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Synopsis
APIRET APIENTRY KernAllocMutexLock(KEEMutexLock* ml);
Description
Initialize a mutexlock. This is basically the semaphore equivalent of a spinlock. Likewise, it is usable to protect critical regions. The difference to a spinlock is that waiting on a mutex will send the thread that processor is executing to sleep. This makes sense - in contrast to a spinlock - for longer critical regions.
Parameters
ml: Pointer to a mutexlock structure in 32 bit memory.