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make xbt_os_thread_self() useless, and kill it
[simgrid.git] / src / xbt / xbt_os_thread.c
index 52b7673..a469b4d 100644 (file)
-/* $Id$ */
-
 /* xbt_os_thread -- portability layer over the pthread API                  */
 /* Used in RL to get win/lin portability, and in SG when CONTEXT_THREAD     */
-/* in SG, when using CONTEXT_UCONTEXT, xbt_os_thread_stub is used instead   */
+/* in SG, when using HAVE_UCONTEXT_CONTEXTS, xbt_os_thread_stub is used instead   */
 
-/* Copyright 2006,2007 Malek Cherier, Martin Quinson          
- * All right reserved.                                                      */
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2018. The SimGrid Team. All rights reserved.          */
 
 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
 
-#include "xbt/sysdep.h"
-#include "xbt/ex.h"
-#include "xbt/ex_interface.h" /* We play crude games with exceptions */
-#include "portable.h"
-#include "xbt/xbt_os_time.h" /* Portable time facilities */
-#include "xbt/xbt_os_thread.h" /* This module */
-#include "xbt_modinter.h" /* Initialization/finalization of this module */
-
-XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(xbt_sync_os,xbt,"Synchronization mechanism (OS-level)");
+#include "src/internal_config.h"
+#if HAVE_PTHREAD_SETAFFINITY
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <sched.h>
+#endif
 
-/* ********************************* PTHREAD IMPLEMENTATION ************************************ */
-#ifdef HAVE_PTHREAD_H
 #include <pthread.h>
+
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#include "pthread_np.h"
+#define cpu_set_t cpuset_t
+#endif
+
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <semaphore.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#include <windows.h>
+#elif defined(__MACH__) && defined(__APPLE__)
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#else
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "xbt/sysdep.h"
+#include "xbt/ex.h"
+#include "src/internal_config.h"
+#include "xbt/xbt_os_time.h"       /* Portable time facilities */
+#include "xbt/xbt_os_thread.h"     /* This module */
+#include "src/xbt_modinter.h"      /* Initialization/finalization of this module */
+
+XBT_LOG_NEW_DEFAULT_SUBCATEGORY(xbt_sync_os, xbt, "Synchronization mechanism (OS-level)");
 
 typedef struct xbt_os_thread_ {
-   pthread_t t;
-   char *name;
-   void *param;
-   pvoid_f_pvoid_t start_routine;
-   ex_ctx_t *exception;
-} s_xbt_os_thread_t ;
+  pthread_t t;
+  void *param;
+  pvoid_f_pvoid_t start_routine;
+} s_xbt_os_thread_t;
 static xbt_os_thread_t main_thread = NULL;
 
 /* thread-specific data containing the xbt_os_thread_t structure */
-static pthread_key_t xbt_self_thread_key;
 static int thread_mod_inited = 0;
 
