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How to open a named mutex from kernel mode driver

How can I open a named mutex from a kernel mode device driver? My user mode application is creating a named mutex and the driver needs to wait on it.
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  ExInitializeFastMutex(
    IN PFAST_MUTEX  FastMutex
    );


Fast mutexes and guarded mutexes can be used as a replacement for mutex objects.