A multi threaded web server wishes to keep track of the number of requests it services $($known as hits$).$ Consider the two following strategies to prevent a race condition on the variable hits. The first strategy is to use a basic mutex lock when updating hits:

int hits;

mutex lock hit lock;

hit lock.acquire $()$ ;

hits$++$;

hit lock.release $()$;

A second strategy is to use an atomic integer:

atomic t hits;

atomic inc $($shits$)$; $|$

Explain which of these two strategies is more efficient $($make sure you explain WHY it is more efficient$).$ You must include and create your own drawings to assist in your explanation.