Arguments: &key locker waiting name
This function creates a new lock object. The value of the name keyword argument should be a string which is used for documentation and in the whostate of processes waiting for the lock. The waiting and locker keyword arguments are for internal use and should never be set by user code.
See multiprocessing.htm for general information on multiprocessing in Allegro CL and see Process locks (both models) for more information on process locks in Allegro CL.
The documentation is described in introduction.htm and the index is in index.htm.
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