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[simgrid.git] / src / simgrid / sg_config.cpp
index 67da0de..9b99689 100644 (file)
 #include "simgrid/simix.h"
 #include "simgrid/sg_config.h"
 #include "simgrid_config.h" /* what was compiled in? */
-#if HAVE_SMPI
-#include "smpi/smpi_interface.h"
-#endif
 #include "mc/mc.h"
 #include "simgrid/instr.h"
 #include "src/mc/mc_replay.h"
+#include "src/surf/surf_interface.hpp"
 
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(surf_config, surf, "About the configuration of SimGrid");
 
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ static void sg_config_cmd_line(int *argc, char **argv)
     }
   }
   if (j < *argc) {
-    argv[j] = NULL;
+    argv[j] = nullptr;
     *argc = j;
   }
   if (shall_exit)
@@ -143,21 +141,6 @@ static void _sg_cfg_cb__host_model(const char *name)
   find_model_description(surf_host_model_description, val);
 }
 
-/* callback of the vm/model variable */
-static void _sg_cfg_cb__vm_model(const char *name)
-{
-  xbt_assert(_sg_cfg_init_status < 2, "Cannot change the model after the initialization");
-
-  char *val = xbt_cfg_get_string(name);
-  if (!strcmp(val, "help")) {
-    model_help("vm", surf_vm_model_description);
-    sg_cfg_exit_early();
-  }
-
-  /* Make sure that the model exists */
-  find_model_description(surf_vm_model_description, val);
-}
-
 /* callback of the cpu/model variable */
 static void _sg_cfg_cb__cpu_model(const char *name)
 {
@@ -216,64 +199,6 @@ static void _sg_cfg_cb__network_model(const char *name)
   /* New Module missing */
   find_model_description(surf_network_model_description, val);
 }
-
-#if HAVE_SMPI
-/* callback of the mpi collectives: simply check that this is a valid name. It will be picked up in smpi_global.cpp */
-static void _check_coll(const char *category,
-                             s_mpi_coll_description_t * table,
-                             const char *name)
-{
-  xbt_assert(_sg_cfg_init_status < 2, "Cannot change the collective algorithm after the initialization");
-
-  char *val = xbt_cfg_get_string(name);
-  if (val && !strcmp(val, "help")) {
-    coll_help(category, table);
-    sg_cfg_exit_early();
-  }
-
-  find_coll_description(table, val, category);
-}
-static void _check_coll_gather(const char *name){
-  _check_coll("gather", mpi_coll_gather_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_allgather(const char *name){
-  _check_coll("allgather", mpi_coll_allgather_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_allgatherv(const char *name){
-  _check_coll("allgatherv", mpi_coll_allgatherv_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_allreduce(const char *name)
-{
-  _check_coll("allreduce", mpi_coll_allreduce_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_alltoall(const char *name)
-{
-  _check_coll("alltoall", mpi_coll_alltoall_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_alltoallv(const char *name)
-{
-  _check_coll("alltoallv", mpi_coll_alltoallv_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_bcast(const char *name)
-{
-  _check_coll("bcast", mpi_coll_bcast_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_reduce(const char *name)
-{
-  _check_coll("reduce", mpi_coll_reduce_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_reduce_scatter(const char *name){
-  _check_coll("reduce_scatter", mpi_coll_reduce_scatter_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_scatter(const char *name){
-  _check_coll("scatter", mpi_coll_scatter_description, name);
-}
-static void _check_coll_barrier(const char *name){
-  _check_coll("barrier", mpi_coll_barrier_description, name);
-}
-
-#endif
-
 /* callback to decide if we want to use the model-checking */
 #include "src/xbt_modinter.h"
 
@@ -342,98 +267,92 @@ static void _sg_cfg_cb_contexts_parallel_mode(const char *name)
   }
 }
 
-static void _sg_cfg_cb__surf_network_coordinates(const char *name)
-{
-  static int already_set = 0;
-  int val = xbt_cfg_get_boolean(name);
-  if (val) {
-    if (!already_set) {
-      COORD_HOST_LEVEL = sg_host_extension_create(xbt_dynar_free_voidp);
-      COORD_ASR_LEVEL  = xbt_lib_add_level(as_router_lib,xbt_dynar_free_voidp);
-    }
-    already_set = 1;
-  } else
-    if (already_set)
-      xbt_die("Setting of whether to use coordinate cannot be disabled once set.");
-}
-
 static void _sg_cfg_cb__surf_network_crosstraffic(const char *name)
 {
   sg_network_crosstraffic = xbt_cfg_get_boolean(name);
 }
 
