zmutex(3)
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NAME
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zmutex - working with mutexes

SYNOPSIS
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//  Create a new mutex container
CZMQ_EXPORT zmutex_t *
    zmutex_new (void);

//  Destroy a mutex container
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zmutex_destroy (zmutex_t **self_p);

//  Lock mutex
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zmutex_lock (zmutex_t *self);

//  Unlock mutex
CZMQ_EXPORT void
    zmutex_unlock (zmutex_t *self);

//  Try to lock mutex
CZMQ_EXPORT int
    zmutex_try_lock (zmutex_t *self);


//  Self test of this class
CZMQ_EXPORT int
    zmutex_test (bool verbose);
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DESCRIPTION
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The zmutex class provides a portable wrapper for mutexes. Please do not
use this class to do multi-threading. It is for the rare case where you
absolutely need thread-safe global state. This should happen in system
code only. DO NOT USE THIS TO SHARE SOCKETS BETWEEN THREADS, OR DARK 
THINGS WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR CODE.


EXAMPLE
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.From zmutex_test method
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    zmutex_t *mutex = zmutex_new ();
    zmutex_lock (mutex);
    zmutex_unlock (mutex);
    zmutex_destroy (&mutex);
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SEE ALSO
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linkczmq:czmq[7]