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-/*     $Id$     */
+/*     $Id$      */
 
-/* Copyright (c) 2002,2003,2004 Arnaud Legrand. All rights reserved.        */
+/* Copyright (c) 2002-2007 Arnaud Legrand.                                  */
+/* Copyright (c) 2007 Bruno Donassolo.                                      */
+/* 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 "private.h"
+#include "msg/private.h"
 #include "xbt/sysdep.h"
 #include "xbt/log.h"
+#include "mailbox.h"
+
+
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(msg_gos, msg,
                                "Logging specific to MSG (gos)");
 
-/** \defgroup msg_gos_functions MSG Operating System Functions
- *  \brief This section describes the functions that can be used
- *  by an agent for handling some task.
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ *
+ * \brief Return the last value returned by a MSG function (except
+ * MSG_get_errno...).
  */
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_get_errno(void)
+{
+       return PROCESS_GET_ERRNO();
+}
 
-static MSG_error_t __MSG_task_get_with_time_out_from_host(m_task_t * task,
-                                                       m_channel_t channel,
-                                                       double max_duration,
-                                                       m_host_t host)
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Executes a task and waits for its termination.
+ *
+ * This function is used for describing the behavior of an agent. It
+ * takes only one parameter.
+ * \param task a #m_task_t to execute on the location on which the
+   agent is running.
+ * \return #MSG_FATAL if \a task is not properly initialized and
+ * #MSG_OK otherwise.
+ */
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_execute(m_task_t task)
 {
-  m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();
-  m_task_t t = NULL;
-  m_host_t h = NULL;
-  simdata_task_t t_simdata = NULL;
-  simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;
-  int first_time = 1;
-  e_surf_action_state_t state = SURF_ACTION_NOT_IN_THE_SYSTEM;
-  xbt_fifo_item_t item = NULL;
+       simdata_task_t simdata = NULL;
+       m_process_t self = MSG_process_self();
+       CHECK_HOST();
+       
+       simdata = task->simdata;
+       xbt_assert0((!simdata->compute) && (task->simdata->using == 1),"This task is executed somewhere else. Go fix your code!");
+       
+       DEBUG1("Computing on %s", MSG_process_self()->simdata->m_host->name);
+       
+       simdata->using++;
+       SIMIX_mutex_lock(simdata->mutex);
+       simdata->compute = SIMIX_action_execute(SIMIX_host_self(), task->name, simdata->computation_amount);
+       SIMIX_action_set_priority(simdata->compute, simdata->priority);
+       
+       self->simdata->waiting_task = task;
+       SIMIX_register_action_to_condition(simdata->compute, simdata->cond);
+       SIMIX_cond_wait(simdata->cond, simdata->mutex);
+       SIMIX_unregister_action_to_condition(simdata->compute, simdata->cond);
+       self->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;
+       
+       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(simdata->mutex);
+       simdata->using--;
+       
+       if (SIMIX_action_get_state(task->simdata->compute) == SURF_ACTION_DONE) 
+       {
+               /* action ended, set comm and compute = NULL, the actions is already destroyed in the main function */
+               SIMIX_action_destroy(task->simdata->compute);
+               simdata->computation_amount = 0.0;
+               simdata->comm = NULL;
+               simdata->compute = NULL;
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+       } 
+       else if(SIMIX_host_get_state(SIMIX_host_self()) == 0) 
+       {
+               /* action ended, set comm and compute = NULL, the actions is already destroyed in the main function */
+               SIMIX_action_destroy(task->simdata->compute);
+               simdata->comm = NULL;
+               simdata->compute = NULL;
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
+       } 
+       else 
+       {
+               /* action ended, set comm and compute = NULL, the actions is already destroyed in the main function */
+               SIMIX_action_destroy(task->simdata->compute);
+               simdata->comm = NULL;
+               simdata->compute = NULL;
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_TASK_CANCELLED);
+       }
+}
 
