create ()
returns a new, unlocked mutex.
current_thread_has_lock t
returns true
iff the current thread has t
locked.
lock t
locks the mutex t
, blocking until it can be locked. lock
immediately
returns Error
if the current thread already holds t
.
try_lock t
locks t
if it can immediately do so. The result indicates whether
try_lock
succeeded in acquiring the lock. try_lock
returns Error
if the current
thread already holds t
.
unlock t
unlocks t
, if the current thread holds it. unlock
returns Error
if
the lock is not held by the calling thread.