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Proof-read of communicate/share_resources/update_actions_state.
[simgrid.git] / src / surf / network.c
index 867736f..a6512e8 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. The SimGrid Team.
+
+/*
+ * Network with improved management of tasks, IM (Improved Management).
+ * Uses a heap to store actions so that the share_resources is faster.
+ * This model automatically sets the selective update flag to 1 and is
+ * highly dependent on the maxmin lmm module.
+ */
+
+/* Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011. The SimGrid Team.
  * All rights reserved.                                                     */
 
 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -8,6 +16,17 @@
 #include "xbt/log.h"
 #include "xbt/str.h"
 
+#include "surf_private.h"
+#include "xbt/dict.h"
+#include "maxmin_private.h"
+#include "surf/surfxml_parse_values.h"
+#include "surf/surf_resource.h"
+#include "surf/surf_resource_lmm.h"
+
+#undef GENERIC_ACTION
+#define GENERIC_ACTION(action) action->generic_action
+
+
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(surf_network, surf,
                                 "Logging specific to the SURF network module");
 
@@ -15,17 +34,54 @@ surf_model_t surf_network_model = NULL;
 static lmm_system_t network_maxmin_system = NULL;
 static void (*network_solve) (lmm_system_t) = NULL;
 
-double sg_latency_factor = 1.0;    /* default value; can be set by model or from command line */
-double sg_bandwidth_factor = 1.0;  /* default value; can be set by model or from command line */
-double sg_weight_S_parameter = 0.0;/* default value; can be set by model or from command line */
+double sg_sender_gap = 0.0;
+double sg_latency_factor = 1.0; /* default value; can be set by model or from command line */
+double sg_bandwidth_factor = 1.0;       /* default value; can be set by model or from command line */
+double sg_weight_S_parameter = 0.0;     /* default value; can be set by model or from command line */
 
 double sg_tcp_gamma = 0.0;
-int sg_network_fullduplex = 1;
+int sg_network_crosstraffic = 0;
+
+xbt_dict_t gap_lookup = NULL;
 
+e_UM_t network_update_mechanism = UM_UNDEFINED;
+static int selective_update = 0;
+
+static int net_action_is_suspended(surf_action_t action);
+static void update_action_remaining(double now);
+
+static xbt_swag_t net_modified_set = NULL;
+static xbt_heap_t net_action_heap = NULL;
+xbt_swag_t keep_track = NULL;
+
+/* added to manage the communication action's heap */
+static void net_action_update_index_heap(void *action, int i)
+{
+  ((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->index_heap = i;
+}
+
+/* insert action on heap using a given key and a hat (heap_action_type)
+ * a hat can be of three types for communications:
+ *
+ * NORMAL = this is a normal heap entry stating the date to finish transmitting
+ * LATENCY = this is a heap entry to warn us when the latency is payed
+ * MAX_DURATION =this is a heap entry to warn us when the max_duration limit is reached
+ */
+static void heap_insert(surf_action_network_CM02_t    action, double key, enum heap_action_type hat){
+  action->hat = hat;
+  xbt_heap_push(net_action_heap, action, key);
+}
+
+static void heap_remove(surf_action_network_CM02_t action){
+  action->hat = NONE;
+  if(((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->index_heap >= 0){
+      xbt_heap_remove(net_action_heap,action->index_heap);
+  }
+}
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /*                           Factors callbacks                                */
-/******************************************************************************/ 
+/******************************************************************************/
 static double constant_latency_factor(double size)
 {
   return sg_latency_factor;
@@ -36,11 +92,13 @@ static double constant_bandwidth_factor(double size)
   return sg_bandwidth_factor;
 }
 
-static double constant_bandwidth_constraint(double rate, double bound, double size)
+static double constant_bandwidth_constraint(double rate, double bound,
+                                            double size)
 {
   return rate;
 }
 
+
 /**********************/
 /*   SMPI callbacks   */
 /**********************/
@@ -76,94 +134,97 @@ static double smpi_bandwidth_factor(double size)
   return 0.9359;
 }
 
-static double smpi_bandwidth_constraint(double rate, double bound, double size)
+static double smpi_bandwidth_constraint(double rate, double bound,
+                                        double size)
 {
   return rate < 0 ? bound : min(bound, rate * smpi_bandwidth_factor(size));
 }
 
-
-static double (*latency_factor_callback)(double) = &constant_latency_factor;
-static double (*bandwidth_factor_callback)(double) = &constant_bandwidth_factor;
-static double (*bandwidth_constraint_callback)(double, double, double) = &constant_bandwidth_constraint;
-
-
-static link_CM02_t net_link_new(char *name,
-                            double bw_initial,
-                            tmgr_trace_t bw_trace,
-                            double lat_initial,
-                            tmgr_trace_t lat_trace,
-                            e_surf_resource_state_t
-                            state_initial,
-                            tmgr_trace_t state_trace,
-                            e_surf_link_sharing_policy_t
-                            policy, xbt_dict_t properties)
+static double (*latency_factor_callback) (double) =
+    &constant_latency_factor;
+static double (*bandwidth_factor_callback) (double) =
+    &constant_bandwidth_factor;
+static double (*bandwidth_constraint_callback) (double, double, double) =
+    &constant_bandwidth_constraint;
+
+static void (*gap_append) (double, const link_CM02_t, surf_action_network_CM02_t) = NULL;
+static void (*gap_remove) (surf_action_network_CM02_t) = NULL;
+
+static void* net_create_resource(const char *name,
+                                double bw_initial,
+                                tmgr_trace_t bw_trace,
+                                double lat_initial,
+                                tmgr_trace_t lat_trace,
+                                e_surf_resource_state_t
+                                state_initial,
+                                tmgr_trace_t state_trace,
+                                e_surf_link_sharing_policy_t
+                                policy, xbt_dict_t properties)
 {
   link_CM02_t nw_link = (link_CM02_t)
-    surf_resource_lmm_new(sizeof(s_link_CM02_t),
-                          surf_network_model, name, properties,
-                          network_maxmin_system,
-                          sg_bandwidth_factor * bw_initial,
-                          history,
-                          state_initial, state_trace,
-                          bw_initial, bw_trace);
-
-  xbt_assert1(!xbt_dict_get_or_null(surf_network_model->resource_set, name),
-              "Link '%s' declared several times in the platform file.", name);
+      surf_resource_lmm_new(sizeof(s_link_CM02_t),
+                            surf_network_model, name, properties,
+                            network_maxmin_system,
+                            sg_bandwidth_factor * bw_initial,
+                            history,
+                            state_initial, state_trace,
+                            bw_initial, bw_trace);
+
+  xbt_assert(!xbt_lib_get_or_null(link_lib, name, SURF_LINK_LEVEL),
+              "Link '%s' declared several times in the platform file.",
+              name);
 
   nw_link->lat_current = lat_initial;
   if (lat_trace)
     nw_link->lat_event =
-      tmgr_history_add_trace(history, lat_trace, 0.0, 0, nw_link);
+        tmgr_history_add_trace(history, lat_trace, 0.0, 0, nw_link);
 
   if (policy == SURF_LINK_FATPIPE)
     lmm_constraint_shared(nw_link->lmm_resource.constraint);
 
