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critical-section

Arguments: (&key block non-smp) &body body

This macro expands into code that uses a unique basic-lock associated with the expansion to control execution of the body code. Only one process at a time can acquire ownership of the lock and execute the forms in body. Ownership of the lock is relinquished when control leaves body by falling through or by non-local exit. The result of evaluating the critical-section code is the result of the last form in body.

The arguments are:

See smp.htm and multiprocessing.htm for more information on this macro and on multiprocessing.


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Allegro CL version 8.2
Unrevised from 8.1 to 8.2.
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