() -> {
                    reloadStarted.countDown();

                    Thread blockingForRefresh = threadAboutToBlockForRefresh.get();
                    while (blockingForRefresh.isAlive()
                        && blockingForRefresh.getState() != WAITING) {
                      Thread.yield();
                    }

                    return key + "Reload";
                  });

      thread.start();
      // we want to wait until each thread is WAITING - one thread waiting inside CacheLoader.load
      // (in startSignal.await()), and the others waiting for that thread's result.
      while (thread.isAlive() && thread.getState() != Thread.State.WAITING) {
        Thread.yield();
      }
    }
    gettersStartedSignal.countDown();
    gettersComplete.await();

      thread.start();
      // we want to wait until each thread is WAITING - one thread waiting inside CacheLoader.load
      // (in startSignal.await()), and the others waiting for that thread's result.
      while (thread.isAlive() && thread.getState() != Thread.State.WAITING) {
        Thread.yield();
      }
    }
    gettersStartedSignal.countDown();
    gettersComplete.await();

  }

  /**
   * This method is a convenience for testing. Code should call {@link Segment#getLiveValue}
   * instead.
   */
  @VisibleForTesting
  boolean isLive(ReferenceEntry<K, V> entry, long now) {
    return segmentFor(entry.getHash()).getLiveValue(entry, now) != null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the segment that should be used for a key with the given hash.
   *