-  xbt_dict_set(surf_network_model->resource_set, name, nw_link,
-               surf_resource_free);
-#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
-  TRACE_surf_link_declaration (name, bw_initial, lat_initial);
-#endif
+  xbt_lib_set(link_lib, name, SURF_LINK_LEVEL, nw_link);
 
   return nw_link;
 }
 
-static void net_parse_link_init(void)
+static void net_parse_link_init(sg_platf_link_cbarg_t link)
 {
-  char *name_link;
-  double bw_initial;
-  tmgr_trace_t bw_trace;
-  double lat_initial;
-  tmgr_trace_t lat_trace;
-  e_surf_resource_state_t state_initial_link = SURF_RESOURCE_ON;
-  e_surf_link_sharing_policy_t policy_initial_link = SURF_LINK_SHARED;
-  tmgr_trace_t state_trace;
-
-  name_link = xbt_strdup(A_surfxml_link_id);
-  surf_parse_get_double(&bw_initial, A_surfxml_link_bandwidth);
-  bw_trace = tmgr_trace_new(A_surfxml_link_bandwidth_file);
-  surf_parse_get_double(&lat_initial, A_surfxml_link_latency);
-  lat_trace = tmgr_trace_new(A_surfxml_link_latency_file);
-
-  xbt_assert0((A_surfxml_link_state == A_surfxml_link_state_ON)
-              || (A_surfxml_link_state ==
-                  A_surfxml_link_state_OFF), "Invalid state");
-  if (A_surfxml_link_state == A_surfxml_link_state_ON)
-    state_initial_link = SURF_RESOURCE_ON;
-  else if (A_surfxml_link_state == A_surfxml_link_state_OFF)
-    state_initial_link = SURF_RESOURCE_OFF;
-
-  if (A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy == A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy_SHARED)
-    policy_initial_link = SURF_LINK_SHARED;
-  else if (A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy ==
-           A_surfxml_link_sharing_policy_FATPIPE)
-    policy_initial_link = SURF_LINK_FATPIPE;
-
-  state_trace = tmgr_trace_new(A_surfxml_link_state_file);
-
-  net_link_new(name_link, bw_initial, bw_trace,
-           lat_initial, lat_trace, state_initial_link, state_trace,
-           policy_initial_link, xbt_dict_new());
-
+  if(link->policy == SURF_LINK_FULLDUPLEX){
+    char *link_id;
+    link_id = bprintf("%s_UP", link->id);
+         net_create_resource(link_id,
+                           link->bandwidth,
+                           link->bandwidth_trace,
+                           link->latency,
+                           link->latency_trace,
+                           link->state,
+                           link->state_trace,
+                           link->policy,
+                           link->properties);
+         xbt_free(link_id);
+    link_id = bprintf("%s_DOWN", link->id);
+    net_create_resource(link_id,
+                        link->bandwidth,
+                        link->bandwidth_trace,
+                        link->latency,
+                        link->latency_trace,
+                        link->state,
+                        link->state_trace,
+                        link->policy,
+                        link->properties);
+    xbt_free(link_id);
+  }
+  else{
+    net_create_resource(link->id,
+                        link->bandwidth,
+                        link->bandwidth_trace,
+                        link->latency,
+                        link->latency_trace,
+                        link->state,
+                        link->state_trace,
+                        link->policy,
+                        link->properties);
+  }
 }
 
 static void net_add_traces(void)
@@ -180,56 +241,60 @@ static void net_add_traces(void)
   xbt_dict_foreach(trace_connect_list_link_avail, cursor, trace_name, elm) {
     tmgr_trace_t trace = xbt_dict_get_or_null(traces_set_list, trace_name);
     link_CM02_t link =
-      xbt_dict_get_or_null(surf_network_model->resource_set, elm);
+               xbt_lib_get_or_null(link_lib, elm, SURF_LINK_LEVEL);
 
-    xbt_assert2(link, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: link undefined",
+    xbt_assert(link, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: link undefined",
                 trace_name, elm);
-    xbt_assert2(trace, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: trace undefined",
+    xbt_assert(trace,
+                "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: trace undefined",
                 trace_name, elm);
 
     link->lmm_resource.state_event =
-      tmgr_history_add_trace(history, trace, 0.0, 0, link);
+        tmgr_history_add_trace(history, trace, 0.0, 0, link);
   }
 
   xbt_dict_foreach(trace_connect_list_bandwidth, cursor, trace_name, elm) {
     tmgr_trace_t trace = xbt_dict_get_or_null(traces_set_list, trace_name);
     link_CM02_t link =
-      xbt_dict_get_or_null(surf_network_model->resource_set, elm);
+               xbt_lib_get_or_null(link_lib, elm, SURF_LINK_LEVEL);
 
-    xbt_assert2(link, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: link undefined",
+    xbt_assert(link, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: link undefined",
                 trace_name, elm);
-    xbt_assert2(trace, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: trace undefined",
+    xbt_assert(trace,
+                "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: trace undefined",
                 trace_name, elm);
 
     link->lmm_resource.power.event =
-      tmgr_history_add_trace(history, trace, 0.0, 0, link);
+        tmgr_history_add_trace(history, trace, 0.0, 0, link);
   }
 
   xbt_dict_foreach(trace_connect_list_latency, cursor, trace_name, elm) {
     tmgr_trace_t trace = xbt_dict_get_or_null(traces_set_list, trace_name);
     link_CM02_t link =
-      xbt_dict_get_or_null(surf_network_model->resource_set, elm);
+               xbt_lib_get_or_null(link_lib, elm, SURF_LINK_LEVEL);
 
