src/simix/smx_host.c

   1 /* Copyright (c) 2007-2014. The SimGrid Team.
   2  * All rights reserved.                                                     */
   3
   4 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   5  * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
   6
   7 #include "smx_private.h"
   8 #include "xbt/sysdep.h"
   9 #include "xbt/log.h"
  10 #include "xbt/dict.h"
  11 #include "mc/mc.h"
  12 #include "mc/mc_replay.h"
  13
  14 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(simix_host, simix,
  15                                 "SIMIX hosts");
  16
  17 static void SIMIX_execution_finish(smx_synchro_t synchro);
  18
  19 /**
  20  * \brief Internal function to create a SIMIX host.
  21  * \param name name of the host to create
  22  * \param workstation the SURF workstation to encapsulate
  23  * \param data some user data (may be NULL)
  24  */
  25 smx_host_t SIMIX_host_create(const char *name,
  26                                void *workstation, void *data)
  27 {
  28   smx_host_priv_t smx_host = xbt_new0(s_smx_host_priv_t, 1);
  29   s_smx_process_t proc;
  30
  31   /* Host structure */
  32   smx_host->process_list =
  33       xbt_swag_new(xbt_swag_offset(proc, host_proc_hookup));
  34
  35   /* Update global variables */
  36   xbt_lib_set(host_lib,name,SIMIX_HOST_LEVEL,smx_host);
  37
  38   return xbt_lib_get_elm_or_null(host_lib, name);
  39 }
  40
  41 /**
  42  * \brief Start the host if it is off
  43  *
  44  */
  45 void SIMIX_host_on(smx_host_t h)
  46 {
  47   smx_host_priv_t host = SIMIX_host_priv(h);
  48
  49   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
  50
  51   if (surf_resource_get_state(surf_workstation_resource_priv(h))==SURF_RESOURCE_OFF) {
  52     surf_resource_set_state(surf_workstation_resource_priv(h), SURF_RESOURCE_ON);
  53
  54     unsigned int cpt;
  55     smx_process_arg_t arg;
  56     xbt_dynar_foreach(host->boot_processes,cpt,arg) {
  57       smx_process_t process;
  58
  59       char** argv = xbt_new(char*, arg->argc);
  60       for (int i=0; i<arg->argc; i++)
  61         argv[i] = xbt_strdup(arg->argv[i]);
  62
  63       XBT_DEBUG("Booting Process %s(%s) right now", arg->argv[0], arg->hostname);
  64       if (simix_global->create_process_function) {
  65         simix_global->create_process_function(&process,
  66                                               argv[0],
  67                                               arg->code,
  68                                               NULL,
  69                                               arg->hostname,
  70                                               arg->kill_time,
  71                                               arg->argc,
  72                                               argv,
  73                                               arg->properties,
  74                                               arg->auto_restart,
  75                                               NULL);
  76       } else {
  77         simcall_process_create(&process,
  78                                arg->argv[0],
  79                                arg->code,
  80                                NULL,
  81                                arg->hostname,
  82                                arg->kill_time,
  83                                arg->argc,
  84                                argv,
  85                                arg->properties,
  86                                arg->auto_restart);
  87       }
  88     }
  89   }
  90 }
  91
  92 void simcall_HANDLER_host_off(smx_simcall_t simcall, smx_host_t h)
  93 {
  94  SIMIX_host_off(h, simcall->issuer);
  95 }
  96
  97 /**
  98  * \brief Stop the host if it is on
  99  *
 100  */
 101 void SIMIX_host_off(smx_host_t h, smx_process_t issuer)
 102 {
 103   smx_host_priv_t host = SIMIX_host_priv(h);
 104
 105   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
 106
 107   if (surf_resource_get_state(surf_workstation_resource_priv(h))==SURF_RESOURCE_ON) {
 108         surf_resource_set_state(surf_workstation_resource_priv(h), SURF_RESOURCE_OFF);
 109
 110     /* Clean Simulator data */
 111     if (xbt_swag_size(host->process_list) != 0) {
 112       smx_process_t process = NULL;
 113       xbt_swag_foreach(process, host->process_list) {
 114         SIMIX_process_kill(process, issuer);
 115         XBT_DEBUG("Killing %s on %s by %s", process->name,  sg_host_name(process->smx_host), issuer->name);
 116       }
 117     }
 118   }
 119 }
 120
 121 /**
 122  * \brief Internal function to destroy a SIMIX host.
