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Fix some conflicts with modifications introduced in the svn branch
[simgrid.git] / src / msg / msg_mailbox.c
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-#include "mailbox.h"\r
-#include "msg/private.h"\r
-\r
-XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(msg_mailbox, msg,\r
-                               "Logging specific to MSG (mailbox)");\r
-\r
-static xbt_dict_t \r
-msg_mailboxes = NULL;\r
-\r
-void\r
-MSG_mailbox_mod_init(void)\r
-{\r
-       msg_mailboxes = xbt_dict_new(); \r
-}\r
-\r
-void\r
-MSG_mailbox_mod_exit(void)\r
-{\r
-       xbt_dict_free(&msg_mailboxes);\r
-}\r
-\r
-msg_mailbox_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_new(const char *alias)\r
-{\r
-       msg_mailbox_t mailbox = xbt_new0(s_msg_mailbox_t,1);\r
-       \r
-       mailbox->tasks = xbt_fifo_new();\r
-       mailbox->cond = NULL;\r
-       mailbox->alias = xbt_strdup(alias);\r
-       mailbox->hostname = NULL;\r
-       \r
-       /* add the mbox in the dictionary */\r
-       xbt_dict_set(msg_mailboxes, alias, mailbox, MSG_mailbox_free);\r
-       \r
-       return mailbox;\r
-}\r
-\r
-msg_mailbox_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_create(const char *alias)\r
-{\r
-       msg_mailbox_t mailbox = xbt_new0(s_msg_mailbox_t,1);\r
-       \r
-       mailbox->tasks = xbt_fifo_new();\r
-       mailbox->cond = NULL;\r
-       mailbox->alias = xbt_strdup(alias);\r
-       mailbox->hostname = NULL;\r
-       \r
-       return mailbox;\r
-}\r
-\r
-void\r
-MSG_mailbox_free(void* mailbox)\r
-{\r
-       msg_mailbox_t _mailbox = (msg_mailbox_t)mailbox;\r
-\r
-       if(NULL != (_mailbox->hostname))\r
-               free(_mailbox->hostname);\r
-\r
-       free(_mailbox->alias);\r
-       \r
-       free(_mailbox);\r
-}\r
-\r
-void\r
-MSG_mailbox_put(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_task_t task)\r
-{\r
-       xbt_fifo_push(mailbox->tasks, task);\r
-}\r
-\r
-smx_cond_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_cond(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)\r
-{\r
-       return mailbox->cond;\r
-}\r
-\r
-void\r
-MSG_mailbox_remove(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_task_t task)\r
-{\r
-       xbt_fifo_remove(mailbox->tasks,task);\r
-}\r
-\r
-int\r
-MSG_mailbox_is_empty(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)\r
-{\r
-       return (NULL == xbt_fifo_get_first_item(mailbox->tasks));\r
-}\r
-\r
-m_task_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_pop_head(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)\r
-{\r
-       return (m_task_t)xbt_fifo_shift(mailbox->tasks);\r
-}\r
-\r
-m_task_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_head(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)\r
-{\r
-       xbt_fifo_item_t item;\r
-       \r
-       if(NULL == (item = xbt_fifo_get_first_item(mailbox->tasks)))\r
-               return NULL;\r
-               \r
-       return (m_task_t)xbt_fifo_get_item_content(item);\r
-}\r
-\r
-m_task_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_first_host_task(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_host_t host)\r
-{\r
-       m_task_t task = NULL;\r
-       xbt_fifo_item_t item = NULL;\r
-       \r
-       xbt_fifo_foreach(mailbox->tasks, item, task, m_task_t) \r
-       {\r
-               if (task->simdata->source == host)\r
-                       break;\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       if(item) \r
-               xbt_fifo_remove_item(mailbox->tasks, item);\r
-               \r
-       return task;\r
-}\r
-\r
-int\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_count_host_waiting_tasks(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_host_t host)\r
-{\r
-       m_task_t task = NULL;\r
-       xbt_fifo_item_t item = NULL;\r
-       int count = 0;\r
-       \r
-       xbt_fifo_foreach(mailbox->tasks, item, task, m_task_t) \r
-       {\r
-               if (task->simdata->source == host)\r
-                       count++;\r
-       }\r
-               \r
-       return count;\r
-}\r
-\r
-void\r
-MSG_mailbox_set_cond(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, smx_cond_t cond)\r
-{\r
-       mailbox->cond = cond;\r
-}\r
-\r
-const char*\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_alias(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)\r
-{\r
-       return mailbox->alias;\r
-}\r
-\r
-const char*\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_hostname(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)\r
-{\r
-       return mailbox->hostname;\r
-}\r
-\r
-void\r
-MSG_mailbox_set_hostname(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, const char* hostname)\r
-{\r
-       mailbox->hostname = xbt_strdup(hostname);\r
-}\r
-\r
-msg_mailbox_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(const char* alias)\r
