# File lib/thread_safe/atomic_reference_cache_backend.rb, line 529
    def clear
      return self unless current_table = table
      current_table_size = current_table.size
      deleted_count = i = 0
      while i < current_table_size
        if !(node = current_table.volatile_get(i))
          i += 1
        elsif (node_hash = node.hash) == MOVED
          current_table      = node.key
          current_table_size = current_table.size
        elsif Node.locked_hash?(node_hash)
          decrement_size(deleted_count) # opportunistically update count
          deleted_count = 0
          node.try_await_lock(current_table, i)
        else
          current_table.try_lock_via_hash(i, node, node_hash) do
            begin
              deleted_count += 1 if NULL != node.value # recheck under lock
              node.value = nil
            end while node = node.next
            current_table.volatile_set(i, nil)
            i += 1
          end
        end
      end
      decrement_size(deleted_count)
      self
    end