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Move datadesc and TCP sockets from GRAS to XBT.
[simgrid.git] / src / gras / DataDesc / ddt_exchange.c
diff --git a/src/gras/DataDesc/ddt_exchange.c b/src/gras/DataDesc/ddt_exchange.c
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-/* ddt_exchange - send/recv data described                                  */
-
-/* Copyright (c) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010. The SimGrid Team.
- * All rights reserved.                                                     */
-
-/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
-
-#include "xbt/ex.h"
-#include "gras/DataDesc/datadesc_private.h"
-#include "gras/Transport/transport_interface.h" /* gras_trp_send/recv */
-
-XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(gras_ddt_exchange, gras_ddt,
-                                "Sending data over the network");
-const char *gras_datadesc_cat_names[9] = {
-  "undefined",
-  "scalar", "struct", "union", "ref", "array", "ignored",
-  "invalid"
-};
-
-static gras_datadesc_type_t int_type = NULL;
-static gras_datadesc_type_t pointer_type = NULL;
-
-static XBT_INLINE void
-gras_dd_send_int(gras_socket_t sock, int *i, int stable)
-{
-
-  if (!int_type) {
-    int_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("int");
-    xbt_assert(int_type);
-  }
-
-  XBT_DEBUG("send_int(%u)", *i);
-  gras_trp_send(sock, (char *) i, int_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], stable);
-}
-
-static XBT_INLINE void
-gras_dd_recv_int(gras_socket_t sock, int r_arch, int *i)
-{
-
-  if (!int_type) {
-    int_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("int");
-    xbt_assert(int_type);
-  }
-
-  if (int_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] >= int_type->size[r_arch]) {
-    gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) i, int_type->size[r_arch]);
-    if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-      gras_dd_convert_elm(int_type, 1, r_arch, i, i);
-  } else {
-    void *ptr = xbt_malloc(int_type->size[r_arch]);
-
-    gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) ptr, int_type->size[r_arch]);
-    if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-      gras_dd_convert_elm(int_type, 1, r_arch, ptr, i);
-    free(ptr);
-  }
-  XBT_DEBUG("recv_int(%u)", *i);
-}
-
-/*
- * Note: here we suppose that the remote NULL is a sequence
- *       of 'length' bytes set to 0.
- * FIXME: Check in configure?
- */
-static XBT_INLINE int gras_dd_is_r_null(char **r_ptr, long int length)
-{
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-    if (((unsigned char *) r_ptr)[i]) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return 1;
-}
-
-static XBT_INLINE void gras_dd_alloc_ref(xbt_dict_t refs, long int size, char **r_ref, long int r_len,  /* pointer_type->size[r_arch] */
-                                         char **l_ref, int detect_cycle)
-{
-  char *l_data = NULL;
-
-  xbt_assert(size > 0, "Cannot allocate %ld bytes!", size);
-  l_data = xbt_malloc((size_t) size);
-
-  *l_ref = l_data;
-  XBT_DEBUG
-      ("alloc_ref: l_data=%p, &l_data=%p; r_ref=%p; *r_ref=%p, r_len=%ld",
-       (void *) l_data, (void *) &l_data, (void *) r_ref,
-       (void *) (r_ref ? *r_ref : NULL), r_len);
-  if (detect_cycle && r_ref && !gras_dd_is_r_null(r_ref, r_len)) {
-    void *ptr = xbt_malloc(sizeof(void *));
-
-    memcpy(ptr, l_ref, sizeof(void *));
-
-    XBT_DEBUG("Insert l_ref=%p under r_ref=%p", *(void **) ptr,
-           *(void **) r_ref);
-
-    if (detect_cycle)
-      xbt_dict_set_ext(refs, (const char *) r_ref, r_len, ptr, NULL);
-  }
-}
-
-static int
-gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(gras_cbps_t state,
-                         xbt_dict_t refs,
-                         gras_datadesc_type_t type,
-                         char *src, char *dst, int subsize,
-                         int detect_cycle)
-{
-
-
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type;        /* type on which we recurse */
-  int count = 0;
-
-  XBT_VERB("Copy a %s (%s) from %p to %p (local sizeof=%ld)",
-        type->name, gras_datadesc_cat_names[type->category_code],
-        src, dst, type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
-
-  if (type->send) {
-    type->send(type, state, src);
-  }
-
-  switch (type->category_code) {
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
-    memcpy(dst, src, type->size[GRAS_THISARCH]);
-    count += type->size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-    break;
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct:{
-      gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
-      gras_dd_cat_field_t field;
-      char *field_src;
-      char *field_dst;
-
-      struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
-      xbt_assert(struct_data.closed,
