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remove unused code, take into consideration in the luaopen_simgrid when lua is used...
[simgrid.git] / src / bindings / lua / simgrid_lua.c
index 7e6fb96..f7ba149 100644 (file)
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(lua,bindings,"Lua Bindings");
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 /*                            helper functions                                       */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
-
 static void stackDump (const char *msg, lua_State *L) {
   char buff[2048];
   char *p=buff;
@@ -82,44 +81,49 @@ static m_task_t checkTask (lua_State *L,int index) {
   lua_pop(L,1);
   return  tk;
 }
-
-/** @brief leaves a new userdata on top of the stack, sets its metatable, and sets the Task pointer inside the userdata */
-// NOT USED
-/*static m_task_t *pushTask (lua_State *L,m_task_t tk) {
-  m_task_t *pi = NULL;
-  pi = (m_task_t*)lua_newuserdata(L,sizeof(m_task_t));
-  *pi=tk;
-  DEBUG1("push lua task with Name : %s \n",MSG_task_get_name(*pi));
-  luaL_getmetatable(L,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
-  lua_setmetatable(L,-2);
-  return pi;
-}*/
-
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 /*                           wrapper functions                                       */
 /* ********************************************************************************* */
 
 /**
- *  Task
+ * A task is either something to compute somewhere, or something to exchange between two hosts (or both).
+ * It is defined by a computing amount and a message size.
+ *
  */
 
+/* *              * *
+ * * Constructors * *
+ * *              * */
+/**
+ * Construct an new task with the specified processing amount and amount
+ * of data needed.
+ *
+ * @param name Task's name
+ *
+ * @param computeDuration      A value of the processing amount (in flop) needed to process the task.
+ *                             If 0, then it cannot be executed with the execute() method.
+ *                             This value has to be >= 0.
+ *
+ * @param messageSize          A value of amount of data (in bytes) needed to transfert this task.
+ *                             If 0, then it cannot be transfered with the get() and put() methods.
+ *                             This value has to be >= 0.
+ */
 static int Task_new(lua_State* L) {
-  const char *name=luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-  int comp_size = luaL_checkint(L,2);
-  int msg_size = luaL_checkint(L,3);
-  INFO0("Creating task");
-  m_task_t msg_task = MSG_task_create(name,comp_size,msg_size,NULL);
-  lua_newtable (L); /* create a table, put the userdata on top of it */
-  m_task_t *lua_task = (m_task_t*)lua_newuserdata(L,sizeof(m_task_t));
-  *lua_task = msg_task;
-  luaL_getmetatable(L,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
-  lua_setmetatable(L,-2);
-  lua_setfield (L, -2, "__simgrid_task"); /* put the userdata as field of the table */
-  /* remove the args from the stack */
-  lua_remove(L,1);
-  lua_remove(L,1);
-  lua_remove(L,1);
-  return 1;
+         const char *name=luaL_checkstring(L,1);
+         int comp_size = luaL_checkint(L,2);
+         int msg_size = luaL_checkint(L,3);
+         m_task_t msg_task = MSG_task_create(name,comp_size,msg_size,NULL);
+         lua_newtable (L); /* create a table, put the userdata on top of it */
+         m_task_t *lua_task = (m_task_t*)lua_newuserdata(L,sizeof(m_task_t));
+         *lua_task = msg_task;
+         luaL_getmetatable(L,TASK_MODULE_NAME);
+         lua_setmetatable(L,-2);
+         lua_setfield (L, -2, "__simgrid_task"); /* put the userdata as field of the table */
+         /* remove the args from the stack */
+         lua_remove(L,1);
+         lua_remove(L,1);
+         lua_remove(L,1);
+         return 1;
 }
 
