}
      L created = supplier.get();
      ArrayReference<L> newRef = new ArrayReference<>(created, index, queue);
      while (!locks.compareAndSet(index, existingRef, newRef)) {
        // we raced, we need to re-read and try again
        existingRef = locks.get(index);
        existing = existingRef == null ? null : existingRef.get();
        if (existing != null) {
          return existing;
        }

          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;
    }
  }