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[simgrid.git] / src / simix / libsmx.cpp
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 /*                                                                            */
 /* This is somehow the "libc" of SimGrid                                      */
 
-/* Copyright (c) 2010-2017. The SimGrid Team. All rights reserved.            */
+/* Copyright (c) 2010-2019. 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 <cmath>         /* std::isfinite() */
-
-#include <functional>
-
 #include "mc/mc.h"
-#include "simgrid/s4u/VirtualMachine.hpp"
-#include "simgrid/simix.hpp"
 #include "simgrid/simix/blocking_simcall.hpp"
-#include "smx_private.hpp"
 #include "src/kernel/activity/CommImpl.hpp"
-#include "src/mc/mc_forward.hpp"
+#include "src/kernel/activity/ConditionVariableImpl.hpp"
+#include "src/kernel/activity/ExecImpl.hpp"
+#include "src/kernel/activity/IoImpl.hpp"
+#include "src/kernel/activity/MailboxImpl.hpp"
+#include "src/kernel/activity/MutexImpl.hpp"
 #include "src/mc/mc_replay.hpp"
 #include "src/plugins/vm/VirtualMachineImpl.hpp"
-#include "src/simix/smx_host_private.hpp"
-#include "xbt/ex.h"
-#include "xbt/functional.hpp"
 
 XBT_LOG_EXTERNAL_DEFAULT_CATEGORY(simix);
 
 #include "popping_bodies.cpp"
 
-void simcall_call(smx_actor_t actor)
-{
-  if (actor != simix_global->maestro_process) {
-    XBT_DEBUG("Yield actor '%s' on simcall %s (%d)", actor->getCname(), SIMIX_simcall_name(actor->simcall.call),
-              (int)actor->simcall.call);
-    SIMIX_process_yield(actor);
-  } else {
-    SIMIX_simcall_handle(&actor->simcall, 0);
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Creates a synchro that executes some computation of an host.
- *
- * This function creates a SURF action and allocates the data necessary
- * to create the SIMIX synchro. It can raise a host_error exception if the host crashed.
- *
- * \param name Name of the execution synchro to create
- * \param flops_amount amount Computation amount (in flops)
- * \param priority computation priority
- * \param bound
- * \return A new SIMIX execution synchronization
- */
-smx_activity_t simcall_execution_start(const char *name,
-                                    double flops_amount,
-                                    double priority, double bound)
-{
-  /* checking for infinite values */
-  xbt_assert(std::isfinite(flops_amount), "flops_amount is not finite!");
-  xbt_assert(std::isfinite(priority), "priority is not finite!");
-
-  return simcall_BODY_execution_start(name, flops_amount, priority, bound);
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Creates a synchro that may involve parallel computation on
- * several hosts and communication between them.
- *
- * \param name Name of the execution synchro to create
- * \param host_nb Number of hosts where the synchro will be executed
- * \param host_list Array (of size host_nb) of hosts where the synchro will be executed
- * \param flops_amount Array (of size host_nb) of computation amount of hosts (in bytes)
- * \param bytes_amount Array (of size host_nb * host_nb) representing the communication
- * amount between each pair of hosts
- * \param amount the SURF action amount
- * \param rate the SURF action rate
- * \param timeout timeout
- * \return A new SIMIX execution synchronization
- */
-smx_activity_t simcall_execution_parallel_start(const char* name, int host_nb, sg_host_t* host_list,
-                                                double* flops_amount, double* bytes_amount, double rate, double timeout)
-{
-  /* checking for infinite values */
-  for (int i = 0 ; i < host_nb ; ++i) {
-    xbt_assert(std::isfinite(flops_amount[i]), "flops_amount[%d] is not finite!", i);
-    if (bytes_amount != nullptr) {
-      for (int j = 0 ; j < host_nb ; ++j) {
-        xbt_assert(std::isfinite(bytes_amount[i + host_nb * j]),
-                   "bytes_amount[%d+%d*%d] is not finite!", i, host_nb, j);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  xbt_assert(std::isfinite(rate), "rate is not finite!");
-
-  return simcall_BODY_execution_parallel_start(name, host_nb, host_list, flops_amount, bytes_amount, rate, timeout);
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Cancels an execution synchro.
- *
- * This functions stops the execution. It calls a surf function.
- * \param execution The execution synchro to cancel
- */
-void simcall_execution_cancel(smx_activity_t execution)
-{
-  simgrid::simix::kernelImmediate([execution] {
-    XBT_DEBUG("Cancel synchro %p", execution.get());
-    simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr exec =
-        boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(execution);
-
-    if (exec->surf_exec)
-      exec->surf_exec->cancel();
-  });
-}
-
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Changes the priority of an execution synchro.
+ * @ingroup simix_host_management
+ * @brief Waits for the completion of an execution synchro and destroy it.
  *
- * This functions changes the priority only. It calls a surf function.
- * \param execution The execution synchro
- * \param priority The new priority
+ * @param execution The execution synchro
  */
-void simcall_execution_set_priority(smx_activity_t execution, double priority)
+e_smx_state_t simcall_execution_wait(const smx_activity_t& execution)
 {
-  /* checking for infinite values */
-  xbt_assert(std::isfinite(priority), "priority is not finite!");
-  simgrid::simix::kernelImmediate([execution, priority] {
-
-    simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr exec =
-        boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(execution);
-    if (exec->surf_exec)
-      exec->surf_exec->setSharingWeight(priority);
-  });
+  return (e_smx_state_t)simcall_BODY_execution_wait(static_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl*>(execution.get()));
 }
 
