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<function>mutex_lock()</function>
</para>
<para>
- There is a <function>mutex_trylock()</function> which can be
- used inside interrupt context, as it will not sleep.
+ There is a <function>mutex_trylock()</function> which does not
+ sleep. Still, it must not be used inside interrupt context since
+ its implementation is not safe for that.
<function>mutex_unlock()</function> will also never sleep.
+ It cannot be used in interrupt context either since a mutex
+ must be released by the same task that acquired it.
</para>
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