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Improve kmutex implementation #36

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Goal

Enhance the existing kmutex implementation to be more robust, efficient, and feature-complete for kernel synchronization.

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The current kmutex implementation provides basic mutual exclusion but could benefit from improvements in performance, debugging capabilities, and additional features needed for a robust kernel synchronization primitive.

Definition of Done

  • Performance improvements: Optimize lock/unlock operations for minimal overhead
  • Debugging support: Add lock tracking, deadlock detection, and ownership validation
  • Priority handling: Implement priority inheritance to prevent priority inversion
  • Timeout support: Add kmutex_lock_timeout() for non-blocking operations with timeouts
  • Recursive locks: Support for recursive mutex acquisition by the same thread
  • Error handling: Improve error reporting and validation of mutex operations
  • Statistics: Add lock contention statistics and performance monitoring
  • Documentation: Comprehensive API documentation with usage examples

Potential Improvements

  • Add kmutex_trylock() for non-blocking lock attempts
  • Implement fair scheduling to prevent lock starvation
  • Add mutex debugging modes (leak detection, double-lock detection)
  • Support for different mutex types (normal, recursive, errorcheck)
  • Integration with kernel debugging and profiling tools
  • Lock ordering validation to detect potential deadlocks

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