-/* frees the xbt_os_thread_t corresponding to the current thread */
-static void xbt_os_thread_free_thread_data(void*d){
-   free(d);
-}
-
-/* callback: context fetching */
-static ex_ctx_t *_os_thread_ex_ctx(void) {
-  return xbt_os_thread_self()->exception;
-}
-
-/* callback: termination */
-static void _os_thread_ex_terminate(xbt_ex_t * e) {
-  xbt_ex_display(e);
-
-  abort();
-  /* FIXME: there should be a configuration variable to choose to kill everyone or only this one */
-}
-
-void xbt_os_thread_mod_init(void) {
-   int errcode;
-   
-   if (thread_mod_inited)
-     return;
-   
-   if ((errcode=pthread_key_create(&xbt_self_thread_key, NULL)))
-     THROW0(system_error,errcode,"pthread_key_create failed for xbt_self_thread_key");
-
-   main_thread=xbt_new(s_xbt_os_thread_t,1);
-   main_thread->name = (char*)"main";
-   main_thread->start_routine = NULL;
-   main_thread->param = NULL;
-   main_thread->exception = xbt_new(ex_ctx_t, 1);
-   XBT_CTX_INITIALIZE(main_thread->exception);
-
-   __xbt_ex_ctx = _os_thread_ex_ctx;
-   __xbt_ex_terminate = _os_thread_ex_terminate;
-
-   thread_mod_inited = 1;
-}
-void xbt_os_thread_mod_exit(void) {
-   /* FIXME: don't try to free our key on shutdown. 
-      Valgrind detects no leak if we don't, and whine if we try to */
-//   int errcode;
-   
-//   if ((errcode=pthread_key_delete(xbt_self_thread_key)))
-//     THROW0(system_error,errcode,"pthread_key_delete failed for xbt_self_thread_key");
-}
-
-static void * wrapper_start_routine(void *s) {
-  xbt_os_thread_t t = s;   
-  int errcode;
-
-  if ((errcode=pthread_setspecific(xbt_self_thread_key,t)))
-    THROW0(system_error,errcode,
-          "pthread_setspecific failed for xbt_self_thread_key");   
-   
-  return (*(t->start_routine))(t->param);
-}
-xbt_os_thread_t xbt_os_thread_create(const char*name,
-                                    pvoid_f_pvoid_t start_routine,
-                                    void* param)  {
-   int errcode;
-
-   xbt_os_thread_t res_thread=xbt_new(s_xbt_os_thread_t,1);
-   res_thread->name = xbt_strdup(name);
-   res_thread->start_routine = start_routine;
-   res_thread->param = param;
-   res_thread->exception = xbt_new(ex_ctx_t, 1);
-   XBT_CTX_INITIALIZE(res_thread->exception);
-   
-   if ((errcode = pthread_create(&(res_thread->t), NULL, 
-                                wrapper_start_routine, res_thread)))
-     THROW1(system_error,errcode, 
-           "pthread_create failed: %s",strerror(errcode));
-
-   return res_thread;
-}
-
-const char* xbt_os_thread_name(xbt_os_thread_t t) {
-   return t->name;
-}
-
-const char* xbt_os_thread_self_name(void) {
-   xbt_os_thread_t self = xbt_os_thread_self();
-   return self?self->name:"main";
-}
-void 
-xbt_os_thread_join(xbt_os_thread_t thread,void ** thread_return) {
-       
-  int errcode;   
-  
-  if ((errcode = pthread_join(thread->t,thread_return)))
-    THROW1(system_error,errcode, "pthread_join failed: %s",
-          strerror(errcode));
-   if (thread->exception)
-     free(thread->exception);
-
-   if (thread == main_thread) /* just killed main thread */
-     main_thread = NULL;
-
-   free(thread);   
-}                     
-
-void xbt_os_thread_exit(int *retval) {
-   pthread_exit(retval);
-}
-
-xbt_os_thread_t xbt_os_thread_self(void) {
-  xbt_os_thread_t res;
-
-  if (!thread_mod_inited)
-    return NULL;
-  
-  res = pthread_getspecific(xbt_self_thread_key);
-  if (!res)
-    res = main_thread;
-
-  return res;
-}
-
-#include <sched.h>
-void xbt_os_thread_yield(void) {
-   sched_yield();
-}
-void xbt_os_thread_cancel(xbt_os_thread_t t) {
-   pthread_cancel(t->t);
-}
-/****** mutex related functions ******/
-typedef struct xbt_os_mutex_ {
-  /* KEEP IT IN SYNC WITH xbt_thread.c */
-   pthread_mutex_t m;
-} s_xbt_os_mutex_t;
-
-xbt_os_mutex_t xbt_os_mutex_init(void) {
-   xbt_os_mutex_t res = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_mutex_t,1);
-   int errcode;
-   
-   if ((errcode = pthread_mutex_init(&(res->m),NULL)))
-     THROW1(system_error,errcode,"pthread_mutex_init() failed: %s",
-           strerror(errcode));
-   
-   return res;
-}
-
-void xbt_os_mutex_acquire(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-   int errcode;
-   
-   if ((errcode=pthread_mutex_lock(&(mutex->m))))
-     THROW2(system_error,errcode,"pthread_mutex_lock(%p) failed: %s",
-           mutex, strerror(errcode));
-}
-
-void xbt_os_mutex_release(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-   int errcode;
-   
-   if ((errcode=pthread_mutex_unlock(&(mutex->m))))
-     THROW2(system_error,errcode,"pthread_mutex_unlock(%p) failed: %s",
-           mutex, strerror(errcode));
-}
-
-void xbt_os_mutex_destroy(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-   int errcode;
-   
-   if (!mutex) return;
-   
-   if ((errcode=pthread_mutex_destroy(&(mutex->m))))
-     THROW2(system_error,errcode,"pthread_mutex_destroy(%p) failed: %s",
-           mutex, strerror(errcode));
-   free(mutex);
-}
-
-/***** condition related functions *****/
-typedef struct xbt_os_cond_ {
-  /* KEEP IT IN SYNC WITH xbt_thread.c */
-   pthread_cond_t c;
-} s_xbt_os_cond_t;
-
-xbt_os_cond_t xbt_os_cond_init(void) {
-   xbt_os_cond_t res = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_cond_t,1);
-   int errcode;
-   if ((errcode=pthread_cond_init(&(res->c),NULL)))
-     THROW1(system_error,errcode,"pthread_cond_init() failed: %s",
-           strerror(errcode));
-
-   return res;
-}
-
-void xbt_os_cond_wait(xbt_os_cond_t cond, xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-   int errcode;
-   if ((errcode=pthread_cond_wait(&(cond->c),&(mutex->m))))
-     THROW3(system_error,errcode,"pthread_cond_wait(%p,%p) failed: %s",
-           cond,mutex, strerror(errcode));
-}
+/* defaults attribute for pthreads */
+static pthread_attr_t thread_attr;
 