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Changes the capping (the maximum CPU utilization) of an execution synchro.
- *
- * This functions changes the capping only. It calls a surf function.
- * \param execution The execution synchro
- * \param bound The new bound
- */
-void simcall_execution_set_bound(smx_activity_t execution, double bound)
-{
-  simgrid::simix::kernelImmediate([execution, bound] {
-    simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr exec =
-        boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(execution);
-    if (exec->surf_exec)
-      static_cast<simgrid::surf::CpuAction*>(exec->surf_exec)->setBound(bound);
-  });
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_host_management
- * \brief Waits for the completion of an execution synchro and destroy it.
- *
- * \param execution The execution synchro
- */
-e_smx_state_t simcall_execution_wait(smx_activity_t execution)
-{
-  return (e_smx_state_t) simcall_BODY_execution_wait(execution);
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Kills all SIMIX processes.
- */
-void simcall_process_killall(int reset_pid)
+e_smx_state_t simcall_execution_test(const smx_activity_t& execution)
 {
-  simcall_BODY_process_killall(reset_pid);
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Cleans up a SIMIX process.
- * \param process poor victim (must have already been killed)
- */
-void simcall_process_cleanup(smx_actor_t process)
-{
-  simcall_BODY_process_cleanup(process);
+  return (e_smx_state_t)simcall_BODY_execution_test(static_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl*>(execution.get()));
 }
 