-    xbt_assert2(link, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: link undefined",
+    xbt_assert(link, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: link undefined",
                 trace_name, elm);
-    xbt_assert2(trace, "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: trace undefined",
+    xbt_assert(trace,
+                "Cannot connect trace %s to link %s: trace undefined",
                 trace_name, elm);
 
     link->lat_event = tmgr_history_add_trace(history, trace, 0.0, 0, link);
   }
 }
 
-static void net_define_callbacks(const char *file)
+static void net_define_callbacks(void)
 {
   /* Figuring out the network links */
-  surfxml_add_callback(STag_surfxml_link_cb_list, &net_parse_link_init);
-  surfxml_add_callback(ETag_surfxml_platform_cb_list, &net_add_traces);
+  sg_platf_link_add_cb(net_parse_link_init);
+  sg_platf_postparse_add_cb(net_add_traces);
 }
 
 static int net_resource_used(void *resource_id)
 {
   return lmm_constraint_used(network_maxmin_system,
-                             ((surf_resource_lmm_t) resource_id)->constraint);
+                             ((surf_resource_lmm_t)
+                              resource_id)->constraint);
 }
 
 static int net_action_unref(surf_action_t action)
@@ -237,91 +302,212 @@ static int net_action_unref(surf_action_t action)
   action->refcount--;
   if (!action->refcount) {
     xbt_swag_remove(action, action->state_set);
-    if (((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->variable)
+    if (((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->variable){
       lmm_variable_free(network_maxmin_system,
                         ((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->variable);
-    free(action);
+    }
+    if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY){// remove action from the heap
+      heap_remove((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action);
+      xbt_swag_remove(action, net_modified_set);
+    }
+#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
+    xbt_free(((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->src_name);
+    xbt_free(((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->dst_name);
+    xbt_free(action->category);
+#endif
+    surf_action_free(&action);
     return 1;
   }
   return 0;
 }
 
+
+
 static void net_action_cancel(surf_action_t action)
 {
-  surf_network_model->action_state_set((surf_action_t) action,
-                                       SURF_ACTION_FAILED);
-  return;
+  surf_network_model->action_state_set(action, SURF_ACTION_FAILED);
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY){// remove action from the heap
+    xbt_swag_remove(action, net_modified_set);
+    heap_remove((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action);
+  }
 }
 
-static void net_action_recycle(surf_action_t action)
+void net_action_recycle(surf_action_t action)
 {
   return;
 }
 
-static int net_get_link_latency(surf_action_t action)
+#ifdef HAVE_LATENCY_BOUND_TRACKING
+static int net_get_link_latency_limited(surf_action_t action)
 {
   return action->latency_limited;
 }
+#endif
 
-static double net_action_get_remains(surf_action_t action)
+double net_action_get_remains(surf_action_t action)
 {
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY)/* update remains before return it */
+    update_action_remaining(surf_get_clock());
   return action->remains;
 }
 
-static double net_share_resources(double now)
+static void update_action_remaining(double now){
+  surf_action_network_CM02_t action = NULL;
+  double delta = 0.0;
+
+  xbt_swag_foreach(action, net_modified_set) {
+
+    if(action->suspended != 0){
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    delta = now - action->last_update;
+
+    double_update(&(action->generic_action.remains),
+                  lmm_variable_getvalue(action->variable) * delta);
+
+    if (action->generic_action.max_duration != NO_MAX_DURATION)
+      double_update(&(action->generic_action.max_duration), delta);
+
+    if ((action->generic_action.remains <= 0) &&
+        (lmm_get_variable_weight(action->variable) > 0)) {
+      action->generic_action.finish = surf_get_clock();
+      surf_network_model->action_state_set((surf_action_t) action,
+                                           SURF_ACTION_DONE);
+      heap_remove(action);
+    } else if ((action->generic_action.max_duration != NO_MAX_DURATION)
+               && (action->generic_action.max_duration <= 0)) {
+      action->generic_action.finish = surf_get_clock();
+      surf_network_model->action_state_set((surf_action_t) action,
+                                           SURF_ACTION_DONE);
+      heap_remove(action);
+    }
+
+    action->last_update = now;
+  }
+}
+
+static double net_share_resources_full(double now)
 {
   s_surf_action_network_CM02_t s_action;
   surf_action_network_CM02_t action = NULL;
-  xbt_swag_t running_actions = surf_network_model->states.running_action_set;
+  xbt_swag_t running_actions =
+      surf_network_model->states.running_action_set;
   double min;
 
   min = generic_maxmin_share_resources(running_actions,
                                        xbt_swag_offset(s_action,
                                                        variable),
-                                       network_maxmin_system, network_solve);
+                                       network_maxmin_system,
+                                       network_solve);
 
 #define VARIABLE(action) (*((lmm_variable_t*)(((char *) (action)) + xbt_swag_offset(s_action, variable)  )))
 
   xbt_swag_foreach(action, running_actions) {
-       if( lmm_is_variable_limited_by_latency(action->variable) ){
-               (action->generic_action).latency_limited = 1;
-       }else{
-               (action->generic_action).latency_limited = 0;
-       }
+#ifdef HAVE_LATENCY_BOUND_TRACKING
+    if (lmm_is_variable_limited_by_latency(action->variable)) {
+      (action->generic_action).latency_limited = 1;
+    } else {
+      (action->generic_action).latency_limited = 0;
+    }
+#endif
     if (action->latency > 0) {
-      if (min < 0)
-        min = action->latency;
-      else if (action->latency < min)
-        min = action->latency;
+      min = (min<0)?action->latency:min(min,action->latency);
     }
   }
 
+  XBT_DEBUG("Min of share resources %f", min);
+
   return min;
 }
 
-static void net_update_actions_state(double now, double delta)
+static double net_share_resources_lazy(double now)
+{
+  surf_action_network_CM02_t action = NULL;
+  double min=-1;
+  double value;
+
+  XBT_DEBUG("Before share resources, the size of modified actions set is %d", xbt_swag_size(net_modified_set));
+  update_action_remaining(now);
+
+  keep_track = net_modified_set;
+  lmm_solve(network_maxmin_system);
+  keep_track = NULL;
+
+  XBT_DEBUG("After share resources, The size of modified actions set is %d", xbt_swag_size(net_modified_set));
+
+  xbt_swag_foreach(action, net_modified_set) {
+    int max_dur_flag = 0;
+
+    if (GENERIC_ACTION(action).state_set != surf_network_model->states.running_action_set){
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    /* bogus priority, skip it */
+    if (GENERIC_ACTION(action).priority <= 0){
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    min = -1;
+    value = lmm_variable_getvalue(action->variable);
+    if (value > 0) {
+      if (GENERIC_ACTION(action).remains > 0) {
+        value = GENERIC_ACTION(action).remains / value;
+        min = now + value;
+      } else {
+        value = 0.0;
+        min = now;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if ((GENERIC_ACTION(action).max_duration != NO_MAX_DURATION)
+        && (min == -1
+            || GENERIC_ACTION(action).start +
+            GENERIC_ACTION(action).max_duration < min)){
+      min =   GENERIC_ACTION(action).start +
+          GENERIC_ACTION(action).max_duration;
+      max_dur_flag = 1;
+    }
+
+    XBT_DEBUG("Action(%p) Start %lf Finish %lf Max_duration %lf", action,
+        GENERIC_ACTION(action).start, now + value,
+        GENERIC_ACTION(action).max_duration);
+
+    if (action->index_heap >= 0) {
+      heap_remove((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action);
+    }
+
+    if (min != -1) {
+      heap_insert((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action, min, max_dur_flag?MAX_DURATION:NORMAL);
+      XBT_DEBUG("Insert at heap action(%p) min %lf now %lf", action, min, now);
+    }
+  }
+
+  //hereafter must have already the min value for this resource model
+  if(xbt_heap_size(net_action_heap) > 0 ){
+    min = xbt_heap_maxkey(net_action_heap) - now ;
+  }else{
+    min = -1;
+  }
+
+  XBT_DEBUG("The minimum with the HEAP %lf", min);
+
+  return min;
+}
+
+static void net_update_actions_state_full(double now, double delta)
 {
   double deltap = 0.0;
   surf_action_network_CM02_t action = NULL;
   surf_action_network_CM02_t next_action = NULL;
-  xbt_swag_t running_actions = surf_network_model->states.running_action_set;
+  xbt_swag_t running_actions =
+      surf_network_model->states.running_action_set;
   /*
      xbt_swag_t failed_actions =
      surf_network_model->states.failed_action_set;
    */
 
