diff --git a/README.chromium b/README.chromium
index 4bff005..225b00d 100644
--- a/README.chromium
+++ b/README.chromium
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 License: Apache 2.0
 License File: LICENSE
 Version: 0
-Revision: 322ae2420d27fc96d0a8ab1167d7de33671048df
+Revision: b2dcbba18341d75f3fef486b717585cefda0195d
 Security Critical: yes
 
 Description:
diff --git a/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc b/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc
index a7d44f3..35c0696 100644
--- a/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc
+++ b/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@
     // it as having a sleeper.
     if ((lock_value & kWaitTimeMask) == 0) {
       // Here, just "mark" that the thread is going to sleep.  Don't store the
-      // lock wait time in the lock as that will cause the current lock
-      // owner to think it experienced contention.
+      // lock wait time in the lock -- the lock word stores the amount of time
+      // that the current holder waited before acquiring the lock, not the wait
+      // time of any thread currently waiting to acquire it.
       if (lockword_.compare_exchange_strong(
               lock_value, lock_value | kSpinLockSleeper,
               std::memory_order_relaxed, std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
@@ -140,6 +141,14 @@
         // this thread obtains the lock.
         lock_value = TryLockInternal(lock_value, wait_cycles);
         continue;   // Skip the delay at the end of the loop.
+      } else if ((lock_value & kWaitTimeMask) == 0) {
+        // The lock is still held, without a waiter being marked, but something
+        // else about the lock word changed, causing our CAS to fail. For
+        // example, a new lock holder may have acquired the lock with
+        // kSpinLockDisabledScheduling set, whereas the previous holder had not
+        // set that flag. In this case, attempt again to mark ourselves as a
+        // waiter.
+        continue;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/absl/base/internal/spinlock.h b/absl/base/internal/spinlock.h
index dce1c85..c73b5e0 100644
--- a/absl/base/internal/spinlock.h
+++ b/absl/base/internal/spinlock.h
@@ -137,8 +137,20 @@
   //
   // bit[0] encodes whether a lock is being held.
   // bit[1] encodes whether a lock uses cooperative scheduling.
-  // bit[2] encodes whether a lock disables scheduling.
+  // bit[2] encodes whether the current lock holder disabled scheduling when
+  //        acquiring the lock. Only set when kSpinLockHeld is also set.
   // bit[3:31] encodes time a lock spent on waiting as a 29-bit unsigned int.
+  //        This is set by the lock holder to indicate how long it waited on
+  //        the lock before eventually acquiring it. The number of cycles is
+  //        encoded as a 29-bit unsigned int, or in the case that the current
+  //        holder did not wait but another waiter is queued, the LSB
+  //        (kSpinLockSleeper) is set. The implementation does not explicitly
+  //        track the number of queued waiters beyond this. It must always be
+  //        assumed that waiters may exist if the current holder was required to
+  //        queue.
+  //
+  // Invariant: if the lock is not held, the value is either 0 or
+  // kSpinLockCooperative.
   static constexpr uint32_t kSpinLockHeld = 1;
   static constexpr uint32_t kSpinLockCooperative = 2;
   static constexpr uint32_t kSpinLockDisabledScheduling = 4;
diff --git a/absl/strings/cord.cc b/absl/strings/cord.cc
index 7cadf75..c118bdd 100644
--- a/absl/strings/cord.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/cord.cc
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@
   size_t n = 0;
   do {
     const size_t len = std::min(length, kMaxFlatLength);
-    CordRep* rep = CordRepFlat::New(len + alloc_hint);
+    CordRepFlat* rep = CordRepFlat::New(len + alloc_hint);
     rep->length = len;
-    memcpy(rep->data, data, len);
+    memcpy(rep->Data(), data, len);
     reps[n++] = VerifyTree(rep);
     data += len;
     length -= len;
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@
     return data_.as_tree.rep;
   }
 
-  CordRep* result = CordRepFlat::New(len + extra_hint);
+  CordRepFlat* result = CordRepFlat::New(len + extra_hint);
   result->length = len;
   static_assert(kMinFlatLength >= sizeof(data_.as_chars), "");
-  memcpy(result->data, data_.as_chars, sizeof(data_.as_chars));
+  memcpy(result->Data(), data_.as_chars, sizeof(data_.as_chars));
   set_tree(result);
   return result;
 }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
   }
   dst->length += size_increase;
 
