diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 Peter Hinch
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+
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+
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diff --git a/mutex/README.md b/mutex/README.md
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+# mutex.py mutex_test.py
+
+Implementation of a very simple mutex class
+
+
+
+[reference](http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/mutex-vs-semaphore/)
diff --git a/mutex/mutex.py b/mutex/mutex.py
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+import pyb, micropython, array, uctypes
+micropython.alloc_emergency_exception_buf(100)
+
+class MutexException(OSError):
+    pass
+
+class Mutex:
+    @micropython.asm_thumb
+    def _acquire(r0, r1):       # Spinlock: wait on the semaphore. Return on success.
+        label(LOOP)
+        ldr(r0, [r1, 0])        # Wait for lock to be zero
+        cmp(r0, 0)
+        bne(LOOP)               # Another process has the lock: spin on it
+        cpsid(0)                # OK, we have lock  at this instant disable interrupts
+        ldr(r0, [r1, 0])        # and re-check in case an interrupt occurred
+        cmp(r0, 0)
+        itt(ne)                 # if someone got in first re-enable ints
+        cpsie(0)                # and start polling again
+        b(LOOP)
+        mov(r0, 1)              # We have an exclusive access
+        str(r0, [r1, 0])        # set the lock
+        cpsie(0)
+
+    @micropython.asm_thumb
+    def _attempt(r0, r1):       # Nonblocking. Try to lock. Return 0 on success, 1 on fail
+        cpsid(0)                # disable interrupts
+        ldr(r0, [r1, 0])
+        cmp(r0, 0)
+        bne(FAIL)               # Another process has the lock: fail
+        mov(r2, 1)              # No lock
+        str(r2, [r1, 0])        # set the lock
+        label(FAIL)
+        cpsie(0)                # enable interrupts
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.lock = array.array('i', (0,)) # 1 if a process has the lock else 0
+
+# POSIX API pthread_mutex_lock() blocks the thread till resource is available.
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self._acquire(uctypes.addressof(self.lock))
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *_):
+        self.lock[0] = 0
+
+# POSIX pthread_mutex_unlock()
+    def release(self):
+        if self.lock[0] == 0:
+            raise MutexException('Semaphore already released')
+        self.lock[0] = 0
+
+# POSIX pthread_mutex_trylock() API. When mutex is not available the function returns immediately
+    def test(self):          # Nonblocking: try to acquire, return True if success.
+        return self._attempt(uctypes.addressof(self.lock)) == 0
+
diff --git a/mutex/mutex_test.py b/mutex/mutex_test.py
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+import pyb, mutex
+
+mutex = mutex.Mutex()
+
+def update(t):                  # Interrupt handler may not be able to acquire the lock
+    global var1, var2           # if main loop has it
+    if mutex.test():            # critical section start
+        var1 += 1
+        pyb.udelay(200)
+        var2 += 1
+        mutex.release()         # critical section end
+
+def main():
+    global var1, var2
+    var1, var2 = 0, 0
+    t2 = pyb.Timer(2, freq = 995, callback = update)
+    t4 = pyb.Timer(4, freq = 1000, callback = update)
+    for x in range(1000000):
+        with mutex:             # critical section start
+            a = var1
+            pyb.udelay(200)
+            b = var2
+            result = a == b     # critical section end
+        if not result:
+            print('Fail after {} iterations'.format(x))
+            break
+        pyb.delay(1)
+        if x % 1000 == 0:
+            print(x)
+    t2.deinit()
+    t4.deinit()
+    print(var1, var2)