   xbt_swag_foreach_safe(action, next_action, running_actions) {
-
-#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
-    xbt_dynar_t route = used_routing->get_route(action->src, action->dst);
-    link_CM02_t link;
-    unsigned int i;
-    xbt_dynar_foreach(route, i, link) {
-       TRACE_surf_link_set_utilization (link->lmm_resource.generic_resource.name,
-          action->generic_action.data, lmm_variable_getvalue(action->variable), now-delta, delta);
-    }
-#endif
-
     deltap = delta;
     if (action->latency > 0) {
       if (action->latency > deltap) {
@@ -335,6 +521,30 @@ static void net_update_actions_state(double now, double delta)
         lmm_update_variable_weight(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
                                    action->weight);
     }
+#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
+    if (TRACE_is_enabled()) {
+      xbt_dynar_t route=NULL;
+      routing_get_route_and_latency(action->src_name, action->dst_name,&route,NULL);
+      link_CM02_t link;
+      unsigned int i;
+      xbt_dynar_foreach(route, i, link) {
+        TRACE_surf_link_set_utilization(link->lmm_resource.generic_resource.name,
+                                        action->generic_action.data,
+                                        (surf_action_t) action,
+                                        lmm_variable_getvalue
+                                        (action->variable), now - delta,
+                                        delta);
+      }
+    }
+#endif
+    if(!lmm_get_number_of_cnst_from_var(network_maxmin_system, action->variable)) {
+        /* There is actually no link used, hence an infinite bandwidth.
+         * This happens often when using models like vivaldi.
+         * In such case, just make sure that the action completes immediately.
+         */
+      double_update(&(action->generic_action.remains),
+          action->generic_action.remains);
+    }
     double_update(&(action->generic_action.remains),
                   lmm_variable_getvalue(action->variable) * deltap);
     if (action->generic_action.max_duration != NO_MAX_DURATION)
@@ -345,20 +555,54 @@ static void net_update_actions_state(double now, double delta)
       action->generic_action.finish = surf_get_clock();
       surf_network_model->action_state_set((surf_action_t) action,
                                            SURF_ACTION_DONE);
+
+      if(gap_remove) gap_remove(action);
     } else if ((action->generic_action.max_duration != NO_MAX_DURATION)
                && (action->generic_action.max_duration <= 0)) {
       action->generic_action.finish = surf_get_clock();
       surf_network_model->action_state_set((surf_action_t) action,
                                            SURF_ACTION_DONE);
+      if(gap_remove) gap_remove(action);
     }
   }
 
   return;
 }
 
+static void net_update_actions_state_lazy(double now, double delta)
+{
+  surf_action_network_CM02_t action = NULL;
+
+  while ((xbt_heap_size(net_action_heap) > 0)
+         && (double_equals(xbt_heap_maxkey(net_action_heap), now))) {
+    action = xbt_heap_pop(net_action_heap);
+    XBT_DEBUG("Action %p: finish", action);
+    GENERIC_ACTION(action).finish = surf_get_clock();
+
+    // if I am wearing a latency heat
+    if( action->hat ==  LATENCY){
+        lmm_update_variable_weight(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
+                                           action->weight);
+        heap_remove(action);
+        action->last_update = surf_get_clock();
+
+    // if I am wearing a max_duration or normal hat
+    }else if( action->hat == MAX_DURATION || action->hat == NORMAL ){
+        // no need to communicate anymore
+        // assume that flows that reached max_duration have remaining of 0
+        GENERIC_ACTION(action).remains = 0;
+        action->generic_action.finish = surf_get_clock();
+              surf_network_model->action_state_set((surf_action_t) action,
+                                                   SURF_ACTION_DONE);
+        heap_remove(action);
+    }
+  }
+  return;
+}
+
 static void net_update_resource_state(void *id,
-                                  tmgr_trace_event_t event_type,
-                                  double value, double date)
+                                      tmgr_trace_event_t event_type,
+                                      double value, double date)
 {
   link_CM02_t nw_link = id;
   /*   printf("[" "%lg" "] Asking to update network card \"%s\" with value " */
@@ -367,8 +611,9 @@ static void net_update_resource_state(void *id,
 
   if (event_type == nw_link->lmm_resource.power.event) {
     double delta =
-      sg_weight_S_parameter / value - sg_weight_S_parameter /
-      (nw_link->lmm_resource.power.peak * nw_link->lmm_resource.power.scale);
+        sg_weight_S_parameter / value - sg_weight_S_parameter /
+        (nw_link->lmm_resource.power.peak *
+         nw_link->lmm_resource.power.scale);
     lmm_variable_t var = NULL;
     lmm_element_t elem = NULL;
     surf_action_network_CM02_t action = NULL;
@@ -380,7 +625,10 @@ static void net_update_resource_state(void *id,
                                 (nw_link->lmm_resource.power.peak *
                                  nw_link->lmm_resource.power.scale));
 #ifdef HAVE_TRACING
-    TRACE_surf_link_set_bandwidth (date, nw_link->lmm_resource.generic_resource.name, sg_bandwidth_factor * (nw_link->lmm_resource.power.peak * nw_link->lmm_resource.power.scale));
+    TRACE_surf_link_set_bandwidth(date, (char *)(((nw_link->lmm_resource).generic_resource).name),
+                                  sg_bandwidth_factor *
+                                  (nw_link->lmm_resource.power.peak *
+                                   nw_link->lmm_resource.power.scale));
 #endif
     if (sg_weight_S_parameter > 0) {
       while ((var = lmm_get_var_from_cnst
@@ -389,8 +637,8 @@ static void net_update_resource_state(void *id,
         action = lmm_variable_id(var);
         action->weight += delta;
         if (!(action->suspended))
-          lmm_update_variable_weight(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
-                                     action->weight);
+          lmm_update_variable_weight(network_maxmin_system,
+                                     action->variable, action->weight);
       }
     }
     if (tmgr_trace_event_free(event_type))
@@ -410,17 +658,19 @@ static void net_update_resource_state(void *id,
       action->weight += delta;
       if (action->rate < 0)
         lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
-                                  sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 * action->lat_current));
-      else{
+                                  sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 *
+                                                  action->lat_current));
+      else {
         lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
                                   min(action->rate,
                                       sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 *
                                                       action->lat_current)));
 
