public class CacheEntry {
    public static final CacheEntry NULL_CACHE = new CacheEntry(UndefinedMethod.INSTANCE, new Object());
    public final DynamicMethod method;
    public final Object token;
 
    public CacheEntry(DynamicMethod method, Object token) {
        this.method = method;
        this.token = token;
    }
 
    public final boolean typeOk(RubyClass incomingType) {
        return token == incomingType.getCacheToken();
    }
}
 

    // inside RubyModule, superclass of RubyClass
    public final Object getCacheToken() {
        // generation is final, nonvolatile. token is volatile.
        return generation.token;
    }