// Otherwise, it's the first time seeing this lock relationship. Look for
      // a path from the acquiredLock to this.
      Set<LockGraphNode> seen = Sets.newIdentityHashSet();
      ExampleStackTrace path = acquiredLock.findPathTo(this, seen);

      if (path == null) {
        // this can be safely acquired after the acquiredLock.
        //
        // Note that there is a race condition here which can result in missing