Funcall a function asynchronously.
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funcall-async func &rest args
funcall-async-list func-and-args
func⇩ |
A function designator. |
args⇩ |
Arguments. |
func-and-args⇩ |
A cons (func . args). |
The functions funcall-async
and funcall-async-list
apply the function func with arguments args, that is what cl:funcall would do, but asynchronously.
func-and-args must be a cons of a function designator and a proper list of arguments.
Multiprocessing must have already started.
These functions do not return a useful value.
"Background Execute n"
.funcall-async
and/or funcall-async-list
often, you may want to increase the limit, by using set-funcall-async-limit.funcall-async
and funcall-async-list
are intended for functions that finish quickly. If func takes a long time, it prevents the background process from executing other async calls, and if all of the background processes become occupied by long-executing functions it will cause other async calls to be delayed until one of the background processes finishes. Thus if you have a long-executing function that you want to run asynchronously, it is better to use process-run-function instead, or use your own pool of worker processes.
LispWorks® User Guide and Reference Manual - 01 Dec 2021 19:30:51