13 The MP Package

make-mailbox

Function

Summary

Make a new mailbox for the current process.

Package

mp

Signature

make-mailbox &key size lock-name => mailbox

Arguments

size: An integer
lock-name: A string

Values

mailbox: A mailbox

Description

Themake-malbox function returns a new mailbox. The initial size and the name of the lock are specified by the size and lock-name keywords. The reader process is set to the current process.