-  *region = dst->data + in_use;
+  *region = dst->flat()->Data() + in_use;
   *size = size_increase;
   return true;
 }
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
   CordRepFlat* new_node =
       CordRepFlat::New(std::max(static_cast<size_t>(root->length), max_length));
   new_node->length = std::min(new_node->Capacity(), max_length);
-  *region = new_node->data;
+  *region = new_node->Data();
   *size = new_node->length;
   replace_tree(Concat(root, new_node));
 }
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
   // Allocate new node.
   CordRepFlat* new_node = CordRepFlat::New(root->length);
   new_node->length = new_node->Capacity();
-  *region = new_node->data;
+  *region = new_node->Data();
   *size = new_node->length;
   replace_tree(Concat(root, new_node));
 }
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
       tree->flat()->Capacity() >= length &&
       tree->refcount.IsOne()) {
     // Copy in place if the existing FLAT node is reusable.
-    memmove(tree->data, data, length);
+    memmove(tree->flat()->Data(), data, length);
     tree->length = length;
     VerifyTree(tree);
     return *this;
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@
     root = CordRepFlat::New(std::max<size_t>(size1, size2));
     appended = std::min(
         src_size, root->flat()->Capacity() - inline_length);
-    memcpy(root->data, data_.as_chars, inline_length);
-    memcpy(root->data + inline_length, src_data, appended);
+    memcpy(root->flat()->Data(), data_.as_chars, inline_length);
+    memcpy(root->flat()->Data() + inline_length, src_data, appended);
     root->length = inline_length + appended;
     set_tree(root);
   }
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
     }
     if (src_tree->tag >= FLAT) {
       // src tree just has one flat node.
-      contents_.AppendArray(src_tree->data, src_size);
+      contents_.AppendArray(src_tree->flat()->Data(), src_size);
       return;
     }
     if (&src == this) {
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@
 
   CordRep* node = tree();
   if (node->tag >= FLAT) {
-    return absl::string_view(node->data, node->length);
+    return absl::string_view(node->flat()->Data(), node->length);
   }
 
   if (node->tag == EXTERNAL) {
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
   }
 
   if (node->tag >= FLAT) {
-    return absl::string_view(node->data + offset, length);
+    return absl::string_view(node->flat()->Data() + offset, length);
   }
 