-#include <time.h>
-#include <math.h>
-void xbt_os_cond_timedwait(xbt_os_cond_t cond, xbt_os_mutex_t mutex, double delay) {
-   int errcode;
-   struct timespec ts_end;
-   double end = delay + xbt_os_time();
-   
-   if (delay < 0) {
-      xbt_os_cond_wait(cond,mutex);
-   } else {
-      ts_end.tv_sec = (time_t) floor(end);
-      ts_end.tv_nsec = (long)  ( ( end - ts_end.tv_sec) * 1000000000);
-      DEBUG3("pthread_cond_timedwait(%p,%p,%p)",&(cond->c),&(mutex->m), &ts_end);
-      switch ( (errcode=pthread_cond_timedwait(&(cond->c),&(mutex->m), &ts_end)) ) {
-       case 0:
-        return;
-       case ETIMEDOUT:
-        THROW3(timeout_error,errcode,"condition %p (mutex %p) wasn't signaled before timeout (%f)",
-               cond,mutex, delay);
-       default:
-        THROW4(system_error,errcode,"pthread_cond_timedwait(%p,%p,%f) failed: %s",
-               cond,mutex, delay, strerror(errcode));
-      }   
-   }
+/* frees the xbt_os_thread_t corresponding to the current thread */
+static void xbt_os_thread_free_thread_data(xbt_os_thread_t thread)
+{
+  if (thread == main_thread)    /* just killed main thread */
+    main_thread = NULL;
+  free(thread);
 }
 
-void xbt_os_cond_signal(xbt_os_cond_t cond) {
-   int errcode;
-   if ((errcode=pthread_cond_signal(&(cond->c))))
-     THROW2(system_error,errcode,"pthread_cond_signal(%p) failed: %s",
-           cond, strerror(errcode));
-}
-        
-void xbt_os_cond_broadcast(xbt_os_cond_t cond){
-   int errcode;
-   if ((errcode=pthread_cond_broadcast(&(cond->c))))
-     THROW2(system_error,errcode,"pthread_cond_broadcast(%p) failed: %s",
-           cond, strerror(errcode));
-}
-void xbt_os_cond_destroy(xbt_os_cond_t cond){
-   int errcode;
+void xbt_os_thread_mod_preinit(void)
+{
+  if (thread_mod_inited)
+    return;
 
-   if (!cond) return;
+  main_thread = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_thread_t, 1);
+  main_thread->param = NULL;
+  main_thread->start_routine = NULL;
 
