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-/* Copyright (c) 2007-2015. The SimGrid Team.
- * All rights reserved.                                                     */
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2019. 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 "smx_private.h"
-#include "xbt/sysdep.h"
 #include "mc/mc.h"
-#include "src/mc/mc_replay.h"
-#include "src/surf/virtual_machine.hpp"
-#include "src/surf/HostImpl.hpp"
+#include "simgrid/Exception.hpp"
+#include "smx_private.hpp"
+#include "src/kernel/activity/CommImpl.hpp"
+#include "src/kernel/activity/ExecImpl.hpp"
+#include "src/mc/mc_replay.hpp"
+#include "src/plugins/vm/VirtualMachineImpl.hpp"
+#include "src/simix/smx_host_private.hpp"
 
-XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(simix_host, simix,
-                                "SIMIX hosts");
+XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(simix_host, simix, "SIMIX hosts");
 
-static void SIMIX_execution_finish(smx_synchro_t synchro);
-
-/**
- * \brief Internal function to create a SIMIX host.
- * \param name name of the host to create
- */
-void SIMIX_host_create(sg_host_t host) // FIXME: braindead prototype. Take sg_host as parameter
-{
-  smx_host_priv_t smx_host = xbt_new0(s_smx_host_priv_t, 1);
-  s_smx_process_t proc;
-
-  /* Host structure */
-  smx_host->process_list = xbt_swag_new(xbt_swag_offset(proc, host_proc_hookup));
-
-  /* Update global variables */
-  sg_host_simix_set(host, smx_host);
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief Start the host if it is off
- *
- */
-void SIMIX_host_on(sg_host_t h)
-{
-  smx_host_priv_t host = sg_host_simix(h);
-
-  xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
-
-  if (h->isOff()) {
-    simgrid::surf::HostImpl* surf_host = h->extension<simgrid::surf::HostImpl>();
-    surf_host->turnOn();
-
-    unsigned int cpt;
-    smx_process_arg_t arg;
-    xbt_dynar_foreach(host->boot_processes,cpt,arg) {
-
-      char** argv = xbt_new(char*, arg->argc);
-      for (int i=0; i<arg->argc; i++)
-        argv[i] = xbt_strdup(arg->argv[i]);
-
-      XBT_DEBUG("Booting Process %s(%s) right now", arg->argv[0], arg->hostname);
-      if (simix_global->create_process_function) {
-        simix_global->create_process_function(argv[0],
-                                              arg->code,
-                                              NULL,
-                                              arg->hostname,
-                                              arg->kill_time,
-                                              arg->argc,
-                                              argv,
-                                              arg->properties,
-                                              arg->auto_restart,
-                                              NULL);
-      } else {
-        simcall_process_create(arg->argv[0],
-                               arg->code,
-                               NULL,
-                               arg->hostname,
-                               arg->kill_time,
-                               arg->argc,
-                               argv,
-                               arg->properties,
-                               arg->auto_restart);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief Stop the host if it is on
- *
- */
-void SIMIX_host_off(sg_host_t h, smx_process_t issuer)
-{
-  smx_host_priv_t host = sg_host_simix(h);
-
-  xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
-
-  if (h->isOn()) {
-    simgrid::surf::HostImpl* surf_host = h->extension<simgrid::surf::HostImpl>();
-    surf_host->turnOff();
-
-    /* Clean Simulator data */
-    if (xbt_swag_size(host->process_list) != 0) {
-      smx_process_t process = NULL;
-      xbt_swag_foreach(process, host->process_list) {
-        SIMIX_process_kill(process, issuer);
-        XBT_DEBUG("Killing %s on %s by %s", process->name,  sg_host_get_name(process->host), issuer->name);
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    XBT_INFO("Host %s is already off",h->name().c_str());
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief Internal function to destroy a SIMIX host.
- *
- * \param h the host to destroy (a sg_host_t)
- */
-void SIMIX_host_destroy(void *h)
-{
-  smx_host_priv_t host = (smx_host_priv_t) h;
-
-  xbt_assert((host != NULL), "Invalid parameters");
-
-  /* Clean Simulator data */
-  if (xbt_swag_size(host->process_list) != 0) {
-    char *msg = xbt_strdup("Shutting down host, but it's not empty:");
-    char *tmp;
-    smx_process_t process = NULL;
-
-    xbt_swag_foreach(process, host->process_list) {
-      tmp = bprintf("%s\n\t%s", msg, process->name);
-      free(msg);
-      msg = tmp;
-    }
-    SIMIX_display_process_status();
-    THROWF(arg_error, 0, "%s", msg);
-  }
-  xbt_dynar_free(&host->auto_restart_processes);
-  xbt_dynar_free(&host->boot_processes);
-  xbt_swag_free(host->process_list);
-
-  /* Clean host structure */
-  free(host);
-  return;
-}
-
-sg_host_t SIMIX_host_self(void)
+/* needs to be public and without simcall for exceptions and logging events */
+const char* sg_host_self_get_name()
 {
-  smx_process_t process = SIMIX_process_self();
-  return (process == NULL) ? NULL : SIMIX_process_get_host(process);
-}
-
-/* needs to be public and without simcall because it is called
-   by exceptions and logging events */
-const char* SIMIX_host_self_get_name(void)
-{
-  sg_host_t host = SIMIX_host_self();
-  if (host == NULL || SIMIX_process_self() == simix_global->maestro_process)
+  sg_host_t host = sg_host_self();
+  if (host == nullptr || SIMIX_process_self() == simix_global->maestro_process)
     return "";
 
