* segments, each governed by its own write lock. The segment lock is taken once for each explicit
   * write, and twice for each cache loading computation (once prior to loading the new value, and
   * once after loading completes). Much internal cache management is performed at the segment
   * granularity. For example, access queues and write queues are kept per segment when they are

   * segments, each governed by its own write lock. The segment lock is taken once for each explicit
   * write, and twice for each cache loading computation (once prior to loading the new value, and
   * once after loading completes). Much internal cache management is performed at the segment
   * granularity. For example, access queues and write queues are kept per segment when they are