   assert((node->tag == EXTERNAL) && "Expect FLAT or EXTERNAL node here");
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
   assert(node->tag == EXTERNAL || node->tag >= FLAT);
   assert(length != 0);
   const char* data =
-      node->tag == EXTERNAL ? node->external()->base : node->data;
+      node->tag == EXTERNAL ? node->external()->base : node->flat()->Data();
   current_chunk_ = absl::string_view(data + offset, length);
   current_leaf_ = node;
   return *this;
@@ -1362,8 +1362,8 @@
     // Range to read is a proper subrange of the current chunk.
     assert(current_leaf_ != nullptr);
     CordRep* subnode = CordRep::Ref(current_leaf_);
-    const char* data =
-        subnode->tag == EXTERNAL ? subnode->external()->base : subnode->data;
+    const char* data = subnode->tag == EXTERNAL ? subnode->external()->base
+                                                : subnode->flat()->Data();
     subnode = NewSubstring(subnode, current_chunk_.data() - data, n);
     subcord.contents_.set_tree(VerifyTree(subnode));
     RemoveChunkPrefix(n);
@@ -1375,8 +1375,8 @@
   assert(current_leaf_ != nullptr);
   CordRep* subnode = CordRep::Ref(current_leaf_);
   if (current_chunk_.size() < subnode->length) {
-    const char* data =
-        subnode->tag == EXTERNAL ? subnode->external()->base : subnode->data;
+    const char* data = subnode->tag == EXTERNAL ? subnode->external()->base
+                                                : subnode->flat()->Data();
     subnode = NewSubstring(subnode, current_chunk_.data() - data,
                            current_chunk_.size());
   }
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@
     subnode = Concat(subnode, NewSubstring(CordRep::Ref(node), offset, n));
   }
   const char* data =
-      node->tag == EXTERNAL ? node->external()->base : node->data;
+      node->tag == EXTERNAL ? node->external()->base : node->flat()->Data();
   current_chunk_ = absl::string_view(data + offset + n, length - n);
   current_leaf_ = node;
   bytes_remaining_ -= n;
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@
   assert(node->tag == EXTERNAL || node->tag >= FLAT);
   assert(length > n);
   const char* data =
-      node->tag == EXTERNAL ? node->external()->base : node->data;
+      node->tag == EXTERNAL ? node->external()->base : node->flat()->Data();
   current_chunk_ = absl::string_view(data + offset + n, length - n);
   current_leaf_ = node;
   bytes_remaining_ -= n;
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@
     assert(offset < rep->length);
     if (rep->tag >= FLAT) {
       // Get the "i"th character directly from the flat array.
-      return rep->data[offset];
+      return rep->flat()->Data()[offset];
     } else if (rep->tag == EXTERNAL) {
       // Get the "i"th character from the external array.
       return rep->external()->base[offset];
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@
   if (total_size <= kMaxFlatLength) {
     new_rep = CordRepFlat::New(total_size);
     new_rep->length = total_size;
-    new_buffer = new_rep->data;
+    new_buffer = new_rep->flat()->Data();
     CopyToArraySlowPath(new_buffer);
   } else {
     new_buffer = std::allocator<char>().allocate(total_size);
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@
 /* static */ bool Cord::GetFlatAux(CordRep* rep, absl::string_view* fragment) {
   assert(rep != nullptr);
   if (rep->tag >= FLAT) {
-    *fragment = absl::string_view(rep->data, rep->length);
+    *fragment = absl::string_view(rep->flat()->Data(), rep->length);
     return true;
   } else if (rep->tag == EXTERNAL) {
     *fragment = absl::string_view(rep->external()->base, rep->length);
@@ -1591,8 +1591,8 @@
   } else if (rep->tag == SUBSTRING) {
     CordRep* child = rep->substring()->child;
     if (child->tag >= FLAT) {
-      *fragment =
-          absl::string_view(child->data + rep->substring()->start, rep->length);
+      *fragment = absl::string_view(
+          child->flat()->Data() + rep->substring()->start, rep->length);
       return true;
     } else if (child->tag == EXTERNAL) {
       *fragment = absl::string_view(
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@
         *os << "FLAT cap=" << rep->flat()->Capacity()
             << " [";
         if (include_data)
-          *os << absl::CEscape(std::string(rep->data, rep->length));
+          *os << absl::CEscape(std::string(rep->flat()->Data(), rep->length));
         *os << "]\n";
       }
       if (stack.empty()) break;
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/cord_internal.h b/absl/strings/internal/cord_internal.h
index 57e7046..b586ea3 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/cord_internal.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/cord_internal.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 struct CordRep {
   CordRep() = default;
   constexpr CordRep(Refcount::Immortal immortal, size_t l)
-      : length(l), refcount(immortal), tag(EXTERNAL), data{} {}
+      : length(l), refcount(immortal), tag(EXTERNAL), storage{} {}
 
   // The following three fields have to be less than 32 bytes since
   // that is the smallest supported flat node size.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
   // If tag < FLAT, it represents CordRepKind and indicates the type of node.
   // Otherwise, the node type is CordRepFlat and the tag is the encoded size.
   uint8_t tag;
-  char data[1];  // Starting point for flat array: MUST BE LAST FIELD of CordRep
+  char storage[1];  // Starting point for flat array: MUST BE LAST FIELD
 
   inline CordRepConcat* concat();
   inline const CordRepConcat* concat() const;
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@
   CordRep* left;
   CordRep* right;
 
-  uint8_t depth() const { return static_cast<uint8_t>(data[0]); }
-  void set_depth(uint8_t depth) { data[0] = static_cast<char>(depth); }
+  uint8_t depth() const { return static_cast<uint8_t>(storage[0]); }
+  void set_depth(uint8_t depth) { storage[0] = static_cast<char>(depth); }
 };
 
 struct CordRepSubstring : public CordRep {
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/cord_rep_flat.h b/absl/strings/internal/cord_rep_flat.h
index 80391a5..8c7d160 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/cord_rep_flat.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/cord_rep_flat.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 // ideally a 'nice' size aligning with allocation and cacheline sizes like 32.
 // kMaxFlatSize is bounded by the size resulting in a computed tag no greater
 // than MAX_FLAT_TAG. MAX_FLAT_TAG provides for additional 'high' tag values.
-static constexpr size_t kFlatOverhead = offsetof(CordRep, data);
+static constexpr size_t kFlatOverhead = offsetof(CordRep, storage);
 static constexpr size_t kMinFlatSize = 32;
 static constexpr size_t kMaxFlatSize = 4096;
 static constexpr size_t kMaxFlatLength = kMaxFlatSize - kFlatOverhead;
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@
 #endif
   }
 