-  return sg_host_get_name(host);
+  return host->get_cname();
 }
 
-void _SIMIX_host_free_process_arg(void *data)
-{
-  smx_process_arg_t arg = *(smx_process_arg_t*)data;
-  int i;
-  for (i = 0; i < arg->argc; i++)
-    xbt_free(arg->argv[i]);
-  xbt_free(arg->argv);
-  xbt_free(arg->name);
-  xbt_free(arg);
-}
-/**
- * \brief Add a process to the list of the processes that the host will restart when it comes back
- * This function add a process to the list of the processes that will be restarted when the host comes
- * back. It is expected that this function is called when the host is down.
- * The processes will only be restarted once, meaning that you will have to register the process
- * again to restart the process again.
- */
-void SIMIX_host_add_auto_restart_process(sg_host_t host,
-                                         const char *name,
-                                         xbt_main_func_t code,
-                                         void *data,
-                                         const char *hostname,
-                                         double kill_time,
-                                         int argc, char **argv,
-                                         xbt_dict_t properties,
-                                         int auto_restart)
-{
-  if (!sg_host_simix(host)->auto_restart_processes) {
-    sg_host_simix(host)->auto_restart_processes = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(smx_process_arg_t),_SIMIX_host_free_process_arg);
-  }
-  smx_process_arg_t arg = xbt_new(s_smx_process_arg_t,1);
-  arg->name = xbt_strdup(name);
-  arg->code = code;
-  arg->data = data;
-  arg->hostname = hostname;
-  arg->kill_time = kill_time;
-  arg->argc = argc;
-
-  arg->argv = xbt_new(char*,argc + 1);
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++)
-    arg->argv[i] = xbt_strdup(argv[i]);
-  arg->argv[argc] = NULL;
-
-  arg->properties = properties;
-  arg->auto_restart = auto_restart;
-
-  if( host->isOff() && !xbt_dict_get_or_null(watched_hosts_lib,sg_host_get_name(host))){
-    xbt_dict_set(watched_hosts_lib,sg_host_get_name(host),host,NULL);
-    XBT_DEBUG("Push host %s to watched_hosts_lib because state == SURF_RESOURCE_OFF",sg_host_get_name(host));
-  }
-  xbt_dynar_push_as(sg_host_simix(host)->auto_restart_processes,smx_process_arg_t,arg);
-}
-/**
- * \brief Restart the list of processes that have been registered to the host
- */
-void SIMIX_host_autorestart(sg_host_t host)
+simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr SIMIX_execution_start(std::string name, std::string category,
+                                                             double flops_amount, double priority, double bound,
+                                                             sg_host_t host)
 {
-  unsigned int cpt;
-  smx_process_arg_t arg;
-  xbt_dynar_t process_list = sg_host_simix(host)->auto_restart_processes;
-  if (!process_list)
-    return;
-
-  xbt_dynar_foreach (process_list, cpt, arg) {
-
-    XBT_DEBUG("Restarting Process %s(%s) right now", arg->argv[0], arg->hostname);
-    if (simix_global->create_process_function) {
-      simix_global->create_process_function(arg->argv[0],
-                                            arg->code,
-                                            NULL,
-                                            arg->hostname,
-                                            arg->kill_time,
-                                            arg->argc,
