANOS = 1000L;

  private static final AtomicHelper ATOMIC_HELPER;

  static {
    AtomicHelper helper;
    Throwable thrownUnsafeFailure = null;
    Throwable thrownAtomicReferenceFieldUpdaterFailure = null;

    try {
      helper = new UnsafeAtomicHelper();
    } catch (Exception | Error unsafeFailure) { // sneaky checked exception