+  char* Data() { return storage; }
+  const char* Data() const { return storage; }
+
   // Returns the maximum capacity (payload size) of this instance.
   size_t Capacity() const { return TagToLength(tag); }
 
diff --git a/absl/time/clock.cc b/absl/time/clock.cc
index 6862e01..c61dcc0 100644
--- a/absl/time/clock.cc
+++ b/absl/time/clock.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "absl/time/clock.h"
 
 #include "absl/base/attributes.h"
+#include "absl/base/optimization.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -85,13 +86,6 @@
   ::absl::time_internal::UnscaledCycleClockWrapperForGetCurrentTime::Now()
 #endif
 
-// The following counters are used only by the test code.
-static int64_t stats_initializations;
-static int64_t stats_reinitializations;
-static int64_t stats_calibrations;
-static int64_t stats_slow_paths;
-static int64_t stats_fast_slow_paths;
-
 namespace absl {
 ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 namespace time_internal {
@@ -105,72 +99,6 @@
 
 // uint64_t is used in this module to provide an extra bit in multiplications
 
-// Return the time in ns as told by the kernel interface.  Place in *cycleclock
-// the value of the cycleclock at about the time of the syscall.
-// This call represents the time base that this module synchronizes to.
-// Ensures that *cycleclock does not step back by up to (1 << 16) from
-// last_cycleclock, to discard small backward counter steps.  (Larger steps are
-// assumed to be complete resyncs, which shouldn't happen.  If they do, a full
-// reinitialization of the outer algorithm should occur.)
-static int64_t GetCurrentTimeNanosFromKernel(uint64_t last_cycleclock,
-                                             uint64_t *cycleclock) {
-  // We try to read clock values at about the same time as the kernel clock.
-  // This value gets adjusted up or down as estimate of how long that should
-  // take, so we can reject attempts that take unusually long.
-  static std::atomic<uint64_t> approx_syscall_time_in_cycles{10 * 1000};
-
-  uint64_t local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles =  // local copy
-      approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
-
-  int64_t current_time_nanos_from_system;
-  uint64_t before_cycles;
-  uint64_t after_cycles;
-  uint64_t elapsed_cycles;
-  int loops = 0;
-  do {
-    before_cycles = GET_CURRENT_TIME_NANOS_CYCLECLOCK_NOW();
-    current_time_nanos_from_system = GET_CURRENT_TIME_NANOS_FROM_SYSTEM();
-    after_cycles = GET_CURRENT_TIME_NANOS_CYCLECLOCK_NOW();
-    // elapsed_cycles is unsigned, so is large on overflow
-    elapsed_cycles = after_cycles - before_cycles;
-    if (elapsed_cycles >= local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles &&
-        ++loops == 20) {  // clock changed frequencies?  Back off.
-      loops = 0;
-      if (local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles < 1000 * 1000) {
-        local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles =
-            (local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles + 1) << 1;
-      }
-      approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.store(
-          local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles,
-          std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    }
-  } while (elapsed_cycles >= local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles ||
-           last_cycleclock - after_cycles < (static_cast<uint64_t>(1) << 16));
-
-  // Number of times in a row we've seen a kernel time call take substantially
-  // less than approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.
-  static std::atomic<uint32_t> seen_smaller{ 0 };
-
-  // Adjust approx_syscall_time_in_cycles to be within a factor of 2
-  // of the typical time to execute one iteration of the loop above.
-  if ((local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles >> 1) < elapsed_cycles) {
-    // measured time is no smaller than half current approximation
-    seen_smaller.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-  } else if (seen_smaller.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed) >= 3) {
-    // smaller delays several times in a row; reduce approximation by 12.5%
-    const uint64_t new_approximation =
-        local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles -
-        (local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles >> 3);
-    approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.store(new_approximation,
-                                        std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    seen_smaller.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-  }
-
-  *cycleclock = after_cycles;
-  return current_time_nanos_from_system;
-}
-
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 // An implementation of reader-write locks that use no atomic ops in the read
 // case.  This is a generalization of Lamport's method for reading a multiword
@@ -222,32 +150,110 @@
                kMinNSBetweenSamples,
                "cannot represent kMaxBetweenSamplesNSScaled");
 
