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Merge branch 'fix_bindings_mistakenly_set_as_member_functions' into 'master'
[simgrid.git] / src / bindings / python / simgrid_python.cpp
index 0ac06a9..0b1721b 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2018-2021. The SimGrid Team. All rights reserved.          */
+/* Copyright (c) 2018-2022. 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. */
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-value"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-/* Many tests are failing after pybind11 commit ad6bf5cd39ca64b4a9bf846b84b11c4c8df1c8e1 "Adding PyGILState_Check() in
- *  object_api<>::operator(). (#2919)".
- * See https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/commit/ad6bf5cd39ca64b4a9bf846b84b11c4c8df1c8e1
- *
- * The failing tests are mostly those with boost/raw/sysv contexts. As a workaround, define NDEBUG before pybind11
- * includes.
- */
-#define NDEBUG
-#define NDEBUG_LOCALLY_DEFINED
-#endif
-
 #include <pybind11/pybind11.h> // Must come before our own stuff
 
 #include <pybind11/functional.h>
 #include <pybind11/stl.h>
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG_LOCALLY_DEFINED
-#undef NDEBUG_LOCALLY_DEFINED
-#undef NDEBUG
-#endif
-
 #if defined(__GNUG__)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
 
+#include "simgrid/kernel/ProfileBuilder.hpp"
 #include "simgrid/kernel/routing/NetPoint.hpp"
-#include "src/kernel/context/Context.hpp"
 #include <simgrid/Exception.hpp>
 #include <simgrid/s4u/Actor.hpp>
 #include <simgrid/s4u/Comm.hpp>
@@ -63,6 +46,7 @@ using simgrid::s4u::Actor;
 using simgrid::s4u::ActorPtr;
 using simgrid::s4u::Engine;
 using simgrid::s4u::Host;
+using simgrid::s4u::Link;
 using simgrid::s4u::Mailbox;
 
 XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_CATEGORY(python, "python");
@@ -86,44 +70,6 @@ public:
   PyObject** get() const { return data.get(); }
 };
 
-/* Classes GilScopedAcquire and GilScopedRelease have the same purpose as pybind11::gil_scoped_acquire and
- * pybind11::gil_scoped_release.  Refer to the manual of pybind11 for details:
- * https://pybind11.readthedocs.io/en/stable/advanced/misc.html#global-interpreter-lock-gil
- *
- * The pybind11 versions are however too sophisticated (using TLS for example) and don't work well with all kinds of
- * contexts.
- * See also https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/issues/1276, which may be related.
- *
- * Briefly, GilScopedAcquire can be used on actor creation to acquire a new PyThreadState.  The PyThreadState has to be
- * released for context switches (i.e. before simcalls). That's the purpose of GilScopedRelease.
- *
- * Like their pybind11 counterparts, both classes use a RAII pattern.
- */
-class XBT_PRIVATE GilScopedAcquire {
-  static PyThreadState* acquire()
-  {
-    PyThreadState* state = PyThreadState_New(PyInterpreterState_Head());
-    PyEval_AcquireThread(state);
-    return state;
-  }
-  static void release(PyThreadState* state)
-  {
-    PyEval_ReleaseThread(state);
-    PyThreadState_Clear(state);
-    PyThreadState_Delete(state);
-  }
-
-  std::unique_ptr<PyThreadState, decltype(&release)> thread_state{acquire(), &release};
-
-public:
-  void reset() { thread_state.reset(); }
-};
-
-class XBT_PRIVATE GilScopedRelease {
-  std::unique_ptr<PyThreadState, decltype(&PyEval_RestoreThread)> thread_state{PyEval_SaveThread(),
-                                                                               &PyEval_RestoreThread};
-};
-
 } // namespace
 
 PYBIND11_DECLARE_HOLDER_TYPE(T, boost::intrusive_ptr<T>)
@@ -134,71 +80,140 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
 
   m.attr("simgrid_version") = get_simgrid_version();
 
+  // Swapped contexts are broken, starting from pybind11 v2.8.0.  Use thread contexts by default.
+  simgrid::s4u::Engine::set_config("contexts/factory:thread");
+
   // Internal exception used to kill actors and sweep the RAII chimney (free objects living on the stack)
   static py::object pyForcefulKillEx(py::register_exception<simgrid::ForcefulKillException>(m, "ActorKilled"));
 