 static int Task_get_name(lua_State *L) {
@@ -298,15 +302,21 @@ static int Host_at(lua_State *L)
                                                                 ***************************
 ******************************************************************************************/
 #include "surf/surfxml_parse.h" /* to override surf_parse and bypass the parser */
+#include "surf/surf_private.h"
 typedef struct t_host_attr
 {
        //platform attribute
+       // Mandatory attributes
        const char* id;
-       double power;
+       double power_peak;
+       // Optional attributes
+       double power_scale;
+       const char *power_trace;
+       int state_initial;
+       const char *state_trace;
        //deployment attribute
        const char* function;
-       int args_nb;
-       const char ** args_list;
+       xbt_dynar_t args_list;
 }host_attr,*p_host_attr;
 
 typedef struct t_link_attr
@@ -320,66 +330,114 @@ typedef struct t_route_attr
 {
        const char *src_id;
        const char *dest_id;
-       int links_nb;
-       const char **links_id;
+       xbt_dynar_t links_id;
 
 }route_attr,*p_route_attr;
 
-
-static int host_index = 0;
-static int link_index = 0;
-static int route_index = 0;
-
-static int max_host_number = 0;
-static int max_link_number = 0;
-static int max_route_number = 0;
-
-
 //using xbt_dynar_t :
 static xbt_dynar_t host_list_d ;
 static xbt_dynar_t link_list_d ;
 static xbt_dynar_t route_list_d ;
 
 
-static int Host_set_number(lua_State *L)
-{
-       max_host_number = luaL_checkint(L,1);
-//     host_list = malloc(sizeof(host_attr)*max_host_number);
-       //host_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_host_attr), &xbt_free_ref);
-
-       return 0;
-}
+//create resource
 
-static int Link_set_number(lua_State *L)
+static void create_host(const char* id,double power_peak,double power_sc,
+                                               const char* power_tr,int state_init,
+                                               const char* state_tr)
 {
-       max_link_number = luaL_checkint(L,1);
-       //link_list = malloc(sizeof(link_attr)*max_link_number);
-       //link_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_link_attr),&xbt_free_ref);
-       return 0;
-}
 
-static int Route_set_number(lua_State *L)
+       double power_scale = 1.0;
+       tmgr_trace_t power_trace = NULL;
+       e_surf_resource_state_t state_initial;
+       tmgr_trace_t state_trace;
+       if(power_sc) // !=0
+               power_scale = power_sc;
+       if (state_init == -1)
+               state_initial = SURF_RESOURCE_OFF;
+       else
+               state_initial = SURF_RESOURCE_ON;
+       if(power_tr)
+               power_trace = tmgr_trace_new(power_tr);
+       else
+               power_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
+       if(state_tr)
+               state_trace = tmgr_trace_new(state_tr);
+       else
+               state_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
+       current_property_set = xbt_dict_new();
+       surf_host_create_resource(xbt_strdup(id), power_peak, power_scale,
+                                              power_trace, state_initial, state_trace, current_property_set);
+
+}
+
+static int Host_new(lua_State *L)
 {
-       max_route_number = luaL_checkint(L,1);
-       //route_list = malloc(sizeof(route_attr)*max_link_number);
-       //route_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_route_attr),&xbt_free_ref);
-       return 0;
-}
 
-static int Host_new(lua_State *L) //(id,power)
-{
-       // if it's the first time ,instanciate the dynar
        if(xbt_dynar_is_empty(host_list_d))
                host_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_host_attr), &xbt_free_ref);
 
+       p_host_attr host;
+       const char * id;
+       const char *power_trace;
+       const char *state_trace;
+       double power,power_scale;
+       int state_initial;
+       //get values from the table passed as argument
+    if (lua_istable(L,-1)) {
+
+            // get Id Value
+            lua_pushstring(L,"id");
+            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+            id = lua_tostring(L,-1);
+            lua_pop(L,1);
+
+            // get power value
+            lua_pushstring(L,"power");
+            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+            power = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
+            lua_pop(L,1);
+
+            //get power_scale
+            lua_pushstring(L,"power_scale");
+            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+            power_scale = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
+            lua_pop(L,1);
+
+            //get power_trace
+            lua_pushstring(L,"power_trace");
+            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+            power_trace = lua_tostring(L,-1);
+            lua_pop(L,1);
+
+            //get state initial
+            lua_pushstring(L,"state_initial");
+            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+            state_initial = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
+            lua_pop(L,1);
+
+            //get trace state
+            lua_pushstring(L,"state_trace");
+            lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+            state_trace = lua_tostring(L,-1);
+            lua_pop(L,1);
 
