Explain Mutex in Detail and its mechanism?

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Subject : Microcontroller and Embedded Programming

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MUTEX: Mutex is the short form for mutual exclusion. It is used for resource and task synchronization. It is a special binary semaphore that can be in a locked or unlocked state.

A task acquires or locks a mutex whenever required, uses the resources, and finally unlocks or releases the …

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