firstException = expected;
    // Second time should also fail, with a cached causal chain.
    expected = assertThrows(PotentialDeadlockException.class, () -> lockA.lock());
    checkMessage(expected, "LockB -> LockA", "LockA -> LockB");
    // The causal chain should be cached.
    assertSame(firstException.getCause(), expected.getCause());
    // lockA should work after lockB is released.
    lockB.unlock();
    lockA.lock();

    firstException = expected;
    // Second time should also fail, with a cached causal chain.
    expected = assertThrows(PotentialDeadlockException.class, () -> lockA.lock());
    checkMessage(expected, "LockB -> LockA", "LockA -> LockB");
    // The causal chain should be cached.
    assertSame(firstException.getCause(), expected.getCause());
    // lockA should work after lockB is released.
    lockB.unlock();
    lockA.lock();

 *
 * <pre>
 * Thread1: acquire(LockA) --X acquire(LockB)
 * Thread2: acquire(LockB) --X acquire(LockA)
 * </pre>
 *
 * <p>Neither thread will progress because each is waiting for the other. In more complex
 * applications, cycles can arise from interactions among more than 2 locks:
 *
 * <pre>
 * Thread1: acquire(LockA) --X acquire(LockB)
 * Thread2: acquire(LockB) --X acquire(LockC)
 * ...