-       p_host_attr host = malloc(sizeof(host_attr));
-       host->id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-       host->power = luaL_checknumber(L,2);
-       host->function = NULL;
-       xbt_dynar_push(host_list_d, &host);
-       host_index++;
-       return 0;
+    } else {
+            ERROR0("Bad Arguments to create host, Should be a table with named arguments");
+            return -1;
+    }
+
+           host = malloc(sizeof(host_attr));
+               host->id = id;
+               host->power_peak = power;
+               host->power_scale = power_scale;
+               host->power_trace = power_trace;
+               host->state_initial = state_initial;
+               host->state_trace = state_trace;
+               host->function = NULL;
+               xbt_dynar_push(host_list_d, &host);
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static int Link_new(lua_State *L) // (id,bandwidth,latency)
@@ -387,12 +445,38 @@ static int Link_new(lua_State *L) // (id,bandwidth,latency)
        if(xbt_dynar_is_empty(link_list_d))
                link_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_link_attr), &xbt_free_ref);
 
+       const char* id;
+       double bandwidth,latency;
+       //get values from the table passed as argument
+       if (lua_istable(L,-1)) {
+                   // get Id Value
+                   lua_pushstring(L,"id");
+                   lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+                   id = lua_tostring(L,-1);
+                   lua_pop(L,1);
+
+                   // get bandwidth value
+                   lua_pushstring(L,"bandwidth");
+                   lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+                   bandwidth = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
+                   lua_pop(L,1);
+
+                   //get latency value
+                   lua_pushstring(L,"latency");
+                   lua_gettable(L, -2 );
+                   latency = lua_tonumber(L,-1);
+                   lua_pop(L,1);
+
+           } else {
+                   ERROR0("Bad Arguments to create link, Should be a table with named arguments");
+                   return -1;
+           }
+
        p_link_attr link = malloc(sizeof(link_attr));
-       link->id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-       link->bandwidth = luaL_checknumber(L,2);
-       link->latency = luaL_checknumber(L,3);
+       link->id = id;
+       link->bandwidth = bandwidth;
+       link->latency = latency;
        xbt_dynar_push(link_list_d,&link);
-       link_index++;
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -400,27 +484,22 @@ static int Route_new(lua_State *L) // (src_id,dest_id,links_number,link_table)
 {
        if(xbt_dynar_is_empty(route_list_d))
                route_list_d = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(p_route_attr), &xbt_free_ref);
-
-       int i=0;
+       const char * link_id;
        p_route_attr route = malloc(sizeof(route_attr));
        route->src_id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
        route->dest_id = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
-       route->links_nb = luaL_checkint(L,3);
-       route->links_id = malloc(sizeof(char*)*route->links_nb);
+       route->links_id = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), &xbt_free_ref);
        lua_pushnil(L);
-       while (lua_next(L,4) != 0) {
-               if(i >= route->links_nb)
-                       ERROR1("Number of links should be less than %d",route->links_nb+1);
-               route->links_id[i] = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+       while (lua_next(L,3) != 0) {
+               link_id = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+               xbt_dynar_push(route->links_id, &link_id);
            DEBUG2("index = %f , Link_id = %s \n",lua_tonumber(L, -2),lua_tostring(L, -1));
-           i++;
            lua_pop(L, 1);
        }
        lua_pop(L, 1);
 