+  py::register_exception<simgrid::NetworkFailureException>(m, "NetworkFailureException");
+  py::register_exception<simgrid::TimeoutException>(m, "TimeoutException");
+  py::register_exception<simgrid::HostFailureException>(m, "HostFailureException");
+  py::register_exception<simgrid::StorageFailureException>(m, "StorageFailureException");
+  py::register_exception<simgrid::VmFailureException>(m, "VmFailureException");
+  py::register_exception<simgrid::CancelException>(m, "CancelException");
+
   /* this_actor namespace */
-  m.def_submodule("this_actor", "Bindings of the s4u::this_actor namespace.")
+  m.def_submodule("this_actor", "Bindings of the s4u::this_actor namespace. See the C++ documentation for details.")
+      .def(
+          "debug", [](const char* s) { XBT_DEBUG("%s", s); }, "Display a logging message of 'debug' priority.")
       .def(
           "info", [](const char* s) { XBT_INFO("%s", s); }, "Display a logging message of 'info' priority.")
+      .def(
+          "warning", [](const char* s) { XBT_WARN("%s", s); }, "Display a logging message of 'warning' priority.")
       .def(
           "error", [](const char* s) { XBT_ERROR("%s", s); }, "Display a logging message of 'error' priority.")
       .def("execute", py::overload_cast<double, double>(&simgrid::s4u::this_actor::execute),
-           py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Block the current actor, computing the given amount of flops at the given priority.", py::arg("flops"),
            py::arg("priority") = 1)
       .def("exec_init", py::overload_cast<double>(&simgrid::s4u::this_actor::exec_init),
-           py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>())
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>())
       .def("get_host", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::get_host, "Retrieves host on which the current actor is located")
-      .def("set_host", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::set_host, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+      .def("set_host", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::set_host, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Moves the current actor to another host.", py::arg("dest"))
       .def("sleep_for", static_cast<void (*)(double)>(&simgrid::s4u::this_actor::sleep_for),
-           py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Block the actor sleeping for that amount of seconds.",
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Block the actor sleeping for that amount of seconds.",
            py::arg("duration"))
       .def("sleep_until", static_cast<void (*)(double)>(&simgrid::s4u::this_actor::sleep_until),
-           py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Block the actor sleeping until the specified timestamp.",
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Block the actor sleeping until the specified timestamp.",
            py::arg("duration"))
-      .def("suspend", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::suspend, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+      .def("suspend", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::suspend, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Suspend the current actor, that is blocked until resume()ed by another actor.")
-      .def("yield_", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::yield, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Yield the actor")
-      .def("exit", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::exit, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "kill the current actor")
+      .def("yield_", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::yield, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Yield the actor")
+      .def("exit", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::exit, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "kill the current actor")
       .def(
           "on_exit",
-          [](py::object fun) {
+          [](py::object cb) {
+            py::function fun = py::reinterpret_borrow<py::function>(cb);
             fun.inc_ref(); // FIXME: why is this needed for tests like actor-kill and actor-lifetime?
-            simgrid::s4u::this_actor::on_exit([fun](bool /*failed*/) {
-              GilScopedAcquire py_context; // need a new context for callback
+            simgrid::s4u::this_actor::on_exit([fun](bool failed) {
+              py::gil_scoped_acquire py_context; // need a new context for callback
               try {
-                fun();
+                fun(failed);
               } catch (const py::error_already_set& e) {
-                std::string what = e.what();
-                py_context.reset();
-                xbt_die("Error while executing the on_exit lambda: %s", what.c_str());
+                xbt_die("Error while executing the on_exit lambda: %s", e.what());
               }
             });
           },
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "");
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Define a lambda to be called when the actor ends. It takes a bool parameter indicating whether the actor "
+          "was killed. If False, the actor finished peacefully.")
+      .def("get_pid", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::get_pid, "Retrieves PID of the current actor")
+      .def("get_ppid", &simgrid::s4u::this_actor::get_ppid,
+           "Retrieves PPID of the current actor (i.e., the PID of its parent).");
 
   /* Class Engine */
   py::class_<Engine>(m, "Engine", "Simulation Engine")
       .def(py::init([](std::vector<std::string> args) {
-        auto argc           = static_cast<int>(args.size());
-        std::vector<char*> argv(args.size() + 1); // argv[argc] is nullptr
-        std::transform(begin(args), end(args), begin(argv), [](std::string& s) { return &s.front(); });
-        // Currently this can be dangling, we should wrap this somehow.
-        return new simgrid::s4u::Engine(&argc, argv.data());
-      }))
-      .def_static("get_clock", &Engine::get_clock,
-                  "The simulation time, ie the amount of simulated seconds since the simulation start.")
-      .def("get_all_hosts", &Engine::get_all_hosts, "Returns the list of all hosts found in the platform")
+             auto argc = static_cast<int>(args.size());
+             std::vector<char*> argv(args.size() + 1); // argv[argc] is nullptr
+             std::transform(begin(args), end(args), begin(argv), [](std::string& s) { return &s.front(); });
+             // Currently this can be dangling, we should wrap this somehow.
+             return new simgrid::s4u::Engine(&argc, argv.data());
+           }),
+           "The constructor should take the parameters from the command line, as is ")
+      .def_static("get_clock",
+                  []() // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+                  {
+                    PyErr_WarnEx(
+                        PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                        "get_clock() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use `Engine.clock` instead.", 1);
+                    return Engine::get_clock();
+                  })
+      .def_property_readonly_static(
+          "clock", [](py::object /* self */) { return Engine::get_clock(); },
+          "The simulation time, ie the amount of simulated seconds since the simulation start.")
+      .def_property_readonly_static(
+          "instance", [](py::object /* self */) { return Engine::get_instance(); }, "Retrieve the simulation engine")
+      .def("get_all_hosts",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "get_all_hosts() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use all_hosts instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("all_hosts");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("all_hosts", &Engine::get_all_hosts, "Returns the list of all hosts found in the platform")
+      .def("get_all_links",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "get_all_links() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use all_links instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("all_links");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("all_links", &Engine::get_all_links, "Returns the list of all links found in the platform")
+      .def("get_all_netpoints",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(
+                 PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                 "get_all_netpoints() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use all_netpoints instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("all_netpoints");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("all_netpoints", &Engine::get_all_netpoints)
+      .def("get_netzone_root",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "get_netzone_root() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.3, use netzone_root instead.",
+                          1);
+             return self.attr("netzone_root");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("netzone_root", &Engine::get_netzone_root,
+                             "Retrieve the root netzone, containing all others.")
+      .def("netpoint_by_name", &Engine::netpoint_by_name_or_null)
+      .def("netzone_by_name", &Engine::netzone_by_name_or_null)
       .def("load_platform", &Engine::load_platform, "Load a platform file describing the environment")
       .def("load_deployment", &Engine::load_deployment, "Load a deployment file and launch the actors that it contains")
-      .def("run", &Engine::run, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Run the simulation")
+      .def("run", &Engine::run, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Run the simulation until its end")
+      .def("run_until", py::overload_cast<double>(&Engine::run_until, py::const_),
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Run the simulation until the given date",
+           py::arg("max_date") = -1)
       .def(
           "register_actor",
           [](Engine* e, const std::string& name, py::object fun_or_class) {
             e->register_actor(name, [fun_or_class](std::vector<std::string> args) {
-              GilScopedAcquire py_context;
+              py::gil_scoped_acquire py_context;
               try {
                 /* Convert the std::vector into a py::tuple */
                 py::tuple params(args.size() - 1);
@@ -210,9 +225,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
                 if (py::isinstance<py::function>(res))
                   res();
               } catch (const py::error_already_set& ex) {
-                bool ffk = ex.matches(pyForcefulKillEx);
-                py_context.reset();
-                if (ffk) {
+                if (ex.matches(pyForcefulKillEx)) {
                   XBT_VERB("Actor killed");
                   simgrid::ForcefulKillException::do_throw(); // Forward that ForcefulKill exception
                 }
@@ -223,9 +236,9 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
           "Registers the main function of an actor");
 