 void simcall_process_join(smx_actor_t process, double timeout)
@@ -195,13 +47,8 @@ void simcall_process_join(smx_actor_t process, double timeout)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Suspends a process.
- *
- * This function suspends the process by suspending the synchro
- * it was waiting for completion.
- *
- * \param process a SIMIX process
+ * @ingroup simix_process_management
+ * @brief Suspends an actor
  */
 void simcall_process_suspend(smx_actor_t process)
 {
@@ -209,65 +56,15 @@ void simcall_process_suspend(smx_actor_t process)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Returns the amount of SIMIX processes in the system
- *
- * Maestro internal process is not counted, only user code processes are
- */
-int simcall_process_count()
-{
-  return simgrid::simix::kernelImmediate(SIMIX_process_count);
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Set the user data of a #smx_actor_t.
- *
- * This functions sets the user data associated to \a process.
- * \param process SIMIX process
- * \param data User data
- */
-void simcall_process_set_data(smx_actor_t process, void *data)
-{
-  simgrid::simix::kernelImmediate([process, data] { process->setUserData(data); });
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Set the kill time of a process.
- */
-void simcall_process_set_kill_time(smx_actor_t process, double kill_time)
-{
-
-  if (kill_time <= SIMIX_get_clock() || simix_global->kill_process_function == nullptr)
-    return;
-  XBT_DEBUG("Set kill time %f for process %s@%s", kill_time, process->getCname(), process->host->getCname());
-  process->kill_timer = SIMIX_timer_set(kill_time, [process] {
-    simix_global->kill_process_function(process);
-    process->kill_timer=nullptr;
-  });
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Add an on_exit function
- * Add an on_exit function which will be executed when the process exits/is killed.
- */
-XBT_PUBLIC(void) simcall_process_on_exit(smx_actor_t process, int_f_pvoid_pvoid_t fun, void *data)
-{
-  simcall_BODY_process_on_exit(process, fun, data);
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_process_management
- * \brief Creates a new sleep SIMIX synchro.
+ * @ingroup simix_process_management
+ * @brief Creates a new sleep SIMIX synchro.
  *
  * This function creates a SURF action and allocates the data necessary
- * to create the SIMIX synchro. It can raise a host_error exception if the
+ * to create the SIMIX synchro. It can raise a HostFailureException if the
  * host crashed. The default SIMIX name of the synchro is "sleep".
  *
- *   \param duration Time duration of the sleep.
- *   \return A result telling whether the sleep was successful
+ *   @param duration Time duration of the sleep.
+ *   @return A result telling whether the sleep was successful
  */
 e_smx_state_t simcall_process_sleep(double duration)
 {
@@ -277,11 +74,12 @@ e_smx_state_t simcall_process_sleep(double duration)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
 void simcall_comm_send(smx_actor_t sender, smx_mailbox_t mbox, double task_size, double rate, void* src_buff,
                        size_t src_buff_size, int (*match_fun)(void*, void*, simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*),
-                       void (*copy_data_fun)(smx_activity_t, void*, size_t), void* data, double timeout)
+                       void (*copy_data_fun)(simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*, void*, size_t), void* data,
+                       double timeout)
 {
   /* checking for infinite values */
   xbt_assert(std::isfinite(task_size), "task_size is not finite!");
@@ -305,12 +103,13 @@ void simcall_comm_send(smx_actor_t sender, smx_mailbox_t mbox, double task_size,
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
 smx_activity_t simcall_comm_isend(smx_actor_t sender, smx_mailbox_t mbox, double task_size, double rate, void* src_buff,
                                   size_t src_buff_size,
                                   int (*match_fun)(void*, void*, simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*),
-                                  void (*clean_fun)(void*), void (*copy_data_fun)(smx_activity_t, void*, size_t),
+                                  void (*clean_fun)(void*),
+                                  void (*copy_data_fun)(simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*, void*, size_t),
                                   void* data, int detached)
 {
   /* checking for infinite values */
@@ -325,11 +124,12 @@ smx_activity_t simcall_comm_isend(smx_actor_t sender, smx_mailbox_t mbox, double
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
 void simcall_comm_recv(smx_actor_t receiver, smx_mailbox_t mbox, void* dst_buff, size_t* dst_buff_size,
                        int (*match_fun)(void*, void*, simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*),
-                       void (*copy_data_fun)(smx_activity_t, void*, size_t), void* data, double timeout, double rate)
+                       void (*copy_data_fun)(simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*, void*, size_t), void* data,
+                       double timeout, double rate)
 {
   xbt_assert(std::isfinite(timeout), "timeout is not finite!");
   xbt_assert(mbox, "No rendez-vous point defined for recv");
@@ -348,11 +148,12 @@ void simcall_comm_recv(smx_actor_t receiver, smx_mailbox_t mbox, void* dst_buff,
   }
 }
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
 smx_activity_t simcall_comm_irecv(smx_actor_t receiver, smx_mailbox_t mbox, void* dst_buff, size_t* dst_buff_size,
                                   int (*match_fun)(void*, void*, simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*),
-                                  void (*copy_data_fun)(smx_activity_t, void*, size_t), void* data, double rate)
+                                  void (*copy_data_fun)(simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*, void*, size_t),
+                                  void* data, double rate)
 {
   xbt_assert(mbox, "No rendez-vous point defined for irecv");
 
@@ -361,94 +162,88 @@ smx_activity_t simcall_comm_irecv(smx_actor_t receiver, smx_mailbox_t mbox, void
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
 smx_activity_t simcall_comm_iprobe(smx_mailbox_t mbox, int type,
                                    int (*match_fun)(void*, void*, simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*), void* data)
 {
   xbt_assert(mbox, "No rendez-vous point defined for iprobe");
 
-  return simcall_BODY_comm_iprobe(mbox, type, match_fun, data);
+  return simgrid::simix::simcall([mbox, type, match_fun, data] { return mbox->iprobe(type, match_fun, data); });
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
-void simcall_comm_cancel(smx_activity_t synchro)
+unsigned int simcall_comm_waitany(smx_activity_t comms[], size_t count, double timeout)
 {
-  simgrid::simix::kernelImmediate([synchro] {
-    simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImplPtr comm =
-        boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl>(synchro);
-    comm->cancel();
+  std::unique_ptr<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* []> rcomms(new simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*[count]);
+  std::transform(comms, comms + count, rcomms.get(), [](const smx_activity_t& comm) {
+    return static_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*>(comm.get());
   });
+  return simcall_BODY_comm_waitany(rcomms.get(), count, timeout);
 }
 