 /* build description line with possible values */
-static void describe_model(char *result,
+static void describe_model(char *result,int resultsize,
                            const s_surf_model_description_t model_description[],
                            const char *name,
                            const char *description)
 {
-  char *p = result +
-    sprintf(result, "%s. Possible values: %s", description,
+  result[0] = '\0';
+  char *p = result;
+  p += snprintf(result,resultsize-1, "%s. Possible values: %s", description,
             model_description[0].name ? model_description[0].name : "n/a");
   for (int i = 1; model_description[i].name; i++)
-    p += sprintf(p, ", %s", model_description[i].name);
-  sprintf(p, ".\n       (use 'help' as a value to see the long description of each %s)", name);
+    p += snprintf(p,resultsize-(p-result)-1, ", %s", model_description[i].name);
+  p += snprintf(p,resultsize-(p-result)-1, ".\n       (use 'help' as a value to see the long description of each %s)", name);
+
+  xbt_assert(p<result+resultsize-1,"Buffer too small to display the model description of %s",name);
 }
 
 /* create the config set, register what should be and parse the command line*/
 void sg_config_init(int *argc, char **argv)
 {
-  char description[1024];
+  const int descsize = 1024;
+  char description[descsize];
 
   /* Create the configuration support */
   if (_sg_cfg_init_status == 0) { /* Only create stuff if not already inited */
 
     /* Plugins configuration */
-    describe_model(description, surf_plugin_description, "plugin", "The plugins");
+    describe_model(description,descsize, surf_plugin_description, "plugin", "The plugins");
     xbt_cfg_register_string("plugin", nullptr, &_sg_cfg_cb__plugin, description);
 
-    describe_model(description, surf_cpu_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the CPU");
+    describe_model(description,descsize, surf_cpu_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the CPU");
     xbt_cfg_register_string("cpu/model", "Cas01", &_sg_cfg_cb__cpu_model, description);
 
-    describe_model(description, surf_optimization_mode_description, "optimization mode", "The optimization modes to use for the CPU");
+    describe_model(description,descsize, surf_optimization_mode_description, "optimization mode", "The optimization modes to use for the CPU");
     xbt_cfg_register_string("cpu/optim", "Lazy", &_sg_cfg_cb__optimization_mode, description);
 
-    describe_model(description, surf_storage_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the storage");
+    describe_model(description,descsize, surf_storage_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the storage");
     xbt_cfg_register_string("storage/model", "default", &_sg_cfg_cb__storage_mode, description);
 
-    describe_model(description, surf_network_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the network");
+    describe_model(description,descsize, surf_network_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the network");
     xbt_cfg_register_string("network/model", "LV08", &_sg_cfg_cb__network_model, description);
 
-    describe_model(description, surf_optimization_mode_description, "optimization mode", "The optimization modes to use for the network");
+    describe_model(description,descsize, surf_optimization_mode_description, "optimization mode", "The optimization modes to use for the network");
     xbt_cfg_register_string("network/optim", "Lazy", &_sg_cfg_cb__optimization_mode, description);
 
-    describe_model(description, surf_host_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the host");
+    describe_model(description,descsize, surf_host_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the host");
     xbt_cfg_register_string("host/model", "default", &_sg_cfg_cb__host_model, description);
 
-    describe_model(description, surf_vm_model_description, "model", "The model to use for the vm");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("vm/model", "default", &_sg_cfg_cb__vm_model, description);
-
-    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_tcp_gamma = 4194304.0,
-      { "network/TCP-gamma", "network/TCP_gamma" },
+    sg_tcp_gamma = 4194304.0;
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_tcp_gamma, { "network/TCP-gamma", "network/TCP_gamma" },
       "Size of the biggest TCP window (cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_[rw]mem for recv/send window; Use the last given value, which is the max window size)");
-    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_surf_precision = 0.00001,
-      "surf/precision",
+
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_surf_precision, "surf/precision",
       "Numerical precision used when updating simulation times (in seconds)");
-    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_maxmin_precision = 0.00001,
-      "maxmin/precision",
-      "Numerical precision used when computing resource sharing (in ops/sec or bytes/sec)");
+
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_maxmin_precision, "maxmin/precision",
+                              "Numerical precision used when computing resource sharing (in flops/sec or bytes/sec)");
+
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_concurrency_limit, "maxmin/concurrency-limit",
+                              "Maximum number of concurrent variables in the maxmim system. Also limits the number of "
+                              "processes on each host, at higher level. (default: -1 means no such limitation)");
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("maxmin/concurrency-limit", "maxmin/concurrency_limit");
 