-  CHECK_HOST();
-  xbt_assert1((channel>=0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel),"Invalid channel %d",channel);
-  /* Sanity check */
-  xbt_assert0(task,"Null pointer for the task\n");
-
-  if (*task) 
-    CRITICAL0("MSG_task_get() was asked to write in a non empty task struct.");
-
-  /* Get the task */
-  h = MSG_host_self();
-  h_simdata = h->simdata;
-
-  DEBUG2("Waiting for a task on channel %d (%s)", channel,h->name);
-
-  while (1) {
-    if(xbt_fifo_size(h_simdata->mbox[channel])>0) {
-      if(!host) {
-       t = xbt_fifo_shift(h_simdata->mbox[channel]);
-       break;
-      } else {
-       xbt_fifo_foreach(h->simdata->mbox[channel],item,t,m_task_t) {
-         if(t->simdata->source==host) break;
+/** \ingroup m_task_management
+ * \brief Creates a new #m_task_t (a parallel one....).
+ *
+ * A constructor for #m_task_t taking six arguments and returning the 
+   corresponding object.
+ * \param name a name for the object. It is for user-level information
+   and can be NULL.
+ * \param host_nb the number of hosts implied in the parallel task.
+ * \param host_list an array of \p host_nb m_host_t.
+ * \param computation_amount an array of \p host_nb
+   doubles. computation_amount[i] is the total number of operations
+   that have to be performed on host_list[i].
+ * \param communication_amount an array of \p host_nb* \p host_nb doubles.
+ * \param data a pointer to any data may want to attach to the new
+   object.  It is for user-level information and can be NULL. It can
+   be retrieved with the function \ref MSG_task_get_data.
+ * \see m_task_t
+ * \return The new corresponding object.
+ */
+m_task_t 
+MSG_parallel_task_create(const char *name,int host_nb, const m_host_t * host_list, double *computation_amount, double *communication_amount, void *data)
+{
+       int i;
+       simdata_task_t simdata = xbt_new0(s_simdata_task_t, 1);
+       m_task_t task = xbt_new0(s_m_task_t, 1);
+       task->simdata = simdata;
+       
+       /* Task structure */
+       task->name = xbt_strdup(name);
+       task->data = data;
+       
+       /* Simulator Data */
+       simdata->computation_amount = 0;
+       simdata->message_size = 0;
+       simdata->cond = SIMIX_cond_init();
+       simdata->mutex = SIMIX_mutex_init();
+       simdata->compute = NULL;
+       simdata->comm = NULL;
+       simdata->rate = -1.0;
+       simdata->using = 1;
+       simdata->sender = NULL;
+       simdata->receiver = NULL;
+       simdata->source = NULL;
+       
+       simdata->host_nb = host_nb;
+       simdata->host_list = xbt_new0(smx_host_t, host_nb);
+       simdata->comp_amount = computation_amount;
+       simdata->comm_amount = communication_amount;
+       
+       for (i = 0; i < host_nb; i++)
+               simdata->host_list[i] = host_list[i]->simdata->smx_host;
+       
+       return task;
+}
+
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_parallel_task_execute(m_task_t task)
+{
+       simdata_task_t simdata = NULL;
+       m_process_t self = MSG_process_self();
+       CHECK_HOST();
+       
+       simdata = task->simdata;
+       
+       xbt_assert0((!simdata->compute) && (task->simdata->using == 1),"This task is executed somewhere else. Go fix your code!");
+       
+       xbt_assert0(simdata->host_nb,"This is not a parallel task. Go to hell.");
+       
+       DEBUG1("Computing on %s", MSG_process_self()->simdata->m_host->name);
+       
+       simdata->using++;
+       
+       SIMIX_mutex_lock(simdata->mutex);
+       simdata->compute =
+       SIMIX_action_parallel_execute(task->name, simdata->host_nb, simdata->host_list, simdata->comp_amount, simdata->comm_amount, 1.0, -1.0);
+       
+       self->simdata->waiting_task = task;
+       SIMIX_register_action_to_condition(simdata->compute, simdata->cond);
+       SIMIX_cond_wait(simdata->cond, simdata->mutex);
+       SIMIX_unregister_action_to_condition(simdata->compute, simdata->cond);
+       self->simdata->waiting_task = NULL;
+       
+       
+       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(simdata->mutex);
+       simdata->using--;
+       
+       if (SIMIX_action_get_state(task->simdata->compute) == SURF_ACTION_DONE) 
+       {
+               /* action ended, set comm and compute = NULL, the actions is already destroyed in the main function */
+               SIMIX_action_destroy(task->simdata->compute);
+               simdata->computation_amount = 0.0;
+               simdata->comm = NULL;
+               simdata->compute = NULL;
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+       } 
+       else if(SIMIX_host_get_state(SIMIX_host_self()) == 0) 
+       {
+               /* action ended, set comm and compute = NULL, the actions is already destroyed in the main function */
+               SIMIX_action_destroy(task->simdata->compute);
+               simdata->comm = NULL;
+               simdata->compute = NULL;
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
+       } 
+       else 
+       {
+               /* action ended, set comm and compute = NULL, the actions is already destroyed in the main function */
+               SIMIX_action_destroy(task->simdata->compute);
+               simdata->comm = NULL;
+               simdata->compute = NULL;
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_TASK_CANCELLED);
        }
-       if(item) {
-         xbt_fifo_remove_item(h->simdata->mbox[channel],item);
-         break;
+
+}
+
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Sleep for the specified number of seconds
+ *
+ * Makes the current process sleep until \a time seconds have elapsed.
+ *
+ * \param nb_sec a number of second
+ */
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_process_sleep(double nb_sec)
+{
+       smx_action_t act_sleep;
+       m_process_t proc = MSG_process_self();
+       smx_mutex_t mutex;
+       smx_cond_t cond;
+       
+       /* create action to sleep */
+       act_sleep = SIMIX_action_sleep(SIMIX_process_get_host(proc->simdata->s_process), nb_sec);
+       
+       mutex = SIMIX_mutex_init();
+       SIMIX_mutex_lock(mutex);
+       
+       /* create conditional and register action to it */
+       cond = SIMIX_cond_init();
+       
+       SIMIX_register_action_to_condition(act_sleep, cond);
+       SIMIX_cond_wait(cond, mutex);
+       SIMIX_unregister_action_to_condition(act_sleep, cond);
+       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(mutex);
+       
+       /* remove variables */
+       SIMIX_cond_destroy(cond);
+       SIMIX_mutex_destroy(mutex);
+       
+       if (SIMIX_action_get_state(act_sleep) == SURF_ACTION_DONE) 
+       {
+               if (SIMIX_host_get_state(SIMIX_host_self()) == SURF_CPU_OFF) 
+               {
+                       SIMIX_action_destroy(act_sleep);
+                       MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
+               }
        } 
-      }
-    }
-                                                      
-    if(max_duration>0) {
-      if(!first_time) {
-       PAJE_PROCESS_POP_STATE(process);
-       PAJE_COMM_STOP(process,t,channel);
-       MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);
-      }
-    }
-    xbt_assert3(!(h_simdata->sleeping[channel]),
-               "A process (%s(%d)) is already blocked on channel %d",
-               h_simdata->sleeping[channel]->name,
-               h_simdata->sleeping[channel]->simdata->PID,
-               channel);
-    h_simdata->sleeping[channel] = process; /* I'm waiting. Wake me up when you're ready */
-    if(max_duration>0) {
-      __MSG_process_block(max_duration,"");
-    } else {
-      __MSG_process_block(-1,"");
-    }
-    h_simdata->sleeping[channel] = NULL;
-    first_time = 0;
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->get_state(h_simdata->host) 
-       == SURF_CPU_OFF)
-      MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-    /* OK, we should both be ready now. Are you there ? */
-  }
-
-  DEBUG1("OK, got a task (%s)", t->name);
-
-  t_simdata = t->simdata;
-  /*   *task = __MSG_task_copy(t); */
-  *task=t;
-
-  /* Transfer */
-  t_simdata->using++;
-
-  while(MSG_process_is_suspended(t_simdata->sender)) {
-    DEBUG1("Oooups, the sender (%s) has been suspended in the meantime. Let's wait for him", 
-          t_simdata->sender->name);
-    m_task_t task_to_wait_for = t_simdata->sender->simdata->waiting_task;
-    if(__MSG_process_isBlocked(t_simdata->sender)) {
-      DEBUG0("He's blocked. Let's wait for him to go in the suspended state");
-      __MSG_process_unblock(t_simdata->sender);
-      task_to_wait_for->simdata->using++;
-      __MSG_task_wait_event(process, task_to_wait_for);
-      MSG_task_destroy(task_to_wait_for);
-    } else {
-      DEBUG0("He's suspended. Let's wait for him to go in the resumed state");
-      task_to_wait_for->simdata->using++;
-      __MSG_task_wait_event(process, task_to_wait_for);
-      MSG_task_destroy(task_to_wait_for);
-      DEBUG0("He's resumed. He should block again. So let's free him.");
-      __MSG_process_unblock(t_simdata->sender);
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  DEBUG0("Calling SURF for communication creation");
-  t_simdata->comm = surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-    communicate(MSG_process_get_host(t_simdata->sender)->simdata->host,
-               h->simdata->host, t_simdata->message_size,t_simdata->rate);
-  
-  surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_set_data(t_simdata->comm,t);
-
-  if(__MSG_process_isBlocked(t_simdata->sender)) {
-    DEBUG1("Unblocking %s",t_simdata->sender->name);
-    __MSG_process_unblock(t_simdata->sender);
-  }
-
-  PAJE_PROCESS_PUSH_STATE(process,"C",t);  
-
-  do {
-    DEBUG0("Waiting for action termination");
-    __MSG_task_wait_event(process, t);
-    state=surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_get_state(t_simdata->comm);
-  } while (state==SURF_ACTION_RUNNING);
-  DEBUG0("Action terminated");
-
-  if(t->simdata->using>1) {
-    xbt_fifo_unshift(msg_global->process_to_run,process);
-    xbt_context_yield();
-  }
-
-  PAJE_PROCESS_POP_STATE(process);
-  PAJE_COMM_STOP(process,t,channel);
-
-  if(state == SURF_ACTION_DONE) {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(t_simdata->comm)) 
-      t_simdata->comm = NULL;
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-  } else if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->get_state(h_simdata->host) 
-         == SURF_CPU_OFF) {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(t_simdata->comm)) 
-      t_simdata->comm = NULL;
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-  } else {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(t_simdata->comm)) 
-      t_simdata->comm = NULL;
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);
-  }
+       else 
+       {
+               SIMIX_action_destroy(act_sleep);
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
+       }
+       
+       MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
 }
 