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
- */
-unsigned int simcall_comm_waitany(xbt_dynar_t comms, double timeout)
+unsigned int simcall_comm_waitany(simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* comms[], size_t count, double timeout)
 {
-  return simcall_BODY_comm_waitany(comms, timeout);
+  return simcall_BODY_comm_waitany(comms, count, timeout);
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
-int simcall_comm_testany(smx_activity_t* comms, size_t count)
+int simcall_comm_testany(smx_activity_t comms[], size_t count)
 {
   if (count == 0)
     return -1;
-  return simcall_BODY_comm_testany(comms, count);
+  std::unique_ptr<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* []> rcomms(new simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*[count]);
+  std::transform(comms, comms + count, rcomms.get(), [](const smx_activity_t& comm) {
+    return static_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*>(comm.get());
+  });
+  return simcall_BODY_comm_testany(rcomms.get(), count);
 }
 
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
- */
-void simcall_comm_wait(smx_activity_t comm, double timeout)
+int simcall_comm_testany(simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* comms[], size_t count)
 {
-  xbt_assert(std::isfinite(timeout), "timeout is not finite!");
-  simcall_BODY_comm_wait(comm, timeout);
+  if (count == 0)
+    return -1;
+  return simcall_BODY_comm_testany(comms, count);
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Set the category of an synchro.
- *
- * This functions changes the category only. It calls a surf function.
- * \param synchro The execution synchro
- * \param category The tracing category
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  */
-void simcall_set_category(smx_activity_t synchro, const char *category)
+void simcall_comm_wait(const smx_activity_t& comm, double timeout)
 {
-  if (category == nullptr) {
-    return;
-  }
-  simcall_BODY_set_category(synchro, category);
+  xbt_assert(std::isfinite(timeout), "timeout is not finite!");
+  simcall_BODY_comm_wait(static_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*>(comm.get()), timeout);
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_comm_management
+ * @ingroup simix_comm_management
  *
  */
-int simcall_comm_test(smx_activity_t comm)
+int simcall_comm_test(const smx_activity_t& comm)
 {
-  return simcall_BODY_comm_test(comm);
+  return simcall_BODY_comm_test(static_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl*>(comm.get()));
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
 smx_mutex_t simcall_mutex_init()
 {
-  if (not simix_global) {
-    fprintf(stderr,"You must run MSG_init before using MSG\n"); // We can't use xbt_die since we may get there before the initialization
+  if (simix_global == nullptr) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "You must initialize the SimGrid engine before using it\n"); // We can't use xbt_die since we may
+                                                                                 // get there before the initialization
     xbt_abort();
   }
-  return simgrid::simix::kernelImmediate([] { return new simgrid::simix::MutexImpl(); });
+  return simgrid::simix::simcall([] { return new simgrid::kernel::activity::MutexImpl(); });
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
 void simcall_mutex_lock(smx_mutex_t mutex)
@@ -457,7 +252,7 @@ void simcall_mutex_lock(smx_mutex_t mutex)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
 int simcall_mutex_trylock(smx_mutex_t mutex)
@@ -466,7 +261,7 @@ int simcall_mutex_trylock(smx_mutex_t mutex)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
 void simcall_mutex_unlock(smx_mutex_t mutex)
@@ -475,25 +270,16 @@ void simcall_mutex_unlock(smx_mutex_t mutex)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
 smx_cond_t simcall_cond_init()
 {
-  return simcall_BODY_cond_init();
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
- *
- */
-void simcall_cond_signal(smx_cond_t cond)
-{
-  simcall_BODY_cond_signal(cond);
+  return simgrid::simix::simcall([] { return new simgrid::kernel::activity::ConditionVariableImpl(); });
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
 void simcall_cond_wait(smx_cond_t cond, smx_mutex_t mutex)
@@ -502,26 +288,17 @@ void simcall_cond_wait(smx_cond_t cond, smx_mutex_t mutex)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
-void simcall_cond_wait_timeout(smx_cond_t cond, smx_mutex_t mutex, double timeout)
+int simcall_cond_wait_timeout(smx_cond_t cond, smx_mutex_t mutex, double timeout)
 {
   xbt_assert(std::isfinite(timeout), "timeout is not finite!");
-  simcall_BODY_cond_wait_timeout(cond, mutex, timeout);
+  return simcall_BODY_cond_wait_timeout(cond, mutex, timeout);
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
- *
- */
-void simcall_cond_broadcast(smx_cond_t cond)
-{
-  simcall_BODY_cond_broadcast(cond);
-}
-
-/**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
 void simcall_sem_acquire(smx_sem_t sem)
@@ -530,23 +307,18 @@ void simcall_sem_acquire(smx_sem_t sem)
 }
 
