From 9e36ee2d015e696a7ab89a697f5b7463d26c6107 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 3008505 <3008505.studs.hs-mannheim.de>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:58:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added an Example how two threads can modfiy the same Integers
 using Mutex and Arc

---
 G-concurrency/mutexInThreads.rs | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 G-concurrency/mutexInThreads.rs

diff --git a/G-concurrency/mutexInThreads.rs b/G-concurrency/mutexInThreads.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0858a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/G-concurrency/mutexInThreads.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::thread;
+
+fn main() {
+    // 1. Wrap the counter in a Mutex, and wrap that Mutex inside an Arc.
+    // Arc is the Atomic Reference Counter, contrary to the normal reference counter
+    // Arc is saved on the heap
+    let counter = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0));
+
+    // 2. Clone the Arc pointer for Thread 1
+    let counter_clone1 = Arc::clone(&counter);
+    // The word move makes sure that counter_clone1 is also saved on the private stack of handle1
+    let handle1 = thread::spawn(move || {
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            let mut guard = counter_clone1.lock().unwrap();
+            *guard += 1;
+        }
+    }); // guard drops here, releasing the lock automatically
+
+    // 3. Clone the Arc pointer for Thread 2
+    let counter_clone2 = Arc::clone(&counter);
+    // The word move makes sure that counter_clone2 is also saved on the private stack of handle2
+    let handle2 = thread::spawn(move || {
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            let mut guard = counter_clone2.lock().unwrap();
+            *guard += 1;
+        }
+    });
+
+    // 4. Wait for both threads to finish
+    handle1.join().unwrap();
+    handle2.join().unwrap();
+
+    // 5. Print the final result
+    println!("Final value: {}", *counter.lock().unwrap());
+}
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