 /** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Listen on a channel and wait for receiving a task.
+ * \brief Return the number of MSG tasks currently running on
+ * the host of the current running process.
+ */
+static int 
+MSG_get_msgload(void)
+{
+       xbt_die("not implemented yet");
+       return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Listen on \a channel and waits for receiving a task from \a host.
  *
- * It takes two parameters.
+ * It takes three parameters.
  * \param task a memory location for storing a #m_task_t. It will
    hold a task when this function will return. Thus \a task should not
    be equal to \c NULL and \a *task should be equal to \c NULL. If one of
@@ -171,19 +279,20 @@ static MSG_error_t __MSG_task_get_with_time_out_from_host(m_task_t * task,
  * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
    listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
    number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
+ * \param host the host that is to be watched.
  * \return #MSG_FATAL if \a task is equal to \c NULL, #MSG_WARNING
* if \a *task is not equal to \c NULL, and #MSG_OK otherwise.
  if \a *task is not equal to \c NULL, and #MSG_OK otherwise.
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_task_get(m_task_t * task,
-                        m_channel_t channel)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_get_from_host(m_task_t * task, m_channel_t channel, m_host_t host)
 {
-  return MSG_task_get_with_time_out(task, channel, -1);
+       return MSG_task_get_ext(task, channel, -1, host);
 }
 
 /** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Listen on a channel and wait for receiving a task with a timeout.
+ * \brief Listen on a channel and wait for receiving a task.
  *
- * It takes three parameters.
+ * It takes two parameters.
  * \param task a memory location for storing a #m_task_t. It will
    hold a task when this function will return. Thus \a task should not
    be equal to \c NULL and \a *task should be equal to \c NULL. If one of
@@ -191,22 +300,17 @@ MSG_error_t MSG_task_get(m_task_t * task,
  * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
    listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
    number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
- * \param max_duration the maximum time to wait for a task before giving
-    up. In such a case, #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE will be returned, \a task 
-    will not be modified and will still be
-    equal to \c NULL when returning. 
  * \return #MSG_FATAL if \a task is equal to \c NULL, #MSG_WARNING
  if \a *task is not equal to \c NULL, and #MSG_OK otherwise.
* if \a *task is not equal to \c NULL, and #MSG_OK otherwise.
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_task_get_with_time_out(m_task_t * task,
-                                      m_channel_t channel,
-                                      double max_duration)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_get(m_task_t * task, m_channel_t channel)
 {
-  return __MSG_task_get_with_time_out_from_host(task, channel, max_duration, NULL);
+       return MSG_task_get_with_timeout(task, channel, -1);
 }
 
