+XBT_PRIVATE msg_host_t __MSG_host_create(sg_host_t host);
+XBT_PRIVATE msg_storage_t __MSG_storage_create(smx_storage_t storage);
+XBT_PRIVATE void __MSG_host_priv_free(msg_host_priv_t priv);
+XBT_PRIVATE void __MSG_storage_destroy(msg_storage_priv_t host);
+XBT_PRIVATE void __MSG_file_destroy(msg_file_priv_t host);
+
+XBT_PRIVATE void MSG_process_cleanup_from_SIMIX(smx_process_t smx_proc);
+XBT_PRIVATE smx_process_t MSG_process_create_from_SIMIX(const char *name,
+ std::function<void()> code, void *data,
+ const char *hostname, double kill_time,
+ xbt_dict_t properties, int auto_restart,
+ smx_process_t parent_process);
+XBT_PRIVATE void MSG_comm_copy_data_from_SIMIX(smx_synchro_t comm, void* buff, size_t buff_size);
+
+XBT_PRIVATE void MSG_post_create_environment(void);
+
+XBT_PRIVATE void MSG_host_add_task(msg_host_t host, msg_task_t task);
+XBT_PRIVATE void MSG_host_del_task(msg_host_t host, msg_task_t task);
+
+/********** Tracing **********/
+/* declaration of instrumentation functions from msg_task_instr.c */
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_set_task_category(msg_task_t task, const char *category);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_task_create(msg_task_t task);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_task_execute_start(msg_task_t task);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_task_execute_end(msg_task_t task);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_task_destroy(msg_task_t task);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_task_get_end(double start_time, msg_task_t task);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_task_get_start(void);
+XBT_PRIVATE int TRACE_msg_task_put_start(msg_task_t task); //returns TRUE if the task_put_end must be called
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_task_put_end(void);
+
+/* declaration of instrumentation functions from msg_process_instr.c */
+XBT_PRIVATE char *instr_process_id (msg_process_t proc, char *str, int len);
+XBT_PRIVATE char *instr_process_id_2 (const char *process_name, int process_pid, char *str, int len);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_change_host(msg_process_t process, msg_host_t old_host, msg_host_t new_host);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_create (const char *process_name, int process_pid, msg_host_t host);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_destroy (const char *process_name, int process_pid);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_kill(smx_process_exit_status_t status, msg_process_t process);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_suspend(msg_process_t process);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_resume(msg_process_t process);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_sleep_in(msg_process_t process); //called from msg/gos.c
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_process_sleep_out(msg_process_t process);
+
+/* declaration of instrumentation functions from instr_msg_vm.c */
+XBT_PRIVATE char *instr_vm_id(msg_vm_t vm, char *str, int len);
+XBT_PRIVATE char *instr_vm_id_2(const char *vm_name, char *str, int len);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_change_host(msg_vm_t vm, msg_host_t old_host, msg_host_t new_host);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_start(msg_vm_t vm);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_create(const char *vm_name, msg_host_t host);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_kill(msg_vm_t process);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_suspend(msg_vm_t vm);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_resume(msg_vm_t vm);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_save(msg_vm_t vm);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_restore(msg_vm_t vm);
+XBT_PRIVATE void TRACE_msg_vm_end(msg_vm_t vm);