// A heuristic for timed gets. If the remaining timeout is less than this, spin instead of
  // blocking. This value is what AbstractQueuedSynchronizer uses.
  private static final long SPIN_THRESHOLD_NANOS = 1000L;

  private static final AtomicHelper ATOMIC_HELPER;

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