-                  "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before copying it",
-                  type->name);
-      XBT_VERB(">> Copy all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-      xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
-        field_src = src + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-        field_dst = dst + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-
-        sub_type = field->type;
-
-        if (field->send)
-          field->send(type, state, field_src);
-
-        XBT_DEBUG("Copy field %s", field->name);
-        count +=
-            gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state, refs, sub_type, field_src,
-                                     field_dst, 0, detect_cycle
-                                     || sub_type->cycle);
-
-        if (XBT_LOG_ISENABLED(gras_ddt_exchange, xbt_log_priority_verbose)) {
-          if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("unsigned int")) {
-            XBT_VERB("Copied value for field '%s': %d (type: unsigned int)",
-                  field->name, *(unsigned int *) field_dst);
-          } else if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("int")) {
-            XBT_VERB("Copied value for field '%s': %d (type: int)",
-                  field->name, *(int *) field_dst);
-
-          } else if (sub_type ==
-                     gras_datadesc_by_name("unsigned long int")) {
-            XBT_VERB
-                ("Copied value for field '%s': %ld (type: unsigned long int)",
-                 field->name, *(unsigned long int *) field_dst);
-          } else if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("long int")) {
-            XBT_VERB("Copied value for field '%s': %ld (type: long int)",
-                  field->name, *(long int *) field_dst);
-
-          } else if (sub_type == gras_datadesc_by_name("string")) {
-            XBT_VERB("Copied value for field '%s': '%s' (type: string)",
-                  field->name, *(char **) field_dst);
-          } else {
-            XBT_VERB("Copied a value for field '%s' (type not scalar?)",
-                  field->name);
-          }
-        }
-
-      }
-      XBT_VERB("<< Copied all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union:{
-      gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
-      gras_dd_cat_field_t field = NULL;
-      unsigned int field_num;
-
-      union_data = type->category.union_data;
-
-      xbt_assert(union_data.closed,
-                  "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before copying it",
-                  type->name);
-      /* retrieve the field number */
-      field_num = union_data.selector(type, state, src);
-
-      xbt_assert(field_num > 0,
-                  "union field selector of %s gave a negative value",
-                  type->name);
-
-      xbt_assert(field_num < xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields),
-                  "union field selector of %s returned %d but there is only %lu fields",
-                  type->name, field_num,
-                  xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
-
-      /* Copy the content */
-      field =
-          xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num,
-                           gras_dd_cat_field_t);
-      sub_type = field->type;
-
-      if (field->send)
-        field->send(type, state, src);
-
-      count += gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state, refs, sub_type, src, dst, 0,
-                                        detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref:{
-      gras_dd_cat_ref_t ref_data;
-      char **o_ref = NULL;
-      char **n_ref = NULL;
-      int reference_is_to_cpy;
-
-      ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
-
-      /* Detect the referenced type */
-      sub_type = ref_data.type;
-      if (sub_type == NULL) {
-        sub_type = ref_data.selector(type, state, src);
-      }
-
-      /* Send the pointed data only if not already sent */
-      if (*(void **) src == NULL) {
-        XBT_VERB("Not copying NULL referenced data");
-        *(void **) dst = NULL;
-        break;
-      }
-      o_ref = (char **) src;
-
-      reference_is_to_cpy = 1;
-      if (detect_cycle &&
-          (n_ref =
-           xbt_dict_get_or_null_ext(refs, (char *) o_ref,
-                                    sizeof(char *)))) {
-        /* already known, no need to copy it */
-        //XBT_INFO("Cycle detected");
-        reference_is_to_cpy = 0;
-      }
-
-      if (reference_is_to_cpy) {
-        int subsubcount = -1;
-        void *l_referenced = NULL;
-        XBT_VERB("Copy a ref to '%s' referenced at %p", sub_type->name,
-              (void *) *o_ref);
-
-        if (!pointer_type) {
-          pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