-                                            arg->argv,
-                                            arg->properties,
-                                            arg->auto_restart,
-                                            NULL);
-    } else {
-      simcall_process_create(arg->argv[0],
-                             (xbt_main_func_t) arg->code,
-                             NULL,
-                             arg->hostname,
-                             arg->kill_time,
-                             arg->argc,
-                             arg->argv,
-                             arg->properties,
-                             arg->auto_restart);
-
-    }
-    /* arg->argv is used by the process created above.  Hide it to
-     * _SIMIX_host_free_process_arg() which is called by xbt_dynar_reset()
-     * below. */
-    arg->argc = 0;
-    arg->argv = NULL;
-  }
-  xbt_dynar_reset(process_list);
-}
-
-smx_synchro_t simcall_HANDLER_execution_start(smx_simcall_t simcall,
-    const char* name, double flops_amount, double priority, double bound, unsigned long affinity_mask) {
-  return SIMIX_execution_start(simcall->issuer, name,flops_amount,priority,bound,affinity_mask);
-}
-smx_synchro_t SIMIX_execution_start(smx_process_t issuer, const char *name,
-     double flops_amount, double priority, double bound, unsigned long affinity_mask){
-
-  /* alloc structures and initialize */
-  smx_synchro_t synchro = (smx_synchro_t) xbt_mallocator_get(simix_global->synchro_mallocator);
-  synchro->type = SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE;
-  synchro->name = xbt_strdup(name);
-  synchro->state = SIMIX_RUNNING;
-  synchro->execution.host = issuer->host;
-  synchro->category = NULL;
-
   /* set surf's action */
-  if (!MC_is_active() && !MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
-
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec = issuer->host->pimpl_cpu->execution_start(flops_amount);
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->setData(synchro);
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->setPriority(priority);
-
-    if (bound != 0)
-      static_cast<simgrid::surf::CpuAction*>(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-        ->setBound(bound);
-
-    if (affinity_mask != 0) {
-      /* just a double check to confirm that this host is the host where this task is running. */
-      xbt_assert(synchro->execution.host == issuer->host);
-      static_cast<simgrid::surf::CpuAction*>(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-        ->setAffinity(issuer->host->pimpl_cpu, affinity_mask);
-    }
+  simgrid::kernel::resource::Action* surf_action = nullptr;
+  if (not MC_is_active() && not MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
+    surf_action = host->pimpl_cpu->execution_start(flops_amount);
+    surf_action->set_priority(priority);
+    if (bound > 0)
+      surf_action->set_bound(bound);
   }
 
-  XBT_DEBUG("Create execute synchro %p: %s", synchro, synchro->name);
-
-  return synchro;
-}
-
-smx_synchro_t SIMIX_execution_parallel_start(const char *name,
-    int host_nb, sg_host_t *host_list,
-    double *flops_amount, double *bytes_amount,
-    double amount, double rate){
+  simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr exec = simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr(
+      new simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl(name, surf_action, /*timeout_detector*/ nullptr, host));
 
