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+class Thread
+  MUTEX_FOR_THREAD_EXCLUSIVE = Mutex.new # :nodoc:
+
+  # call-seq:
+  #    Thread.exclusive { block }   => obj
+  #
+  # Wraps the block in a single, VM-global Mutex.synchronize, returning the
+  # value of the block. A thread executing inside the exclusive section will
+  # only block other threads which also use the Thread.exclusive mechanism.
+  def self.exclusive
+    MUTEX_FOR_THREAD_EXCLUSIVE.synchronize{
+      yield
+    }
+  end
+end