+ * The value, which must be an int, unsigned int, long int or unsigned long int
+ * is pushed to the stacks of sizes and can then be retrieved with
+ * \ref gras_datadesc_ref_pop_arr or directly with \ref gras_cbps_i_pop.
+ */
+void gras_datadesc_cb_field_push (gras_datadesc_type_t type,
+ const char *field_name) {
+
+ gras_dd_cat_field_t field=gras_dd_find_field(type,field_name);
+ gras_datadesc_type_t sub_type=field->type;
+
+ DEBUG3("add a PUSHy cb to '%s' field (type '%s') of '%s'",
+ field_name,sub_type->name,type->name);
+ if (!strcmp("int",sub_type->name)) {
+ field->send = gras_datadesc_cb_push_int;
+ } else if (!strcmp("unsigned int",sub_type->name)) {
+ field->send = gras_datadesc_cb_push_uint;
+ } else if (!strcmp("long int",sub_type->name)) {
+ field->send = gras_datadesc_cb_push_lint;
+ } else if (!strcmp("unsigned long int",sub_type->name)) {
+ field->send = gras_datadesc_cb_push_ulint;
+ } else {
+ ERROR1("Field %s is not an int, unsigned int, long int neither unsigned long int",
+ sub_type->name);
+ xbt_abort();
+ }
+}
+/**
+ * The given datadesc must be a struct or union (abort if not).
+ * (useful to put the function pointers to the right value, for example)
+ */
+void gras_datadesc_cb_field_recv(gras_datadesc_type_t type,
+ const char *field_name,
+ gras_datadesc_type_cb_void_t recv) {
+
+ gras_dd_cat_field_t field=gras_dd_find_field(type,field_name);
+ field->recv = recv;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Free a datadesc. Should only be called at xbt_exit.
+ */
+void gras_datadesc_free(gras_datadesc_type_t *type) {
+
+ DEBUG1("Let's free ddt %s",(*type)->name);
+
+ switch ((*type)->category_code) {
+ case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_scalar:
+ case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_ref:
+ case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_array:
+ /* nothing to free in there */
+ break;
+
+ case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_struct:
+ xbt_dynar_free(&( (*type)->category.struct_data.fields ));
+ break;
+
+ case e_gras_datadesc_type_cat_union:
+ xbt_dynar_free(&( (*type)->category.union_data.fields ));
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ /* datadesc was invalid. Killing it is like euthanasy, I guess */
+ break;
+ }
+ free((*type)->name);
+ free(*type);
+ type=NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gras_datadesc_type_cmp:
+ *
+ * Compares two datadesc types with the same semantic than strcmp.