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default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel
10.0.0.0/24 via 192.168.1.20 dev eth0

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Protect Shared State with pthread_mutex_lock

A POSIX mutex does not make a variable magically private; it gives cooperating threads one serialized critical section and establishes synchronization around protected state. Build a checked C example, understand why the unlocked version is undefined, find races with ThreadSanitizer, and choose between mutexes and atomics.

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