 /** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Listen on \a channel and waits for receiving a task from \a host.
+ * \brief Listen on a channel and wait for receiving a task with a timeout.
  *
  * It takes three parameters.
  * \param task a memory location for storing a #m_task_t. It will
@@ -216,308 +320,57 @@ MSG_error_t MSG_task_get_with_time_out(m_task_t * task,
  * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
    listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
    number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
- * \param host the host that is to be watched.
+ * \param max_duration the maximum time to wait for a task before giving
+    up. In such a case, #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE will be returned, \a task 
+    will not be modified and will still be
+    equal to \c NULL when returning. 
  * \return #MSG_FATAL if \a task is equal to \c NULL, #MSG_WARNING
    if \a *task is not equal to \c NULL, and #MSG_OK otherwise.
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_task_get_from_host(m_task_t * task, int channel, 
-                                  m_host_t host)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_get_with_timeout(m_task_t * task, m_channel_t channel, double max_duration)
 {
-  return __MSG_task_get_with_time_out_from_host(task, channel, -1, host);
+  return MSG_task_get_ext(task, channel, max_duration, NULL);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Test whether there is a pending communication on a channel.
- *
- * It takes one parameter.
- * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
-   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
-   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
- * \return 1 if there is a pending communication and 0 otherwise
+/** \defgroup msg_gos_functions MSG Operating System Functions
+ *  \brief This section describes the functions that can be used
+ *  by an agent for handling some task.
  */
-int MSG_task_Iprobe(m_channel_t channel)
-{
-  m_host_t h = NULL;
-  simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;
 
-  xbt_assert1((channel>=0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel),"Invalid channel %d",channel);
-  DEBUG2("Probing on channel %d (%s)", channel,h->name);
-  CHECK_HOST();
-  h = MSG_host_self();
-  h_simdata = h->simdata;
-  return(xbt_fifo_get_first_item(h_simdata->mbox[channel])!=NULL);
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_get_ext(m_task_t * task, m_channel_t channel, double timeout,m_host_t host)
+{
+       xbt_assert1((channel >= 0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d",channel);
+        
+       return MSG_mailbox_get_task_ext(MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(MSG_host_self(), channel), task, host, timeout);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Test whether there is a pending communication on a channel, and who sent it.
- *
- * It takes one parameter.
- * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
-   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
-   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
- * \return -1 if there is no pending communication and the PID of the process who sent it otherwise
- */
-int MSG_task_probe_from(m_channel_t channel)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_receive_from_host(m_task_t * task, const char* alias, m_host_t host)
 {
-  m_host_t h = NULL;
-  simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;
-  xbt_fifo_item_t item;
-  m_task_t t;
-
-  xbt_assert1((channel>=0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel),"Invalid channel %d",channel);
-  CHECK_HOST();
-  h = MSG_host_self();
-  h_simdata = h->simdata;
-
-  DEBUG2("Probing on channel %d (%s)", channel,h->name);
-   
-  item = xbt_fifo_get_first_item(h->simdata->mbox[channel]);
-  if (!item || !(t = xbt_fifo_get_item_content(item)))
-    return -1;
-   
-  return MSG_process_get_PID(t->simdata->sender);
+       return MSG_task_receive_ext(task, alias, -1, host);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Wait for at most \a max_duration second for a task reception
-   on \a channel. *\a PID is updated with the PID of the first process
-   that triggered this event if any.
- *
- * It takes three parameters:
- * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
-   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal.
-   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
- * \param PID a memory location for storing an int.
- * \param max_duration the maximum time to wait for a task before
-    giving up. In the case of a reception, *\a PID will be updated
-    with the PID of the first process to send a task.
- * \return #MSG_HOST_FAILURE if the host is shut down in the meantime
-   and #MSG_OK otherwise.
- */
-MSG_error_t MSG_channel_select_from(m_channel_t channel, double max_duration,
-                                   int *PID)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_receive(m_task_t * task, const char* alias)
 {
-  m_host_t h = NULL;
-  simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;
-  xbt_fifo_item_t item;
-  m_task_t t;
-  int first_time = 1;
-  m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();
-
-  xbt_assert1((channel>=0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel),"Invalid channel %d",channel);
-  if(PID) {
-    *PID = -1;
-  }
-
-  if(max_duration==0.0) {
-    *PID = MSG_task_probe_from(channel);
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-  } else {
-    CHECK_HOST();
-    h = MSG_host_self();
-    h_simdata = h->simdata;
-    
-    DEBUG2("Probing on channel %d (%s)", channel,h->name);
-    while(!(item = xbt_fifo_get_first_item(h->simdata->mbox[channel]))) {
-      if(max_duration>0) {
-       if(!first_time) {
-         MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-       }
-      }
-      xbt_assert2(!(h_simdata->sleeping[channel]),
-                 "A process (%s(%d)) is already blocked on this channel",
-                 h_simdata->sleeping[channel]->name,
-                 h_simdata->sleeping[channel]->simdata->PID);
-      h_simdata->sleeping[channel] = process; /* I'm waiting. Wake me up when you're ready */
-      if(max_duration>0) {
-       __MSG_process_block(max_duration,"");
-      } else {
-       __MSG_process_block(-1,"");
-      }
-      if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->get_state(h_simdata->host) 
-        == SURF_CPU_OFF) {
-       MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-      }
-      h_simdata->sleeping[channel] = NULL;
-      first_time = 0;
-    }
-    if (!item || !(t = xbt_fifo_get_item_content(item))) {
-      MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-    }
-    if(PID) {
-      *PID = MSG_process_get_PID(t->simdata->sender);
-    }
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-  }
+       return MSG_task_receive_with_timeout(task, alias, -1);  
 }
 
-
-/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
-
- * \brief Return the number of tasks waiting to be received on a \a
-   channel and sent by \a host.
- *
- * It takes two parameters.
- * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
-   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
-   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
- * \param host the host that is to be watched.
- * \return the number of tasks waiting to be received on \a channel
-   and sent by \a host.
- */
-int MSG_task_probe_from_host(int channel, m_host_t host)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_receive_with_timeout(m_task_t * task, const char* alias, double timeout)
 {
-  simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;
-  xbt_fifo_item_t item;
-  m_task_t t;
-  int count = 0;
-  m_host_t h = NULL;
-  
-  xbt_assert1((channel>=0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel),"Invalid channel %d",channel);
-  CHECK_HOST();
-  h = MSG_host_self();
-  h_simdata = h->simdata;
-
-  DEBUG2("Probing on channel %d (%s)", channel,h->name);
-   
-  xbt_fifo_foreach(h->simdata->mbox[channel],item,t,m_task_t) {
-    if(t->simdata->source==host) count++;
-  }
-   
-  return count;
+       return MSG_task_receive_ext(task, alias, timeout, NULL);                
 }
 