 123  *
 124  * \param h the host to destroy (a smx_host_t)
 125  */
 126 void SIMIX_host_destroy(void *h)
 127 {
 128   smx_host_priv_t host = (smx_host_priv_t) h;
 129
 130   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
 131
 132   /* Clean Simulator data */
 133   if (xbt_swag_size(host->process_list) != 0) {
 134     char *msg = xbt_strdup("Shutting down host, but it's not empty:");
 135     char *tmp;
 136     smx_process_t process = NULL;
 137
 138     xbt_swag_foreach(process, host->process_list) {
 139       tmp = bprintf("%s\n\t%s", msg, process->name);
 140       free(msg);
 141       msg = tmp;
 142     }
 143     SIMIX_display_process_status();
 144     THROWF(arg_error, 0, "%s", msg);
 145   }
 146   xbt_dynar_free(&host->auto_restart_processes);
 147   xbt_dynar_free(&host->boot_processes);
 148   xbt_swag_free(host->process_list);
 149
 150   /* Clean host structure */
 151   free(host);
 152   return;
 153 }
 154
 155 smx_host_t SIMIX_host_get_by_name(const char *name){
 156   xbt_assert(((simix_global != NULL)
 157                && (host_lib != NULL)),
 158               "Environment not set yet");
 159
 160   return xbt_lib_get_elm_or_null(host_lib, name);
 161 }
 162
 163 smx_host_t SIMIX_host_self(void)
 164 {
 165   smx_process_t process = SIMIX_process_self();
 166   return (process == NULL) ? NULL : SIMIX_process_get_host(process);
 167 }
 168
 169 /* needs to be public and without simcall because it is called
 170    by exceptions and logging events */
 171 const char* SIMIX_host_self_get_name(void)
 172 {
 173   smx_host_t host = SIMIX_host_self();
 174   if (host == NULL || SIMIX_process_self() == simix_global->maestro_process)
 175     return "";
 176
 177   return SIMIX_host_get_name(host);
 178 }
 179
 180 const char* SIMIX_host_get_name(smx_host_t host){
 181   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
 182
 183   return sg_host_name(host);
 184 }
 185
 186 xbt_dict_t SIMIX_host_get_properties(smx_host_t host){
 187   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 188
 189   return surf_resource_get_properties(surf_workstation_resource_priv(host));
 190 }
 191
 192 double SIMIX_host_get_speed(smx_host_t host){
 193   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 194   return surf_workstation_get_speed(host, 1.0);
 195 }
 196
 197 int SIMIX_host_get_core(smx_host_t host){
 198   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 199
 200   return surf_workstation_get_core(host);
 201 }
 202
 203 xbt_swag_t SIMIX_host_get_process_list(smx_host_t host){
 204   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 205   smx_host_priv_t host_priv = SIMIX_host_priv(host);
 206
 207   return host_priv->process_list;
 208 }
 209
 210
 211 double SIMIX_host_get_available_speed(smx_host_t host){
 212   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 213
 214   return surf_workstation_get_available_speed(host);
 215 }
 216
 217 double SIMIX_host_get_current_power_peak(smx_host_t host) {
 218           xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 219           return surf_workstation_get_current_power_peak(host);
 220 }
 221
 222 double SIMIX_host_get_power_peak_at(smx_host_t host, int pstate_index) {
 223           xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 224
 225           return surf_workstation_get_power_peak_at(host, pstate_index);
 226 }
 227
 228 int SIMIX_host_get_nb_pstates(smx_host_t host) {
 229           xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 230
 231           return surf_workstation_get_nb_pstates(host);
 232 }
 233
 234
 235 void SIMIX_host_set_pstate(smx_host_t host, int pstate_index) {
 236           xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 237
 238           surf_workstation_set_pstate(host, pstate_index);
 239 }
 240 int SIMIX_host_get_pstate(smx_host_t host) {
 241           return surf_workstation_get_pstate(host);
 242 }
 243
 244 double SIMIX_host_get_consumed_energy(smx_host_t host) {
 245           xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 246           return surf_workstation_get_consumed_energy(host);
 247 }
 248 double SIMIX_host_get_wattmin_at(smx_host_t host,int pstate) {
 249           return surf_workstation_get_wattmin_at(host,pstate);
 250 }
 251 double SIMIX_host_get_wattmax_at(smx_host_t host,int pstate) {
 252           return surf_workstation_get_wattmax_at(host,pstate);
 253 }
 254
 255 int SIMIX_host_get_state(smx_host_t host){
 256   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 257
 258   return surf_resource_get_state(surf_workstation_resource_priv(host));
 259 }
 260
 261 void _SIMIX_host_free_process_arg(void *data)
 262 {
 263   smx_process_arg_t arg = *(void**)data;
 264   int i;
 265   for (i = 0; i < arg->argc; i++)
 266     xbt_free(arg->argv[i]);
 267   xbt_free(arg->argv);
 268   xbt_free(arg->name);
 269   xbt_free(arg);
 270 }
 271 /**
 272  * \brief Add a process to the list of the processes that the host will restart when it comes back
 273  * This function add a process to the list of the processes that will be restarted when the host comes
 274  * back. It is expected that this function is called when the host is down.
