| 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526 | .var mutex
.var count
.main
.top	
.acquire
mov  $1, %ax        
xchg %ax, mutex     # atomic swap of 1 and mutex
test $0, %ax        # if we get 0 back: lock is free!
jne  .acquire       # if not, try again
# critical section
mov  count, %ax     # get the value at the address
add  $1, %ax        # increment it
mov  %ax, count     # store it back
# release lock
mov  $0, mutex
# see if we're still looping
sub  $1, %bx
test $0, %bx
jgt .top	
halt
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