-/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions \brief Put a task on a channel of an
- * host (with a timeout on the waiting of the destination host) and
- * waits for the end of the transmission.
- *
- * This function is used for describing the behavior of an agent. It
- * takes four parameter.
- * \param task a #m_task_t to send on another location. This task
-   will not be usable anymore when the function will return. There is
-   no automatic task duplication and you have to save your parameters
-   before calling this function. Tasks are unique and once it has been
-   sent to another location, you should not access it anymore. You do
-   not need to call MSG_task_destroy() but to avoid using, as an
-   effect of inattention, this task anymore, you definitely should
-   renitialize it with #MSG_TASK_UNINITIALIZED. Note that this task
-   can be transfered iff it has been correctly created with
-   MSG_task_create().
- * \param dest the destination of the message
- * \param channel the channel on which the agent should put this
-   task. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal number of
-   channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
- * \param max_duration the maximum time to wait for a task before giving
-    up. In such a case, #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE will be returned, \a task 
-    will not be modified 
- * \return #MSG_FATAL if \a task is not properly initialized and
-   #MSG_OK otherwise. Returns #MSG_HOST_FAILURE if the host on which
-   this function was called was shut down. Returns
-   #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE if the transfer could not be properly done
-   (network failure, dest failure, timeout...)
- */
-MSG_error_t MSG_task_put_with_timeout(m_task_t task, m_host_t dest, 
-                                     m_channel_t channel, double max_duration)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_receive_ext(m_task_t* task, const char* alias, double timeout, m_host_t host)
 {
-  m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();
-  simdata_task_t task_simdata = NULL;
-  e_surf_action_state_t state = SURF_ACTION_NOT_IN_THE_SYSTEM;
-  m_host_t local_host = NULL;
-  m_host_t remote_host = NULL;
-  int first_time = 1;
-
-  CHECK_HOST();
+       return MSG_mailbox_get_task_ext(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias), task, host, timeout);
+}
 
-  xbt_assert1((channel>=0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel),"Invalid channel %d",channel);
 
-  task_simdata = task->simdata;
-  task_simdata->sender = process;
-  task_simdata->source = MSG_process_get_host(process);
-  xbt_assert0(task_simdata->using==1,
-             "This taks is still being used somewhere else. You cannot send it now. Go fix your code!");
-  task_simdata->comm = NULL;
-  
-  local_host = ((simdata_process_t) process->simdata)->host;
-  remote_host = dest;
-
-  DEBUG4("Trying to send a task (%g kB) from %s to %s on channel %d", 
-        task->simdata->message_size/1000,local_host->name, remote_host->name, channel);
-
-  xbt_fifo_push(((simdata_host_t) remote_host->simdata)->
-               mbox[channel], task);
-
-  PAJE_COMM_START(process,task,channel);
-    
-  if(remote_host->simdata->sleeping[channel]) {
-    DEBUG0("Somebody is listening. Let's wake him up!");
-    __MSG_process_unblock(remote_host->simdata->sleeping[channel]);
-  }
-
-  process->simdata->put_host = dest;
-  process->simdata->put_channel = channel;
-  while(!(task_simdata->comm)) {
-    if(max_duration>0) {
-      if(!first_time) {
-       PAJE_PROCESS_POP_STATE(process);
-       PAJE_COMM_STOP(process,task,channel);
-       MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);
-      }
-    }
-    DEBUG0("Communication not initiated yet. Let's block!");
-    if(max_duration>0)
-      __MSG_process_block(max_duration,task->name);
-    else
-      __MSG_process_block(-1,task->name);
-
-    first_time = 0;
-
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-       get_state(local_host->simdata->host) == SURF_CPU_OFF) {
-      xbt_fifo_remove(((simdata_host_t) remote_host->simdata)->mbox[channel],
-                     task);
-      PAJE_PROCESS_POP_STATE(process);
-      PAJE_COMM_STOP(process,task,channel);
-      MSG_task_destroy(task);
-      MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-    }
-  }
-  DEBUG0("Registering to this communication");
-  surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_use(task_simdata->comm);
-  process->simdata->put_host = NULL;
-  process->simdata->put_channel = -1;
-
-
-  PAJE_PROCESS_PUSH_STATE(process,"C",task);  
-
-  state=surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_get_state(task_simdata->comm);
-  while (state==SURF_ACTION_RUNNING) {
-    DEBUG0("Waiting for action termination");
-    __MSG_task_wait_event(process, task);
-    state=surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_get_state(task_simdata->comm);
-  }
-  DEBUG0("Action terminated");
-  task->simdata->rate=-1.0; /* Sets the rate back to default */
-
-  PAJE_PROCESS_POP_STATE(process);  
-
-  if(state == SURF_ACTION_DONE) {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(task_simdata->comm)) 
-      task_simdata->comm = NULL;
-    MSG_task_destroy(task);
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-  } else if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->get_state(local_host->simdata->host) 
-           == SURF_CPU_OFF) {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(task_simdata->comm)) 
-      task_simdata->comm = NULL;
-    MSG_task_destroy(task);
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-  } else { 
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(task_simdata->comm)) 
-      task_simdata->comm = NULL;
-    MSG_task_destroy(task);
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE);
-  }
-}
 /** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
  * \brief Put a task on a channel of an host and waits for the end of the
  * transmission.
@@ -544,10 +397,10 @@ MSG_error_t MSG_task_put_with_timeout(m_task_t task, m_host_t dest,
  * #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE if the transfer could not be properly done
  * (network failure, dest failure)
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_task_put(m_task_t task,
-                        m_host_t dest, m_channel_t channel)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_put(m_task_t task, m_host_t dest, m_channel_t channel)
 {
-  return MSG_task_put_with_timeout(task, dest, channel, -1.0);
+       return MSG_task_put_with_timeout(task, dest, channel, -1.0);
 }
 