-          xbt_assert(pointer_type);
-        }
-
-        if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array) {
-          /* Damn. Reference to a dynamic array. Allocating the space for it is more complicated */
-          gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
-          gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
-
-          subsub_type = array_data.type;
-          subsubcount = array_data.fixed_size;
-          if (subsubcount == -1)
-            subsubcount =
-                array_data.dynamic_size(subsub_type, state, *o_ref);
-
-          if (subsubcount != 0)
-            gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,
-                              subsub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] *
-                              subsubcount, o_ref,
-                              pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
-                              (char **) &l_referenced, detect_cycle);
-        } else {
-          gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs, sub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
-                            o_ref, pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
-                            (char **) &l_referenced, detect_cycle);
-        }
-
-        count += gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state, refs, sub_type,
-                                          *o_ref, (char *) l_referenced,
-                                          subsubcount, detect_cycle
-                                          || sub_type->cycle);
-
-        *(void **) dst = l_referenced;
-        XBT_VERB("'%s' previously referenced at %p now at %p",
-              sub_type->name, *(void **) o_ref, l_referenced);
-
-      } else {
-        XBT_VERB
-            ("NOT copying data previously referenced @%p (already done, @%p now)",
-             *(void **) o_ref, *(void **) n_ref);
-
-        *(void **) dst = *n_ref;
-
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array:{
-      gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data;
-      unsigned long int array_count;
-      char *src_ptr = src;
-      char *dst_ptr = dst;
-      long int elm_size;
-
-      array_data = type->category.array_data;
-
-      /* determine and send the element count */
-      array_count = array_data.fixed_size;
-      if (array_count == -1)
-        array_count = subsize;
-      if (array_count == -1) {
-        array_count = array_data.dynamic_size(type, state, src);
-        xbt_assert(array_count >= 0,
-                    "Invalid (negative) array size for type %s",
-                    type->name);
-      }
-
-      /* send the content */
-      sub_type = array_data.type;
-      elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-      if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-        XBT_VERB("Array of %ld scalars, copy it in one shot", array_count);
-        memcpy(dst, src,
-               sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * array_count);
-        count += sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * array_count;
-      } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array
-                 && sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size > 0
-                 && sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code ==
-                 e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-
-        XBT_VERB("Array of %ld fixed array of scalars, copy it in one shot",
-              array_count);
-        memcpy(dst, src,
-               sub_type->category.array_data.
-               type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH]
-               * array_count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size);
-        count +=
-            sub_type->category.array_data.type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH]
-            * array_count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size;
-
-      } else {
-        XBT_VERB("Array of %ld stuff, copy it in one after the other",
-              array_count);
-        for (cpt = 0; cpt < array_count; cpt++) {
-          XBT_VERB("Copy the %dth stuff out of %ld", cpt, array_count);
-          count +=
-              gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state, refs, sub_type, src_ptr,
-                                       dst_ptr, 0, detect_cycle
-                                       || sub_type->cycle);
-          src_ptr += elm_size;
-          dst_ptr += elm_size;
-        }
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-
-  default:
-    xbt_die("Invalid type");
-  }
-
-  return count;
-}
-
-/**
- * gras_datadesc_memcpy:
- *
- * Copy the data pointed by src and described by type
- * to a new location, and store a pointer to it in dst.