-   if ((errcode=pthread_cond_destroy(&(cond->c))))
-     THROW2(system_error,errcode,"pthread_cond_destroy(%p) failed: %s",
-           cond, strerror(errcode));
-   free(cond);
-}
+  pthread_attr_init(&thread_attr);
 
-void *xbt_os_thread_getparam(void) {
-   xbt_os_thread_t t = xbt_os_thread_self();
-   return t?t->param:NULL;
+  thread_mod_inited = 1;
 }
 
-typedef struct xbt_os_sem_ {
-   sem_t s;
-}s_xbt_os_sem_t ;
-
-xbt_os_sem_t
-xbt_os_sem_init(unsigned int value)
+void xbt_os_thread_mod_postexit(void)
 {
-       xbt_os_sem_t res = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_sem_t,1);
-       
-       if(sem_init(&(res->s),0,value) < 0)
-               THROW1(system_error,errno,"sem_init() failed: %s",
-           strerror(errno));
-   
-   return res;
+  free(main_thread);
+  main_thread = NULL;
+  thread_mod_inited = 0;
 }
 
-void 
-xbt_os_sem_acquire(xbt_os_sem_t sem)
-{
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot acquire of the NULL semaphore");
-       
-       if(sem_wait(&(sem->s)) < 0)
-               THROW1(system_error,errno,"sem_wait() failed: %s",
-           strerror(errno));            
-}
+/** Calls pthread_atfork() if present, and raise an exception otherwise.
+ *
+ * The only known user of this wrapper is mmalloc_preinit(), but it is absolutely mandatory there:
+ * when used with tesh, mmalloc *must* be mutex protected and resistant to forks.
+ * This functionality is the only way to get it working (by ensuring that the mutex is consistently released on forks)
+ */
 
-void xbt_os_sem_timedacquire(xbt_os_sem_t sem,double timeout)
+/* this function is critical to tesh+mmalloc, don't mess with it */
+int xbt_os_thread_atfork(void (*prepare)(void), void (*parent)(void), void (*child)(void))
 {
-       /* mac os x have not the sem_timedwait() function */
-       #ifndef HAVE_SEM_TIMEDWAIT
-       THROW_UNIMPLEMENTED;
-       #else
-       int errcode;
-       struct timespec ts_end;
-       double end = timeout + xbt_os_time();
-       
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot acquire of the NULL semaphore");
-       
-       if (timeout < 0) 
-       {
-               xbt_os_sem_acquire(sem);
-       } 
-       else 
-       {
-               ts_end.tv_sec = (time_t) floor(end);
-               ts_end.tv_nsec = (long)  ( ( end - ts_end.tv_sec) * 1000000000);
-               DEBUG2("sem_timedwait(%p,%p)",&(sem->s),&ts_end);
-       
-               switch ((errcode=sem_timedwait(&(sem->s),&ts_end)))
-               {
-                       case 0:
-                       return;
-                       
-                       case ETIMEDOUT:
-                       THROW2(timeout_error,errcode,"semaphore %p wasn't signaled before timeout (%f)",sem,timeout);
-                       
-                       default:
-                       THROW3(system_error,errcode,"sem_timedwait(%p,%f) failed: %s",sem,timeout, strerror(errcode));
-               }   
-       }
-       #endif
+  return pthread_atfork(prepare, parent, child);
 }
 
-void 
-xbt_os_sem_release(xbt_os_sem_t sem)
+static void *wrapper_start_routine(void *s)
 {
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot release of the NULL semaphore");
-       
-       if(sem_post(&(sem->s)) < 0)
-               THROW1(system_error,errno,"sem_post() failed: %s",
-           strerror(errno));            
-}
+  xbt_os_thread_t t = s;
 
-void
-xbt_os_sem_destroy(xbt_os_sem_t sem)
-{
-   if(!sem)
-     return;
-           
-       if(sem_destroy(&(sem->s)) < 0)
-               THROW1(system_error,errno,"sem_destroy() failed: %s",
-           strerror(errno));
+  return t->start_routine(t->param);
 }
 