 /** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
@@ -556,265 +409,350 @@ MSG_error_t MSG_task_put(m_task_t task,
  *
  * \sa MSG_task_put
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_task_put_bounded(m_task_t task,
-                                m_host_t dest, m_channel_t channel,
-                                double max_rate)
+MSG_error_t
+MSG_task_put_bounded(m_task_t task, m_host_t dest, m_channel_t channel, double maxrate)
 {
-  MSG_error_t res = MSG_OK;
-  task->simdata->rate=max_rate;
-  res = MSG_task_put(task, dest, channel);
-  return(res);
+       task->simdata->rate = maxrate;
+       return MSG_task_put(task, dest, channel);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Executes a task and waits for its termination.
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions \brief Put a task on a channel of an
+ * host (with a timeout on the waiting of the destination host) and
+ * waits for the end of the transmission.
  *
  * This function is used for describing the behavior of an agent. It
- * takes only one parameter.
- * \param task a #m_task_t to execute on the location on which the
-   agent is running.
+ * takes four parameter.
+ * \param task a #m_task_t to send on another location. This task
+   will not be usable anymore when the function will return. There is
+   no automatic task duplication and you have to save your parameters
+   before calling this function. Tasks are unique and once it has been
+   sent to another location, you should not access it anymore. You do
+   not need to call MSG_task_destroy() but to avoid using, as an
+   effect of inattention, this task anymore, you definitely should
+   renitialize it with #MSG_TASK_UNINITIALIZED. Note that this task
+   can be transfered iff it has been correctly created with
+   MSG_task_create().
+ * \param dest the destination of the message
+ * \param channel the channel on which the agent should put this
+   task. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal number of
+   channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
+ * \param timeout the maximum time to wait for a task before giving
+    up. In such a case, #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE will be returned, \a task 
+    will not be modified 
  * \return #MSG_FATAL if \a task is not properly initialized and
- * #MSG_OK otherwise.
+   #MSG_OK otherwise. Returns #MSG_HOST_FAILURE if the host on which
+   this function was called was shut down. Returns
+   #MSG_TRANSFER_FAILURE if the transfer could not be properly done
+   (network failure, dest failure, timeout...)
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_task_execute(m_task_t task)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_put_with_timeout(m_task_t task, m_host_t dest, m_channel_t channel, double timeout)
 {
-  m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();
-  MSG_error_t res;
+       xbt_assert1((channel >= 0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d", channel);
+       
+       return MSG_mailbox_put_with_timeout(MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(dest, channel), task, timeout);
+}
 
-  DEBUG1("Computing on %s", process->simdata->host->name);
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_send(m_task_t task,const char* alias)
+{
+       return MSG_task_send_with_timeout(task, alias, -1);
+}
 
-  __MSG_task_execute(process, task);
 
-  PAJE_PROCESS_PUSH_STATE(process,"E",task);  
-  res = __MSG_wait_for_computation(process,task);
-  PAJE_PROCESS_POP_STATE(process);
-  return res;
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_send_bounded(m_task_t task, const char* alias, double maxrate)
+{
+       task->simdata->rate = maxrate;
+       return MSG_task_send(task, alias);
 }
 
-void __MSG_task_execute(m_process_t process, m_task_t task)
+                                   
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_task_send_with_timeout(m_task_t task, const char* alias, double timeout)
 {
-  simdata_task_t simdata = NULL;
-
-  CHECK_HOST();
-
-  simdata = task->simdata;
-  xbt_assert0((!simdata->compute)&&(task->simdata->using==1),
-             "This taks is executed somewhere else. Go fix your code!");
-  task->simdata->using++;
-  simdata->compute = surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-    execute(MSG_process_get_host(process)->simdata->host,
-           simdata->computation_amount);
-  surf_workstation_resource->common_public->
-    set_priority(simdata->compute, simdata->priority);
-
-  surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_set_data(simdata->compute,task);
-  task->simdata->using--;
+       return MSG_mailbox_put_with_timeout(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias), task, timeout);
 }
 
-MSG_error_t __MSG_wait_for_computation(m_process_t process, m_task_t task)
+int 
+MSG_task_listen(const char* alias)
 {
-  e_surf_action_state_t state = SURF_ACTION_NOT_IN_THE_SYSTEM;
-  simdata_task_t simdata = task->simdata;
-
-  XBT_IN4("(%p(%s) %p(%s))",process,process->name,task,task->name);
-  simdata->using++;
-  do {
-    __MSG_task_wait_event(process, task);
-    state=surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_get_state(simdata->compute);
-  } while (state==SURF_ACTION_RUNNING);
-  simdata->using--;
-    
-
-  if(state == SURF_ACTION_DONE) {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(simdata->compute)) 
-      simdata->compute = NULL;
-    simdata->computation_amount = 0.0;
-    XBT_OUT;
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-  } else if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-           get_state(MSG_process_get_host(process)->simdata->host) 
-           == SURF_CPU_OFF) {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(simdata->compute)) 
-      simdata->compute = NULL;
-    XBT_OUT;
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-  } else {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(simdata->compute)) 
-      simdata->compute = NULL;
-    XBT_OUT;
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_TASK_CANCELLED);
-  }
+       CHECK_HOST();
+       
+       return !MSG_mailbox_is_empty(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias));
 }
-/** \ingroup m_task_management
- * \brief Creates a new #m_task_t (a parallel one....).
+
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Test whether there is a pending communication on a channel.
  *
- * A constructor for #m_task_t taking six arguments and returning the 
-   corresponding object.
- * \param name a name for the object. It is for user-level information
-   and can be NULL.
- * \param host_nb the number of hosts implied in the parallel task.
- * \param host_list an array of \p host_nb m_host_t.
- * \param computation_amount an array of \p host_nb
-   doubles. computation_amount[i] is the total number of operations
-   that have to be performed on host_list[i].
- * \param communication_amount an array of \p host_nb* \p host_nb doubles.
- * \param data a pointer to any data may want to attach to the new
-   object.  It is for user-level information and can be NULL. It can
-   be retrieved with the function \ref MSG_task_get_data.
- * \see m_task_t
- * \return The new corresponding object.
+ * It takes one parameter.
+ * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
+   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
+   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
+ * \return 1 if there is a pending communication and 0 otherwise
  */
-m_task_t MSG_parallel_task_create(const char *name, 
-                                 int host_nb,
-                                 const m_host_t *host_list,
-                                 double *computation_amount,
-                                 double *communication_amount,
-                                 void *data)
+int 
+MSG_task_Iprobe(m_channel_t channel)
 {
-  simdata_task_t simdata = xbt_new0(s_simdata_task_t,1);
-  m_task_t task = xbt_new0(s_m_task_t,1);
-  int i;
-
-  /* Task structure */
-  task->name = xbt_strdup(name);
-  task->simdata = simdata;
-  task->data = data;
-
-  /* Simulator Data */
-  simdata->sleeping = xbt_dynar_new(sizeof(m_process_t),NULL);
-  simdata->rate = -1.0;
-  simdata->using = 1;
-  simdata->sender = NULL;
-  simdata->source = NULL;
-  simdata->host_nb = host_nb;
+  xbt_assert1((channel >= 0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d", channel);
   