-  sg_host_t*host_list_cpy = NULL;
-  int i;
+  exec->set_category(category);
+  XBT_DEBUG("Create execute synchro %p: %s", exec.get(), exec->name_.c_str());
+  simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl::on_creation(exec);
 
-  /* alloc structures and initialize */
-  smx_synchro_t synchro = (smx_synchro_t) xbt_mallocator_get(simix_global->synchro_mallocator);
-  synchro->type = SIMIX_SYNC_PARALLEL_EXECUTE;
-  synchro->name = xbt_strdup(name);
-  synchro->state = SIMIX_RUNNING;
-  synchro->execution.host = NULL; /* FIXME: do we need the list of hosts? */
-  synchro->category = NULL;
+  return exec;
+}
 
-  /* set surf's synchro */
-  host_list_cpy = xbt_new0(sg_host_t, host_nb);
-  for (i = 0; i < host_nb; i++)
-    host_list_cpy[i] = host_list[i];
+simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr SIMIX_execution_parallel_start(std::string name, int host_nb,
+                                                                      sg_host_t* host_list, double* flops_amount,
+                                                                      double* bytes_amount, double rate, double timeout)
+{
 
   /* Check that we are not mixing VMs and PMs in the parallel task */
-  simgrid::surf::HostImpl *host = host_list[0]->extension<simgrid::surf::HostImpl>();
-  bool is_a_vm = (nullptr != dynamic_cast<simgrid::surf::VirtualMachine*>(host));
-  for (i = 1; i < host_nb; i++) {
-    bool tmp_is_a_vm = (nullptr != dynamic_cast<simgrid::surf::VirtualMachine*>(host_list[i]->extension<simgrid::surf::HostImpl>()));
+  bool is_a_vm = (nullptr != dynamic_cast<simgrid::s4u::VirtualMachine*>(host_list[0]));
+  for (int i = 1; i < host_nb; i++) {
+    bool tmp_is_a_vm = (nullptr != dynamic_cast<simgrid::s4u::VirtualMachine*>(host_list[i]));
     xbt_assert(is_a_vm == tmp_is_a_vm, "parallel_execute: mixing VMs and PMs is not supported (yet).");
   }
 
   /* set surf's synchro */
-  if (!MC_is_active() && !MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec =
-      surf_host_model->executeParallelTask(
-          host_nb, host_list_cpy, flops_amount, bytes_amount, rate);
-
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->setData(synchro);
-  }
-  XBT_DEBUG("Create parallel execute synchro %p", synchro);
-
-  return synchro;
-}
-
-void SIMIX_execution_destroy(smx_synchro_t synchro)
-{
-  XBT_DEBUG("Destroy synchro %p", synchro);
-
-  if (synchro->execution.surf_exec) {
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->unref();
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec = NULL;
+  simgrid::kernel::resource::Action* surf_action      = nullptr;
+  simgrid::kernel::resource::Action* timeout_detector = nullptr;
+  if (not MC_is_active() && not MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
+    surf_action = surf_host_model->execute_parallel(host_nb, host_list, flops_amount, bytes_amount, rate);
+    if (timeout > 0) {
+      timeout_detector = host_list[0]->pimpl_cpu->sleep(timeout);
+    }
   }
-  xbt_free(synchro->name);
-  xbt_mallocator_release(simix_global->synchro_mallocator, synchro);
-}
-
-void SIMIX_execution_cancel(smx_synchro_t synchro)
-{
-  XBT_DEBUG("Cancel synchro %p", synchro);
-
-  if (synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->cancel();
-}
-
-double SIMIX_execution_get_remains(smx_synchro_t synchro)
-{
-  double result = 0.0;
-
-  if (synchro->state == SIMIX_RUNNING)
-    result = synchro->execution.surf_exec->getRemains();
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-e_smx_state_t SIMIX_execution_get_state(smx_synchro_t synchro)
-{
-  return synchro->state;
-}
-
-void SIMIX_execution_set_priority(smx_synchro_t synchro, double priority)
-{
-  if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->setPriority(priority);
-}
 
