code: protected SplitBrainMergePolicy<V, T> getMergePolicy(MergePolicyConfig mergePolicyConfig) {
          String mergePolicyName = mergePolicyConfig.getPolicy();
          return splitBrainMergePolicyProvider.getMergePolicy(mergePolicyName);
      }
docs: Returns the {@link SplitBrainMergePolicy} instance of a given {@link MergePolicyConfig}.
  
  @param mergePolicyConfig the {@link MergePolicyConfig} to retrieve the merge policy from
  @return the {@link SplitBrainMergePolicy} instance