        //add route to platform's route list
        xbt_dynar_push(route_list_d,&route);
-       route_index++;
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -428,7 +507,8 @@ static int Host_set_function(lua_State *L) //(host,function,nb_args,list_args)
 {
        // look for the index of host in host_list
        const char *host_id = luaL_checkstring(L,1);
-       int i;
+       const char* argument;
+       unsigned int i;
        p_host_attr p_host;
 
        xbt_dynar_foreach(host_list_d,i,p_host)
@@ -436,15 +516,13 @@ static int Host_set_function(lua_State *L) //(host,function,nb_args,list_args)
                if(p_host->id == host_id)
                {
                        p_host->function = luaL_checkstring(L,2);
-                       p_host->args_nb = luaL_checkint(L,3);
-                       p_host->args_list = malloc(sizeof(char*)*p_host->args_nb);
+                       p_host->args_list = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(char *), &xbt_free_ref);
                        // fill the args list
                        lua_pushnil(L);
                        int j = 0;
-                       while (lua_next(L,4) != 0) {
-                                       if(j >= p_host->args_nb)
-                                               ERROR1("Number of args should be less than %d",p_host->args_nb+1);
-                                       p_host->args_list[j] = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+                       while (lua_next(L,3) != 0) {
+                                       argument = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+                                       xbt_dynar_push(p_host->args_list, &argument);
                                    DEBUG2("index = %f , Arg_id = %s \n",lua_tonumber(L, -2),lua_tostring(L, -1));
                                    j++;
                                    lua_pop(L, 1);
@@ -457,163 +535,59 @@ static int Host_set_function(lua_State *L) //(host,function,nb_args,list_args)
        return 1;
 }
 
-
-
 /*
  * surf parse bypass platform
  */
 static int surf_parse_bypass_platform()
 {
-       char buffer[22];
-       int i;
-
+       unsigned int i;
        p_host_attr p_host;
        p_link_attr p_link;
        p_route_attr p_route;
 
-       xbt_dynar_t dynaroun = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(int), NULL);
-
-       static int AX_ptr = 0;
-       static int surfxml_bufferstack_size = 2048;
-
-         /* FIXME allocating memory for the buffer, I think 2kB should be enough */
-       surfxml_bufferstack = xbt_new0(char, surfxml_bufferstack_size);
-         /* <platform> */
-       SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(platform_version, "2");
-       SURFXML_START_TAG(platform);
-
-
        // Add Hosts
-       //for(i=0;i<host_index;i++)
        xbt_dynar_foreach(host_list_d,i,p_host)
        {
-               //SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_id,host_list[i]->id);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_id,p_host->id);
-               //sprintf(buffer, "%f", host_list[i]->power);
-               sprintf(buffer,"%f",p_host->power);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_power,buffer);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_availability, "1.0");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_availability_file, "");
-               A_surfxml_host_state = A_surfxml_host_state_ON;
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_state_file, "");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_interference_send, "1.0");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_interference_recv, "1.0");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_interference_send_recv, "1.0");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(host_max_outgoing_rate, "-1.0");
-               SURFXML_START_TAG(host);
-               SURFXML_END_TAG(host);
+               create_host(p_host->id,p_host->power_peak,p_host->power_scale,p_host->power_trace,
+                                       p_host->state_initial,p_host->state_trace);
+               //add to routing model host list
+               surf_route_add_host((char*)p_host->id);
        }
 