     /* The parameters of network models */
 
     // real default for "network/sender-gap" is set in network_smpi.cpp:
-    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_sender_gap = NAN,
-      { "network/sender-gap", "network/sender_gap" },
+    sg_sender_gap = NAN;
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_sender_gap, { "network/sender-gap", "network/sender_gap" },
       "Minimum gap between two overlapping sends");
-    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_latency_factor = 1.0,
-      { "network/latency-factor", "network/latency_factor" },
+
+    sg_latency_factor = 1.0;
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_latency_factor, { "network/latency-factor", "network/latency_factor" },
       "Correction factor to apply to the provided latency (default value set by network model)");
-    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_bandwidth_factor = 1.0,
-      { "network/bandwidth-factor", "network/bandwidth_factor" },
+
+    sg_bandwidth_factor = 1.0;
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_bandwidth_factor, { "network/bandwidth-factor", "network/bandwidth_factor" },
       "Correction factor to apply to the provided bandwidth (default value set by network model)");
+
     // real default for "network/weight-S" is set in network_*.cpp:
-    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_weight_S_parameter = NAN,
-      { "network/weight-S", "network/weight_S" },
+    sg_weight_S_parameter = NAN;
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_weight_S_parameter, { "network/weight-S", "network/weight_S" },
       "Correction factor to apply to the weight of competing streams (default value set by network model)");
 
     /* Inclusion path */
@@ -442,15 +361,14 @@ void sg_config_init(int *argc, char **argv)
       "",
       [](std::string const& path) {
         if (path[0] != '\0') {
-          char* copy = xbt_strdup(path.c_str());
-          xbt_dynar_push(surf_path, &copy);
+          surf_path.push_back(path);
         }
       });
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("cpu/maxmin-selective-update", "no", NULL,
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("cpu/maxmin-selective-update", "no", nullptr,
         "Update the constraint set propagating recursively to others constraints (off by default when optim is set to lazy)");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("cpu/maxmin-selective-update","cpu/maxmin_selective_update");
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("network/maxmin-selective-update", "no", NULL,
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("network/maxmin-selective-update", "no", nullptr,
         "Update the constraint set propagating recursively to others constraints (off by default when optim is set to lazy)");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("network/maxmin-selective-update","network/maxmin_selective_update");
     /* Replay (this part is enabled even if MC it disabled) */
@@ -531,93 +449,116 @@ void sg_config_init(int *argc, char **argv)
         "Synchronization mode to use when running contexts in parallel (either futex, posix or busy_wait)");
 #endif
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("network/coordinates", "no", _sg_cfg_cb__surf_network_coordinates,
-        "Whether we use a coordinate-based routing (as Vivaldi)");
-
     xbt_cfg_register_boolean("network/crosstraffic", "yes", _sg_cfg_cb__surf_network_crosstraffic,
         "Activate the interferences between uploads and downloads for fluid max-min models (LV08, CM02)");
 
     //For smpi/bw_factor and smpi/lat_factor
     // SMPI model can be used without enable_smpi, so keep this out of the ifdef.
     xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/bw-factor",
-        "65472:0.940694;15424:0.697866;9376:0.58729;5776:1.08739;3484:0.77493;1426:0.608902;732:0.341987;257:0.338112;0:0.812084", NULL,
+        "65472:0.940694;15424:0.697866;9376:0.58729;5776:1.08739;3484:0.77493;1426:0.608902;732:0.341987;257:0.338112;0:0.812084", nullptr,
         "Bandwidth factors for smpi. Format: 'threshold0:value0;threshold1:value1;...;thresholdN:valueN', meaning if(size >=thresholdN ) return valueN.");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/bw-factor","smpi/bw_factor");
 
     xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/lat-factor",
-        "65472:11.6436;15424:3.48845;9376:2.59299;5776:2.18796;3484:1.88101;1426:1.61075;732:1.9503;257:1.95341;0:2.01467", NULL, "Latency factors for smpi.");
+        "65472:11.6436;15424:3.48845;9376:2.59299;5776:2.18796;3484:1.88101;1426:1.61075;732:1.9503;257:1.95341;0:2.01467", nullptr, "Latency factors for smpi.");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/lat-factor","smpi/lat_factor");
     