-{\r
-\r
-       msg_mailbox_t mailbox = xbt_dict_get_or_null(msg_mailboxes,alias);\r
-   \r
-       if(!mailbox)\r
-       {\r
-               mailbox = MSG_mailbox_new(alias);\r
-               MSG_mailbox_set_hostname(mailbox,MSG_host_self()->name);\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       return mailbox; \r
-}\r
-\r
-msg_mailbox_t\r
-MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(m_host_t host, m_channel_t channel)\r
-{\r
-        xbt_assert0((host != NULL), "Invalid host");\r
-        xbt_assert1((channel >= 0)&& (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d",channel);\r
-\r
-        return host->simdata->mailboxes[(size_t)channel];\r
-}\r
-\r
-MSG_error_t \r
-MSG_mailbox_get_task_ext(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_task_t* task, m_host_t host, double timeout)\r
-{\r
-       m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();\r
-       m_task_t t = NULL;\r
-       m_host_t h = NULL;\r
-       simdata_task_t t_simdata = NULL;\r
-       simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;\r
-       int first_time = 1;\r
-       \r
-       smx_cond_t cond = NULL; //conditional wait if the task isn't on the channel yet\r
-       \r
-       CHECK_HOST();\r
-       \r
-       /* Sanity check */\r
-       xbt_assert0(task, "Null pointer for the task storage");\r
-       \r
-       if (*task)\r
-               CRITICAL0("MSG_task_get() was asked to write in a non empty task struct.");\r
-       \r
-       /* Get the task */\r
-       h = MSG_host_self();\r
-       h_simdata = h->simdata;\r
-       \r
-       SIMIX_mutex_lock(h->simdata->mutex);\r
-       \r
-       while (1) \r
-       {\r
-               /* if the mailbox is empty (has no task */\r
-               if(!MSG_mailbox_is_empty(mailbox))\r
-               {\r
-                       if(!host) \r
-                       {\r
-                               /* pop the head of the mailbox */\r
-                               t = MSG_mailbox_pop_head(mailbox);\r
-                               break;\r
-                       } \r
-                       else \r
-                       {\r
-                               /* get the first task of the host */\r
-                               if(NULL != (t = MSG_mailbox_get_first_host_task(mailbox,host)))\r
-                                       break;\r
-                       }\r
-               }\r
-       \r
-               if(timeout > 0) \r
-               {\r
-                       if (!first_time) \r
-                       {\r
-                               SIMIX_mutex_unlock(h->simdata->mutex);\r
-                               /* set the simix condition of the mailbox to NULL */\r
-                               MSG_mailbox_set_cond(mailbox, NULL);\r
-                               SIMIX_cond_destroy(cond);\r
-                               MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);\r
-                       }\r
-               }\r
-               \r
-               xbt_assert1(!MSG_mailbox_get_cond(mailbox),"A process is already blocked on the channel %s", MSG_mailbox_get_alias(mailbox));\r
-               \r
-               cond = SIMIX_cond_init();\r
-               \r
-               /* set the condition of the mailbox */\r
-               MSG_mailbox_set_cond(mailbox, cond);\r
-               \r
-               if (timeout > 0)\r
-                       SIMIX_cond_wait_timeout(cond, h->simdata->mutex, timeout);\r
-               else \r
-                       SIMIX_cond_wait(MSG_mailbox_get_cond(mailbox), h->simdata->mutex);\r
-                       \r
-       \r
-               if (SIMIX_host_get_state(h_simdata->smx_host) == 0)\r
-                       MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);\r
-       \r
-               first_time = 0;\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(h->simdata->mutex);\r
-       \r
-       DEBUG1("OK, got a task (%s)", t->name);\r
-       /* clean conditional */\r
-       if (cond) \r
-       {\r
-               SIMIX_cond_destroy(cond);\r
-               \r
-               MSG_mailbox_set_cond(mailbox,NULL);\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       t_simdata = t->simdata;\r
-       t_simdata->receiver = process;\r
-       *task = t;\r
-       \r
-       SIMIX_mutex_lock(t_simdata->mutex);\r
-       \r
-       /* Transfer */\r
-       /* create SIMIX action to the communication */\r
-       t_simdata->comm = SIMIX_action_communicate(\r
-                                                                                               t_simdata->sender->simdata->m_host->simdata->smx_host,\r
-                                                                                               process->simdata->m_host->simdata->smx_host,\r
-                                                                                               t->name, \r