-        if(action->rate < sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 * action->lat_current) ){
-               INFO0("Flow is limited BYBANDWIDTH");
-        }else{
-               INFO1("Flow is limited BYLATENCY, latency of flow is %f",action->lat_current);
+        if (action->rate < sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 * action->lat_current)) {
+          XBT_INFO("Flow is limited BYBANDWIDTH");
+        } else {
+          XBT_INFO("Flow is limited BYLATENCY, latency of flow is %f",
+                action->lat_current);
         }
       }
       if (!(action->suspended))
@@ -453,41 +703,35 @@ static void net_update_resource_state(void *id,
     if (tmgr_trace_event_free(event_type))
       nw_link->lmm_resource.state_event = NULL;
   } else {
-    CRITICAL0("Unknown event ! \n");
+    XBT_CRITICAL("Unknown event ! \n");
     xbt_abort();
   }
 
+  XBT_DEBUG("There were a resource state event, need to update actions related to the constraint (%p)", nw_link->lmm_resource.constraint);
   return;
 }
 
 
-static surf_action_t net_communicate(const char *src_name, const char *dst_name,
-                                 int src, int dst, double size, double rate)
+static surf_action_t net_communicate(const char *src_name,
+                                     const char *dst_name, double size,
+                                     double rate)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   link_CM02_t link;
   int failed = 0;
   surf_action_network_CM02_t action = NULL;
   double bandwidth_bound;
-  /* LARGE PLATFORMS HACK:
-     Add a link_CM02_t *link and a int link_nb to network_card_CM02_t. It will represent local links for this node
-     Use the cluster_id for ->id */
-  xbt_dynar_t route = used_routing->get_route(src, dst);
+  double latency=0.0;
   xbt_dynar_t back_route = NULL;
   int constraints_per_variable = 0;
 
-  if( sg_network_fullduplex == 1){
-         back_route = used_routing->get_route(dst, src);
-  }
+  xbt_dynar_t route=xbt_dynar_new(global_routing->size_of_link,NULL);
 
-  /* LARGE PLATFORMS HACK:
-     total_route_size = route_size + src->link_nb + dst->nb */
+  XBT_IN("(%s,%s,%g,%g)", src_name, dst_name, size, rate);
 
-  XBT_IN4("(%s,%s,%g,%g)", src_name, dst_name, size, rate);
-  /* LARGE PLATFORMS HACK:
-     assert on total_route_size */
-  xbt_assert2(xbt_dynar_length(route),
-              "You're trying to send data from %s to %s but there is no connection between these two hosts.",
+  routing_get_route_and_latency(src_name, dst_name, &route, &latency);
+  xbt_assert(!xbt_dynar_is_empty(route) || latency,
+              "You're trying to send data from %s to %s but there is no connection at all between these two hosts.",
               src_name, dst_name);
 
   xbt_dynar_foreach(route, i, link) {
@@ -496,65 +740,86 @@ static surf_action_t net_communicate(const char *src_name, const char *dst_name,
       break;
     }
   }
+  if (sg_network_crosstraffic == 1) {
+    routing_get_route_and_latency(dst_name, src_name, &back_route,NULL);
+    xbt_dynar_foreach(back_route, i, link) {
+      if (link->lmm_resource.state_current == SURF_RESOURCE_OFF) {
+        failed = 1;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   action =
-    surf_action_new(sizeof(s_surf_action_network_CM02_t), size,
-                    surf_network_model, failed);
+      surf_action_new(sizeof(s_surf_action_network_CM02_t), size,
+                      surf_network_model, failed);
+#ifdef HAVE_LATENCY_BOUND_TRACKING
   (action->generic_action).latency_limited = 0;
+#endif
+  action->weight = action->latency = latency;
 
   xbt_swag_insert(action, action->generic_action.state_set);
   action->rate = rate;
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY){
+    action->index_heap = -1;
+    action->last_update = surf_get_clock();
+  }
 
-  action->latency = 0.0;
-  action->weight = 0.0;
   bandwidth_bound = -1.0;
+  if(sg_weight_S_parameter>0) {
+    xbt_dynar_foreach(route, i, link) {
+      action->weight +=
+          sg_weight_S_parameter /
+          (link->lmm_resource.power.peak * link->lmm_resource.power.scale);
+    }
+  }
   xbt_dynar_foreach(route, i, link) {
-    action->latency += link->lat_current;
-    action->weight +=
-      link->lat_current +
-      sg_weight_S_parameter /
-      (link->lmm_resource.power.peak * link->lmm_resource.power.scale);
-    if(bandwidth_bound < 0.0)
-      bandwidth_bound = (*bandwidth_factor_callback)(size) * (link->lmm_resource.power.peak * link->lmm_resource.power.scale);
-    else
-      bandwidth_bound = min(bandwidth_bound, (*bandwidth_factor_callback)(size) * (link->lmm_resource.power.peak * link->lmm_resource.power.scale));
-  }
-  /* LARGE PLATFORMS HACK:
-     Add src->link and dst->link latencies */
-  action->lat_current = action->latency;
-  action->latency *= (*latency_factor_callback)(size);
-  action->rate = (*bandwidth_constraint_callback)(action->rate, bandwidth_bound, size);
+    double bb = bandwidth_factor_callback(size) *
+        (link->lmm_resource.power.peak * link->lmm_resource.power.scale);
+    bandwidth_bound = (bandwidth_bound < 0.0)?bb:min(bandwidth_bound,bb);
+  }
 
-  /* LARGE PLATFORMS HACK:
-     lmm_variable_new(..., total_route_size) */
-  if(back_route != NULL){
-         constraints_per_variable = xbt_dynar_length(route)+xbt_dynar_length(back_route);
-  }else{
-         constraints_per_variable = xbt_dynar_length(route);
+  action->lat_current = action->latency;
+  action->latency *= latency_factor_callback(size);
+  action->rate =
+      bandwidth_constraint_callback(action->rate, bandwidth_bound,
+                                        size);
+  if(gap_append) {
+    xbt_assert(!xbt_dynar_is_empty(route),"Using a model with a gap (e.g., SMPI) with a platform without links (e.g. vivaldi)!!!");
+
+    link = *(link_CM02_t*)xbt_dynar_get_ptr(route, 0);
+    gap_append(size, link, action);
+    XBT_DEBUG("Comm %p: %s -> %s gap=%f (lat=%f)",
+           action, src_name, dst_name, action->sender.gap, action->latency);
   }
 
