or a <i>synchronizing operation</i> such as an atomic data access,
	a mutex operation, or a channel operation,</li>
	<li>its location in the program,</li>
	<li>the memory location or variable being accessed, and</li>
	<li>the values read or written by the operation.</li>
</ul>
<p>
Some memory operations are <i>read-like</i>, including read, atomic read, mutex lock, and channel receive.

</p>

<pre>
// A Mutex is a data type with two methods, Lock and Unlock.
type Mutex struct         { /* Mutex fields */ }
func (m *Mutex) Lock()    { /* Lock implementation */ }
func (m *Mutex) Unlock()  { /* Unlock implementation */ }

// NewMutex has the same composition as Mutex but its method set is empty.
type NewMutex Mutex

</p>

<pre>
// A Mutex is a data type with two methods, Lock and Unlock.
type Mutex struct         { /* Mutex fields */ }
func (m *Mutex) Lock()    { /* Lock implementation */ }
func (m *Mutex) Unlock()  { /* Unlock implementation */ }

// NewMutex has the same composition as Mutex but its method set is empty.
type NewMutex Mutex