Implementing Mutex Synchronization in Linux Kernel Device Drivers
Overview
Mutexes (mutual exclusion locks) are synchronization primitives provided by the Linux kernel to hendle concurrent accesss to shared resources. Unlike semaphores which allow multiple concurrent access, a mutex ensures that only one thread can hold the lock at any given time.
This article demonstrates how to integrate mutex synchronizati ...
Posted on Sun, 10 May 2026 10:15:08 +0000 by uluru75
Implementing Thread-Safe Data Structures and Avoiding Deadlocks in C++
Basic Mutex Usage
#include <iostream>
#include <mutex>
#include <thread>
int shared_counter = 0;
std::mutex counter_mutex;
void increment_counter()
{
for(int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(counter_mutex);
++shared_counter;
std::cout << "Thread " &l ...
Posted on Sun, 10 May 2026 08:47:50 +0000 by Owe Blomqvist