1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lanes.lua b/src/lanes.lua
index c1c641a..c02281d 100644
--- a/src/lanes.lua
+++ b/src/lanes.lua
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ lanes.configure = function( _params)
         local tostring = assert( tostring)
         local error = assert( error)
 
-        local default_params = { nb_keepers = 1, on_state_create = nil, shutdown_timeout = 0.25, with_timers = true, track_lanes = nil}
+        local default_params = { nb_keepers = 1, on_state_create = nil, shutdown_timeout = 0.25, with_timers = true, track_lanes = nil, protect_allocator = false}
         local param_checkers =
         {
                 nb_keepers = function( _val)
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ lanes.configure = function( _params)
                                 return true -- _val is either false or nil
                         end
                 end,
+                protect_allocator = function( _val)
+                        -- protect_allocator may be nil or boolean
+                        if _val then
+                                return type( _val) == "boolean"
+                        else
+                                return true -- _val is either false or nil
+                        end
+                end,
                 on_state_create = function( _val)
                         -- on_state_create may be nil or a function
                         return _val and type( _val) == "function" or true
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@ lanes.configure = function( _params)
         assert( type( core)=="table")
 
         -- configure() is available only the first time lanes.core is required process-wide, and we *must* call it to have the other functions in the interface
-        if core.configure then core.configure( _params.nb_keepers, _params.on_state_create, _params.shutdown_timeout, _params.track_lanes) end
+        if core.configure then core.configure( _params.nb_keepers, _params.on_state_create, _params.shutdown_timeout, _params.track_lanes, _params.protect_allocator) end
 
         local thread_new = assert( core.thread_new)