 275  * The processes will only be restarted once, meaning that you will have to register the process
 276  * again to restart the process again.
 277  */
 278 void SIMIX_host_add_auto_restart_process(smx_host_t host,
 279                                          const char *name,
 280                                          xbt_main_func_t code,
 281                                          void *data,
 282                                          const char *hostname,
 283                                          double kill_time,
 284                                          int argc, char **argv,
 285                                          xbt_dict_t properties,
 286                                          int auto_restart)
 287 {
 288   if (!SIMIX_host_priv(host)->auto_restart_processes) {
 289     SIMIX_host_priv(host)->auto_restart_processes = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(smx_process_arg_t),_SIMIX_host_free_process_arg);
 290   }
 291   smx_process_arg_t arg = xbt_new(s_smx_process_arg_t,1);
 292   arg->name = xbt_strdup(name);
 293   arg->code = code;
 294   arg->data = data;
 295   arg->hostname = hostname;
 296   arg->kill_time = kill_time;
 297   arg->argc = argc;
 298
 299   arg->argv = xbt_new(char*,argc + 1);
 300
 301   int i;
 302   for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
 303     arg->argv[i] = xbt_strdup(argv[i]);
 304   }
 305   arg->argv[argc] = NULL;
 306
 307   arg->properties = properties;
 308   arg->auto_restart = auto_restart;
 309
 310   if( SIMIX_host_get_state(host) == SURF_RESOURCE_OFF
 311       && !xbt_dict_get_or_null(watched_hosts_lib,sg_host_name(host))){
 312     xbt_dict_set(watched_hosts_lib,sg_host_name(host),host,NULL);
 313     XBT_DEBUG("Have pushed host %s to watched_hosts_lib because state == SURF_RESOURCE_OFF",sg_host_name(host));
 314   }
 315   xbt_dynar_push_as(SIMIX_host_priv(host)->auto_restart_processes,smx_process_arg_t,arg);
 316 }
 317 /**
 318  * \brief Restart the list of processes that have been registered to the host
 319  */
 320 void SIMIX_host_restart_processes(smx_host_t host)
 321 {
 322   unsigned int cpt;
 323   smx_process_arg_t arg;
 324   xbt_dynar_t process_list = SIMIX_host_priv(host)->auto_restart_processes;
 325   if (!process_list)
 326     return;
 327
 328   xbt_dynar_foreach (process_list, cpt, arg) {
 329
 330     smx_process_t process;
 331
 332     XBT_DEBUG("Restarting Process %s(%s) right now", arg->argv[0], arg->hostname);
 333     if (simix_global->create_process_function) {
 334       simix_global->create_process_function(&process,
 335                                             arg->argv[0],
 336                                             arg->code,
 337                                             NULL,
 338                                             arg->hostname,
 339                                             arg->kill_time,
 340                                             arg->argc,
 341                                             arg->argv,
 342                                             arg->properties,
 343                                             arg->auto_restart,
 344                                             NULL);
 345     } else {
 346       simcall_process_create(&process,
 347                              arg->argv[0],
 348                              arg->code,
 349                              NULL,
 350                              arg->hostname,
 351                              arg->kill_time,
 352                              arg->argc,
 353                              arg->argv,
 354                              arg->properties,
 355                              arg->auto_restart);
 356
 357     }
 358     /* arg->argv is used by the process created above.  Hide it to
