Struct Mutex
A synchronization mutex (mutual exclusion).
struct Mutex
;
This is used to synchronize multiple Threads, and is equivalent to a binary Semaphore. It guarantees that only one thread can ever acquire the lock at a time. A mutex can be used to protect a critical section; however, be careful to avoid deadlocks.
Methods
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lock
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Locks this Mutex, blocks until it is unlocked by the current owner.
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tryLock
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Tries locking this Mutex, but does not block. Returns constant OK on success, constant ERR_BUSY otherwise.
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unlock
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Unlocks this Mutex, leaving it to other threads.
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