   /* Class Netzone */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::NetZone, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::s4u::NetZone, py::nodelete>>(m, "NetZone",
-                                                                                          "Networking Zones")
-      .def_static("create_full_zone", &simgrid::s4u::create_full_zone, "Creates a zone of type FullZone")
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::NetZone, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::s4u::NetZone, py::nodelete>> netzone(
+      m, "NetZone", "Networking Zones. See the C++ documentation for details.");
+  netzone.def_static("create_full_zone", &simgrid::s4u::create_full_zone, "Creates a zone of type FullZone")
       .def_static("create_torus_zone", &simgrid::s4u::create_torus_zone, "Creates a cluster of type Torus")
       .def_static("create_fatTree_zone", &simgrid::s4u::create_fatTree_zone, "Creates a cluster of type Fat-Tree")
       .def_static("create_dragonfly_zone", &simgrid::s4u::create_dragonfly_zone, "Creates a cluster of type Dragonfly")
@@ -271,10 +284,19 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
       .def("create_router", &simgrid::s4u::NetZone::create_router, "Create a router")
       .def("set_parent", &simgrid::s4u::NetZone::set_parent, "Set the parent of this zone")
       .def("set_property", &simgrid::s4u::NetZone::set_property, "Add a property to this zone")
-      .def("get_netpoint", &simgrid::s4u::NetZone::get_netpoint, "Retrieve the netpoint associated to this zone")
+      .def("get_netpoint",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "get_netpoint() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use netpoint instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("netpoint");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("netpoint", &simgrid::s4u::NetZone::get_netpoint,
+                             "Retrieve the netpoint associated to this zone")
       .def("seal", &simgrid::s4u::NetZone::seal, "Seal this NetZone")
       .def_property_readonly(
-          "name", [](const simgrid::s4u::NetZone* self) { return self->get_name(); }, "The name of this network zone");
+          "name", [](const simgrid::s4u::NetZone* self) { return self->get_name(); },
+          "The name of this network zone (read-only property).");
 
   /* Class ClusterCallbacks */
   py::class_<simgrid::s4u::ClusterCallbacks>(m, "ClusterCallbacks", "Callbacks used to create cluster zones")
@@ -293,59 +315,171 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
                     const std::pair<unsigned int, unsigned int>&, unsigned int>());
 
