def _thread_lock_storage(cls):
        """
        We mark each locked field in a thread, to allow other operations in the
        same thread on the same field (for the same instance or others). This
        way, operations within the lock, in the same thread, can bypass it (the
        whole set of operations must be locked)
        """
        if not hasattr(threadlocal, 'limpyd_locked_fields'):
            threadlocal.limpyd_locked_fields = {}
        if cls._name not in threadlocal.limpyd_locked_fields:
            threadlocal.limpyd_locked_fields[cls._name] = set()
        return threadlocal.limpyd_locked_fields[cls._name]
We mark each locked field in a thread, to allow other operations in the
        same thread on the same field (for the same instance or others). This
        way, operations within the lock, in the same thread, can bypass it (the
        whole set of operations must be locked)