+ return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Increase refcount of anan action
+ *
+ * \param action The SIMIX action
+ */
+void SIMIX_action_use(smx_action_t action)
+{
+ XBT_IN3("(%p:'%s',%d)", action, action->name, action->refcount);
+ xbt_assert0((action != NULL), "Invalid parameter");
+
+ action->refcount++;
+
+ return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Decrease refcount of anan action
+ *
+ * \param action The SIMIX action
+ */
+void SIMIX_action_release(smx_action_t action)
+{
+ xbt_assert0((action != NULL), "Invalid parameter");
+
+ action->refcount--;
+