<code>l.TryLock</code> (or <code>l.TryRLock</code>)
may be considered to be able to return false
even when the mutex <i>l</i> is unlocked.
</p>

<h3 id="once">Once</h3>

<p>
The <code>sync</code> package provides a safe mechanism for
initialization in the presence of multiple goroutines
through the use of the <code>Once</code> type.
Multiple threads can execute <code>once.Do(f)</code> for a particular <code>f</code>,

provides facilities for low-level programming including operations
that violate the type system. A package using <code>unsafe</code>
must be vetted manually for type safety and may not be portable.
The package provides the following interface:
</p>

<pre class="grammar">
package unsafe

type ArbitraryType int  // shorthand for an arbitrary Go type; it is not a real type

When using the compiler and assembler's
<code>-dynlink</code> or <code>-shared</code> modes,
any load or store of a fixed memory location such as a global variable
must be assumed to overwrite <code>CX</code>.
Therefore, to be safe for use with these modes,
assembly sources should typically avoid CX except between memory references.
</p>

<h3 id="amd64">64-bit Intel 386 (a.k.a. amd64)</h3>

<p>

provides facilities for low-level programming including operations
that violate the type system. A package using <code>unsafe</code>
must be vetted manually for type safety and may not be portable.
The package provides the following interface:
</p>

<pre class="grammar">
package unsafe

type ArbitraryType int  // shorthand for an arbitrary Go type; it is not a real type