-// A reader-writer lock protecting the static locations below.
-// See SeqAcquire() and SeqRelease() above.
-ABSL_CONST_INIT static absl::base_internal::SpinLock lock(
-    absl::kConstInit, base_internal::SCHEDULE_KERNEL_ONLY);
-ABSL_CONST_INIT static std::atomic<uint64_t> seq(0);
-
 // data from a sample of the kernel's time value
 struct TimeSampleAtomic {
-  std::atomic<uint64_t> raw_ns;              // raw kernel time
-  std::atomic<uint64_t> base_ns;             // our estimate of time
-  std::atomic<uint64_t> base_cycles;         // cycle counter reading
-  std::atomic<uint64_t> nsscaled_per_cycle;  // cycle period
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> raw_ns{0};              // raw kernel time
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> base_ns{0};             // our estimate of time
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> base_cycles{0};         // cycle counter reading
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> nsscaled_per_cycle{0};  // cycle period
   // cycles before we'll sample again (a scaled reciprocal of the period,
   // to avoid a division on the fast path).
-  std::atomic<uint64_t> min_cycles_per_sample;
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> min_cycles_per_sample{0};
 };
 // Same again, but with non-atomic types
 struct TimeSample {
-  uint64_t raw_ns;                 // raw kernel time
-  uint64_t base_ns;                // our estimate of time
-  uint64_t base_cycles;            // cycle counter reading
-  uint64_t nsscaled_per_cycle;     // cycle period
-  uint64_t min_cycles_per_sample;  // approx cycles before next sample
+  uint64_t raw_ns = 0;                 // raw kernel time
+  uint64_t base_ns = 0;                // our estimate of time
+  uint64_t base_cycles = 0;            // cycle counter reading
+  uint64_t nsscaled_per_cycle = 0;     // cycle period
+  uint64_t min_cycles_per_sample = 0;  // approx cycles before next sample
 };
 
-static struct TimeSampleAtomic last_sample;   // the last sample; under seq
+struct ABSL_CACHELINE_ALIGNED TimeState {
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> seq{0};
+  TimeSampleAtomic last_sample;  // the last sample; under seq
+
+  // The following counters are used only by the test code.
+  int64_t stats_initializations{0};
+  int64_t stats_reinitializations{0};
+  int64_t stats_calibrations{0};
+  int64_t stats_slow_paths{0};
+  int64_t stats_fast_slow_paths{0};
+
+  uint64_t last_now_cycles ABSL_GUARDED_BY(lock){0};
+
+  // Used by GetCurrentTimeNanosFromKernel().
+  // We try to read clock values at about the same time as the kernel clock.
+  // This value gets adjusted up or down as estimate of how long that should
+  // take, so we can reject attempts that take unusually long.
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> approx_syscall_time_in_cycles{10 * 1000};
+  // Number of times in a row we've seen a kernel time call take substantially
+  // less than approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.
+  std::atomic<uint32_t> kernel_time_seen_smaller{0};
+
+  // A reader-writer lock protecting the static locations below.
+  // See SeqAcquire() and SeqRelease() above.
+  absl::base_internal::SpinLock lock{absl::kConstInit,
+                                     base_internal::SCHEDULE_KERNEL_ONLY};
+};
+ABSL_CONST_INIT static TimeState time_state{};
+
+// Return the time in ns as told by the kernel interface.  Place in *cycleclock
+// the value of the cycleclock at about the time of the syscall.
+// This call represents the time base that this module synchronizes to.
+// Ensures that *cycleclock does not step back by up to (1 << 16) from
+// last_cycleclock, to discard small backward counter steps.  (Larger steps are
+// assumed to be complete resyncs, which shouldn't happen.  If they do, a full
+// reinitialization of the outer algorithm should occur.)
+static int64_t GetCurrentTimeNanosFromKernel(uint64_t last_cycleclock,
+                                             uint64_t *cycleclock)
+    ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(time_state.lock) {
+  uint64_t local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles =  // local copy
+      time_state.approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+
+  int64_t current_time_nanos_from_system;
+  uint64_t before_cycles;
+  uint64_t after_cycles;
+  uint64_t elapsed_cycles;
+  int loops = 0;
+  do {
+    before_cycles = GET_CURRENT_TIME_NANOS_CYCLECLOCK_NOW();
+    current_time_nanos_from_system = GET_CURRENT_TIME_NANOS_FROM_SYSTEM();
+    after_cycles = GET_CURRENT_TIME_NANOS_CYCLECLOCK_NOW();
+    // elapsed_cycles is unsigned, so is large on overflow
+    elapsed_cycles = after_cycles - before_cycles;
+    if (elapsed_cycles >= local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles &&
+        ++loops == 20) {  // clock changed frequencies?  Back off.
+      loops = 0;
+      if (local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles < 1000 * 1000) {
+        local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles =
+            (local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles + 1) << 1;
+      }
+      time_state.approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.store(
+          local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    }
+  } while (elapsed_cycles >= local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles ||
+           last_cycleclock - after_cycles < (static_cast<uint64_t>(1) << 16));
+
+  // Adjust approx_syscall_time_in_cycles to be within a factor of 2
+  // of the typical time to execute one iteration of the loop above.
+  if ((local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles >> 1) < elapsed_cycles) {
+    // measured time is no smaller than half current approximation
+    time_state.kernel_time_seen_smaller.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  } else if (time_state.kernel_time_seen_smaller.fetch_add(
+                 1, std::memory_order_relaxed) >= 3) {
+    // smaller delays several times in a row; reduce approximation by 12.5%
+    const uint64_t new_approximation =
+        local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles -
+        (local_approx_syscall_time_in_cycles >> 3);
+    time_state.approx_syscall_time_in_cycles.store(new_approximation,
+                                                   std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.kernel_time_seen_smaller.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  }
+
+  *cycleclock = after_cycles;
+  return current_time_nanos_from_system;
+}
 
