def __init__(self, _id):
self._id = _id
self.lock = utils.RLock()
self.ts = TupleContainer()
self.killlock = threading.Semaphore()
self.refs = []
self.blocked_list = {}
self.requests = []
self.partitions = []
self.lock.acquire(msg=("start", self._id))
t = threading.Thread(target=self.register)
self.lock.setOwner(t)
t.start()
