+static GVariant *
+g_delayed_settings_backend_read_user_value (GSettingsBackend *backend,
+ const gchar *key,
+ const GVariantType *expected_type)
+{
+ GDelayedSettingsBackend *delayed = G_DELAYED_SETTINGS_BACKEND (backend);
+ gboolean value_found = FALSE;
+ gpointer result = NULL;
+
+ /* If we find an explicit NULL in our changeset then we want to return
+ * NULL (because the user value has been reset).
+ *
+ * Otherwise, chain up.
+ */
+ g_mutex_lock (&delayed->priv->lock);
+ value_found = g_tree_lookup_extended (delayed->priv->delayed, key, NULL, &result);
+ if (result)
+ g_variant_ref (result);
+ g_mutex_unlock (&delayed->priv->lock);
+
+ if (value_found)
+ return result;
+
+ return g_settings_backend_read_user_value (delayed->priv->backend, key, expected_type);
+}
+