-void
-xbt_os_sem_get_value(xbt_os_sem_t sem, int* svalue)
+xbt_os_thread_t xbt_os_thread_create(pvoid_f_pvoid_t start_routine, void* param)
 {
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot get the value of the NULL semaphore");
-           
-       if(sem_getvalue(&(sem->s),svalue) < 0)
-               THROW1(system_error,errno,"sem_getvalue() failed: %s",
-           strerror(errno));
-}
-
-/* ********************************* WINDOWS IMPLEMENTATION ************************************ */
+  xbt_os_thread_t res_thread = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_thread_t, 1);
+  res_thread->start_routine = start_routine;
+  res_thread->param = param;
 
-#elif defined(WIN32)
-
-#include <math.h>
+  int errcode = pthread_create(&(res_thread->t), &thread_attr, wrapper_start_routine, res_thread);
+  xbt_assert(errcode == 0, "pthread_create failed: %s", strerror(errcode));
 
-typedef struct xbt_os_thread_ {
-  char *name;
-  HANDLE handle;                  /* the win thread handle        */
-  unsigned long id;               /* the win thread id            */
-  pvoid_f_pvoid_t start_routine;
-  void* param;
-} s_xbt_os_thread_t ;
-
-/* so we can specify the size of the stack of the threads */
-#ifndef STACK_SIZE_PARAM_IS_A_RESERVATION
-#define STACK_SIZE_PARAM_IS_A_RESERVATION 0x00010000
-#endif
-
-/* the default size of the stack of the threads (in bytes)*/
-#define XBT_DEFAULT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE  4096
-
-/* key to the TLS containing the xbt_os_thread_t structure */
-static unsigned long xbt_self_thread_key;
-
-void xbt_os_thread_mod_init(void) {
-   xbt_self_thread_key = TlsAlloc();
-}
-void xbt_os_thread_mod_exit(void) {
-   
-   if (!TlsFree(xbt_self_thread_key)) 
-     THROW0(system_error,(int)GetLastError(),"TlsFree() failed to cleanup the thread submodule");
+  return res_thread;
 }
 
-static DWORD WINAPI  wrapper_start_routine(void *s) {
-  xbt_os_thread_t t = (xbt_os_thread_t)s;
-  void* rv;
-    if(!TlsSetValue(xbt_self_thread_key,t))
-     THROW0(system_error,(int)GetLastError(),"TlsSetValue of data describing the created thread failed");
-   
-   rv = (*(t->start_routine))(t->param);
-
-   return *((DWORD*)rv);
+/** Bind the thread to the given core, if possible.
+ *
+ * If pthread_setaffinity_np is not usable on that (non-gnu) platform, this function does nothing.
+ */
+int xbt_os_thread_bind(XBT_ATTRIB_UNUSED xbt_os_thread_t thread, XBT_ATTRIB_UNUSED int cpu)
+{
+  int errcode = 0;
+#if HAVE_PTHREAD_SETAFFINITY
+  pthread_t pthread = thread->t;
+  cpu_set_t cpuset;
+  CPU_ZERO(&cpuset);
+  CPU_SET(cpu, &cpuset);
+  errcode = pthread_setaffinity_np(pthread, sizeof(cpu_set_t), &cpuset);
+#endif
+  return errcode;
 }
 
+void xbt_os_thread_setstacksize(int stack_size)
+{
+  size_t alignment[] = {
+    xbt_pagesize,
+#ifdef PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
+    PTHREAD_STACK_MIN,
+#endif
+    0
+  };
 
-xbt_os_thread_t xbt_os_thread_create(const char *name,pvoid_f_pvoid_t start_routine,
-                              void* param)  {
-   
-   xbt_os_thread_t t = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_thread_t,1);
-
-   t->name = xbt_strdup(name);
-   t->start_routine = start_routine ;
-   t->param = param;
-   
-   t->handle = CreateThread(NULL,XBT_DEFAULT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE,
-                           (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)wrapper_start_routine,
-                           t,STACK_SIZE_PARAM_IS_A_RESERVATION,&(t->id));
-       
-   if(!t->handle) {
-     xbt_free(t);
-     THROW0(system_error,(int)GetLastError(),"CreateThread failed");
-   }
-   
-   return t;
-}
+  xbt_assert(stack_size >= 0, "stack size %d is negative, maybe it exceeds MAX_INT?", stack_size);
 
