.TH PINIT 2 .SH NAME pinit \- initialize the ports table at system startup .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B int pinit(maxmsgs) .B int maxmsgs; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .I Pinit initializes the ports mechanism by clearing the ports table and allocating memory for messages. It should be called only once (usually at system startup). Argument \f2maxmsgs\f1 specifies an upper bound on the number of simultaneously outstanding messages at all ports. .SH SEE ALSO pcreate(2), pdelete(2), psend(2), preceive(2)