   /* Class Host */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Host, std::unique_ptr<Host, py::nodelete>> host(m, "Host", "Simulated host");
-  host.def("by_name", &Host::by_name, "Retrieves a host from its name, or die")
-      .def("get_pstate_count", &Host::get_pstate_count, "Retrieve the count of defined pstate levels")
-      .def("get_pstate_speed", &Host::get_pstate_speed, "Retrieve the maximal speed at the given pstate")
-      .def("get_netpoint", &Host::get_netpoint, "Retrieve the netpoint associated to this host")
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Host, std::unique_ptr<Host, py::nodelete>> host(
+      m, "Host", "Simulated host. See the C++ documentation for details.");
+  host.def_static("by_name", &Host::by_name, py::arg("name"), "Retrieves a host from its name, or die")
+      .def(
+          "route_to",
+          [](const simgrid::s4u::Host* h, const simgrid::s4u::Host* to) {
+            auto* list = new std::vector<Link*>();
+            double bw  = 0;
+            h->route_to(to, *list, &bw);
+            return make_tuple(list, bw);
+          },
+          "Retrieves the list of links and the bandwidth between two hosts.")
+      .def(
+          "set_speed_profile",
+          [](Host* h, const std::string& profile, double period) {
+            h->set_speed_profile(simgrid::kernel::profile::ProfileBuilder::from_string("", profile, period));
+          },
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Specify a profile modeling the external load according to an exhaustive list. "
+          "Each line of the profile describes timed events as ``date ratio``. "
+          "For example, the following content describes an host which computational speed is initially 1 (i.e, 100%) "
+          "and then halved after 42 seconds:\n\n"
+          ".. code-block:: python\n\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n"
+          "   0 1.0\n"
+          "   42 0.5\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n\n"
+          ".. warning:: Don't get fooled: bandwidth and latency profiles of links contain absolute values,"
+          " while speed profiles of hosts contain ratios.\n\n"
+          "The second function parameter is the periodicity: the time to wait after the last event to start again over "
+          "the list. Set it to -1 to not loop over.")
+      .def(
+          "set_state_profile",
+          [](Host* h, const std::string& profile, double period) {
+            h->set_state_profile(simgrid::kernel::profile::ProfileBuilder::from_string("", profile, period));
+          },
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Specify a profile modeling the churn. "
+          "Each line of the profile describes timed events as ``date boolean``, where the boolean (0 or 1) tells "
+          "whether the host is on. "
+          "For example, the following content describes a link which turns off at t=1 and back on at t=2:\n\n"
+          ".. code-block:: python\n\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n"
+          "   1.0 0\n"
+          "   2.0 1\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n\n"
+          "The second function parameter is the periodicity: the time to wait after the last event to start again over "
+          "the list. Set it to -1 to not loop over.")
+      .def("get_pstate_count",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(
+                 PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                 "get_pstate_count() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use pstate_count instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("pstate_count");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("pstate_count", &Host::get_pstate_count, "Retrieve the count of defined pstate levels")
+      .def("get_pstate_speed",
+           [](py::object self, int state) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(
+                 PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                 "get_pstate_speed() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use pstate_speed instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("pstate_speed")(state);
+           })
+      .def("pstate_speed", &Host::get_pstate_speed, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Retrieve the maximal speed at the given pstate")
+      .def("get_netpoint",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "get_netpoint() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use netpoint instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("netpoint");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("netpoint", &Host::get_netpoint, "Retrieve the netpoint associated to this zone")
       .def("get_disks", &Host::get_disks, "Retrieve the list of disks in this host")
-      .def("set_core_count", &Host::set_core_count, "Set the number of cores in the CPU")
-      .def("set_coordinates", &Host::set_coordinates, "Set the coordinates of this host")
-      .def("set_sharing_policy", &simgrid::s4u::Host::set_sharing_policy, "Describe how the CPU is shared",
-           py::arg("policy"), py::arg("cb") = simgrid::s4u::NonLinearResourceCb())
-      .def("create_disk", py::overload_cast<const std::string&, double, double>(&Host::create_disk), "Create a disk")
+      .def("set_core_count",
+           [](py::object self, double count) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "set_core_count() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use core_count instead.",
+                          1);
+             self.attr("core_count")(count);
+           })
+      .def_property(
+          "core_count", &Host::get_core_count,
+          [](Host* h, int count) {
+            py::gil_scoped_release gil_guard;
+            return h->set_core_count(count);
+          },
+          "Manage the number of cores in the CPU")
+      .def("set_coordinates", &Host::set_coordinates, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Set the coordinates of this host")
+      .def("set_sharing_policy", &simgrid::s4u::Host::set_sharing_policy, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Describe how the CPU is shared", py::arg("policy"), py::arg("cb") = simgrid::s4u::NonLinearResourceCb())
+      .def("create_disk", py::overload_cast<const std::string&, double, double>(&Host::create_disk),
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Create a disk")
       .def("create_disk",
            py::overload_cast<const std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&>(&Host::create_disk),
-           "Create a disk")
-      .def("seal", &Host::seal, "Seal this host")
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Create a disk")
+      .def("seal", &Host::seal, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Seal this host")
       .def_property(
           "pstate", &Host::get_pstate,
           [](Host* h, int i) {
-            GilScopedRelease gil_guard;
+            py::gil_scoped_release gil_guard;
             h->set_pstate(i);
           },
-          "The current pstate")
-      .def("current", &Host::current, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+          "The current pstate (read/write property).")
+      .def_static("current", &Host::current, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Retrieves the host on which the running actor is located.")
       .def_property_readonly(
           "name",
           [](const Host* self) {
             return std::string(self->get_name().c_str()); // Convert from xbt::string because of MC
           },
-          "The name of this host")
-      .def_property_readonly(
-          "load", &Host::get_load,
-          "Returns the current computation load (in flops per second). This is the currently achieved speed.")
+          "The name of this host (read-only property).")
+      .def_property_readonly("load", &Host::get_load,
+                             "Returns the current computation load (in flops per second), NOT taking the external load "
+                             "into account. This is the currently achieved speed (read-only property).")
       .def_property_readonly(
           "speed", &Host::get_speed,
-          "The peak computing speed in flops/s at the current pstate, taking the external load into account. "
-          "This is the max potential speed.");
+          "The peak computing speed in flops/s at the current pstate, NOT taking the external load into account. "
+          "This is the max potential speed (read-only property).")
+      .def_property_readonly("available_speed", &Host::get_available_speed,
+                             "Get the available speed ratio, between 0 and 1.\n"
+                             "This accounts for external load (see :py:func:`set_speed_profile() "
+                             "<simgrid.Host.set_speed_profile>`) (read-only property).")
+      .def_static(
+          "on_creation_cb",
+          [](py::object cb) {
+            Host::on_creation_cb([cb](Host& h) {
+              py::function fun = py::reinterpret_borrow<py::function>(cb);
+              py::gil_scoped_acquire py_context; // need a new context for callback
+              try {
+                fun(&h);
+              } catch (const py::error_already_set& e) {
+                xbt_die("Error while executing the on_creation lambda : %s", e.what());
+              }
+            });
+          },
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "");
+
   py::enum_<simgrid::s4u::Host::SharingPolicy>(host, "SharingPolicy")
       .value("NONLINEAR", simgrid::s4u::Host::SharingPolicy::NONLINEAR)
       .value("LINEAR", simgrid::s4u::Host::SharingPolicy::LINEAR)
       .export_values();
 