-                                                                                               t_simdata->message_size,\r
-                                                                                               t_simdata->rate\r
-                                                                                       );\r
-       \r
-       /* if the process is suspend, create the action but stop its execution, it will be restart when the sender process resume */\r
-       if (MSG_process_is_suspended(t_simdata->sender)) \r
-       {\r
-               DEBUG1("Process sender (%s) suspended", t_simdata->sender->name);\r
-               SIMIX_action_set_priority(t_simdata->comm, 0);\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       process->simdata->waiting_task = t;\r
-       SIMIX_register_action_to_condition(t_simdata->comm, t_simdata->cond);\r
-       \r
-       while (1) \r
-       {\r
-               SIMIX_cond_wait(t_simdata->cond, t_simdata->mutex);\r
-               \r
-               if (SIMIX_action_get_state(t_simdata->comm) != SURF_ACTION_RUNNING)\r
-                       break;\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       SIMIX_unregister_action_to_condition(t_simdata->comm, t_simdata->cond);\r
-               process->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;\r
-       \r
-       /* the task has already finished and the pointer must be null */\r
-       if (t->simdata->sender) \r
-       {\r
-               t->simdata->sender->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       /* for this process, don't need to change in get function */\r
-       t->simdata->receiver = NULL;\r
-       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(t_simdata->mutex);\r
-       \r
-       \r
-       if (SIMIX_action_get_state(t_simdata->comm) == SURF_ACTION_DONE) \r
-       {\r
-               SIMIX_action_destroy(t_simdata->comm);\r
-               t_simdata->comm = NULL;\r
-               t_simdata->using--;\r
-               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);\r
-       } \r
-       else if (SIMIX_host_get_state(h_simdata->smx_host) == 0) \r
-       {\r
-               SIMIX_action_destroy(t_simdata->comm);\r
-               t_simdata->comm = NULL;\r
-               t_simdata->using--;\r
-               MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);\r
-       } \r
-       else \r
-       {\r
-               SIMIX_action_destroy(t_simdata->comm);\r
-               t_simdata->comm = NULL;\r
-               t_simdata->using--;\r
-               MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);\r
-       }\r
-}\r
-\r
-MSG_error_t \r
-MSG_mailbox_put_with_timeout(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_task_t task, double timeout)\r
-{\r
-       m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();\r
-       const char* hostname;\r
-       simdata_task_t task_simdata = NULL;\r
-       m_host_t local_host = NULL;\r
-       m_host_t remote_host = NULL;\r
-       smx_cond_t cond = NULL;\r
-\r
-       CHECK_HOST();\r
-       \r
-       task_simdata = task->simdata;\r
-       task_simdata->sender = process;\r
-       task_simdata->source = MSG_process_get_host(process);\r
-       \r
-       xbt_assert0(task_simdata->using == 1,"This task is still being used somewhere else. You cannot send it now. Go fix your code!");\r
-       \r
-       task_simdata->comm = NULL;\r
-       \r
-       task_simdata->using++;\r
-       local_host = ((simdata_process_t) process->simdata)->m_host;\r
-       \r
-       /* get the host name containing the mailbox */\r
-       hostname = MSG_mailbox_get_hostname(mailbox);\r
-\r
-       remote_host = MSG_get_host_by_name(hostname);\r
-\r
-       if(NULL == remote_host)\r
-               THROW1(not_found_error,0,"Host %s not fount", hostname);\r
-\r
-\r
-       DEBUG4("Trying to send a task (%g kB) from %s to %s on the channel aliased by the alias %s",task->simdata->message_size / 1000, local_host->name,remote_host->name, MSG_mailbox_get_alias(mailbox));\r
-       \r
-       SIMIX_mutex_lock(remote_host->simdata->mutex);\r
-\r
-       /* put the task in the mailbox */\r
-       MSG_mailbox_put(mailbox,task);\r
-       \r
-       if(NULL != (cond = MSG_mailbox_get_cond(mailbox)))\r
-       {\r
-               DEBUG0("Somebody is listening. Let's wake him up!");\r
-               SIMIX_cond_signal(cond);\r
-       }\r
-\r
-       \r
-       \r
-       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(remote_host->simdata->mutex);\r
-       \r
-       SIMIX_mutex_lock(task->simdata->mutex);\r
-\r
-       process->simdata->waiting_task = task;\r
-       \r
-       if(timeout > 0) \r
-       {\r
-               xbt_ex_t e;\r
-               double time;\r
-               double time_elapsed;\r
-               time = SIMIX_get_clock();\r
-               \r
