scratchpad

if exists {
	// SIDE LOAD
	nodeInfo := f.AssociationService.GetNodeInfo(localUID)

	// COND (A->0)
	if nodeInfo != nil && nodeInfo.LastStat.Add(f.TTL).After(time.Now()) {
		return *nodeInfo, true, nil
		// COND (A->1)
	} else if nodeInfo != nil {
		f.AssociationService.CacheStampedeMapLock.RLock()
		mutex, exists := f.AssociationService.CacheStampedeMap[path]
		f.AssociationService.CacheStampedeMapLock.RUnlock()
		if !exists {
			f.AssociationService.CacheStampedeMapLock.Lock()
			mutex, exists = f.AssociationService.CacheStampedeMap[path]
			if !exists {
				mutex = &sync.Mutex{}
				f.AssociationService.CacheStampedeMap[path] = mutex
			}
			f.AssociationService.CacheStampedeMapLock.Unlock()
		}
		mutex.Lock()

		// SIDE LOAD
		nodeInfo = f.AssociationService.GetNodeInfo(localUID)

		// COND (A->0) ==> NOTE: THIS IMPLIES COND(A->1) CAN NO LONGER EXIST

		// well... what if write locks build up?
		if nodeInfo != nil && nodeInfo.LastStat.Add(f.TTL).After(time.Now()) {
			mutex.Unlock()

			// RESOLUTION
			return *nodeInfo, true, nil
		}
		defer mutex.Unlock()
	}
}