   /* Class Disk */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Disk, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::s4u::Disk, py::nodelete>> disk(m, "Disk", "Simulated disk");
-  disk.def("read", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::read, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Read data from disk")
-      .def("write", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::write, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Write data in disk")
-      .def("read_async", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::read_async, "Non-blocking read data from disk")
-      .def("write_async", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::write_async, "Non-blocking write data in disk")
-      .def("set_sharing_policy", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::set_sharing_policy, "Set sharing policy for this disk",
-           py::arg("op"), py::arg("policy"), py::arg("cb") = simgrid::s4u::NonLinearResourceCb())
-      .def("seal", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::seal, "Seal this disk")
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Disk, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::s4u::Disk, py::nodelete>> disk(
+      m, "Disk", "Simulated disk. See the C++ documentation for details.");
+  disk.def("read", py::overload_cast<sg_size_t, double>(&simgrid::s4u::Disk::read, py::const_),
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Read data from disk", py::arg("size"), py::arg("priority") = 1)
+      .def("write", py::overload_cast<sg_size_t, double>(&simgrid::s4u::Disk::write, py::const_),
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Write data in disk", py::arg("size"), py::arg("priority") = 1)
+      .def("read_async", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::read_async, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Non-blocking read data from disk")
+      .def("write_async", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::write_async, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Non-blocking write data in disk")
+      .def("set_sharing_policy", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::set_sharing_policy, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Set sharing policy for this disk", py::arg("op"), py::arg("policy"),
+           py::arg("cb") = simgrid::s4u::NonLinearResourceCb())
+      .def("seal", &simgrid::s4u::Disk::seal, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Seal this disk")
       .def_property_readonly(
-          "name", [](const simgrid::s4u::Disk* self) { return self->get_name(); }, "The name of this disk");
+          "name", [](const simgrid::s4u::Disk* self) { return self->get_name(); },
+          "The name of this disk (read-only property).");
   py::enum_<simgrid::s4u::Disk::SharingPolicy>(disk, "SharingPolicy")
       .value("NONLINEAR", simgrid::s4u::Disk::SharingPolicy::NONLINEAR)
       .value("LINEAR", simgrid::s4u::Disk::SharingPolicy::LINEAR)
@@ -357,36 +491,109 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
       .export_values();
 
   /* Class NetPoint */
-  py::class_<simgrid::kernel::routing::NetPoint, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::kernel::routing::NetPoint, py::nodelete>>(
-      m, "NetPoint", "NetPoint object");
+  py::class_<simgrid::kernel::routing::NetPoint, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::kernel::routing::NetPoint, py::nodelete>>
+      netpoint(m, "NetPoint", "NetPoint object");
 
   /* Class Link */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Link, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::s4u::Link, py::nodelete>> link(m, "Link", "Network link");
-  link.def("set_latency", py::overload_cast<const std::string&>(&simgrid::s4u::Link::set_latency), "Set the latency")
-      .def("set_latency", py::overload_cast<double>(&simgrid::s4u::Link::set_latency), "Set the latency")
-      .def("set_sharing_policy", &simgrid::s4u::Link::set_sharing_policy, "Set sharing policy for this link")
-      .def("set_concurrency_limit", &simgrid::s4u::Link::set_concurrency_limit, "Set concurrency limit for this link")
-      .def("set_host_wifi_rate", &simgrid::s4u::Link::set_host_wifi_rate,
+  py::class_<Link, std::unique_ptr<Link, py::nodelete>> link(m, "Link",
+                                                             "Network link. See the C++ documentation for details.");
+  link.def("set_latency", py::overload_cast<const std::string&>(&Link::set_latency),
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Set the latency as a string. Accepts values with units, such as ‘1s’ or ‘7ms’.\nFull list of accepted "
+           "units: w (week), d (day), h, s, ms, us, ns, ps.")
+      .def("set_latency", py::overload_cast<double>(&Link::set_latency), py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Set the latency as a float (in seconds).")
+      .def("set_bandwidth", &Link::set_bandwidth, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Set the bandwidth (in byte per second).")
+      .def(
+          "set_bandwidth_profile",
+          [](Link* l, const std::string& profile, double period) {
+            l->set_bandwidth_profile(simgrid::kernel::profile::ProfileBuilder::from_string("", profile, period));
+          },
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Specify a profile modeling the external load according to an exhaustive list. "
+          "Each line of the profile describes timed events as ``date bandwidth`` (in bytes per second). "
+          "For example, the following content describes a link which bandwidth changes to 40 Mb/s at t=4, and to 6 "
+          "Mb/s at t=8:\n\n"
+          ".. code-block:: python\n\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n"
+          "   4.0 40000000\n"
+          "   8.0 60000000\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n\n"
+          ".. warning:: Don't get fooled: bandwidth and latency profiles of links contain absolute values,"
+          " while speed profiles of hosts contain ratios.\n\n"
+          "The second function parameter is the periodicity: the time to wait after the last event to start again over "
+          "the list. Set it to -1 to not loop over.")
+      .def(
+          "set_latency_profile",
+          [](Link* l, const std::string& profile, double period) {
+            l->set_latency_profile(simgrid::kernel::profile::ProfileBuilder::from_string("", profile, period));
+          },
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Specify a profile modeling the external load according to an exhaustive list. "
+          "Each line of the profile describes timed events as ``date latency`` (in seconds). "
+          "For example, the following content describes a link which latency changes to 1ms (0.001s) at t=1, and to 2s "
+          "at t=2:\n\n"
+          ".. code-block:: python\n\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n"
+          "   1.0 0.001\n"
+          "   2.0 2\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n\n"
+          ".. warning:: Don't get fooled: bandwidth and latency profiles of links contain absolute values,"
+          " while speed profiles of hosts contain ratios.\n\n"
+          "The second function parameter is the periodicity: the time to wait after the last event to start again over "
+          "the list. Set it to -1 to not loop over.")
+      .def(
+          "set_state_profile",
+          [](Link* l, const std::string& profile, double period) {
+            l->set_state_profile(simgrid::kernel::profile::ProfileBuilder::from_string("", profile, period));
+          },
+          "Specify a profile modeling the churn. "
+          "Each line of the profile describes timed events as ``date boolean``, where the boolean (0 or 1) tells "
+          "whether the link is on. "
+          "For example, the following content describes a link which turns off at t=1 and back on at t=2:\n\n"
+          ".. code-block:: python\n\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n"
+          "   1.0 0\n"
+          "   2.0 1\n"
+          "   \"\"\"\n\n"
+          "The second function parameter is the periodicity: the time to wait after the last event to start again over "
+          "the list. Set it to -1 to not loop over.")
+
+      .def("turn_on", &Link::turn_on, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Turns the link on.")
+      .def("turn_off", &Link::turn_off, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Turns the link off.")
+      .def("is_on", &Link::is_on, "Check whether the link is on.")
+
+      .def("set_sharing_policy", &Link::set_sharing_policy, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Set sharing policy for this link")
+      .def("set_concurrency_limit", &Link::set_concurrency_limit, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Set concurrency limit for this link")
+      .def("set_host_wifi_rate", &Link::set_host_wifi_rate, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Set level of communication speed of given host on this Wi-Fi link")
-      .def("seal", &simgrid::s4u::Link::seal, "Seal this link")
+      .def_static("by_name", &Link::by_name, "Retrieves a Link from its name, or dies")
+      .def("seal", &Link::seal, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Seal this link")
       .def_property_readonly(
           "name",
-          [](const simgrid::s4u::Link* self) {
+          [](const Link* self) {
             return std::string(self->get_name().c_str()); // Convert from xbt::string because of MC
           },
-          "The name of this link");
-  py::enum_<simgrid::s4u::Link::SharingPolicy>(link, "SharingPolicy")
-      .value("NONLINEAR", simgrid::s4u::Link::SharingPolicy::NONLINEAR)
-      .value("WIFI", simgrid::s4u::Link::SharingPolicy::WIFI)
-      .value("SPLITDUPLEX", simgrid::s4u::Link::SharingPolicy::SPLITDUPLEX)
-      .value("SHARED", simgrid::s4u::Link::SharingPolicy::SHARED)
-      .value("FATPIPE", simgrid::s4u::Link::SharingPolicy::FATPIPE)
+          "The name of this link")
+      .def_property_readonly("bandwidth", &Link::get_bandwidth,
+                             "The bandwidth (in bytes per second) (read-only property).")
+      .def_property_readonly("latency", &Link::get_latency, "The latency (in seconds) (read-only property).");
+
+  py::enum_<Link::SharingPolicy>(link, "SharingPolicy")
+      .value("NONLINEAR", Link::SharingPolicy::NONLINEAR)
+      .value("WIFI", Link::SharingPolicy::WIFI)
+      .value("SPLITDUPLEX", Link::SharingPolicy::SPLITDUPLEX)
+      .value("SHARED", Link::SharingPolicy::SHARED)
+      .value("FATPIPE", Link::SharingPolicy::FATPIPE)
       .export_values();
 