-               TRY \r
-               {\r
-                       /*verify if the action that ends is the correct. Call the wait_timeout with the new time. If the timeout occurs, an exception is raised */\r
-                       while (1) \r
-                       {\r
-                               time_elapsed = SIMIX_get_clock() - time;\r
-                               SIMIX_cond_wait_timeout(task->simdata->cond, task->simdata->mutex,timeout - time_elapsed);\r
-                               \r
-                               if ((task->simdata->comm != NULL) && (SIMIX_action_get_state(task->simdata->comm) != SURF_ACTION_RUNNING))\r
-                                       break;\r
-                       }\r
-               } \r
-               CATCH(e) \r
-               {\r
-                       if(e.category==timeout_error) \r
-                       {\r
-                               xbt_ex_free(e);\r
-                               /* verify if the timeout happened and the communication didn't started yet */\r
-                               if (task->simdata->comm == NULL) \r
-                               {\r
-                                       process->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;\r
-                                       \r
-                                       /* remove the task from the mailbox */\r
-                                       MSG_mailbox_remove(mailbox,task);\r
-                                       \r
-                                       if (task->simdata->receiver) \r
-                                       {\r
-                                               task->simdata->receiver->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;\r
-                                       }\r
-                                       \r
-                                       task->simdata->sender = NULL;\r
-                                       \r
-                                       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(task->simdata->mutex);\r
-                                       MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);\r
-                               }\r
-                       } \r
-                       else \r
-                       {\r
-                               RETHROW;\r
-                       }\r
-               }\r
-       } \r
-       else \r
-       {\r
-               while (1) \r
-               {\r
-                       SIMIX_cond_wait(task->simdata->cond, task->simdata->mutex);\r
-                       \r
-                       if (SIMIX_action_get_state(task->simdata->comm) != SURF_ACTION_RUNNING)\r
-                               break;\r
-               }\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       DEBUG1("Action terminated %s", task->name);\r
-       process->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;\r
-       \r
-       /* the task has already finished and the pointer must be null */\r
-       if (task->simdata->receiver) \r
-       {\r
-               task->simdata->receiver->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;\r
-       }\r
-       \r
-       task->simdata->sender = NULL;\r
-       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(task->simdata->mutex);\r
-\r
-       \r
-       if (SIMIX_action_get_state(task->simdata->comm) == SURF_ACTION_DONE)\r
-       {\r
-               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);\r
-       } \r
-       else if (SIMIX_host_get_state(local_host->simdata->smx_host) == 0) \r
-       {\r
-               MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);\r
-       } \r
-       else \r
-       {\r
-               MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);\r
-       }\r
-}\r
+#include "mailbox.h"
+#include "msg/private.h"
+
+XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(msg_mailbox, msg,
+                                "Logging specific to MSG (mailbox)");
+
+static xbt_dict_t msg_mailboxes = NULL;
+
+void MSG_mailbox_mod_init(void)
+{
+  msg_mailboxes = xbt_dict_new();
+}
+
+void MSG_mailbox_mod_exit(void)
+{
+  xbt_dict_free(&msg_mailboxes);
+}
+
+msg_mailbox_t MSG_mailbox_create(const char *alias)
+{
+  msg_mailbox_t mailbox = xbt_new0(s_msg_mailbox_t, 1);
+
+  mailbox->cond = NULL;
+  mailbox->alias = alias ? xbt_strdup(alias) : NULL;
+  mailbox->rdv = SIMIX_rdv_create(alias);
+  
+  return mailbox;
+}
+
+msg_mailbox_t MSG_mailbox_new(const char *alias)
+{
+  msg_mailbox_t mailbox = MSG_mailbox_create(alias);
+
+  /* add the mbox in the dictionary */
+  xbt_dict_set(msg_mailboxes, alias, mailbox, MSG_mailbox_free);
+
+  return mailbox;
+}
+
+void MSG_mailbox_free(void *mailbox)
+{
+  msg_mailbox_t _mailbox = (msg_mailbox_t) mailbox;
+
+  free(_mailbox->alias);
+  SIMIX_rdv_destroy(_mailbox->rdv);
+  
+  free(_mailbox);
+}
+