-  simdata->host_list = xbt_new0(void *, host_nb);
-  simdata->comp_amount = computation_amount;
-  simdata->comm_amount = communication_amount;
-
-  for(i=0;i<host_nb;i++)
-    simdata->host_list[i] = host_list[i]->simdata->host;
-
-  return task;
+  CHECK_HOST();
+  
+  return !MSG_mailbox_is_empty(MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(MSG_host_self(), channel));
 }
 
+/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
 
-static void __MSG_parallel_task_execute(m_process_t process, m_task_t task)
+ * \brief Return the number of tasks waiting to be received on a \a
+   channel and sent by \a host.
+ *
+ * It takes two parameters.
+ * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
+   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
+   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
+ * \param host the host that is to be watched.
+ * \return the number of tasks waiting to be received on \a channel
+   and sent by \a host.
+ */
+int 
+MSG_task_probe_from_host(int channel, m_host_t host)
 {
-  simdata_task_t simdata = NULL;
-
-  CHECK_HOST();
-
-  simdata = task->simdata;
-
-  xbt_assert0(simdata->host_nb,"This is not a parallel task. Go to hell.");
-
-  simdata->compute = surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-  execute_parallel_task(task->simdata->host_nb,
-                       task->simdata->host_list,
-                       task->simdata->comp_amount,
-                       task->simdata->comm_amount,
-                       1.0,
-                       -1.0);
-  if(simdata->compute)
-    surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_set_data(simdata->compute,task);
+       xbt_assert1((channel >= 0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d", channel);
+       
+       CHECK_HOST();
+       
+       return MSG_mailbox_get_count_host_waiting_tasks(MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(MSG_host_self(), channel),host);     
+       
 }
 
-MSG_error_t MSG_parallel_task_execute(m_task_t task)
+int 
+MSG_task_listen_from_host(const char* alias, m_host_t host)
 {
-  m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();
-  MSG_error_t res;
-
-  DEBUG0("Computing on a tons of guys");
-  
-  __MSG_parallel_task_execute(process, task);
-
-  if(task->simdata->compute)
-    res = __MSG_wait_for_computation(process,task);
-  else 
-    res = MSG_OK;
-
-  return res;  
+       CHECK_HOST();
+       
+       return MSG_mailbox_get_count_host_waiting_tasks(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias),host);          
 }
 
-
 /** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Sleep for the specified number of seconds
- *
- * Makes the current process sleep until \a time seconds have elapsed.
+ * \brief Test whether there is a pending communication on a channel, and who sent it.
  *
- * \param nb_sec a number of second
+ * It takes one parameter.
+ * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
+   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal
+   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
+ * \return -1 if there is no pending communication and the PID of the process who sent it otherwise
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_process_sleep(double nb_sec)
+int 
+MSG_task_probe_from(m_channel_t channel)
 {
-  e_surf_action_state_t state = SURF_ACTION_NOT_IN_THE_SYSTEM;
-  m_process_t process = MSG_process_self();
-  m_task_t dummy = NULL;
-  simdata_task_t simdata = NULL;
+       m_task_t task;
 
-  CHECK_HOST();
-  dummy = MSG_task_create("MSG_sleep", nb_sec, 0.0, NULL);
-  simdata = dummy->simdata;
+       CHECK_HOST();
+       
+       xbt_assert1((channel >= 0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d", channel);
 
-  simdata->compute = surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-    sleep(MSG_process_get_host(process)->simdata->host,
-           simdata->computation_amount);
-  surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_set_data(simdata->compute,dummy);
+       if(NULL == (task = MSG_mailbox_get_head(MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(MSG_host_self(), channel))))
+               return -1;
 
-  
-  simdata->using++;
-  do {
-    __MSG_task_wait_event(process, dummy);
-    state=surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_get_state(simdata->compute);
-  } while (state==SURF_ACTION_RUNNING);
-  simdata->using--;
-    
-  if(state == SURF_ACTION_DONE) {
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-       get_state(MSG_process_get_host(process)->simdata->host) 
-       == SURF_CPU_OFF) {
-      if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(simdata->compute)) 
-       simdata->compute = NULL;
-      MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-    }
-    if(__MSG_process_isBlocked(process)) {
-      __MSG_process_unblock(MSG_process_self());
-    }
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->extension_public->
-       get_state(MSG_process_get_host(process)->simdata->host) 
-       == SURF_CPU_OFF) {
-      if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(simdata->compute)) 
-       simdata->compute = NULL;
-      MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
-    }
-    if(surf_workstation_resource->common_public->action_free(simdata->compute)) 
-      simdata->compute = NULL;
-    MSG_task_destroy(dummy);
-    MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
-  } else MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
+       return MSG_process_get_PID(task->simdata->sender);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
- * \brief Return the number of MSG tasks currently running on
- * the host of the current running process.
- */
-static int MSG_get_msgload(void) 
+int
+MSG_task_listen_from(const char* alias)
 {
-  m_process_t process;
-   
-  CHECK_HOST();
-  
-  xbt_assert0(0, "This function is still to be specified correctly (what do you mean by 'load', exactly?). In the meantime, please don't use it");
-  process = MSG_process_self();
-  return xbt_fifo_size(process->simdata->host->simdata->process_list);
+       m_task_t task;
+
+       CHECK_HOST();
+
+       if(NULL == (task = MSG_mailbox_get_head(MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias))))
+               return -1;
+
+       return MSG_process_get_PID(task->simdata->sender);
 }
 
