+/* Surf actions mallocator */
+static xbt_mallocator_t action_mallocator = NULL;
+static int action_mallocator_allocated_size = 0;
+static void* surf_action_mallocator_new_f(void);
+static void surf_action_mallocator_free_f(void* action);
+static void surf_action_mallocator_reset_f(void* action);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Initializes the action module of Surf.
+ */
+void surf_action_init(void) {
+
+ /* the action mallocator will always provide actions of the following size,
+ * so this size should be set to the maximum size of the surf action structures
+ */
+ action_mallocator_allocated_size = sizeof(s_surf_action_network_CM02_t);
+ action_mallocator = xbt_mallocator_new(65536, surf_action_mallocator_new_f,
+ surf_action_mallocator_free_f, surf_action_mallocator_reset_f);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Uninitializes the action module of Surf.
+ */
+void surf_action_exit(void) {
+
+ xbt_mallocator_free(action_mallocator);
+}
+
+static void* surf_action_mallocator_new_f(void) {
+ return xbt_malloc(action_mallocator_allocated_size);
+}
+
+static void surf_action_mallocator_free_f(void* action) {
+ xbt_free(action);
+}
+
+static void surf_action_mallocator_reset_f(void* action) {
+ memset(action, 0, action_mallocator_allocated_size);
+}
+