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    private static void setBlocker(Thread t, Object arg) {
        // Even though volatile, hotspot doesn't need a write barrier here.
        UNSAFE.putObject(t, parkBlockerOffset, arg);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the blocker object supplied to the most recent
     * invocation of a park method that has not yet unblocked, or null
     * if not blocked.  The value returned is just a momentary
     * snapshot -- the thread may have since unblocked or blocked on a
     * different blocker object.
     *
     * @param t the thread
     * @return the blocker
     * @throws NullPointerException if argument is null
     * @since 1.6
     */
    public static Object getBlocker(Thread t) {
        if (t == null)
            throw new NullPointerException();
        return UNSAFE.getObjectVolatile(t, parkBlockerOffset);
    }