 /** \ingroup msg_gos_functions
+ * \brief Wait for at most \a max_duration second for a task reception
+   on \a channel. 
+ * \a PID is updated with the PID of the first process that triggered this event if any.
  *
- * \brief Return the last value returned by a MSG function (except
- * MSG_get_errno...).
+ * It takes three parameters:
+ * \param channel the channel on which the agent should be
+   listening. This value has to be >=0 and < than the maximal.
+   number of channels fixed with MSG_set_channel_number().
+ * \param PID a memory location for storing an int.
+ * \param timeout the maximum time to wait for a task before
+    giving up. In the case of a reception, *\a PID will be updated
+    with the PID of the first process to send a task.
+ * \return #MSG_HOST_FAILURE if the host is shut down in the meantime
+   and #MSG_OK otherwise.
  */
-MSG_error_t MSG_get_errno(void)
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_channel_select_from(m_channel_t channel,double timeout, int *PID)
+{
+       m_host_t h = NULL;
+       simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;
+       m_task_t t;
+       int first_time = 1;
+       smx_cond_t cond;
+       msg_mailbox_t mailbox;
+       
+       xbt_assert1((channel >= 0) && (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d",channel);
+       
+       if(PID) 
+       {
+               *PID = -1;
+       }
+       
+       if (timeout == 0.0) 
+       {
+               *PID = MSG_task_probe_from(channel);
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+       } 
+       else 
+       {
+               CHECK_HOST();
+               h = MSG_host_self();
+               h_simdata = h->simdata;
+               
+               mailbox = MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel(MSG_host_self(), channel); 
+               
+               while(MSG_mailbox_is_empty(mailbox))
+               {
+                       if(timeout > 0) 
+                       {
+                               if (!first_time) 
+                               {
+                                       MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+                               }
+                       }
+                       
+                       SIMIX_mutex_lock(h_simdata->mutex);
+                       
+                       xbt_assert1(!MSG_mailbox_get_cond(mailbox),"A process is already blocked on this channel %d",channel);
+                       
+                       cond = SIMIX_cond_init();
+                       
+                       MSG_mailbox_set_cond(mailbox, cond);
+                       
+                       if (timeout > 0) 
+                       {
+                               SIMIX_cond_wait_timeout(cond, h_simdata->mutex, timeout);
+                       } 
+                       else 
+                       {
+                               SIMIX_cond_wait(cond, h_simdata->mutex);
+                       }
+                       
+                       SIMIX_cond_destroy(cond);
+                       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(h_simdata->mutex);
+                       
+                       if (SIMIX_host_get_state(h_simdata->smx_host) == 0) 
+                       {
+                               MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
+                       }
+                       
+                       MSG_mailbox_set_cond(mailbox,NULL);
+                       first_time = 0;
+               }
+               
+               if(NULL == (t = MSG_mailbox_get_head(mailbox)))
+                       MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+                               
+               
+               if (PID) 
+               {
+                       *PID = MSG_process_get_PID(t->simdata->sender);
+               }
+               
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+       }
+}
+
+
+MSG_error_t 
+MSG_alias_select_from(const char* alias, double timeout, int* PID)
 {
-  return PROCESS_GET_ERRNO();
+       m_host_t h = NULL;
+       simdata_host_t h_simdata = NULL;
+       m_task_t t;
+       int first_time = 1;
+       smx_cond_t cond;
+       msg_mailbox_t mailbox;
+       
+       if (PID) 
+       {
+               *PID = -1;
+       }
+       
+       if(timeout == 0.0) 
+       {
+               *PID = MSG_task_listen_from(alias);
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+       } 
+       else 
+       {
+               CHECK_HOST();
+               h = MSG_host_self();
+               h_simdata = h->simdata;
+       
+               DEBUG2("Probing on alias %s (%s)", alias, h->name);
+               
+               mailbox = MSG_mailbox_get_by_alias(alias);      
+               
+               while(MSG_mailbox_is_empty(mailbox))
+               {
+                       if(timeout > 0) 
+                       {
+                               if (!first_time) 
+                               {
+                                       MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+                               }
+                       }
+                       
+                       SIMIX_mutex_lock(h_simdata->mutex);
+                       
+                       xbt_assert1(!MSG_mailbox_get_cond(mailbox),"A process is already blocked on this alias %s",alias);
+                       
+                       cond = SIMIX_cond_init();
+                       
+                       MSG_mailbox_set_cond(mailbox, cond);
+                       
+                       if (timeout > 0) 
+                       {
+                               SIMIX_cond_wait_timeout(cond, h_simdata->mutex, timeout);
+                       } 
+                       else 
+                       {
+                               SIMIX_cond_wait(cond, h_simdata->mutex);
+                       }
+                       
+                       SIMIX_cond_destroy(cond);
+                       SIMIX_mutex_unlock(h_simdata->mutex);
+                       
+                       if (SIMIX_host_get_state(h_simdata->smx_host) == 0) 
+                       {
+                               MSG_RETURN(MSG_HOST_FAILURE);
+                       }
+                       
+                       MSG_mailbox_set_cond(mailbox,NULL);
+                       first_time = 0;
+               }
+               
+               if(NULL == (t = MSG_mailbox_get_head(mailbox)))
+                       MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+                               
+               
+               if (PID) 
+               {
+                       *PID = MSG_process_get_PID(t->simdata->sender);
+               }
+               
+               MSG_RETURN(MSG_OK);
+       }
 }
+
+
+
+
+