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+package multimutex
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
+)
+
+// HashMutex is a struct that keeps track of a set of mutexes with a given hash.
+// It can be used for making sure only one goroutine gets given the mutex per
+// hash.
+type HashMutex struct {
+	// mutexes is a map of hashes to a cntMutex. The cntMutex for
+	// a given hash will hold the mutex to be used by all
+	// callers requesting access for the hash, in addition to
+	// the count of callers.
+	mutexes map[lntypes.Hash]*cntMutex
+
+	// mapMtx is used to give synchronize concurrent access
+	// to the mutexes map.
+	mapMtx sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewHashMutex creates a new Mutex.
+func NewHashMutex() *HashMutex {
+	return &HashMutex{
+		mutexes: make(map[lntypes.Hash]*cntMutex),
+	}
+}
+
+// Lock locks the mutex by the given hash. If the mutex is already
+// locked by this hash, Lock blocks until the mutex is available.
+func (c *HashMutex) Lock(hash lntypes.Hash) {
+	c.mapMtx.Lock()
+	mtx, ok := c.mutexes[hash]
+	if ok {
+		// If the mutex already existed in the map, we
+		// increment its counter, to indicate that there
+		// now is one more goroutine waiting for it.
+		mtx.cnt++
+	} else {
+		// If it was not in the map, it means no other
+		// goroutine has locked the mutex for this hash,
+		// and we can create a new mutex with count 1
+		// and add it to the map.
+		mtx = &cntMutex{
+			cnt: 1,
+		}
+		c.mutexes[hash] = mtx
+	}
+	c.mapMtx.Unlock()
+
+	// Acquire the mutex for this hash.
+	mtx.Lock()
+}
+
+// Unlock unlocks the mutex by the given hash. It is a run-time
+// error if the mutex is not locked by the hash on entry to Unlock.
+func (c *HashMutex) Unlock(hash lntypes.Hash) {
+	// Since we are done with all the work for this
+	// update, we update the map to reflect that.
+	c.mapMtx.Lock()
+
+	mtx, ok := c.mutexes[hash]
+	if !ok {
+		// The mutex not existing in the map means
+		// an unlock for an hash not currently locked
+		// was attempted.
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("double unlock for hash %v",
+			hash))
+	}
+
+	// Decrement the counter. If the count goes to
+	// zero, it means this caller was the last one
+	// to wait for the mutex, and we can delete it
+	// from the map. We can do this safely since we
+	// are under the mapMtx, meaning that all other
+	// goroutines waiting for the mutex already
+	// have incremented it, or will create a new
+	// mutex when they get the mapMtx.
+	mtx.cnt--
+	if mtx.cnt == 0 {
+		delete(c.mutexes, hash)
+	}
+	c.mapMtx.Unlock()
+
+	// Unlock the mutex for this hash.
+	mtx.Unlock()
+}