   /* Class LinkInRoute */
   py::class_<simgrid::s4u::LinkInRoute> linkinroute(m, "LinkInRoute", "Abstraction to add link in routes");
-  linkinroute.def(py::init<const simgrid::s4u::Link*>());
-  linkinroute.def(py::init<const simgrid::s4u::Link*, simgrid::s4u::LinkInRoute::Direction>());
+  linkinroute.def(py::init<const Link*>());
+  linkinroute.def(py::init<const Link*, simgrid::s4u::LinkInRoute::Direction>());
   py::enum_<simgrid::s4u::LinkInRoute::Direction>(linkinroute, "Direction")
       .value("UP", simgrid::s4u::LinkInRoute::Direction::UP)
       .value("DOWN", simgrid::s4u::LinkInRoute::Direction::DOWN)
@@ -394,46 +601,78 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
       .export_values();
 
   /* Class Split-Duplex Link */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink, simgrid::s4u::Link,
-             std::unique_ptr<simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink, py::nodelete>>(m, "SplitDuplexLink",
-                                                                           "Network split-duplex link")
-      .def("get_link_up", &simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink::get_link_up, "Get link direction up")
-      .def("get_link_down", &simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink::get_link_down, "Get link direction down");
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink, Link, std::unique_ptr<simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink, py::nodelete>>(
+      m, "SplitDuplexLink", "Network split-duplex link")
+      .def("get_link_up",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "get_link_up() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use link_up instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("link_up");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("link_up", &simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink::get_link_up, "Get link direction up")
+      .def("get_link_down",
+           [](py::object self) // XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v334
+           {
+             PyErr_WarnEx(PyExc_DeprecationWarning,
+                          "get_link_down() is deprecated and  will be dropped after v3.33, use link_down instead.", 1);
+             return self.attr("link_down");
+           })
+      .def_property_readonly("link_down", &simgrid::s4u::SplitDuplexLink::get_link_down, "Get link direction down");
 
   /* Class Mailbox */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Mailbox, std::unique_ptr<Mailbox, py::nodelete>>(m, "Mailbox", "Mailbox")
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Mailbox, std::unique_ptr<Mailbox, py::nodelete>>(
+      m, "Mailbox", "Mailbox. See the C++ documentation for details.")
       .def(
           "__str__", [](const Mailbox* self) { return std::string("Mailbox(") + self->get_cname() + ")"; },
           "Textual representation of the Mailbox`")
-      .def("by_name", &Mailbox::by_name, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Retrieve a Mailbox from its name")
+      .def_static("by_name", &Mailbox::by_name,
+                  py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+                  py::arg("name"),
+                  "Retrieve a Mailbox from its name")
       .def_property_readonly(
           "name",
           [](const Mailbox* self) {
             return std::string(self->get_name().c_str()); // Convert from xbt::string because of MC
           },
-          "The name of that mailbox")
+          "The name of that mailbox (read-only property).")
+      .def(
+          "put",
+          [](Mailbox* self, py::object data, int size, double timeout) {
+            data.inc_ref();
+            self->put(data.ptr(), size, timeout);
+          },
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Blocking data transmission with a timeout")
       .def(
           "put",
           [](Mailbox* self, py::object data, int size) {
             data.inc_ref();
             self->put(data.ptr(), size);
           },
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Blocking data transmission")
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Blocking data transmission")
       .def(
           "put_async",
           [](Mailbox* self, py::object data, int size) {
             data.inc_ref();
             return self->put_async(data.ptr(), size);
           },
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Non-blocking data transmission")
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Non-blocking data transmission")
+      .def(
+          "put_init",
+          [](Mailbox* self, py::object data, int size) {
+            data.inc_ref();
+            return self->put_init(data.ptr(), size);
+          },
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Creates (but don’t start) a data transmission to that mailbox.")
       .def(
           "get",
           [](Mailbox* self) {
-            py::object data = pybind11::reinterpret_steal<py::object>(self->get<PyObject>());
+            py::object data = py::reinterpret_steal<py::object>(self->get<PyObject>());
             // data.dec_ref(); // FIXME: why does it break python-actor-create?
             return data;
           },
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Blocking data reception")
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Blocking data reception")
       .def(
           "get_async",
           [](Mailbox* self) -> std::tuple<simgrid::s4u::CommPtr, PyGetAsync> {
@@ -441,88 +680,115 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
             auto comm = self->get_async(wrap.get());
             return std::make_tuple(std::move(comm), std::move(wrap));
           },
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
           "Non-blocking data reception. Use data.get() to get the python object after the communication has finished")
       .def(
           "set_receiver", [](Mailbox* self, ActorPtr actor) { self->set_receiver(actor); },
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Sets the actor as permanent receiver");
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Sets the actor as permanent receiver");
 
