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Ns_LockMutex

Overview

Create a mutual exclusion lock

Syntax

    int Ns_LockMutex(
    	Ns_Mutex * mutex
    );

Description

Acquire the mutex. If the mutex is already locked then the current thread will block until the mutex is unlocked. Note: mutexes are not recursive. If the current thread tries to lock the mutex twice in a row, it will block or get an error depending on the platform.

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