- *
- */
-int gras_datadesc_memcpy(gras_datadesc_type_t type, void *src, void *dst)
-{
-  static gras_cbps_t state = NULL;
-  static xbt_dict_t refs = NULL;        /* all references already sent */
-  int size = 0;
-
-  xbt_assert(type, "called with NULL type descriptor");
-
-  XBT_DEBUG("Memcopy a %s from %p to %p", gras_datadesc_get_name(type), src,
-         dst);
-  if (!state) {
-    state = gras_cbps_new();
-    refs = xbt_dict_new_homogeneous(xbt_free_f);
-  }
-
-  TRY {
-    size =
-        gras_datadesc_memcpy_rec(state, refs, type, (char *) src,
-                                 (char *) dst, 0, type->cycle);
-  }
-  TRY_CLEANUP {
-    xbt_dict_reset(refs);
-    gras_cbps_reset(state);
-  }
-  CATCH_ANONYMOUS {
-    RETHROW;
-  }
-  return size;
-}
-
-/***
- *** Direct use functions
- ***/
-
-static void
-gras_datadesc_send_rec(gras_socket_t sock,
-                       gras_cbps_t state,
-                       xbt_dict_t refs,
-                       gras_datadesc_type_t type,
-                       char *data, int detect_cycle)
-{
-
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type;        /* type on which we recurse */
-
-  XBT_VERB("Send a %s (%s)",
-        type->name, gras_datadesc_cat_names[type->category_code]);
-
-  if (!strcmp(type->name, "string"))
-    XBT_VERB("value: '%s'", *(char **) data);
-
-  if (type->send) {
-    type->send(type, state, data);
-    XBT_DEBUG("Run the emission callback");
-  }
-
-  switch (type->category_code) {
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
-    gras_trp_send(sock, data, type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 1);
-    break;
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct:{
-      gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
-      gras_dd_cat_field_t field;
-      char *field_data;
-
-      struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
-      xbt_assert(struct_data.closed,
-                  "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before sending it",
-                  type->name);
-      XBT_VERB(">> Send all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-      xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
-        field_data = data;
-        field_data += field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-
-        sub_type = field->type;
-
-        if (field->send) {
-          XBT_DEBUG("Run the emission callback of field %s", field->name);
-          field->send(type, state, field_data);
-        }
-
-        XBT_VERB("Send field %s", field->name);
-        gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type, field_data,
-                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-
-      }
-      XBT_VERB("<< Sent all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union:{
-      gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
-      gras_dd_cat_field_t field = NULL;
-      int field_num;
-
-      union_data = type->category.union_data;
-
-      xbt_assert(union_data.closed,
-                  "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before sending it",
-                  type->name);
-      /* retrieve the field number */
-      field_num = union_data.selector(type, state, data);
-
-      xbt_assert(field_num > 0,
-                  "union field selector of %s gave a negative value",
-                  type->name);
-
-      xbt_assert(field_num < xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields),
-                  "union field selector of %s returned %d but there is only %lu fields",
-                  type->name, field_num,
-                  xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
-
-      /* Send the field number */
-      gras_dd_send_int(sock, &field_num, 0 /* not stable */ );
-
-      /* Send the content */
-      field =
-          xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num,
-                           gras_dd_cat_field_t);
-      sub_type = field->type;
-
-      if (field->send)
-        field->send(type, state, data);
-
-      gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type, data,
-                             detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref:{
-      gras_dd_cat_ref_t ref_data;
-      void **ref = (void **) data;
-      int reference_is_to_send;
-
-      ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
-
-      /* Detect the referenced type and send it to peer if needed */
-      sub_type = ref_data.type;
-      if (sub_type == NULL) {
-        sub_type = ref_data.selector(type, state, data);
-        gras_dd_send_int(sock, &(sub_type->code), 1 /*stable */ );
-      }
-
-      /* Send the actual value of the pointer for cycle handling */
-      if (!pointer_type) {
-        pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
-        xbt_assert(pointer_type);
-      }
-
-      gras_trp_send(sock, (char *) data,
-                    pointer_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH], 1 /*stable */ );
-
-      /* Send the pointed data only if not already sent */
-      if (*(void **) data == NULL) {
-        XBT_VERB("Not sending NULL referenced data");
-        break;
-      }
-
-      reference_is_to_send = 1;
-      /* return ignored. Just checking whether it's known or not */
-      if (detect_cycle
-          && xbt_dict_get_or_null_ext(refs, (char *) ref,
-                                      sizeof(char *))) {
-        //XBT_INFO("Cycle detected");
-        reference_is_to_send = 0;
-      }
-
-      if (reference_is_to_send) {
-        XBT_VERB("Sending data referenced at %p", (void *) *ref);
-        if (detect_cycle)
-          xbt_dict_set_ext(refs, (char *) ref, sizeof(void *), ref, NULL);
-        gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type, *ref,
-                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-
-      } else {
-        XBT_VERB("Not sending data referenced at %p (already done)",
-              (void *) *ref);
-      }
-
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array:{
-      gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data;
-      int count;
-      char *ptr = data;
-      long int elm_size;
-
-      array_data = type->category.array_data;
-
-      /* determine and send the element count */
-      count = array_data.fixed_size;
-      if (count == -1) {
-        count = array_data.dynamic_size(type, state, data);
-        xbt_assert(count >= 0,
-                    "Invalid (negative) array size for type %s",
-                    type->name);
-        gras_dd_send_int(sock, &count, 0 /*non-stable */ );
-      }
-
-      /* send the content */
-      sub_type = array_data.type;
-      elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-      if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-        XBT_VERB("Array of %d scalars, send it in one shot", count);
-        gras_trp_send(sock, data,
-                      sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] * count,
-                      0 /* not stable */ );
-      } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array
-                 && sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size > 0
-                 && sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code ==
-                 e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-
-        XBT_VERB("Array of %d fixed array of scalars, send it in one shot",
-              count);
-        gras_trp_send(sock, data,
-                      sub_type->category.array_data.
