the get_path with the retries is called from get_disjoint_paths, which is called from get_failover_path_candidates, from setup_failover_path and from try_setup_failover_path, inside a lock. This means that regular mef_eline consistency check will hold a lock for each EVC until all retries failed, which could lead to the handler link down "freeze" waiting for the EVC lock to be acquired