code: public void ratifyLockAction (ClientObject caller, NodeObject.Lock lock, boolean acquire)
      {
          LockHandler handler = _locks.get(lock);
          if (handler != null && Objects.equal(handler.getNodeName(), _nodeName)) {
              handler.ratify(caller, acquire);
          } else {
              // this is not an error condition, as we may have cancelled the handler or
              // allowed another to take priority
          }
      }
docs: from interface PeerProvider