        //add Links
-       //for (i = 0;i<link_index;i++)
        xbt_dynar_foreach(link_list_d,i,p_link)
        {
-               //SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_id,link_list[i]->id);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_id,p_link->id);
-               //sprintf(buffer,"%f",link_list[i]->bandwidth);
-               sprintf(buffer,"%f",p_link->bandwidth);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_bandwidth,buffer);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_bandwidth_file, "");
-               //sprintf(buffer,"%f",link_list[i]->latency);
-               sprintf(buffer,"%f",p_link->latency);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_latency,buffer);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_latency_file, "");
-               A_surfxml_link_state = A_surfxml_link_state_ON;
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_state_file, "");
-               A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy = A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy_SHARED;
-               SURFXML_START_TAG(link);
-               SURFXML_END_TAG(link);
+               surf_link_create_resouce((char*)p_link->id,p_link->bandwidth,p_link->latency);
        }
-
        // add route
-
-       //for (i = 0;i<route_index;i++)
        xbt_dynar_foreach(route_list_d,i,p_route)
        {
-               //SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_src,route_list[i]->src_id);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_src,p_route->src_id);
-               //SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_dst,route_list[i]->dest_id);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_dst,p_route->dest_id);
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_src, "0.0");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_dst, "0.0");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_src_with_other_recv, "0.0");
-               SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(route_impact_on_dst_with_other_send, "0.0");
-               SURFXML_START_TAG(route);
-               int j;
-
-               //for(j=0; j < route_list[i]->links_nb;j++)
-               for(j=0;j< p_route->links_nb;j++)
-               {
-                       //SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_c_ctn_id,route_list[i]->links_id[j]);
-                       SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(link_c_ctn_id,p_route->links_id[j]);
-                       SURFXML_START_TAG(link_c_ctn);
-                       SURFXML_END_TAG(link_c_ctn);
-               }
-
-               SURFXML_END_TAG(route);
+               surf_route_set_resource((char*)p_route->src_id,(char*)p_route->dest_id,p_route->links_id,0);
        }
        /* </platform> */
 
-       SURFXML_END_TAG(platform);
-       free(surfxml_bufferstack);
+       surf_add_host_traces();
+       surf_set_routes();
+       surf_add_link_traces();
+
        return 0; // must return 0 ?!!
 
 }
-
 /*
  * surf parse bypass application
  */
 static int surf_parse_bypass_application()
 {
-
-         int i;
-
+         unsigned int i;
          p_host_attr p_host;
-
-         static int AX_ptr;
-         static int surfxml_bufferstack_size = 2048;
-         /* FIXME ( should be manual )allocating memory to the buffer, I think 2MB should be enough */
-         surfxml_bufferstack = xbt_new0(char, surfxml_bufferstack_size);
-         /* <platform> */
-
-         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(platform_version, "2");
-
-         SURFXML_START_TAG(platform);
-
-         //for(i=0 ; i< host_index ;i++)
          xbt_dynar_foreach(host_list_d,i,p_host)
-         {
+                 {
                  if(p_host->function)
-                 {
-                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_host, p_host->id);
-                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_function, p_host->function);
-                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_start_time, "-1.0");
-                         SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(process_kill_time, "-1.0");
-                         SURFXML_START_TAG(process);
-
-                         //args
-                         int j;
-                         for(j=0 ;j<p_host->args_nb;j++)
-                         {
-                                 SURFXML_BUFFER_SET(argument_value,p_host->args_list[j]);
-                                 SURFXML_START_TAG(argument);
-                                 SURFXML_END_TAG(argument);
-                         }
-                         SURFXML_END_TAG(process);
-                 }
-
-         }
-         /* </platform> */
-         SURFXML_END_TAG(platform);
-         free(surfxml_bufferstack);
+                         MSG_set_function(p_host->id,p_host->function,p_host->args_list);
+                 }
          return 0;
 }
 
-// Free Allocated Memory
-static void clean_attr()
-{
-//nothing to do
-}
 //***********Register Methods *******************************************//
 /*
  * Host Methods
@@ -625,7 +599,6 @@ static const luaL_reg Host_methods[] = {
     {"at",                     Host_at},
     // Bypass XML Methods
     {"new",                    Host_new},
-    {"setNumber",      Host_set_number},
     {"setFunction",    Host_set_function},
     {0,0}
 };
@@ -654,7 +627,6 @@ static const luaL_reg Host_meta[] = {
  */
 static const luaL_reg Link_methods[] = {
     {"new",Link_new},
-    {"setNumber", Link_set_number },
     {0,0}
 };
 /*
@@ -662,7 +634,7 @@ static const luaL_reg Link_methods[] = {
  */
 static const luaL_reg Route_methods[] ={
    {"new",Route_new},
-   {"setNumber",Route_set_number}
+   {0,0}
 };
 
