1 files changed, 35 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/sync/mutex.go b/src/sync/mutex.go
index e12bf40c1..59f320d5d 100644
--- a/src/sync/mutex.go
+++ b/src/sync/mutex.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package sync
 import (
 	"internal/task"
 	_ "unsafe"
+
+	"runtime/volatile"
 )
 
 type Mutex struct {
-	locked  bool
+	state   uint8 // Set to non-zero if locked.
 	blocked task.Stack
 }
 
@@ -14,18 +16,18 @@ type Mutex struct {
 func scheduleTask(*task.Task)
 
 func (m *Mutex) Lock() {
-	if m.locked {
+	if m.islocked() {
 		// Push self onto stack of blocked tasks, and wait to be resumed.
 		m.blocked.Push(task.Current())
 		task.Pause()
 		return
 	}
 
-	m.locked = true
+	m.setlock(true)
 }
 
 func (m *Mutex) Unlock() {
-	if !m.locked {
+	if !m.islocked() {
 		panic("sync: unlock of unlocked Mutex")
 	}
 
@@ -33,8 +35,36 @@ func (m *Mutex) Unlock() {
 	if t := m.blocked.Pop(); t != nil {
 		scheduleTask(t)
 	} else {
-		m.locked = false
+		m.setlock(false)
+	}
+}
+
+// TryLock tries to lock m and reports whether it succeeded.
+//
+// Note that while correct uses of TryLock do exist, they are rare,
+// and use of TryLock is often a sign of a deeper problem
+// in a particular use of mutexes.
+func (m *Mutex) TryLock() bool {
+	if m.islocked() {
+		return false
+	}
+	m.Lock()
+	return true
+}
+
+func (m *Mutex) islocked() bool {
+	return volatile.LoadUint8(&m.state) != 0
+}
+
+func (m *Mutex) setlock(b bool) {
+	volatile.StoreUint8(&m.state, boolToU8(b))
+}
+
+func boolToU8(b bool) uint8 {
+	if b {
+		return 1
 	}
+	return 0
 }
 
 type RWMutex struct {