   /* Class PyGetAsync */
   py::class_<PyGetAsync>(m, "PyGetAsync", "Wrapper for async get communications")
       .def(py::init<>())
       .def(
-          "get", [](PyGetAsync* self) { return py::reinterpret_steal<py::object>(*(self->get())); },
+          "get", [](const PyGetAsync* self) { return py::reinterpret_steal<py::object>(*(self->get())); },
           "Get python object after async communication in receiver side");
 
   /* Class Comm */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Comm, simgrid::s4u::CommPtr>(m, "Comm", "Communication")
-      .def("test", &simgrid::s4u::Comm::test, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Comm, simgrid::s4u::CommPtr>(m, "Comm",
+                                                        "Communication. See the C++ documentation for details.")
+      .def("test", &simgrid::s4u::Comm::test, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Test whether the communication is terminated.")
-      .def("wait", &simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+      .def("wait", &simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Block until the completion of that communication.")
+      .def("wait_for", &simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait_for,
+           py::arg("timeout"),
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Block until the completion of that communication, or raises TimeoutException after the specified timeout.")
+      .def("detach", [](simgrid::s4u::Comm* self) {
+              return self->detach();
+           },
+           py::return_value_policy::reference_internal,
+           py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Start the comm, and ignore its result. It can be completely forgotten after that.")
       // use py::overload_cast for wait_all/wait_any, until the overload marked XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v332 is removed
-      .def_static("wait_all",
-                  py::overload_cast<const std::vector<simgrid::s4u::CommPtr>&>(&simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait_all),
-                  py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Block until the completion of all communications in the list.")
+      .def_static(
+          "wait_all", py::overload_cast<const std::vector<simgrid::s4u::CommPtr>&>(&simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait_all),
+          py::arg("comms"),
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Block until the completion of all communications in the list.")
+      .def_static("wait_all_for", &simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait_all_for,
+                  py::arg("comms"), py::arg("timeout"),
+                  py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+                  "Block until the completion of all communications in the list, or raises TimeoutException after "
+                  "the specified timeout.")
       .def_static(
           "wait_any", py::overload_cast<const std::vector<simgrid::s4u::CommPtr>&>(&simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait_any),
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
-          "Block until the completion of any communication in the list and return the index of the terminated one.");
+          py::arg("comms"),
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Block until the completion of any communication in the list and return the index of the terminated one.")
+      .def_static(
+          "wait_any_for",
+          py::overload_cast<const std::vector<simgrid::s4u::CommPtr>&, double>(&simgrid::s4u::Comm::wait_any_for),
+          py::arg("comms"), py::arg("timeout"),
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Block until the completion of any communication in the list and return the index of the terminated "
+          "one, or -1 if a timeout occurred."
+      );
 
   /* Class Io */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Io, simgrid::s4u::IoPtr>(m, "Io", "I/O activities")
-      .def("test", &simgrid::s4u::Io::test, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Test whether the I/O is terminated.")
-      .def("wait", &simgrid::s4u::Io::wait, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Io, simgrid::s4u::IoPtr>(m, "Io", "I/O activities. See the C++ documentation for details.")
+      .def("test", &simgrid::s4u::Io::test, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Test whether the I/O is terminated.")
+      .def("wait", &simgrid::s4u::Io::wait, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Block until the completion of that I/O operation")
       .def_static(
-          "wait_any_for", &simgrid::s4u::Io::wait_any_for, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+          "wait_any_for", &simgrid::s4u::Io::wait_any_for, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
           "Block until the completion of any I/O in the list (or timeout) and return the index of the terminated one.")
-      .def_static("wait_any", &simgrid::s4u::Io::wait_any, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+      .def_static("wait_any", &simgrid::s4u::Io::wait_any, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
                   "Block until the completion of any I/O in the list and return the index of the terminated one.");
 