+smx_cond_t MSG_mailbox_get_cond(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)
+{
+  return mailbox->cond;
+}
+
+int MSG_mailbox_is_empty(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)
+{
+  return (NULL == SIMIX_rdv_get_head(mailbox->rdv));
+}
+
+m_task_t MSG_mailbox_get_head(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)
+{
+  smx_comm_t comm = SIMIX_rdv_get_head(mailbox->rdv);
+
+  if(!comm)
+    return NULL; 
+  
+  return (m_task_t)SIMIX_communication_get_data(comm);
+}
+
+int
+MSG_mailbox_get_count_host_waiting_tasks(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_host_t host)
+{
+  return SIMIX_rdv_get_count_waiting_comm (mailbox->rdv, host->simdata->smx_host);
+}
+
+void MSG_mailbox_set_cond(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, smx_cond_t cond)
+{
+  mailbox->cond = cond;
+}
+
+const char *MSG_mailbox_get_alias(msg_mailbox_t mailbox)
+{
+  return mailbox->alias;
+}
+
+msg_mailbox_t MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(const char *alias)
+{
+
+  msg_mailbox_t mailbox = xbt_dict_get_or_null(msg_mailboxes, alias);
+
+  if (!mailbox)
+    mailbox = MSG_mailbox_new(alias);
+
+  return mailbox;
+}
+
+msg_mailbox_t MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(m_host_t host, m_channel_t channel)
+{
+  xbt_assert0((host != NULL), "Invalid host");
+  xbt_assert1((channel >= 0)
+              && (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d",
+              channel);
+
+  return host->simdata->mailboxes[(size_t) channel];
+}
+
+MSG_error_t
+MSG_mailbox_get_task_ext(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_task_t *task, m_host_t host,
+                         double timeout)
+{
+  xbt_ex_t e;
+  MSG_error_t ret = MSG_OK;
+  smx_comm_t comm;
+  CHECK_HOST();
+
+  /* Kept for compatibility with older implementation */
+  xbt_assert1(!MSG_mailbox_get_cond(mailbox),
+              "A process is already blocked on this channel %s", 
+              MSG_mailbox_get_alias(mailbox));
+
+  /* Sanity check */
+  xbt_assert0(task, "Null pointer for the task storage");
+
+  if (*task)
+    CRITICAL0
+      ("MSG_task_get() was asked to write in a non empty task struct.");
+
+  /* We no loger support getting a task from a specific host */
+  if(host)
+    THROW_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+
+  /* Try to receive it by calling SIMIX network layer */
+  TRY{
+    SIMIX_network_recv(mailbox->rdv, timeout, NULL, NULL, &comm);
+  }
+  CATCH(e){
+    switch(e.category){
+      case host_error:
+        ret = MSG_HOST_FAILURE;
+        break;
+      case network_error:
+        ret = MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE;
+        break;
+      case timeout_error:
+        ret = MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE;
+        break;      
+      default:
+        xbt_die("Unhandled SIMIX network exception");
+    }
+    xbt_ex_free(e);        
+  }
+
+  *task = SIMIX_communication_get_data(comm);
+  
+  /* If the sender didn't decremented the refcount so far then do it */
+  if (*task && (*task)->simdata->refcount > 1)
+    (*task)->simdata->refcount--;
+  
+  MSG_RETURN(ret);        
+}
+
+MSG_error_t
+MSG_mailbox_put_with_timeout(msg_mailbox_t mailbox, m_task_t task,
+                             double timeout)
+{
+  xbt_ex_t e;
+  MSG_error_t ret = MSG_OK;
+  simdata_task_t t_simdata = NULL;
+  m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();
+  
+  CHECK_HOST();
+
+  /* Prepare the task to send */
+  t_simdata = task->simdata;
+  t_simdata->sender = process;
+  t_simdata->source = MSG_host_self();
+
+  xbt_assert0(t_simdata->refcount == 1,
+              "This task is still being used somewhere else. You cannot send it now. Go fix your code!");
+
+  t_simdata->refcount++;
+  msg_global->sent_msg++;
+
+  process->simdata->waiting_task = task;
+  
+  /* Try to send it by calling SIMIX network layer */
+  TRY{
+    /* Kept for semantical compatibility with older implementation */
+    if(mailbox->cond)
+      SIMIX_cond_signal(mailbox->cond);
+
+    SIMIX_network_send(mailbox->rdv, t_simdata->message_size, t_simdata->rate,
+                       timeout, NULL, 0, &t_simdata->comm, task);
+  }
+
+  CATCH(e){
+    switch(e.category){
+      case host_error:
+        ret = MSG_HOST_FAILURE;
+        break;
+      case network_error:
+        ret = MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE;
+        break;
+      case timeout_error:
+        ret = MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE;
+        break;      
+      default:
+        xbt_die("Unhandled SIMIX network exception");
+    }
+    xbt_ex_free(e);
+  }
+
+  process->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;
+  
+  /* If the receiver end didn't decremented the refcount so far then do it */
+  if (t_simdata->refcount > 1)
+    t_simdata->refcount--;
+  
+  MSG_RETURN(ret);        
+}