// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. // The sync package provides basic synchronization primitives // such as mutual exclusion locks. Other than the Once and // WaitGroup types, most are intended for use by low-level // library routines. Higher-level synchronization is better // done via channels and communication. package sync import ( "runtime" "sync/atomic" ) // A Mutex is a mutual exclusion lock. // Mutexes can be created as part of other structures; // the zero value for a Mutex is an unlocked mutex. type Mutex struct { key int32 sema uint32 } // A Locker represents an object that can be locked and unlocked. type Locker interface { Lock() Unlock() } // Lock locks m. // If the lock is already in use, the calling goroutine // blocks until the mutex is available. func (m *Mutex) Lock() { if atomic.AddInt32(&m.key, 1) == 1 { // changed from 0 to 1; we hold lock return } runtime.Semacquire(&m.sema) } // Unlock unlocks m. // It is a run-time error if m is not locked on entry to Unlock. // // A locked Mutex is not associated with a particular goroutine. // It is allowed for one goroutine to lock a Mutex and then // arrange for another goroutine to unlock it. func (m *Mutex) Unlock() { switch v := atomic.AddInt32(&m.key, -1); { case v == 0: // changed from 1 to 0; no contention return case v == -1: // changed from 0 to -1: wasn't locked // (or there are 4 billion goroutines waiting) panic("sync: unlock of unlocked mutex") } runtime.Semrelease(&m.sema) }