-const char* xbt_os_thread_name(xbt_os_thread_t t) {
-   return t->name;
-}
+  size_t sz = stack_size;
+  int res = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&thread_attr, sz);
 
-const char* xbt_os_thread_self_name(void) {
-   xbt_os_thread_t t = xbt_os_thread_self();
-   return t?t->name:"main";
-}
+  for (int i = 0; res == EINVAL && alignment[i] > 0; i++) {
+    /* Invalid size, try again with next multiple of alignment[i]. */
+    size_t rem = sz % alignment[i];
+    if (rem != 0 || sz == 0) {
+      size_t sz2 = sz - rem + alignment[i];
+      XBT_DEBUG("pthread_attr_setstacksize failed for %zu, try again with %zu", sz, sz2);
+      sz = sz2;
+      res = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&thread_attr, sz);
+    }
+  }
 
-void 
-xbt_os_thread_join(xbt_os_thread_t thread,void ** thread_return) {
-
-       if(WAIT_OBJECT_0 != WaitForSingleObject(thread->handle,INFINITE))  
-               THROW0(system_error,(int)GetLastError(), "WaitForSingleObject failed");
-               
-       if(thread_return){
-               
-               if(!GetExitCodeThread(thread->handle,(DWORD*)(*thread_return)))
-                       THROW0(system_error,(int)GetLastError(), "GetExitCodeThread failed");
-       }
-       
-       CloseHandle(thread->handle);
-       free(thread->name);
-       free(thread);
+  if (res == EINVAL)
+    XBT_WARN("invalid stack size (maybe too big): %zu", sz);
+  else if (res != 0)
+    XBT_WARN("unknown error %d in pthread stacksize setting: %zu", res, sz);
 }
 
-void xbt_os_thread_exit(int *retval) {
-   if(retval)
-       ExitThread(*retval);
-   else
-       ExitThread(0);
+void xbt_os_thread_setguardsize(int guard_size)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+  THROW_UNIMPLEMENTED; //pthread_attr_setguardsize is not implemented in pthread.h on windows
+#else
+  size_t sz = guard_size;
+  int res = pthread_attr_setguardsize(&thread_attr, sz);
+  if (res)
+    XBT_WARN("pthread_attr_setguardsize failed (%d) for size: %zu", res, sz);
+#endif
 }
 
-xbt_os_thread_t xbt_os_thread_self(void) {
-   return TlsGetValue(xbt_self_thread_key);
-}
+void xbt_os_thread_join(xbt_os_thread_t thread, void **thread_return)
+{
+  int errcode = pthread_join(thread->t, thread_return);
 
-void *xbt_os_thread_getparam(void) {
-   xbt_os_thread_t t = xbt_os_thread_self();
-   return t->param;
+  xbt_assert(errcode==0, "pthread_join failed: %s", strerror(errcode));
+  xbt_os_thread_free_thread_data(thread);
 }
 
-
-void xbt_os_thread_yield(void) {
-    Sleep(0);
-}
-void xbt_os_thread_cancel(xbt_os_thread_t t) {
-   THROW_UNIMPLEMENTED;
+void xbt_os_thread_exit(int *retval)
+{
+  pthread_exit(retval);
 }
 
 /****** mutex related functions ******/
 typedef struct xbt_os_mutex_ {
-  /* KEEP IT IN SYNC WITH xbt_thread.c */
-   CRITICAL_SECTION lock;   
+  pthread_mutex_t m;
 } s_xbt_os_mutex_t;
 
