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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. | |||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
APIRET APIENTRY KernAllocMutexLock(KEEMutexLock* ml); | APIRET APIENTRY KernAllocMutexLock(KEEMutexLock* ml); | ||
==Parameters== | ==Parameters== | ||
;''ml'' (KEEMutexLock*) - input : Pointer to a mutexlock structure in 32 bit memory. | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 28 May 2025
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.
Synopsis
APIRET APIENTRY KernAllocMutexLock(KEEMutexLock* ml);
Parameters
- ml (KEEMutexLock*) - input
- Pointer to a mutexlock structure in 32 bit memory.