MSG_process_ref/unref: allow to fiddle with the process refcounting

[simgrid.git] / src / msg / msg_process.cpp

diff --git a/src/msg/msg_process.cpp b/src/msg/msg_process.cpp
index cf9b59d..eeb3719 100644 (file)
--- a/src/msg/msg_process.cpp
+++ b/src/msg/msg_process.cpp
@@ -476,4 +476,19 @@ XBT_PUBLIC(void) MSG_process_daemonize(msg_process_t process)
   });
 }
 
+/** @ingroup m_process_management
+ * @brief Take an extra reference on that process to prevent it to be garbage-collected
+ */
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) MSG_process_ref(msg_process_t process)
+{
+  intrusive_ptr_add_ref(process);
+}
+/** @ingroup m_process_management
+ * @brief Release a reference on that process so that it can get be garbage-collected
+ */
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) MSG_process_unref(msg_process_t process)
+{
+  intrusive_ptr_release(process);
+}
+
 SG_END_DECL()