 /*
@@ -696,7 +668,6 @@ static int run_lua_code(int argc,char **argv) {
     res = lua_tonumber(L, -1);
     lua_pop(L, 1);  /* pop returned value */
   }
-
   // cleanups
   luaL_unref(simgrid_lua_state,LUA_REGISTRYINDEX,ref );
   DEBUG1("Execution of lua code %s is over", (argv ? argv[0] : "(null)"));
@@ -737,13 +708,12 @@ static int run(lua_State *L) {
   return 0;
 }
 static int clean(lua_State *L) {
-  clean_attr(); // in case of using "bypass xml" methods
   MSG_clean();
   return 0;
 }
 
 /*
- * Bypass XML Pareser
+ * Bypass XML Parser
  */
 static int register_platform(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -784,40 +754,44 @@ static const luaL_Reg simgrid_funcs[] = {
 extern const char*xbt_ctx_factory_to_use; /*Hack: let msg load directly the right factory */
 
 #define LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT 10 /* maximum amount of arguments we can get from lua on command line */
-
+#define TEST
 int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State* L); // Fuck gcc: we don't need that prototype
 int luaopen_simgrid(lua_State* L) {
-  //xbt_ctx_factory_to_use = "lua";
 
+  //xbt_ctx_factory_to_use = "lua";
   char **argv=malloc(sizeof(char*)*LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT);
   int argc=1;
   argv[0] = (char*)"/usr/bin/lua"; /* Lie on the argv[0] so that the stack dumping facilities find the right binary. FIXME: what if lua is not in that location? */
   /* Get the command line arguments from the lua interpreter */
   lua_getglobal(L,"arg");
-  xbt_assert1(lua_istable(L,-1),"arg parameter is not a table but a %s",lua_typename(L,-1));
-  int done=0;
-  while (!done) {
-    argc++;
-    lua_pushinteger(L,argc-2);
-    lua_gettable(L,-2);
-    if (lua_isnil(L,-1)) {
-      done = 1;
-    } else {
-      xbt_assert1(lua_isstring(L,-1),"argv[%d] got from lua is no string",argc-1);
-      xbt_assert2(argc<LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT,
-           "Too many arguments, please increase LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT in %s before recompiling SimGrid if you insist on having more than %d args on command line",
-           __FILE__,LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT-1);
-      argv[argc-1] = (char*)luaL_checkstring(L,-1);
-      lua_pop(L,1);
-      DEBUG1("Got command line argument %s from lua",argv[argc-1]);
-    }
-  }
-  argv[argc--]=NULL;
-
-  /* Initialize the MSG core */
-  MSG_global_init(&argc,argv);
-  DEBUG1("Still %d arguments on command line",argc); // FIXME: update the lua's arg table to reflect the changes from SimGrid
+  /* if arg is a null value, it means we use lua only as a script to init platform
+   * else it should be a table and then take arg in consideration
+   */
+  if(lua_istable(L,-1))
+  {
+         int done=0;
+         while (!done) {
+               argc++;
+               lua_pushinteger(L,argc-2);
+               lua_gettable(L,-2);
+               if (lua_isnil(L,-1)) {
+                 done = 1;
+               } else {
+                 xbt_assert1(lua_isstring(L,-1),"argv[%d] got from lua is no string",argc-1);
+                 xbt_assert2(argc<LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT,
+                          "Too many arguments, please increase LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT in %s before recompiling SimGrid if you insist on having more than %d args on command line",
+                          __FILE__,LUA_MAX_ARGS_COUNT-1);
+                 argv[argc-1] = (char*)luaL_checkstring(L,-1);
+                 lua_pop(L,1);
+                 DEBUG1("Got command line argument %s from lua",argv[argc-1]);
+               }
+         }
+         argv[argc--]=NULL;
 
+         /* Initialize the MSG core */
+         MSG_global_init(&argc,argv);
+         DEBUG1("Still %d arguments on command line",argc); // FIXME: update the lua's arg table to reflect the changes from SimGrid
+ }
   /* register the core C functions to lua */
   luaL_register(L, "simgrid", simgrid_funcs);
   /* register the task methods to lua */