--- channel.c_original_159314	2009-01-11 12:27:59.000000000 -0500
+++ channel.c	2009-01-11 12:30:57.000000000 -0500
@@ -3440,10 +3440,11 @@
 		cause = &foo;
 	*cause = AST_CAUSE_NOTDEFINED;
 
-	if (AST_RWLIST_RDLOCK(&channels)) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to lock channel list\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	AST_RWLIST_RDLOCK(&channels);
+	//	if (AST_RWLIST_RDLOCK(&channels)) {
+	//	ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to lock channel list\n");
+	//	return NULL;
+	//}
 
 	AST_LIST_TRAVERSE(&backends, chan, list) {
 		if (strcasecmp(type, chan->tech->type))