ItemGenerator: Partially revert f74ca800 to avoid deadlocks
ItemGenerator: Partially revert f74ca800 to avoid deadlocks

Any line that uses getValue or something similar will cause lag,
but f74ca80091c9861777a075f7968de5a515e66dd4 replaces that lag
with deadlocks.

eddysystems/eddy,eddysystems/eddy