   /* Class Exec */
-  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Exec, simgrid::s4u::ExecPtr>(m, "Exec", "Execution")
+  py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Exec, simgrid::s4u::ExecPtr>(m, "Exec", "Execution. See the C++ documentation for details.")
       .def_property_readonly(
           "remaining",
           [](simgrid::s4u::ExecPtr self) {
-            GilScopedRelease gil_guard;
+            py::gil_scoped_release gil_guard;
             return self->get_remaining();
           },
-          "Amount of flops that remain to be computed until completion.")
+          "Amount of flops that remain to be computed until completion (read-only property).")
       .def_property_readonly(
           "remaining_ratio",
           [](simgrid::s4u::ExecPtr self) {
-            GilScopedRelease gil_guard;
+            py::gil_scoped_release gil_guard;
             return self->get_remaining_ratio();
           },
           "Amount of work remaining until completion from 0 (completely done) to 1 (nothing done "
-          "yet).")
+          "yet) (read-only property).")
       .def_property("host", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::get_host, &simgrid::s4u::Exec::set_host,
-                    "Host on which this execution runs. Only the first host is returned for parallel executions.")
-      .def("test", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::test, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+                    "Host on which this execution runs. Only the first host is returned for parallel executions. "
+                    "Changing this value migrates the execution.")
+      .def("test", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::test, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Test whether the execution is terminated.")
-      .def("cancel", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::cancel, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Cancel that execution.")
-      .def("start", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::start, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Start that execution.")
-      .def("wait", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::wait, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+      .def("cancel", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::cancel, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Cancel that execution.")
+      .def("start", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::start, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Start that execution.")
+      .def("wait", &simgrid::s4u::Exec::wait, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Block until the completion of that execution.");
 
   /* Class Actor */
   py::class_<simgrid::s4u::Actor, ActorPtr>(m, "Actor",
                                             "An actor is an independent stream of execution in your distributed "
-                                            "application")
+                                            "application. See the C++ documentation for details.")
       .def(
           "create",
-          [](py::str name, Host* host, py::object fun, py::args args) {
+          [](py::str name, Host* h, py::object fun, py::args args) {
             fun.inc_ref();  // FIXME: why is this needed for tests like exec-async, exec-dvfs and exec-remote?
             args.inc_ref(); // FIXME: why is this needed for tests like actor-migrate?
-            return simgrid::s4u::Actor::create(name, host, [fun, args]() {
-              GilScopedAcquire py_context;
+            return simgrid::s4u::Actor::create(name, h, [fun, args]() {
+              py::gil_scoped_acquire py_context;
               try {
                 fun(*args);
               } catch (const py::error_already_set& ex) {
-                bool ffk = ex.matches(pyForcefulKillEx);
-                py_context.reset();
-                if (ffk) {
+                if (ex.matches(pyForcefulKillEx)) {
                   XBT_VERB("Actor killed");
                   simgrid::ForcefulKillException::do_throw(); // Forward that ForcefulKill exception
                 }
@@ -530,33 +796,41 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(simgrid, m)
               }
             });
           },
-          py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Create an actor from a function or an object.")
+          py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+          "Create an actor from a function or an object. See the :ref:`example <s4u_ex_actors_create>`.")
       .def_property(
           "host", &Actor::get_host,
           [](Actor* a, Host* h) {
-            GilScopedRelease gil_guard;
+            py::gil_scoped_release gil_guard;
             a->set_host(h);
           },
-          "The host on which this actor is located")
-      .def_property_readonly("name", &Actor::get_cname, "The name of this actor.")
-      .def_property_readonly("pid", &Actor::get_pid, "The PID (unique identifier) of this actor.")
+          "The host on which this actor is located. Changing this value migrates the actor.\n\n"
+          "If the actor is currently blocked on an execution activity, the activity is also migrated to the new host. "
+          "If it’s blocked on another kind of activity, an error is raised as the mandated code is not written yet. "
+          "Please report that bug if you need it.\n\n"
+          "Asynchronous activities started by the actor are not migrated automatically, so you have to take care of "
+          "this yourself (only you knows which ones should be migrated). ")
+      .def_property_readonly("name", &Actor::get_cname, "The name of this actor (read-only property).")
+      .def_property_readonly("pid", &Actor::get_pid, "The PID (unique identifier) of this actor (read-only property).")
       .def_property_readonly("ppid", &Actor::get_ppid,
-                             "The PID (unique identifier) of the actor that created this one.")
-      .def("by_pid", &Actor::by_pid, "Retrieve an actor by its PID")
-      .def("daemonize", &Actor::daemonize, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+                             "The PID (unique identifier) of the actor that created this one (read-only property).")
+      .def_static("by_pid", &Actor::by_pid, py::arg("pid"), "Retrieve an actor by its PID")
+      .def("set_auto_restart", &Actor::set_auto_restart, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Specify whether the actor shall restart when its host reboots.")
+      .def("daemonize", &Actor::daemonize, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "This actor will be automatically terminated when the last non-daemon actor finishes (more info in the C++ "
            "documentation).")
       .def("is_daemon", &Actor::is_daemon,
            "Returns True if that actor is a daemon and will be terminated automatically when the last non-daemon actor "
            "terminates.")
-      .def("join", py::overload_cast<double>(&Actor::join, py::const_), py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+      .def("join", py::overload_cast<double>(&Actor::join, py::const_), py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Wait for the actor to finish (more info in the C++ documentation).", py::arg("timeout"))
-      .def("kill", &Actor::kill, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Kill that actor")
-      .def("kill_all", &Actor::kill_all, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(), "Kill all actors but the caller.")
+      .def("kill", &Actor::kill, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Kill that actor")
       .def("self", &Actor::self, "Retrieves the current actor.")
       .def("is_suspended", &Actor::is_suspended, "Returns True if that actor is currently suspended.")
-      .def("suspend", &Actor::suspend, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
+      .def("suspend", &Actor::suspend, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
            "Suspend that actor, that is blocked until resume()ed by another actor.")
-      .def("resume", &Actor::resume, py::call_guard<GilScopedRelease>(),
-           "Resume that actor, that was previously suspend()ed.");
+      .def("resume", &Actor::resume, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(),
+           "Resume that actor, that was previously suspend()ed.")
+      .def_static("kill_all", &Actor::kill_all, py::call_guard<py::gil_scoped_release>(), "Kill all actors but the caller.");
 }