-  if (action->latency > 0)
-    action->variable =
-      lmm_variable_new(network_maxmin_system, action, 0.0, -1.0,constraints_per_variable);
-  else
+  constraints_per_variable = xbt_dynar_length(route);
+  if (back_route != NULL)
+    constraints_per_variable += xbt_dynar_length(back_route);
+
+  if (action->latency > 0){
+      action->variable =
+        lmm_variable_new(network_maxmin_system, action, 0.0, -1.0,
+                         constraints_per_variable);
+    if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY){
+      // add to the heap the event when the latency is payed
+      XBT_DEBUG("Added action (%p) one latency event at date %f", action, action->latency + action->last_update);
+      heap_insert(action, action->latency + action->last_update, LATENCY);
+    }
+  } else
     action->variable =
-      lmm_variable_new(network_maxmin_system, action, 1.0, -1.0,constraints_per_variable);
+        lmm_variable_new(network_maxmin_system, action, 1.0, -1.0,
+                         constraints_per_variable);
 
   if (action->rate < 0) {
-    if (action->lat_current > 0)
-      lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
-                                sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 * action->lat_current));
-    else
-      lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
-                                -1.0);
+    lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
+        (action->lat_current > 0)?
+            sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 * action->lat_current)  :-1.0);
   } else {
-    if (action->lat_current > 0)
-      lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
-                                min(action->rate,
-                                    sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 *
-                                                    action->lat_current)));
-    else
-      lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
-                                action->rate);
+    lmm_update_variable_bound(network_maxmin_system, action->variable,
+        (action->lat_current > 0)?
+            min(action->rate, sg_tcp_gamma / (2.0 * action->lat_current))
+            :action->rate);
   }
 
   xbt_dynar_foreach(route, i, link) {
@@ -562,41 +827,62 @@ static surf_action_t net_communicate(const char *src_name, const char *dst_name,
                action->variable, 1.0);
   }
 
-  if( sg_network_fullduplex == 1){
-         DEBUG1("Fullduplex active adding backward flow using 5%c", '%');
-         xbt_dynar_foreach(back_route, i, link) {
-                 lmm_expand(network_maxmin_system, link->lmm_resource.constraint,
-               action->variable, .05);
-         }
-  }  /* LARGE PLATFORMS HACK:
-     expand also with src->link and dst->link */
+  if (sg_network_crosstraffic == 1) {
+    XBT_DEBUG("Fullduplex active adding backward flow using 5%%");
+    xbt_dynar_foreach(back_route, i, link) {
+      lmm_expand(network_maxmin_system, link->lmm_resource.constraint,
+                 action->variable, .05);
+    }
+  }
 
-  /* saving the src and dst of this communication */
-  action->src = src;
-  action->dst = dst;
+#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
+  if (TRACE_is_enabled()) {
+    action->src_name = xbt_strdup(src_name);
+    action->dst_name = xbt_strdup(dst_name);
+  } else {
+    action->src_name = action->dst_name = NULL;
+  }
+#endif
 
-  XBT_OUT;
+  xbt_dynar_free(&route);
+  XBT_OUT();
 
   return (surf_action_t) action;
 }
 
+static xbt_dynar_t net_get_route(const char *src, const char *dst)
+{
+  xbt_dynar_t route=NULL;
+  routing_get_route_and_latency(src, dst,&route,NULL);
+  return route;
+}
+
 static double net_get_link_bandwidth(const void *link)
 {
   surf_resource_lmm_t lmm = (surf_resource_lmm_t) link;
   return lmm->power.peak * lmm->power.scale;
 }
 
+static double net_get_link_latency(const void *link)
+{
+  return ((link_CM02_t) link)->lat_current;
+}
+
 static int net_link_shared(const void *link)
 {
-  return lmm_constraint_is_shared(((surf_resource_lmm_t) link)->constraint);
+  return
+      lmm_constraint_is_shared(((surf_resource_lmm_t) link)->constraint);
 }
 
 static void net_action_suspend(surf_action_t action)
 {
   ((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->suspended = 1;
   lmm_update_variable_weight(network_maxmin_system,
-                             ((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->variable,
-                             0.0);
+                             ((surf_action_network_CM02_t)
+                              action)->variable, 0.0);
+
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY)// remove action from the heap
+    heap_remove((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action);
 }
 
 static void net_action_resume(surf_action_t action)
@@ -605,8 +891,11 @@ static void net_action_resume(surf_action_t action)
     lmm_update_variable_weight(network_maxmin_system,
                                ((surf_action_network_CM02_t)
                                 action)->variable,
-                               ((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->weight);
+                               ((surf_action_network_CM02_t)
+                                action)->weight);
     ((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->suspended = 0;
+    if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY)// remove action from the heap
+      heap_remove((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action);
   }
 }
 
@@ -615,55 +904,87 @@ static int net_action_is_suspended(surf_action_t action)
   return ((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action)->suspended;
 }
 
-static void net_action_set_max_duration(surf_action_t action, double duration)
+void net_action_set_max_duration(surf_action_t action, double duration)
 {
   action->max_duration = duration;
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY)// remove action from the heap
+    heap_remove((surf_action_network_CM02_t) action);
 }
 
-
-/**
- * FIXME : this should be done in the binding code !!
- */
-void network_create_resource(char *name,
-        double initial_bandwidth,double initial_latency)
-{
-
-       char* name_link;
-       double bw_initial;
-       tmgr_trace_t bw_trace;
-       double lat_initial;
-       tmgr_trace_t lat_trace;
-       e_surf_resource_state_t state_initial_link = SURF_RESOURCE_ON;
-       e_surf_link_sharing_policy_t policy_initial_link = SURF_LINK_SHARED;
-       tmgr_trace_t state_trace;
-
-       name_link = xbt_strdup(name);
-       bw_initial = initial_bandwidth;
-       bw_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
-       lat_initial = initial_latency;
-       lat_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
-       // FIXME Hard Coded Values
-       //state_initial_link = SURF_RESOURCE_ON;
-       //policy_initial_link = SURF_LINK_SHARED;
-       state_trace = tmgr_trace_new("");
-
-       net_link_new(name_link, bw_initial, bw_trace,
-                  lat_initial, lat_trace, state_initial_link, state_trace,
-                  policy_initial_link, xbt_dict_new());
+#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
+static void net_action_set_category(surf_action_t action, const char *category)
+{
+  action->category = xbt_strdup (category);
 }
+#endif
 
 static void net_finalize(void)
 {
   surf_model_exit(surf_network_model);
   surf_network_model = NULL;
 
