diff --git a/src/Mutex.php b/src/Mutex.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Talmp\Phputils;
+
+# This is an mutex implementation at OS level
+class Mutex
+{
+    public readonly string $lock_name;
+
+    public function __construct(string $lock_name)
+    {
+        $this->lock_name = $lock_name;
+    }
+
+    public function lock(
+        float $timeout = INF /* microseconds */
+    ): bool {
+        $timepass = 0;
+
+        while ($timepass <= $timeout) {
+            $mkdir = @mkdir("/dev/shm/{$this->lock_name}");
+
+            if ($mkdir) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            $timepass += 100000;
+
+            usleep(100000); // check every 0.1s
+        }
+
+        // throw exception here because lock was expected to success
+        // client api should not have to check and handle this
+        throw new \Exception('PU2991: unable to get lock');
+    }
+
+    public function unlock(): void
+    {
+        $rmdir = rmdir("/dev/shm/{$this->lock_name}");
+
+        if (! $rmdir) {
+            throw new \Exception('PU2992: unable unlock');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/MutexTest.php b/tests/MutexTest.php
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+<?php
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Talmp\Phputils\Mutex;
+
+class MutexTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_lock_unlock(): void
+    {
+        $lock_name =  bin2hex(random_bytes(16));
+
+        $this->assertFalse(file_exists('/dev/shm/'.$lock_name));
+
+        $mutex = new Mutex($lock_name);
+        $mutex->lock(0);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(file_exists('/dev/shm/'.$lock_name));
+
+        $mutex->unlock();
+
+        $this->assertFalse(file_exists('/dev/shm/'.$lock_name));
+    }
+}