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/IB-penalty-factors", "0.965;0.925;1.35", NULL,
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/IB-penalty-factors", "0.965;0.925;1.35", nullptr,
         "Correction factor to communications using Infiniband model with contention (default value based on Stampede cluster profiling)");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/IB-penalty-factors","smpi/IB_penalty_factors");
     
 #if HAVE_SMPI
-    xbt_cfg_register_double("smpi/running-power", 20000.0, NULL, "Power of the host running the simulation (in flop/s). Used to bench the operations.");
-    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/running-power","smpi/running_power");
+    xbt_cfg_register_double("smpi/host-speed", 20000.0, nullptr, "Speed of the host running the simulation (in flop/s). Used to bench the operations.");
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/host-speed","smpi/running_power");
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/host-speed","smpi/running-power");
+
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/keep-temps", "no", nullptr, "Whether we should keep the generated temporary files.");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/display-timing", "no", NULL, "Whether we should display the timing after simulation.");
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/display-timing", "no", nullptr, "Whether we should display the timing after simulation.");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/display-timing", "smpi/display_timing");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/simulate-computation", "yes", NULL, "Whether the computational part of the simulated application should be simulated.");
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/simulate-computation", "yes", nullptr, "Whether the computational part of the simulated application should be simulated.");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/simulate-computation","smpi/simulate_computation");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/use-shared-malloc", "yes", NULL, "Whether SMPI_SHARED_MALLOC is enabled. Disable it for debugging purposes.");
-    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/use-shared-malloc", "smpi/use_shared_malloc");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/shared-malloc", "global", nullptr,
+                            "Whether SMPI_SHARED_MALLOC is enabled. Disable it for debugging purposes.");
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/shared-malloc", "smpi/use-shared-malloc");
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/shared-malloc", "smpi/use_shared_malloc");
+    xbt_cfg_register_double("smpi/shared-malloc-blocksize", 1UL << 20, nullptr, "Size of the bogus file which will be created for global shared allocations");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_double("smpi/cpu-threshold", 1e-6, NULL, "Minimal computation time (in seconds) not discarded, or -1 for infinity.");
+    xbt_cfg_register_double("smpi/cpu-threshold", 1e-6, nullptr, "Minimal computation time (in seconds) not discarded, or -1 for infinity.");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/cpu-threshold", "smpi/cpu_threshold");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_int("smpi/async-small-thresh", 0, NULL,
+    xbt_cfg_register_int("smpi/async-small-thresh", 0, nullptr,
         "Maximal size of messages that are to be sent asynchronously, without waiting for the receiver");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/async-small-thresh","smpi/async_small_thresh");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/async-small-thresh","smpi/async_small_thres");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_int("smpi/send-is-detached-thresh", 65536, NULL,
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/trace-call-location", "no", nullptr, "Should filename and linenumber of MPI calls be traced?");
+
+    xbt_cfg_register_int("smpi/send-is-detached-thresh", 65536, nullptr,
         "Threshold of message size where MPI_Send stops behaving like MPI_Isend and becomes MPI_Ssend");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/send-is-detached-thresh","smpi/send_is_detached_thresh");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/send-is-detached-thresh","smpi/send_is_detached_thres");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/privatize-global-variables", "no", NULL, "Whether we should privatize global variable at runtime.");
-    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/privatize-global-variables", "smpi/privatize_global_variables");
+    const char* default_privatization = std::getenv("SMPI_PRIVATIZATION");
+    if (default_privatization == nullptr)
+      default_privatization = "no";
+
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/privatization", default_privatization, nullptr,
+                            "How we should privatize global variable at runtime (no, yes, mmap, dlopen).");
+
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/privatization", "smpi/privatize-global-variables");
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/privatization", "smpi/privatize_global_variables");
+
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("smpi/grow-injected-times", "yes", nullptr, "Whether we want to make the injected time in MPI_Iprobe and MPI_Test grow, to allow faster simulation. This can make simulation less precise, though.");
 