-  used_routing->finalize();
   lmm_system_free(network_maxmin_system);
   network_maxmin_system = NULL;
+
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY){
+    xbt_heap_free(net_action_heap);
+    xbt_swag_free(net_modified_set);
+  }
+}
+
+static void smpi_gap_append(double size, const link_CM02_t link, surf_action_network_CM02_t action) {
+   const char* src = link->lmm_resource.generic_resource.name;
+   xbt_fifo_t fifo;
+   surf_action_network_CM02_t last_action;
+   double bw;
+
+   if(sg_sender_gap > 0.0) {
+      if(!gap_lookup) {
+         gap_lookup = xbt_dict_new();
+      }
+      fifo = (xbt_fifo_t)xbt_dict_get_or_null(gap_lookup, src);
+      action->sender.gap = 0.0;
+      if(fifo && xbt_fifo_size(fifo) > 0) {
+         /* Compute gap from last send */
+         last_action = (surf_action_network_CM02_t)xbt_fifo_get_item_content(xbt_fifo_get_last_item(fifo));
+         bw = net_get_link_bandwidth(link);
+         action->sender.gap = last_action->sender.gap + max(sg_sender_gap, last_action->sender.size / bw);
+         action->latency += action->sender.gap;
+      }
+      /* Append action as last send */
+      action->sender.link_name = link->lmm_resource.generic_resource.name;
+      fifo = (xbt_fifo_t)xbt_dict_get_or_null(gap_lookup, action->sender.link_name);
+      if(!fifo) {
+         fifo = xbt_fifo_new();
+         xbt_dict_set(gap_lookup, action->sender.link_name, fifo, NULL);
+      }
+      action->sender.fifo_item = xbt_fifo_push(fifo, action);
+      action->sender.size = size;
+   }
+}
+
+static void smpi_gap_remove(surf_action_network_CM02_t action) {
+   xbt_fifo_t fifo;
+   size_t size;
+
+   if(sg_sender_gap > 0.0 && action->sender.link_name && action->sender.fifo_item) {
+      fifo = (xbt_fifo_t)xbt_dict_get_or_null(gap_lookup, action->sender.link_name);
+      xbt_fifo_remove_item(fifo, action->sender.fifo_item);
+      size = xbt_fifo_size(fifo);
+      if(size == 0) {
+         xbt_fifo_free(fifo);
+         xbt_dict_remove(gap_lookup, action->sender.link_name);
+         size = xbt_dict_length(gap_lookup);
+         if(size == 0) {
+            xbt_dict_free(&gap_lookup);
+         }
+      }
+   }
 }
 
 static void surf_network_model_init_internal(void)
 {
+  s_surf_action_network_CM02_t comm;
   surf_network_model = surf_model_init();
 
   surf_network_model->name = "network";
@@ -671,14 +992,21 @@ static void surf_network_model_init_internal(void)
   surf_network_model->action_cancel = net_action_cancel;
   surf_network_model->action_recycle = net_action_recycle;
   surf_network_model->get_remains = net_action_get_remains;
-  surf_network_model->get_latency_limited = net_get_link_latency;
+#ifdef HAVE_LATENCY_BOUND_TRACKING
+  surf_network_model->get_latency_limited = net_get_link_latency_limited;
+#endif
 
   surf_network_model->model_private->resource_used = net_resource_used;
-  surf_network_model->model_private->share_resources = net_share_resources;
-  surf_network_model->model_private->update_actions_state =
-    net_update_actions_state;
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY) {
+    surf_network_model->model_private->share_resources = net_share_resources_lazy;
+    surf_network_model->model_private->update_actions_state = net_update_actions_state_lazy;
+  } else if(network_update_mechanism == UM_FULL) {
+    surf_network_model->model_private->share_resources = net_share_resources_full;
+    surf_network_model->model_private->update_actions_state = net_update_actions_state_full;
+  }
+
   surf_network_model->model_private->update_resource_state =
-    net_update_resource_state;
+                 net_update_resource_state;
   surf_network_model->model_private->finalize = net_finalize;
 
   surf_network_model->suspend = net_action_suspend;
@@ -687,65 +1015,116 @@ static void surf_network_model_init_internal(void)
   surf_cpu_model->set_max_duration = net_action_set_max_duration;
 
   surf_network_model->extension.network.communicate = net_communicate;
+  surf_network_model->extension.network.get_route = net_get_route;
   surf_network_model->extension.network.get_link_bandwidth =
-    net_get_link_bandwidth;
+                 net_get_link_bandwidth;
+  surf_network_model->extension.network.get_link_latency =
+                 net_get_link_latency;
   surf_network_model->extension.network.link_shared = net_link_shared;
-  surf_network_model->extension.network.create_resource = network_create_resource;
   surf_network_model->extension.network.add_traces = net_add_traces;
-
-  if (!network_maxmin_system)
-    network_maxmin_system = lmm_system_new();
-
-  routing_model_create(sizeof(link_CM02_t),
-                       net_link_new(xbt_strdup("__loopback__"),
-                                498000000, NULL, 0.000015, NULL,
-                                SURF_RESOURCE_ON, NULL, SURF_LINK_FATPIPE,
-                                NULL));
+  surf_network_model->extension.network.create_resource =
+                 net_create_resource;
+
+ if (!network_maxmin_system)
+    network_maxmin_system = lmm_system_new(selective_update);
+
+ routing_model_create(sizeof(link_CM02_t),
+      net_create_resource("__loopback__",
+          498000000, NULL, 0.000015, NULL,
+          SURF_RESOURCE_ON, NULL,
+          SURF_LINK_FATPIPE, NULL));
+
+  if(network_update_mechanism == UM_LAZY){
+    net_action_heap = xbt_heap_new(8,NULL);
+    xbt_heap_set_update_callback(net_action_heap, net_action_update_index_heap);
+    net_modified_set =
+        xbt_swag_new(xbt_swag_offset(comm, action_list_hookup));
+  }
 }
 
-
+static void set_update_mechanism(void) {
+  char *optim = xbt_cfg_get_string(_surf_cfg_set, "network/optim");
+  int select = xbt_cfg_get_int(_surf_cfg_set, "network/maxmin_selective_update");
+
+  if(!strcmp(optim,"Full")) {
+    network_update_mechanism = UM_FULL;
+    selective_update = select;
+  } else if (!strcmp(optim,"Lazy")) {
+    network_update_mechanism = UM_LAZY;
+    selective_update = 1;
+    xbt_assert((select==1) || (xbt_cfg_is_default_value(_surf_cfg_set,"network/maxmin_selective_update")),
+        "Disabling selective update while using the lazy update mechanism is dumb!");
+  } else {
+    xbt_die("Unsupported optimization (%s) for this model",optim);
+  }
+}
 