-                      type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH]
-                      * count * sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size,
-                      0 /* not stable */ );
-
-      } else {
-        for (cpt = 0; cpt < count; cpt++) {
-          gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type, ptr,
-                                 detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-          ptr += elm_size;
-        }
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-
-  default:
-    xbt_die("Invalid type");
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * gras_datadesc_send:
- *
- * Copy the data pointed by src and described by type to the socket
- *
- */
-void gras_datadesc_send(gras_socket_t sock,
-                        gras_datadesc_type_t type, void *src)
-{
-  static gras_cbps_t state = NULL;
-  static xbt_dict_t refs = NULL;        /* all references already sent */
-
-  xbt_assert(type, "called with NULL type descriptor");
-
-  if (!state) {
-    state = gras_cbps_new();
-    refs = xbt_dict_new_homogeneous(NULL);
-  }
-
-  TRY {
-    gras_datadesc_send_rec(sock, state, refs, type, (char *) src,
-                           type->cycle);
-  }
-  TRY_CLEANUP {
-    xbt_dict_reset(refs);
-    gras_cbps_reset(state);
-  }
-  CATCH_ANONYMOUS {
-    RETHROW;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * gras_datadesc_recv_rec:
- *
- * Do the data reception job recursively.
- *
- * subsize used only to deal with vicious case of reference to dynamic array.
- *  This size is needed at the reference reception level (to allocate enough
- * space) and at the array reception level (to fill enough room).
- *
- * Having this size passed as an argument of the recursive function is a crude
- * hack, but I was told that working code is sometimes better than neat one ;)
- */
-static void
-gras_datadesc_recv_rec(gras_socket_t sock,
-                       gras_cbps_t state,
-                       xbt_dict_t refs,
-                       gras_datadesc_type_t type,
-                       int r_arch,
-                       char **r_data,
-                       long int r_lgr,
-                       char *l_data, int subsize, int detect_cycle)
-{
-
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type;
-
-  XBT_VERB("Recv a %s @%p", type->name, (void *) l_data);
-  xbt_assert(l_data);
-
-  switch (type->category_code) {
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
-    if (type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] == type->size[r_arch]) {
-      gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) l_data, type->size[r_arch]);
-      if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-        gras_dd_convert_elm(type, 1, r_arch, l_data, l_data);
-    } else {
-      void *ptr = xbt_malloc(type->size[r_arch]);
-
-      gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) ptr, type->size[r_arch]);
-      if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-        gras_dd_convert_elm(type, 1, r_arch, ptr, l_data);
-      free(ptr);
-    }
-    break;
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct:{
-      gras_dd_cat_struct_t struct_data;
-      gras_dd_cat_field_t field;
-
-      struct_data = type->category.struct_data;
-
-      xbt_assert(struct_data.closed,
-                  "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_struct_close on %s before receiving it",
-                  type->name);
-      XBT_VERB(">> Receive all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-      xbt_dynar_foreach(struct_data.fields, cpt, field) {
-        char *field_data = l_data + field->offset[GRAS_THISARCH];
-
-        sub_type = field->type;
-
-        gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type,
-                               r_arch, NULL, 0,
-                               field_data, -1,
-                               detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-
-        if (field->recv) {
-          XBT_DEBUG("Run the reception callback of field %s", field->name);
-          field->recv(type, state, (void *) l_data);
-        }
-
-      }
-      XBT_VERB("<< Received all fields of the structure %s", type->name);
-
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union:{
-      gras_dd_cat_union_t union_data;
-      gras_dd_cat_field_t field = NULL;
-      int field_num;
-
-      union_data = type->category.union_data;
-
-      xbt_assert(union_data.closed,
-                  "Please call gras_datadesc_declare_union_close on %s before receiving it",
-                  type->name);
-      /* retrieve the field number */
-      gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &field_num);
-      if (field_num < 0)