 #if HAVE_PAPI
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/papi-events", nullptr, NULL, "This switch enables tracking the specified counters with PAPI");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/papi-events", nullptr, nullptr, "This switch enables tracking the specified counters with PAPI");
 #endif
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/comp-adjustment-file", nullptr, nullptr, "A file containing speedups or slowdowns for some parts of the code.");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/os", "0:0:0:0:0", nullptr,  "Small messages timings (MPI_Send minimum time for small messages)");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/ois", "0:0:0:0:0", nullptr, "Small messages timings (MPI_Isend minimum time for small messages)");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/or", "0:0:0:0:0", nullptr,  "Small messages timings (MPI_Recv minimum time for small messages)");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/os", "1:0:0:0:0", NULL,  "Small messages timings (MPI_Send minimum time for small messages)");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/ois", "1:0:0:0:0", NULL, "Small messages timings (MPI_Isend minimum time for small messages)");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/or", "1:0:0:0:0", NULL,  "Small messages timings (MPI_Recv minimum time for small messages)");
+    xbt_cfg_register_double("smpi/iprobe-cpu-usage", 1, nullptr, "Maximum usage of CPUs by MPI_Iprobe() calls. We've observed that MPI_Iprobes consume significantly less power than the maximum of a specific application. This value is then (Iprobe_Usage/Max_Application_Usage).");
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/coll-selector", "default", NULL, "Which collective selector to use");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/coll-selector", "default", nullptr, "Which collective selector to use");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/coll-selector","smpi/coll_selector");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/gather",        nullptr, &_check_coll_gather, "Which collective to use for gather");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/allgather",     nullptr, &_check_coll_allgather, "Which collective to use for allgather");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/barrier",       nullptr, &_check_coll_barrier, "Which collective to use for barrier");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/reduce-scatter",nullptr, &_check_coll_reduce_scatter, "Which collective to use for reduce_scatter");
-    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/reduce-scatter","smpi/reduce_scatter");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/scatter",       nullptr, &_check_coll_scatter, "Which collective to use for scatter");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/allgatherv",    nullptr, &_check_coll_allgatherv, "Which collective to use for allgatherv");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/allreduce",     nullptr, &_check_coll_allreduce, "Which collective to use for allreduce");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/alltoall",      nullptr, &_check_coll_alltoall, "Which collective to use for alltoall");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/alltoallv",     nullptr, &_check_coll_alltoallv,"Which collective to use for alltoallv");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/bcast",         nullptr, &_check_coll_bcast, "Which collective to use for bcast");
-    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/reduce",        nullptr, &_check_coll_reduce, "Which collective to use for reduce");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/gather",        nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for gather");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/allgather",     nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for allgather");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/barrier",       nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for barrier");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/reduce_scatter",nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for reduce_scatter");
+    xbt_cfg_register_alias("smpi/reduce_scatter","smpi/reduce-scatter");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/scatter",       nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for scatter");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/allgatherv",    nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for allgatherv");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/allreduce",     nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for allreduce");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/alltoall",      nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for alltoall");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/alltoallv",     nullptr, nullptr,"Which collective to use for alltoallv");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/bcast",         nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for bcast");
+    xbt_cfg_register_string("smpi/reduce",        nullptr, nullptr, "Which collective to use for reduce");
 #endif // HAVE_SMPI
 
-    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("exception/cutpath", "no", NULL,
+    /* Storage */
+
+    sg_storage_max_file_descriptors = 1024;
+    simgrid::config::bindFlag(sg_storage_max_file_descriptors, "storage/max_file_descriptors",
+      "Maximum number of concurrently opened files per host. Default is 1024");
+
+    /* Others */
+
+    xbt_cfg_register_boolean("exception/cutpath", "no", nullptr,
         "Whether to cut all path information from call traces, used e.g. in exceptions.");
 
     xbt_cfg_register_boolean("clean-atexit", "yes", _sg_cfg_cb_clean_atexit,
         "Whether to cleanup SimGrid at exit. Disable it if your code segfaults after its end.");
     xbt_cfg_register_alias("clean-atexit","clean_atexit");
 
-    if (!surf_path) {
+    if (surf_path.empty()) {
       /* retrieves the current directory of the current process */
       const char *initial_path = __surf_get_initial_path();
       xbt_assert((initial_path), "__surf_get_initial_path() failed! Can't resolve current Windows directory");
 
-      surf_path = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), &xbt_free_ref);
       xbt_cfg_setdefault_string("path", initial_path);
     }
 
@@ -631,7 +572,7 @@ void sg_config_init(int *argc, char **argv)
   }
 }
 
-void sg_config_finalize(void)
+void sg_config_finalize()
 {
   if (!_sg_cfg_init_status)
     return;                     /* Not initialized yet. Nothing to do */