What is mutex in linux?



What is mutex in linux?..

Answer / Ujjawal Trivedi

A Mutex (MUTual EXclusion) is a synchronization primitive used to manage access to shared resources in concurrent computing. It ensures that only one thread can access the resource at any given time.

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