-        THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-               "Received union field for %s is negative", type->name);
-      if (field_num > xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields))
-        THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-               "Received union field for %s is said to be #%d but there is only %lu fields",
-               type->name, field_num, xbt_dynar_length(union_data.fields));
-
-      /* Recv the content */
-      field =
-          xbt_dynar_get_as(union_data.fields, field_num,
-                           gras_dd_cat_field_t);
-      sub_type = field->type;
-
-      gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type,
-                             r_arch, NULL, 0,
-                             l_data, -1, detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-      if (field->recv)
-        field->recv(type, state, l_data);
-
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref:{
-      char **r_ref = NULL;
-      char **l_ref = NULL;
-      gras_dd_cat_ref_t ref_data;
-      int reference_is_to_recv = 0;
-
-      ref_data = type->category.ref_data;
-
-      /* Get the referenced type locally or from peer */
-      sub_type = ref_data.type;
-      if (sub_type == NULL) {
-        int ref_code;
-        gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &ref_code);
-        sub_type = gras_datadesc_by_id(ref_code);
-      }
-
-      /* Get the actual value of the pointer for cycle handling */
-      if (!pointer_type) {
-        pointer_type = gras_datadesc_by_name("data pointer");
-        xbt_assert(pointer_type);
-      }
-
-      r_ref = xbt_malloc(pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
-
-      gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch]);
-
-      /* Receive the pointed data only if not already sent */
-      if (gras_dd_is_r_null(r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch])) {
-        XBT_VERB("Not receiving data remotely referenced @%p since it's NULL",
-              *(void **) r_ref);
-        *(void **) l_data = NULL;
-        free(r_ref);
-        break;
-      }
-
-      reference_is_to_recv = 1;
-      if (detect_cycle && (l_ref =
-                           xbt_dict_get_or_null_ext(refs, (char *) r_ref,
-                                                    pointer_type->size
-                                                    [r_arch]))) {
-        reference_is_to_recv = 0;
-        //XBT_INFO("Cycle detected");
-      }
-
-      if (reference_is_to_recv) {
-        int subsubcount = -1;
-        void *l_referenced = NULL;
-
-        XBT_VERB("Receiving a ref to '%s', remotely @%p",
-              sub_type->name, *(void **) r_ref);
-        if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array) {
-          /* Damn. Reference to a dynamic array. Allocating the space for it is more complicated */
-          gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
-          gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
-
-          subsubcount = array_data.fixed_size;
-          if (subsubcount == -1)
-            gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &subsubcount);
-
-          subsub_type = array_data.type;
-
-          if (subsubcount != 0)
-            gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs,
-                              subsub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH] *
-                              subsubcount, r_ref,
-                              pointer_type->size[r_arch],
-                              (char **) &l_referenced, detect_cycle);
-          else
-            l_referenced = NULL;
-        } else {
-          gras_dd_alloc_ref(refs, sub_type->size[GRAS_THISARCH],
-                            r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch],
-                            (char **) &l_referenced, detect_cycle);
-        }
-
-        if (l_referenced != NULL)
-          gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type,
-                                 r_arch, r_ref, pointer_type->size[r_arch],
-                                 (char *) l_referenced, subsubcount,
-                                 detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-
-        *(void **) l_data = l_referenced;
-        XBT_VERB("'%s' remotely referenced at %p locally at %p",
-              sub_type->name, *(void **) r_ref, l_referenced);
-
-      } else {
-        XBT_VERB
-            ("NOT receiving data remotely referenced @%p (already done, @%p here)",
-             *(void **) r_ref, *(void **) l_ref);
-
-        *(void **) l_data = *l_ref;
-
-      }
-      free(r_ref);
-      break;
-    }
-
-  case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array:{
-      gras_dd_cat_array_t array_data;
-      int count;
-      char *ptr;
