counter_with_mutex.c

#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#define NUM_THREADS     20
#define NUM_INCREMENTS  1000000

int counter;
HANDLE mutex;

unsigned long WINAPI AddThings(void *param)
{
   for (int i = 0; i < NUM_INCREMENTS; i++) {
       WaitForSingleObject(mutex, INFINITE);
       counter += 1;
       ReleaseMutex(mutex);
   }
   return 0;
}

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
    HANDLE threads[NUM_THREADS];

    mutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, NULL);
    if (!mutex) {
        printf("ERROR; CreateMutex() failed\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
        threads[i] = CreateThread(NULL, 0, AddThings, NULL, 0, NULL);
        if (!threads[i]) {
            printf("ERROR; CreateThread() failed\n");
            exit(1);
        }
    }

    // Wait for threads to finish
    WaitForMultipleObjects(NUM_THREADS, threads, TRUE, INFINITE);
    printf("Final value of counter is: %d\n", counter);

    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
        CloseHandle(threads[i]);
    }
    CloseHandle(mutex);

    return 0;
}