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Module Mutex = Core_mutex

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type t = Mutex.t
val create : unit -> t
val equal : t -> t -> bool
val lock : t -> unit

lock mtx locks mtx, possibly waiting for it to be released first by another thread.

Raises [Unix_error] if lock attempts to acquire mtx recursively.
val try_lock : t -> [
| `Already_held_by_me_or_other
| `Acquired
]

try_lock is like lock, but always returns immediately. If the calling thread or another one already has the mutex it returns `Already_held_by_me_or_other, otherwise it locks it and returns `Acquired.

val timedlock : (t -> Time.t -> bool) Core_kernel.Std.Or_error.t

timedlock mtx timeout like lock, but takes a timeout parameter.

Returns true if the mutex was acquired, or false when timeout expires otherwise.
Raises [Unix_error] if timedlock attempts to acquire mtx recursively.
val unlock : t -> unit

unlock mtx unlocks mtx.

Raises [Unix_error] if unlock attempts to release an unacquired mutex or a mutex held by another thread.
val critical_section : t -> f:(unit -> 'a) -> 'a
val synchronize : ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b

synchronize f creates a mutex and returns a new function that is identical to f except that the mutex is held during its execution.

val update_signal : t -> Condition.t -> f:(unit -> 'a) -> 'a

update_signal mtx cnd ~f updates some state within a critical section protected by mutex mtx using function f and signals condition variable cnd after finishing. If f raises an exception, the condition will NOT be signaled!

val update_broadcast : t -> Condition.t -> f:(unit -> 'a) -> 'a

update_broadcast mtx cnd ~f updates some state within a critical section protected by mutex mtx using function f and broadcasts condition variable cnd after finishing. If f raises an exception, the condition will NOT be broadcast!