-void SIMIX_execution_set_bound(smx_synchro_t synchro, double bound)
-{
-  if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-    static_cast<simgrid::surf::CpuAction*>(synchro->execution.surf_exec)->setBound(bound);
-}
+  simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr exec = simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr(
+      new simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl(name, surf_action, timeout_detector, nullptr));
 
-void SIMIX_execution_set_affinity(smx_synchro_t synchro, sg_host_t host, unsigned long mask)
-{
-  xbt_assert(synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE);
+  XBT_DEBUG("Create parallel execute synchro %p", exec.get());
 
-  if (synchro->execution.surf_exec) {
-    /* just a double check to confirm that this host is the host where this task is running. */
-    xbt_assert(synchro->execution.host == host);
-    static_cast<simgrid::surf::CpuAction*>(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-      ->setAffinity(host->pimpl_cpu, mask);
-  }
+  return exec;
 }
 
-void simcall_HANDLER_execution_wait(smx_simcall_t simcall, smx_synchro_t synchro)
+void simcall_HANDLER_execution_wait(smx_simcall_t simcall, smx_activity_t synchro)
 {
-
-  XBT_DEBUG("Wait for execution of synchro %p, state %d", synchro, (int)synchro->state);
+  XBT_DEBUG("Wait for execution of synchro %p, state %d", synchro.get(), (int)synchro->state_);
 
   /* Associate this simcall to the synchro */
-  xbt_fifo_push(synchro->simcalls, simcall);
+  synchro->simcalls_.push_back(simcall);
   simcall->issuer->waiting_synchro = synchro;
 
   /* set surf's synchro */
   if (MC_is_active() || MC_record_replay_is_active()) {
-    synchro->state = SIMIX_DONE;
+    synchro->state_ = SIMIX_DONE;
     SIMIX_execution_finish(synchro);
     return;
   }
 
   /* If the synchro is already finished then perform the error handling */
-  if (synchro->state != SIMIX_RUNNING)
+  if (synchro->state_ != SIMIX_RUNNING)
     SIMIX_execution_finish(synchro);
 }
 
-void SIMIX_execution_suspend(smx_synchro_t synchro)
+void simcall_HANDLER_execution_test(smx_simcall_t simcall, smx_activity_t synchro)
 {
-  if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->suspend();
-}
-
-void SIMIX_execution_resume(smx_synchro_t synchro)
-{
-  if(synchro->execution.surf_exec)
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->resume();
+  int res = (synchro->state_ != SIMIX_WAITING && synchro->state_ != SIMIX_RUNNING);
+  if (res) {
+    synchro->simcalls_.push_back(simcall);
+    SIMIX_execution_finish(synchro);
+  } else {
+    SIMIX_simcall_answer(simcall);
+  }
+  simcall_execution_test__set__result(simcall, res);
 }
 
-void SIMIX_execution_finish(smx_synchro_t synchro)
+void SIMIX_execution_finish(smx_activity_t synchro)
 {
-  xbt_fifo_item_t item;
-  smx_simcall_t simcall;
-
-  xbt_fifo_foreach(synchro->simcalls, item, simcall, smx_simcall_t) {
+  simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr exec =
+      boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(synchro);
 