 static int64_t GetCurrentTimeNanosSlowPath() ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_COLD;
 
@@ -315,14 +321,15 @@
   // Acquire pairs with the barrier in SeqRelease - if this load sees that
   // store, the shared-data reads necessarily see that SeqRelease's updates
   // to the same shared data.
-  seq_read0 = seq.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+  seq_read0 = time_state.seq.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
 
-  base_ns = last_sample.base_ns.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
-  base_cycles = last_sample.base_cycles.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  base_ns = time_state.last_sample.base_ns.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  base_cycles =
+      time_state.last_sample.base_cycles.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
   nsscaled_per_cycle =
-      last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
-  min_cycles_per_sample =
-      last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+      time_state.last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  min_cycles_per_sample = time_state.last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.load(
+      std::memory_order_relaxed);
 
   // This acquire fence pairs with the release fence in SeqAcquire.  Since it
   // is sequenced between reads of shared data and seq_read1, the reads of
@@ -333,7 +340,7 @@
   // shared-data writes are effectively release ordered. Therefore if our
   // shared-data reads see any of a particular update's shared-data writes,
   // seq_read1 is guaranteed to see that update's SeqAcquire.
-  seq_read1 = seq.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+  seq_read1 = time_state.seq.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
 
   // Fast path.  Return if min_cycles_per_sample has not yet elapsed since the
   // last sample, and we read a consistent sample.  The fast path activates
@@ -346,9 +353,9 @@
   // last_sample was updated). This is harmless, because delta_cycles will wrap
   // and report a time much much bigger than min_cycles_per_sample. In that case
   // we will take the slow path.
-  uint64_t delta_cycles = now_cycles - base_cycles;
+  uint64_t delta_cycles;
   if (seq_read0 == seq_read1 && (seq_read0 & 1) == 0 &&
-      delta_cycles < min_cycles_per_sample) {
+      (delta_cycles = now_cycles - base_cycles) < min_cycles_per_sample) {
     return base_ns + ((delta_cycles * nsscaled_per_cycle) >> kScale);
   }
   return GetCurrentTimeNanosSlowPath();
@@ -388,24 +395,25 @@
 // TODO(absl-team): Remove this attribute when our compiler is smart enough
 // to do the right thing.
 ABSL_ATTRIBUTE_NOINLINE
-static int64_t GetCurrentTimeNanosSlowPath() ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(lock) {
+static int64_t GetCurrentTimeNanosSlowPath()
+    ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(time_state.lock) {
   // Serialize access to slow-path.  Fast-path readers are not blocked yet, and
   // code below must not modify last_sample until the seqlock is acquired.
-  lock.Lock();
+  time_state.lock.Lock();
 
   // Sample the kernel time base.  This is the definition of
   // "now" if we take the slow path.
-  static uint64_t last_now_cycles;  // protected by lock
   uint64_t now_cycles;
-  uint64_t now_ns = GetCurrentTimeNanosFromKernel(last_now_cycles, &now_cycles);
-  last_now_cycles = now_cycles;
+  uint64_t now_ns =
+      GetCurrentTimeNanosFromKernel(time_state.last_now_cycles, &now_cycles);
+  time_state.last_now_cycles = now_cycles;
 
   uint64_t estimated_base_ns;
 
