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# Do not defer Lock

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `go-best-practices/defer-lock`

**Language:** Go

**Severity:** Info

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

Deferring calls to `Mutex.Lock()` is nearly always a mistake, either by introducing a `defer` where it doesn't belong, or by mistyping `Unlock` as `Lock`.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```go
func test() {
    mutex.Lock()
    defer mutex.Lock()
}

func test() {
    defer mutex.Lock()
}

func test() {
    mutex.RLock()
    defer mutex.RLock()
}

func test() {
    defer mutex.RLock()
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```go
func test() {
    mutex.Lock()
    defer mutex.Unlock()
}

func test() {
    mutex.RLock()
    defer mutex.RUnlock()
}
```
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