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4.6.6 Simple locks

<simple-lock>

Open instantiable primary class

Summary

A simple and efficient lock.

Superclasses

<exclusive-lock>

Library

threads

Module

threads

Description

The <simple-lock> class represents the most simple and efficient mutual exclusion synchronization primitive. It is an error to lock a <simple-lock> recursively. An attempt to do so might result in an error being signalled, or deadlock occurring.


Common Dylan and Functional Extensions - 31 Mar 00

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