   // ----------
   // Read the "last_sample" values again; this time holding the write lock.
   struct TimeSample sample;
-  ReadTimeSampleAtomic(&last_sample, &sample);
+  ReadTimeSampleAtomic(&time_state.last_sample, &sample);
 
   // ----------
   // Try running the fast path again; another thread may have updated the
@@ -416,13 +424,13 @@
     // so that blocked readers can make progress without blocking new readers.
     estimated_base_ns = sample.base_ns +
         ((delta_cycles * sample.nsscaled_per_cycle) >> kScale);
-    stats_fast_slow_paths++;
+    time_state.stats_fast_slow_paths++;
   } else {
     estimated_base_ns =
         UpdateLastSample(now_cycles, now_ns, delta_cycles, &sample);
   }
 
-  lock.Unlock();
+  time_state.lock.Unlock();
 
   return estimated_base_ns;
 }
@@ -433,9 +441,10 @@
 static uint64_t UpdateLastSample(uint64_t now_cycles, uint64_t now_ns,
                                  uint64_t delta_cycles,
                                  const struct TimeSample *sample)
-    ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(lock) {
+    ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(time_state.lock) {
   uint64_t estimated_base_ns = now_ns;
-  uint64_t lock_value = SeqAcquire(&seq);  // acquire seqlock to block readers
+  uint64_t lock_value =
+      SeqAcquire(&time_state.seq);  // acquire seqlock to block readers
 
   // The 5s in the next if-statement limits the time for which we will trust
   // the cycle counter and our last sample to give a reasonable result.
@@ -445,12 +454,16 @@
       sample->raw_ns + static_cast<uint64_t>(5) * 1000 * 1000 * 1000 < now_ns ||
       now_ns < sample->raw_ns || now_cycles < sample->base_cycles) {
     // record this sample, and forget any previously known slope.
-    last_sample.raw_ns.store(now_ns, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    last_sample.base_ns.store(estimated_base_ns, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    last_sample.base_cycles.store(now_cycles, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    stats_initializations++;
+    time_state.last_sample.raw_ns.store(now_ns, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.last_sample.base_ns.store(estimated_base_ns,
+                                         std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.last_sample.base_cycles.store(now_cycles,
+                                             std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.store(0,
+                                                    std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.store(
+        0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.stats_initializations++;
   } else if (sample->raw_ns + 500 * 1000 * 1000 < now_ns &&
              sample->base_cycles + 50 < now_cycles) {
     // Enough time has passed to compute the cycle time.
@@ -493,28 +506,32 @@
     if (new_nsscaled_per_cycle != 0 &&
         diff_ns < 100 * 1000 * 1000 && -diff_ns < 100 * 1000 * 1000) {
       // record the cycle time measurement
-      last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.store(
+      time_state.last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.store(
           new_nsscaled_per_cycle, std::memory_order_relaxed);
       uint64_t new_min_cycles_per_sample =
           SafeDivideAndScale(kMinNSBetweenSamples, new_nsscaled_per_cycle);
-      last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.store(
+      time_state.last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.store(
           new_min_cycles_per_sample, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-      stats_calibrations++;
+      time_state.stats_calibrations++;
     } else {  // something went wrong; forget the slope
-      last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-      last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+      time_state.last_sample.nsscaled_per_cycle.store(
+          0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+      time_state.last_sample.min_cycles_per_sample.store(
+          0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
       estimated_base_ns = now_ns;
-      stats_reinitializations++;
+      time_state.stats_reinitializations++;
     }
-    last_sample.raw_ns.store(now_ns, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    last_sample.base_ns.store(estimated_base_ns, std::memory_order_relaxed);
-    last_sample.base_cycles.store(now_cycles, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.last_sample.raw_ns.store(now_ns, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.last_sample.base_ns.store(estimated_base_ns,
+                                         std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    time_state.last_sample.base_cycles.store(now_cycles,
+                                             std::memory_order_relaxed);
   } else {
     // have a sample, but no slope; waiting for enough time for a calibration
-    stats_slow_paths++;
+    time_state.stats_slow_paths++;
   }
 
