[#BloombergLP-bslmt-MutexImpl-06-nativeMutex] = xref:BloombergLP.adoc[BloombergLP]::xref:BloombergLP/bslmt.adoc[bslmt]::xref:BloombergLP/bslmt/MutexImpl-06.adoc[MutexImpl<Platform::PosixThreads>]::nativeMutex :relfileprefix: ../../../ :mrdocs: Return a reference to the modifiable OS‐level mutex underlying this object. This method is intended only to support other `bslmt` components that must operate directly on this mutex. == Synopsis Declared in `<bslmt_muteximpl_pthread.h>` [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- xref:BloombergLP/bslmt/MutexImpl-06/NativeType.adoc[MutexImpl<bslmt::Platform::PosixThreads>::NativeType]& nativeMutex(); ---- [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#