-xbt_os_mutex_t xbt_os_mutex_init(void) {
-   xbt_os_mutex_t res = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_mutex_t,1);
-
-   /* initialize the critical section object */
-   InitializeCriticalSection(&(res->lock));
-   
-   return res;
-}
-
-void xbt_os_mutex_acquire(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-
-   EnterCriticalSection(& mutex->lock);
-}
-
-void xbt_os_mutex_release(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& mutex->lock);
-
-}
-
-void xbt_os_mutex_destroy(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-
-   if (!mutex) return;
-   
-   DeleteCriticalSection(& mutex->lock);               
-   free(mutex);
-}
-
-/***** condition related functions *****/
- enum { /* KEEP IT IN SYNC WITH xbt_thread.c */
-    SIGNAL = 0,
-    BROADCAST = 1,
-    MAX_EVENTS = 2
- };
-
-typedef struct xbt_os_cond_ {
-  /* KEEP IT IN SYNC WITH xbt_thread.c */
-   HANDLE events[MAX_EVENTS];
-   
-   unsigned int waiters_count;           /* the number of waiters                        */
-   CRITICAL_SECTION waiters_count_lock;  /* protect access to waiters_count  */
-} s_xbt_os_cond_t;
-
-xbt_os_cond_t xbt_os_cond_init(void) {
-
-   xbt_os_cond_t res = xbt_new0(s_xbt_os_cond_t,1);
-       
-   memset(& res->waiters_count_lock,0,sizeof(CRITICAL_SECTION));
-       
-   /* initialize the critical section object */
-   InitializeCriticalSection(& res->waiters_count_lock);
-       
-   res->waiters_count = 0;
-       
-   /* Create an auto-reset event */
-   res->events[SIGNAL] = CreateEvent (NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL); 
-       
-   if(!res->events[SIGNAL]){
-      DeleteCriticalSection(& res->waiters_count_lock);
-      free(res);
-      THROW0(system_error,0,"CreateEvent failed for the signals");
-   }
-       
-   /* Create a manual-reset event. */
-   res->events[BROADCAST] = CreateEvent (NULL, TRUE, FALSE,NULL);
-       
-   if(!res->events[BROADCAST]){
-               
-      DeleteCriticalSection(& res->waiters_count_lock);                
-      CloseHandle(res->events[SIGNAL]);
-      free(res); 
-      THROW0(system_error,0,"CreateEvent failed for the broadcasts");
-   }
-
-   return res;
-}
-
-void xbt_os_cond_wait(xbt_os_cond_t cond, xbt_os_mutex_t mutex) {
-       
-   unsigned long wait_result;
-   int is_last_waiter;
-
-   /* lock the threads counter and increment it */
-   EnterCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-   cond->waiters_count++;
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-               
-   /* unlock the mutex associate with the condition */
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& mutex->lock);
-       
-   /* wait for a signal (broadcast or no) */
-   wait_result = WaitForMultipleObjects (2, cond->events, FALSE, INFINITE);
-       
-   if(wait_result == WAIT_FAILED)
-     THROW0(system_error,0,"WaitForMultipleObjects failed, so we cannot wait on the condition");
-       
-   /* we have a signal lock the condition */
-   EnterCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-   cond->waiters_count--;
-       
-   /* it's the last waiter or it's a broadcast ? */
-   is_last_waiter = ((wait_result == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + BROADCAST - 1) && (cond->waiters_count == 0));
-       
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-       
-   /* yes it's the last waiter or it's a broadcast
-    * only reset the manual event (the automatic event is reset in the WaitForMultipleObjects() function
-    * by the system. 
-    */
-   if (is_last_waiter)
-      if(!ResetEvent (cond->events[BROADCAST]))
-       THROW0(system_error,0,"ResetEvent failed");
-       
-   /* relock the mutex associated with the condition in accordance with the posix thread specification */
-   EnterCriticalSection (& mutex->lock);
-}
-void xbt_os_cond_timedwait(xbt_os_cond_t cond, xbt_os_mutex_t mutex, double delay) {
-   
-        unsigned long wait_result = WAIT_TIMEOUT;
-   int is_last_waiter;
-   unsigned long end = (unsigned long)(delay * 1000);
-
-
