Check to see why a lock acquisition failed

api/lock.go

@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ WAIT:
 
 	// Handle the case of not getting the lock
 	if !locked {
+		// Determine why the lock failed
+		qOpts.WaitIndex = 0
+		pair, meta, err = kv.Get(l.opts.Key, qOpts)
+		if pair != nil && pair.Session != "" {
+			//If the session is not null, this means that a wait can safely happen
+			//using a long poll
+			qOpts.WaitIndex = meta.LastIndex
+			goto WAIT
+		} else {
+			// If the session is empty and the lock failed to acquire, then it means
+			// a lock-delay is in effect and a timed wait must be used
 			select {
 			case <-time.After(DefaultLockRetryTime):
 				goto WAIT
@@ -190,6 +201,7 @@ WAIT:
 				return nil, nil
 			}
 		}
+	}
 
 HELD:
 	// Watch to ensure we maintain leadership