 /**
- * \ingroup simix_synchro_management
+ * @ingroup simix_synchro_management
  *
  */
-void simcall_sem_acquire_timeout(smx_sem_t sem, double timeout)
+int simcall_sem_acquire_timeout(smx_sem_t sem, double timeout)
 {
   xbt_assert(std::isfinite(timeout), "timeout is not finite!");
-  simcall_BODY_sem_acquire_timeout(sem, timeout);
-}
-
-sg_size_t simcall_storage_read(surf_storage_t st, sg_size_t size)
-{
-  return simcall_BODY_storage_read(st, size);
+  return simcall_BODY_sem_acquire_timeout(sem, timeout);
 }
 
-sg_size_t simcall_storage_write(surf_storage_t st, sg_size_t size)
+e_smx_state_t simcall_io_wait(const smx_activity_t& io)
 {
-  return simcall_BODY_storage_write(st, size);
+  return (e_smx_state_t)simcall_BODY_io_wait(static_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::IoImpl*>(io.get()));
 }
 
 void simcall_run_kernel(std::function<void()> const& code)
@@ -578,6 +350,88 @@ void unblock(smx_actor_t process)
   xbt_assert(SIMIX_is_maestro());
   SIMIX_simcall_answer(&process->simcall);
 }
+} // namespace simix
+} // namespace simgrid
+
+/* ****************************DEPRECATED CALLS******************************* */
+void simcall_process_set_kill_time(smx_actor_t process, double kill_time)
+{
+  simgrid::simix::simcall([process, kill_time] { process->set_kill_time(kill_time); });
+}
+void simcall_comm_cancel(smx_activity_t comm)
+{
+  simgrid::simix::simcall([comm] { boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl>(comm)->cancel(); });
+}
+void simcall_execution_cancel(smx_activity_t exec)
+{
+  simgrid::simix::simcall([exec] { boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(exec)->cancel(); });
+}
+void simcall_execution_set_priority(smx_activity_t exec, double priority)
+{
+  simgrid::simix::simcall([exec, priority] {
+    boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(exec)->set_priority(priority);
+  });
+}
+
+void simcall_execution_set_bound(smx_activity_t exec, double bound)
+{
+  simgrid::simix::simcall(
+      [exec, bound] { boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl>(exec)->set_bound(bound); });
+}
+
+// deprecated
+smx_activity_t simcall_execution_start(const std::string& name, const std::string& category, double flops_amount,
+                                       double priority, double bound, sg_host_t host)
+{
+  return simgrid::simix::simcall([name, category, flops_amount, priority, bound, host] {
+    return simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr(
+               new simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl(std::move(name), std::move(category)))
+        ->set_host(host)
+        ->start(flops_amount, priority, bound);
+  });
+}
+
+// deprecated
+smx_activity_t simcall_execution_parallel_start(const std::string& name, int host_nb, const sg_host_t* host_list,
+                                                const double* flops_amount, const double* bytes_amount, double rate,
+                                                double timeout)
+{
+  /* Check that we are not mixing VMs and PMs in the parallel task */
+  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).");
+  }
+
+  /* checking for infinite values */
+  for (int i = 0; i < host_nb; ++i) {
+    if (flops_amount != nullptr)
+      xbt_assert(std::isfinite(flops_amount[i]), "flops_amount[%d] is not finite!", i);
+    if (bytes_amount != nullptr) {
+      for (int j = 0; j < host_nb; ++j) {
+        xbt_assert(std::isfinite(bytes_amount[i + host_nb * j]), "bytes_amount[%d+%d*%d] is not finite!", i, host_nb,
+                   j);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  xbt_assert(std::isfinite(rate), "rate is not finite!");
 
+  std::vector<simgrid::s4u::Host*> hosts(host_list, host_list + host_nb);
+  std::vector<double> flops_parallel_amount;
+  std::vector<double> bytes_parallel_amount;
+  if (flops_amount != nullptr)
+    flops_parallel_amount = std::vector<double>(flops_amount, flops_amount + host_nb);
+  if (bytes_amount != nullptr)
+    bytes_parallel_amount = std::vector<double>(bytes_amount, bytes_amount + host_nb * host_nb);
+  return simgrid::simix::simcall([name, hosts, flops_parallel_amount, bytes_parallel_amount, timeout] {
+    return simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImplPtr(new simgrid::kernel::activity::ExecImpl(std::move(name), ""))
+        ->set_timeout(timeout)
+        ->start(hosts, flops_parallel_amount, bytes_parallel_amount);
+  });
 }
+
+// deprecated
+void SIMIX_comm_finish(smx_activity_t synchro)
+{
+  boost::static_pointer_cast<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl>(synchro)->finish();
 }