 359      * _SIMIX_host_free_process_arg() which is called by xbt_dynar_reset()
 360      * below. */
 361     arg->argc = 0;
 362     arg->argv = NULL;
 363   }
 364   xbt_dynar_reset(process_list);
 365 }
 366
 367 void SIMIX_host_autorestart(smx_host_t host)
 368 {
 369   if(simix_global->autorestart)
 370     simix_global->autorestart(host);
 371   else
 372     xbt_die("No function for simix_global->autorestart");
 373 }
 374
 375 smx_synchro_t SIMIX_host_execute(const char *name,
 376     smx_host_t host, double flops_amount, double priority, double bound, unsigned long affinity_mask){
 377
 378   /* alloc structures and initialize */
 379   smx_synchro_t synchro = xbt_mallocator_get(simix_global->synchro_mallocator);
 380   synchro->type = SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE;
 381   synchro->name = xbt_strdup(name);
 382   synchro->state = SIMIX_RUNNING;
 383   synchro->execution.host = host;
 384   synchro->category = NULL;
 385
 386   /* set surf's action */
 387   if (!MC_is_active() && !MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
 388
 389     synchro->execution.surf_exec = surf_workstation_execute(host, flops_amount);
 390     surf_action_set_data(synchro->execution.surf_exec, synchro);
 391     surf_action_set_priority(synchro->execution.surf_exec, priority);
 392
 393     /* Note (hypervisor): for multicore, the bound value being passed to the
 394      * surf layer should not be zero (i.e., unlimited). It should be the
 395      * capacity of a CPU core. */
 396     if (bound == 0)
 397       surf_cpu_action_set_bound(synchro->execution.surf_exec, SIMIX_host_get_speed(host));
 398     else
 399       surf_cpu_action_set_bound(synchro->execution.surf_exec, bound);
 400
 401     if (affinity_mask != 0) {
 402       /* just a double check to confirm that this host is the host where this task is running. */
 403       xbt_assert(synchro->execution.host == host);
 404       surf_cpu_action_set_affinity(synchro->execution.surf_exec, host, affinity_mask);
 405     }
 406   }
 407
 408   XBT_DEBUG("Create execute synchro %p: %s", synchro, synchro->name);
 409
 410   return synchro;
 411 }
 412
 413 smx_synchro_t SIMIX_host_parallel_execute(const char *name,
 414     int host_nb, smx_host_t *host_list,
 415     double *flops_amount, double *bytes_amount,
 416     double amount, double rate){
 417
 418   void **workstation_list = NULL;
 419   int i;
 420
 421   /* alloc structures and initialize */
 422   smx_synchro_t synchro = xbt_mallocator_get(simix_global->synchro_mallocator);
 423   synchro->type = SIMIX_SYNC_PARALLEL_EXECUTE;
 424   synchro->name = xbt_strdup(name);
 425   synchro->state = SIMIX_RUNNING;
 426   synchro->execution.host = NULL; /* FIXME: do we need the list of hosts? */
 427   synchro->category = NULL;
 428
 429   /* set surf's synchro */
 430   workstation_list = xbt_new0(void *, host_nb);
 431   for (i = 0; i < host_nb; i++)
 432     workstation_list[i] = surf_workstation_resource_priv(host_list[i]);
 433
 434
 435   /* FIXME: what happens if host_list contains VMs and PMs. If
 436    * execute_parallel_task() does not change the state of the model, we can mix
 437    * them. */
 438   surf_model_t ws_model = surf_resource_model(host_list[0], SURF_WKS_LEVEL);
 439   for (i = 1; i < host_nb; i++) {
 440     surf_model_t ws_model_tmp = surf_resource_model(host_list[i], SURF_WKS_LEVEL);
 441     if (ws_model_tmp != ws_model) {
 442       XBT_CRITICAL("mixing VMs and PMs is not supported");
 443       DIE_IMPOSSIBLE;
 444     }
 445   }
 446
 447   /* set surf's synchro */
 448   if (!MC_is_active() && !MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
 449     synchro->execution.surf_exec =
 450       surf_workstation_model_execute_parallel_task((surf_workstation_model_t)surf_workstation_model,
 451                   host_nb, workstation_list, flops_amount, bytes_amount, rate);