-      long int elm_size;
-
-      array_data = type->category.array_data;
-      /* determine element count locally, or from caller, or from peer */
-      count = array_data.fixed_size;
-      if (count == -1)
-        count = subsize;
-      if (count == -1)
-        gras_dd_recv_int(sock, r_arch, &count);
-      if (count == -1)
-        THROWF(mismatch_error, 0,
-               "Invalid (=-1) array size for type %s", type->name);
-
-      /* receive the content */
-      sub_type = array_data.type;
-      if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-        XBT_VERB("Array of %d scalars, get it in one shoot", count);
-        if (sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] >=
-            sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch]) {
-          gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) l_data,
-                        sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count);
-          if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-            gras_dd_convert_elm(sub_type, count, r_arch, l_data, l_data);
-        } else {
-          ptr = xbt_malloc(sub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count);
-
-          gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) ptr,
-                        sub_type->size[r_arch] * count);
-          if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-            gras_dd_convert_elm(sub_type, count, r_arch, ptr, l_data);
-          free(ptr);
-        }
-      } else if (sub_type->category_code == e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array
-                 && sub_type->category.array_data.fixed_size >= 0
-                 && sub_type->category.array_data.type->category_code ==
-                 e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar) {
-        gras_datadesc_type_t subsub_type;
-        array_data = sub_type->category.array_data;
-        subsub_type = array_data.type;
-
-        XBT_VERB("Array of %d fixed array of scalars, get it in one shot",
-              count);
-        if (subsub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH] >=
-            subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch]) {
-          gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) l_data,
-                        subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count *
-                        array_data.fixed_size);
-          if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-            gras_dd_convert_elm(subsub_type, count * array_data.fixed_size,
-                                r_arch, l_data, l_data);
-        } else {
-          ptr =
-              xbt_malloc(subsub_type->aligned_size[r_arch] * count *
-                         array_data.fixed_size);
-
-          gras_trp_recv(sock, (char *) ptr,
-                        subsub_type->size[r_arch] * count *
-                        array_data.fixed_size);
-          if (r_arch != GRAS_THISARCH)
-            gras_dd_convert_elm(subsub_type, count * array_data.fixed_size,
-                                r_arch, ptr, l_data);
-          free(ptr);
-        }
-
-
-      } else {
-        /* not scalar content, get it recursively (may contain pointers) */
-        elm_size = sub_type->aligned_size[GRAS_THISARCH];
-        XBT_VERB("Receive a %d-long array of %s", count, sub_type->name);
-
-        ptr = l_data;
-        for (cpt = 0; cpt < count; cpt++) {
-          gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock, state, refs, sub_type,
-                                 r_arch, NULL, 0, ptr, -1,
-                                 detect_cycle || sub_type->cycle);
-
-          ptr += elm_size;
-        }
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-
-  default:
-    xbt_die("Invalid type");
-  }
-
-  if (type->recv)
-    type->recv(type, state, l_data);
-
-  if (!strcmp(type->name, "string"))
-    XBT_VERB("value: '%s'", *(char **) l_data);
-
-}
-
-/**
- * gras_datadesc_recv:
- *
- * Get an instance of the datatype described by @type from the @socket,
- * and store a pointer to it in @dst
- *
- */
-void
-gras_datadesc_recv(gras_socket_t sock,
-                   gras_datadesc_type_t type, int r_arch, void *dst)
-{
-  static gras_cbps_t state = NULL;      /* callback persistent state */
-  static xbt_dict_t refs = NULL;        /* all references already sent */
-
-  if (!state) {
-    state = gras_cbps_new();
-    refs = xbt_dict_new_homogeneous(xbt_free_f);
-  }
-
-  xbt_assert(type, "called with NULL type descriptor");
-  TRY {
-    gras_datadesc_recv_rec(sock, state, refs, type,
-                           r_arch, NULL, 0, (char *) dst, -1, type->cycle);
-  }
-  TRY_CLEANUP {
-    xbt_dict_reset(refs);
-    gras_cbps_reset(state);
-  }
-  CATCH_ANONYMOUS {
-    RETHROW;
-  }
-}