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+/* Copyright (c) 2017. 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 "simgrid/msg.h"
+
+XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_CATEGORY(msg_process_daemon, "Messages specific for this msg example");
+
+/* The worker process, working for a while before leaving */
+static int worker_process(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+ XBT_INFO("Let's do some work (for 10 sec on Boivin).");
+ msg_task_t task = MSG_task_create("easy work", 980.95e6, 0, NULL);
+ MSG_task_execute(task);
+ MSG_task_destroy(task);
+
+ XBT_INFO("I'm done now. I leave even if it makes the daemon die.");
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* The daemon, displaying a message every 3 seconds until all other processes stop */
+static int daemon_process(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+ MSG_process_daemonize(MSG_process_self());
+
+ while (1) {
+ XBT_INFO("Hello from the infinite loop");
+ MSG_process_sleep(3.0);
+ }
+
+ XBT_INFO("I will never reach that point: daemons are killed when regular processes are done");
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+ MSG_init(&argc, argv);
+ xbt_assert(argc > 1, "Usage: %s platform_file\n\tExample: %s msg_platform.xml\n", argv[0], argv[0]);
+
+ MSG_create_environment(argv[1]);
+ xbt_dynar_t hosts = MSG_hosts_as_dynar();
+ MSG_process_create("worker", worker_process, NULL, xbt_dynar_getfirst_as(hosts, msg_host_t));
+ MSG_process_create("daemon", daemon_process, NULL, xbt_dynar_getlast_as(hosts, msg_host_t));
+ xbt_dynar_free(&hosts);
+ msg_error_t res = MSG_main();
+
+ return res != MSG_OK;
+}