-    switch (synchro->state) {
+  while (not synchro->simcalls_.empty()) {
+    smx_simcall_t simcall = synchro->simcalls_.front();
+    synchro->simcalls_.pop_front();
+    switch (exec->state_) {
 
       case SIMIX_DONE:
         /* do nothing, synchro done */
@@ -446,9 +125,10 @@ void SIMIX_execution_finish(smx_synchro_t synchro)
         break;
 
       case SIMIX_FAILED:
-        XBT_DEBUG("SIMIX_execution_finished: host '%s' failed", sg_host_get_name(simcall->issuer->host));
-        simcall->issuer->context->iwannadie = 1;
-        SMX_EXCEPTION(simcall->issuer, host_error, 0, "Host failed");
+        XBT_DEBUG("SIMIX_execution_finished: host '%s' failed", simcall->issuer->host_->get_cname());
+        simcall->issuer->context_->iwannadie = true;
+        simcall->issuer->exception =
+            std::make_exception_ptr(simgrid::HostFailureException(XBT_THROW_POINT, "Host failed"));
         break;
 
       case SIMIX_CANCELED:
@@ -456,59 +136,39 @@ void SIMIX_execution_finish(smx_synchro_t synchro)
         SMX_EXCEPTION(simcall->issuer, cancel_error, 0, "Canceled");
         break;
 
+      case SIMIX_TIMEOUT:
+        XBT_DEBUG("SIMIX_execution_finished: execution timeouted");
+        simcall->issuer->exception = std::make_exception_ptr(simgrid::TimeoutError(XBT_THROW_POINT, "Timeouted"));
+        break;
+
       default:
-        xbt_die("Internal error in SIMIX_execution_finish: unexpected synchro state %d",
-            (int)synchro->state);
-    }
-    /* check if the host is down */
-    if (simcall->issuer->host->isOff()) {
-      simcall->issuer->context->iwannadie = 1;
+        xbt_die("Internal error in SIMIX_execution_finish: unexpected synchro state %d", (int)exec->state_);
     }
+    /* Fail the process if the host is down */
+    if (simcall->issuer->host_->is_off())
+      simcall->issuer->context_->iwannadie = true;
 
-    simcall->issuer->waiting_synchro =    NULL;
-    simcall_execution_wait__set__result(simcall, synchro->state);
+    simcall->issuer->waiting_synchro = nullptr;
+    simcall_execution_wait__set__result(simcall, exec->state_);
     SIMIX_simcall_answer(simcall);
   }
-
-  /* We no longer need it */
-  SIMIX_execution_destroy(synchro);
 }
 
-
-void SIMIX_post_host_execute(smx_synchro_t synchro)
+void SIMIX_set_category(smx_activity_t synchro, std::string category)
 {
-  if (synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE && /* FIMXE: handle resource failure
-                                               * for parallel tasks too */
-      synchro->execution.host->isOff()) {
-    /* If the host running the synchro failed, notice it so that the asking
-     * process can be killed if it runs on that host itself */
-    synchro->state = SIMIX_FAILED;
-  } else if (synchro->execution.surf_exec->getState() == simgrid::surf::Action::State::failed) {
-    /* If the host running the synchro didn't fail, then the synchro was
-     * canceled */
-    synchro->state = SIMIX_CANCELED;
-  } else {
-    synchro->state = SIMIX_DONE;
-  }
-
-  if (synchro->execution.surf_exec) {
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->unref();
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec = NULL;
-  }
+  if (synchro->state_ != SIMIX_RUNNING)
+    return;
 
-  /* If there are simcalls associated with the synchro, then answer them */
-  if (xbt_fifo_size(synchro->simcalls)) {
-    SIMIX_execution_finish(synchro);
+  simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr exec =
+      boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(synchro);
+  if (exec != nullptr) {
+    exec->surf_action_->set_category(category);
+    return;
   }
-}
-
 
-void SIMIX_set_category(smx_synchro_t synchro, const char *category)
-{
-  if (synchro->state != SIMIX_RUNNING) return;
-  if (synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_EXECUTE){
-    synchro->execution.surf_exec->setCategory(category);
-  }else if (synchro->type == SIMIX_SYNC_COMMUNICATE){
-    synchro->comm.surf_comm->setCategory(category);
+  simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImplPtr comm =
+      boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl>(synchro);
+  if (comm != nullptr) {
+    comm->surfAction_->set_category(category);
   }
 }