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Is it always safe to just convert @Synchronized to `Mutex.withLock`?
I’m working on converting my thread-based code to coroutine-based.
In many cases, I need to convert this:
@Synchronized
fun doSomething() {
/*business logic*/
}

to:
private val mutex = Mutex()
suspend fun doSomething() {
mutex.withLock {
/*business logic*/
}
}

However, I’m struggling to easily attain a deep understanding of Mutex. I just want to know if this is always safe. Will mutex only allow one thread at the same time in the same exact way as @Synchronized? I know Mutex...