-  SeqRelease(&seq, lock_value);  // release the readers
+  SeqRelease(&time_state.seq, lock_value);  // release the readers
 
   return estimated_base_ns;
 }
diff --git a/symbols_arm64_dbg.def b/symbols_arm64_dbg.def
index df0b9fe..646e104 100644
--- a/symbols_arm64_dbg.def
+++ b/symbols_arm64_dbg.def
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@
     ??0Time@absl@@QEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeConversion@absl@@QEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeInfo@TimeZone@absl@@QEAA@XZ
+    ??0TimeSample@absl@@QEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeZone@absl@@QEAA@Vtime_zone@cctz@time_internal@1@@Z
     ??0TimeZoneIf@cctz@time_internal@absl@@IEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeZoneInfo@cctz@time_internal@absl@@QEAA@XZ
@@ -1512,6 +1513,8 @@
     ?Crash@Helper@internal_statusor@absl@@SAXAEBVStatus@3@@Z
     ?CreateThreadIdentity@synchronization_internal@absl@@YAPEAUThreadIdentity@base_internal@2@XZ
     ?CurrentThreadIdentityIfPresent@base_internal@absl@@YAPEAUThreadIdentity@12@XZ
+    ?Data@CordRepFlat@cord_internal@absl@@QEAAPEADXZ
+    ?Data@CordRepFlat@cord_internal@absl@@QEBAPEBDXZ
     ?DataLength@Header@TimeZoneInfo@cctz@time_internal@absl@@QEBA_K_K@Z
     ?DataLossError@absl@@YA?AVStatus@1@Vstring_view@1@@Z
     ?DeadlineExceededError@absl@@YA?AVStatus@1@Vstring_view@1@@Z
diff --git a/symbols_x64_dbg.def b/symbols_x64_dbg.def
index 4f45507..9b6617e 100644
--- a/symbols_x64_dbg.def
+++ b/symbols_x64_dbg.def
@@ -983,6 +983,7 @@
     ??0Time@absl@@QEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeConversion@absl@@QEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeInfo@TimeZone@absl@@QEAA@XZ
+    ??0TimeSample@absl@@QEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeZone@absl@@QEAA@Vtime_zone@cctz@time_internal@1@@Z
     ??0TimeZoneIf@cctz@time_internal@absl@@IEAA@XZ
     ??0TimeZoneInfo@cctz@time_internal@absl@@QEAA@XZ
@@ -1513,6 +1514,8 @@
     ?Crash@Helper@internal_statusor@absl@@SAXAEBVStatus@3@@Z
     ?CreateThreadIdentity@synchronization_internal@absl@@YAPEAUThreadIdentity@base_internal@2@XZ
     ?CurrentThreadIdentityIfPresent@base_internal@absl@@YAPEAUThreadIdentity@12@XZ
+    ?Data@CordRepFlat@cord_internal@absl@@QEAAPEADXZ
+    ?Data@CordRepFlat@cord_internal@absl@@QEBAPEBDXZ
     ?DataLength@Header@TimeZoneInfo@cctz@time_internal@absl@@QEBA_K_K@Z
     ?DataLossError@absl@@YA?AVStatus@1@Vstring_view@1@@Z
     ?DeadlineExceededError@absl@@YA?AVStatus@1@Vstring_view@1@@Z
diff --git a/symbols_x86_dbg.def b/symbols_x86_dbg.def
index 74d7457..741966d 100644
--- a/symbols_x86_dbg.def
+++ b/symbols_x86_dbg.def
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@
     ??0Time@absl@@QAE@XZ
     ??0TimeConversion@absl@@QAE@XZ
     ??0TimeInfo@TimeZone@absl@@QAE@XZ
+    ??0TimeSample@absl@@QAE@XZ
     ??0TimeZone@absl@@QAE@Vtime_zone@cctz@time_internal@1@@Z
     ??0TimeZoneIf@cctz@time_internal@absl@@IAE@XZ
     ??0TimeZoneInfo@cctz@time_internal@absl@@QAE@XZ
@@ -1510,6 +1511,8 @@
     ?Crash@Helper@internal_statusor@absl@@SAXABVStatus@3@@Z
     ?CreateThreadIdentity@synchronization_internal@absl@@YAPAUThreadIdentity@base_internal@2@XZ
     ?CurrentThreadIdentityIfPresent@base_internal@absl@@YAPAUThreadIdentity@12@XZ
+    ?Data@CordRepFlat@cord_internal@absl@@QAEPADXZ
+    ?Data@CordRepFlat@cord_internal@absl@@QBEPBDXZ
     ?DataLength@Header@TimeZoneInfo@cctz@time_internal@absl@@QBEII@Z
     ?DataLossError@absl@@YA?AVStatus@1@Vstring_view@1@@Z
     ?DeadlineExceededError@absl@@YA?AVStatus@1@Vstring_view@1@@Z