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       <function>mutex_lock()</function>
       </para>
       <para>
-       There is a <function>mutex_trylock()</function> which can be
-       used inside interrupt context, as it will not sleep.
+       There is a <function>mutex_trylock()</function> which does not
+       sleep.  Still, it must not be used inside interrupt context since
+       its implementation is not safe for that.
        <function>mutex_unlock()</function> will also never sleep.
+       It cannot be used in interrupt context either since a mutex
+       must be released by the same task that acquired it.
       </para>
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