 452
 453     surf_action_set_data(synchro->execution.surf_exec, synchro);
 454   }
 455   XBT_DEBUG("Create parallel execute synchro %p", synchro);
 456
 457   return synchro;
 458 }
 459
 460 void SIMIX_host_execution_destroy(smx_synchro_t synchro){
 461   XBT_DEBUG("Destroy synchro %p", synchro);
 462
 463   if (synchro->execution.surf_exec) {
 464     surf_action_unref(synchro->execution.surf_exec);
 465     synchro->execution.surf_exec = NULL;
 466   }
 467   xbt_free(synchro->name);
 468   xbt_mallocator_release(simix_global->synchro_mallocator, synchro);
 469 }
 470
 471 void SIMIX_host_execution_cancel(smx_synchro_t synchro){
 472   XBT_DEBUG("Cancel synchro %p", synchro);
 473
 474   if (synchro->execution.surf_exec)
 475     surf_action_cancel(synchro->execution.surf_exec);
 476 }
 477
 478 double SIMIX_host_execution_get_remains(smx_synchro_t synchro){
 479   double result = 0.0;
 480
 481   if (synchro->state == SIMIX_RUNNING)
 482     result = surf_action_get_remains(synchro->execution.surf_exec);
 483
 484   return result;
 485 }
 486
 487 e_smx_state_t SIMIX_host_execution_get_state(smx_synchro_t synchro){
 488   return synchro->state;
 489 }
 490
 491 void SIMIX_host_execution_set_priority(smx_synchro_t synchro, double priority){
 492
 493   if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
 494         surf_action_set_priority(synchro->execution.surf_exec, priority);
 495 }
 496
 497 void SIMIX_host_execution_set_bound(smx_synchro_t synchro, double bound){
 498
 499   if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
 500         surf_cpu_action_set_bound(synchro->execution.surf_exec, bound);
 501 }
 502
 503 void SIMIX_host_execution_set_affinity(smx_synchro_t synchro, smx_host_t host, unsigned long mask){
 504   xbt_assert(synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE);
 505
 506   if (synchro->execution.surf_exec) {
 507     /* just a double check to confirm that this host is the host where this task is running. */
 508     xbt_assert(synchro->execution.host == host);
 509     surf_cpu_action_set_affinity(synchro->execution.surf_exec, host, mask);
 510   }
 511 }
 512
 513 void simcall_HANDLER_host_execution_wait(smx_simcall_t simcall, smx_synchro_t synchro){
 514
 515   XBT_DEBUG("Wait for execution of synchro %p, state %d", synchro, (int)synchro->state);
 516
 517   /* Associate this simcall to the synchro */
 518   xbt_fifo_push(synchro->simcalls, simcall);
 519   simcall->issuer->waiting_synchro = synchro;
 520
 521   /* set surf's synchro */
 522   if (MC_is_active() || MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
 523     synchro->state = SIMIX_DONE;
 524     SIMIX_execution_finish(synchro);
 525     return;
 526   }
 527
 528   /* If the synchro is already finished then perform the error handling */
 529   if (synchro->state != SIMIX_RUNNING)
 530     SIMIX_execution_finish(synchro);
 531 }
 532
 533 void SIMIX_host_execution_suspend(smx_synchro_t synchro)
 534 {
 535   if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
 536     surf_action_suspend(synchro->execution.surf_exec);
 537 }
 538
 539 void SIMIX_host_execution_resume(smx_synchro_t synchro)
 540 {
 541   if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
 542     surf_action_resume(synchro->execution.surf_exec);
 543 }
 544
 545 void SIMIX_execution_finish(smx_synchro_t synchro)
 546 {
 547   xbt_fifo_item_t item;
 548   smx_simcall_t simcall;
 549
 550   xbt_fifo_foreach(synchro->simcalls, item, simcall, smx_simcall_t) {
 551
 552     switch (synchro->state) {
 553
 554       case SIMIX_DONE:
 555         /* do nothing, synchro done */
 556         XBT_DEBUG("SIMIX_execution_finished: execution successful");
 557         break;
 558
 559       case SIMIX_FAILED:
 560         XBT_DEBUG("SIMIX_execution_finished: host '%s' failed", sg_host_name(simcall->issuer->smx_host));
 561         simcall->issuer->context->iwannadie = 1;
 562         SMX_EXCEPTION(simcall->issuer, host_error, 0, "Host failed");
 563         break;
 564
 565       case SIMIX_CANCELED:
 566         XBT_DEBUG("SIMIX_execution_finished: execution canceled");
 567         SMX_EXCEPTION(simcall->issuer, cancel_error, 0, "Canceled");
 568         break;
 569
 570       default:
 571         xbt_die("Internal error in SIMIX_execution_finish: unexpected synchro state %d",
 572             (int)synchro->state);
 573     }
 574     /* check if the host is down */
 575     if (surf_resource_get_state(surf_workstation_resource_priv(simcall->issuer->smx_host)) != SURF_RESOURCE_ON) {
 576       simcall->issuer->context->iwannadie = 1;
 577     }
 578
 579     simcall->issuer->waiting_synchro =    NULL;
 580     simcall_host_execution_wait__set__result(simcall, synchro->state);
 581     SIMIX_simcall_answer(simcall);
 582   }
 583
 584   /* We no longer need it */
 585   SIMIX_host_execution_destroy(synchro);
 586 }
 587
 588
 589 void SIMIX_post_host_execute(smx_synchro_t synchro)
 590 {
 591   if (synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE && /* FIMXE: handle resource failure
 592                                                * for parallel tasks too */
 593       surf_resource_get_state(surf_workstation_resource_priv(synchro->execution.host)) == SURF_RESOURCE_OFF) {
 594     /* If the host running the synchro failed, notice it so that the asking
 595      * process can be killed if it runs on that host itself */
 596     synchro->state = SIMIX_FAILED;
 597   } else if (surf_action_get_state(synchro->execution.surf_exec) == SURF_ACTION_FAILED) {
 598     /* If the host running the synchro didn't fail, then the synchro was
 599      * canceled */
 600     synchro->state = SIMIX_CANCELED;
 601   } else {
 602     synchro->state = SIMIX_DONE;
 603   }
 604
 605   if (synchro->execution.surf_exec) {
 606     surf_action_unref(synchro->execution.surf_exec);
 607     synchro->execution.surf_exec = NULL;
 608   }
 609
 610   /* If there are simcalls associated with the synchro, then answer them */
 611   if (xbt_fifo_size(synchro->simcalls)) {
 612     SIMIX_execution_finish(synchro);
 613   }
 614 }
 615
 616
 617 void SIMIX_set_category(smx_synchro_t synchro, const char *category)
 618 {
 619   if (synchro->state != SIMIX_RUNNING) return;
 620   if (synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE){
 621     surf_action_set_category(synchro->execution.surf_exec, category);
 622   }else if (synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_COMMUNICATE){
 623     surf_action_set_category(synchro->comm.surf_comm, category);
 624   }
 625 }
 626
 627 /**
 628  * \brief Function to get the parameters of the given the SIMIX host.
 629  *
 630  * \param host the host to get_phys_host (a smx_host_t)
 631  * \param param the parameter object space to be overwritten (a ws_params_t)
 632  */
 633 void SIMIX_host_get_params(smx_host_t ind_vm, ws_params_t params)
 634 {
 635   /* jump to ws_get_params(). */
 636   surf_workstation_get_params(ind_vm, params);
 637 }
 638
 639 void SIMIX_host_set_params(smx_host_t ind_vm, ws_params_t params)
 640 {
 641   /* jump to ws_set_params(). */
 642   surf_workstation_set_params(ind_vm, params);
 643 }
 644
 645 xbt_dict_t SIMIX_host_get_mounted_storage_list(smx_host_t host){
 646   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 647
 648   return surf_workstation_get_mounted_storage_list(host);
 649 }
 650
 651 xbt_dynar_t SIMIX_host_get_attached_storage_list(smx_host_t host){
 652   xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters (simix host is NULL)");
 653
 654   return surf_workstation_get_attached_storage_list(host);
 655 }