 /************************************************************************/
 /* New model based on LV08 and experimental results of MPI ping-pongs   */
 /************************************************************************/
-void surf_network_model_init_SMPI(const char *filename)
+/* @Inproceedings{smpi_ipdps, */
+/*  author={Pierre-Nicolas Clauss and Mark Stillwell and Stéphane Genaud and Frédéric Suter and Henri Casanova and Martin Quinson}, */
+/*  title={Single Node On-Line Simulation of {MPI} Applications with SMPI}, */
+/*  booktitle={25th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'11)}, */
+/*  address={Anchorage (Alaska) USA}, */
+/*  month=may, */
+/*  year={2011} */
+/*  } */
+void surf_network_model_init_SMPI(void)
 {
 
   if (surf_network_model)
     return;
+  set_update_mechanism();
+
   surf_network_model_init_internal();
   latency_factor_callback = &smpi_latency_factor;
   bandwidth_factor_callback = &smpi_bandwidth_factor;
   bandwidth_constraint_callback = &smpi_bandwidth_constraint;
-  net_define_callbacks(filename);
+  gap_append = &smpi_gap_append;
+  gap_remove = &smpi_gap_remove;
+  net_define_callbacks();
   xbt_dynar_push(model_list, &surf_network_model);
   network_solve = lmm_solve;
 
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/weight_S", 8775);
-
-  update_model_description(surf_network_model_description,
-                           "SMPI", surf_network_model);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/sender_gap", 10e-6);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/weight_S", 8775);
 }
 
 /************************************************************************/
-/* New model based on optimizations discussed during this thesis        */
+/* New model based on optimizations discussed during Pedro Velho's thesis*/
 /************************************************************************/
-void surf_network_model_init_LegrandVelho(const char *filename)
+/* @techreport{VELHO:2011:HAL-00646896:1, */
+/*      url = {http://hal.inria.fr/hal-00646896/en/}, */
+/*      title = {{Flow-level network models: have we reached the limits?}}, */
+/*      author = {Velho, Pedro and Schnorr, Lucas and Casanova, Henri and Legrand, Arnaud}, */
+/*      type = {Rapport de recherche}, */
+/*      institution = {INRIA}, */
+/*      number = {RR-7821}, */
+/*      year = {2011}, */
+/*      month = Nov, */
+/*      pdf = {http://hal.inria.fr/hal-00646896/PDF/rr-validity.pdf}, */
+/*  } */
+void surf_network_model_init_LegrandVelho(void)
 {
+  char *model = xbt_cfg_get_string(_surf_cfg_set, "network/model");
 
   if (surf_network_model)
     return;
+
+  if(!strcmp(model,"LV08_fullupdate")) {
+    XBT_WARN("[*Deprecated*. Use --cfg=network/model:LV08 with option --cfg=network/optim:Full instead.]");
+  }
+  set_update_mechanism();
+
   surf_network_model_init_internal();
-  net_define_callbacks(filename);
+  net_define_callbacks();
   xbt_dynar_push(model_list, &surf_network_model);
   network_solve = lmm_solve;
 
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/latency_factor",10.4);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/bandwidth_factor", 0.92);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/weight_S", 8775);
-
-  update_model_description(surf_network_model_description,
-                           "LV08", surf_network_model);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/latency_factor", 10.4); // 13.01 when callibration is done without phase effects
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/bandwidth_factor",0.92);// 0.97 when callibration is done without phase effects
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/weight_S", 8775);       // 20537 when callibration is done without phase effects
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -759,78 +1138,91 @@ void surf_network_model_init_LegrandVelho(const char *filename)
 /*   month         = {oct}, */
 /*   year          = {2002} */
 /* } */
-void surf_network_model_init_CM02(const char *filename)
+void surf_network_model_init_CM02(void)
 {
 
   if (surf_network_model)
     return;
+
+  set_update_mechanism();
   surf_network_model_init_internal();
-  net_define_callbacks(filename);
+  net_define_callbacks();
   xbt_dynar_push(model_list, &surf_network_model);
   network_solve = lmm_solve;
 
-  update_model_description(surf_network_model_description,
-                           "CM02", surf_network_model);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/latency_factor", 1.0);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/bandwidth_factor", 1.0);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/weight_S", 0.0);
 }
 
-void surf_network_model_init_Reno(const char *filename)
+/***************************************************************************/
+/* The models from Steven H. Low                                           */
+/***************************************************************************/
+/* @article{Low03,                                                         */
+/*   author={Steven H. Low},                                               */
+/*   title={A Duality Model of {TCP} and Queue Management Algorithms},     */
+/*   year={2003},                                                          */
+/*   journal={{IEEE/ACM} Transactions on Networking},                      */
+/*    volume={11}, number={4},                                             */
+/*  }                                                                      */
+void surf_network_model_init_Reno(void)
 {
   if (surf_network_model)
     return;
+
+  set_update_mechanism();
   surf_network_model_init_internal();
-  net_define_callbacks(filename);
+  net_define_callbacks();
 
   xbt_dynar_push(model_list, &surf_network_model);
-  lmm_set_default_protocol_function(func_reno_f, func_reno_fp, func_reno_fpi);
+  lmm_set_default_protocol_function(func_reno_f, func_reno_fp,
+                                    func_reno_fpi);
   network_solve = lagrange_solve;
 
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/latency_factor", 10.4);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/bandwidth_factor", 0.92);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/weight_S", 8775);
-
-  update_model_description(surf_network_model_description,
-                           "Reno", surf_network_model);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/latency_factor", 10.4);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/bandwidth_factor",
+                            0.92);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/weight_S", 8775);
 }
 
 
-void surf_network_model_init_Reno2(const char *filename)
+void surf_network_model_init_Reno2(void)
 {
   if (surf_network_model)
     return;
+
+  set_update_mechanism();
   surf_network_model_init_internal();
-  net_define_callbacks(filename);
+  net_define_callbacks();
 
   xbt_dynar_push(model_list, &surf_network_model);
   lmm_set_default_protocol_function(func_reno2_f, func_reno2_fp,
                                     func_reno2_fpi);
   network_solve = lagrange_solve;
 
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/latency_factor", 10.4);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/bandwidth_factor", 0.92);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/weight_S_parameter", 8775);
-
-  update_model_description(surf_network_model_description,
-                           "Reno2", surf_network_model);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/latency_factor", 10.4);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/bandwidth_factor",
+                            0.92);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/weight_S_parameter",
+                            8775);
 }
 
-void surf_network_model_init_Vegas(const char *filename)
+void surf_network_model_init_Vegas(void)
 {
   if (surf_network_model)
     return;
+
+  set_update_mechanism();
   surf_network_model_init_internal();
-  net_define_callbacks(filename);
+  net_define_callbacks();
 
   xbt_dynar_push(model_list, &surf_network_model);
   lmm_set_default_protocol_function(func_vegas_f, func_vegas_fp,
                                     func_vegas_fpi);
   network_solve = lagrange_solve;
 
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/latency_factor", 10.4);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/bandwidth_factor", 0.92);
-  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set,"network/weight_S", 8775);
-
-  update_model_description(surf_network_model_description,
-                           "Vegas", surf_network_model);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/latency_factor", 10.4);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/bandwidth_factor",
+                            0.92);
+  xbt_cfg_setdefault_double(_surf_cfg_set, "network/weight_S", 8775);
 }
-
-