}
// Cache key is of the form "referencingNamespace>defNamespace:defName[.subDefName].defTypeOrdinal"
DefType defType = desc.getDefType();
String key = String.format("%s>%s.%d", referencingNamespace == null ? "" : referencingNamespace, target,
defType.ordinal());
String status = accessCheckCache.getIfPresent(key);
if (status == null) {
status = "";
// Protect against re-entry