-   if (delay < 0) {
-      xbt_os_cond_wait(cond,mutex);
-   } else {
-         DEBUG3("xbt_cond_timedwait(%p,%p,%ul)",&(cond->events),&(mutex->lock),end);
-
-   /* lock the threads counter and increment it */
-   EnterCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-   cond->waiters_count++;
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-               
-   /* unlock the mutex associate with the condition */
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& mutex->lock);
-   /* wait for a signal (broadcast or no) */
-       
-   wait_result = WaitForMultipleObjects (2, cond->events, FALSE, end);
-       
-   switch(wait_result) {
-     case WAIT_TIMEOUT:
-       THROW3(timeout_error,GetLastError(),"condition %p (mutex %p) wasn't signaled before timeout (%f)",cond,mutex, delay);
-       case WAIT_FAILED:
-     THROW0(system_error,GetLastError(),"WaitForMultipleObjects failed, so we cannot wait on the condition");
-   }
-       
-   /* we have a signal lock the condition */
-   EnterCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-   cond->waiters_count--;
-       
-   /* it's the last waiter or it's a broadcast ? */
-   is_last_waiter = ((wait_result == WAIT_OBJECT_0 + BROADCAST - 1) && (cond->waiters_count == 0));
-       
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-       
-   /* yes it's the last waiter or it's a broadcast
-    * only reset the manual event (the automatic event is reset in the WaitForMultipleObjects() function
-    * by the system. 
-    */
-   if (is_last_waiter)
-      if(!ResetEvent (cond->events[BROADCAST]))
-       THROW0(system_error,0,"ResetEvent failed");
-       
-   /* relock the mutex associated with the condition in accordance with the posix thread specification */
-   EnterCriticalSection (& mutex->lock);
-   }
-       /*THROW_UNIMPLEMENTED;*/
-}
-
-void xbt_os_cond_signal(xbt_os_cond_t cond) {
-   int have_waiters;
-
-   EnterCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-   have_waiters = cond->waiters_count > 0;
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-       
-   if (have_waiters)
-     if(!SetEvent(cond->events[SIGNAL]))
-       THROW0(system_error,0,"SetEvent failed");
-       
-   xbt_os_thread_yield();
-}
-
-void xbt_os_cond_broadcast(xbt_os_cond_t cond){
-   int have_waiters;
-
-   EnterCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-   have_waiters = cond->waiters_count > 0;
-   LeaveCriticalSection (& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-       
-   if (have_waiters)
-     SetEvent(cond->events[BROADCAST]);
-}
-
-void xbt_os_cond_destroy(xbt_os_cond_t cond){
-   int error = 0;
-   
-   if (!cond) return;
-   
-   if(!CloseHandle(cond->events[SIGNAL]))
-     error = 1;
-       
-   if(!CloseHandle(cond->events[BROADCAST]))
-     error = 1;
-       
-   DeleteCriticalSection(& cond->waiters_count_lock);
-       
-   xbt_free(cond);
-   
-   if (error)
-     THROW0(system_error,0,"Error while destroying the condition");
-}
-
-typedef struct xbt_os_sem_ {
-   HANDLE h;
-   unsigned int value;
-   CRITICAL_SECTION value_lock;  /* protect access to value of the semaphore  */
-}s_xbt_os_sem_t ;
+#include <time.h>
+#include <math.h>
 
-xbt_os_sem_t
-xbt_os_sem_init(unsigned int value)
+xbt_os_mutex_t xbt_os_mutex_init(void)
 {
-       xbt_os_sem_t res;
-       
-       if(value > INT_MAX)
-       THROW1(arg_error,value,"Semaphore initial value too big: %ud cannot be stored as a signed int",
-           value);
-       
-       res = (xbt_os_sem_t)xbt_new0(s_xbt_os_sem_t,1);
-       
-       if(!(res->h = CreateSemaphore(NULL,value,(long)INT_MAX,NULL))) {
-               THROW1(system_error,GetLastError(),"CreateSemaphore() failed: %s",
-           strerror(GetLastError()));
-           return NULL;
-       }
-  
-       res->value = value;
-       
-       InitializeCriticalSection(&(res->value_lock));
-   
-       return res;
-}
+  pthread_mutexattr_t Attr;
+  pthread_mutexattr_init(&Attr);
+  pthread_mutexattr_settype(&Attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
 
-void 
-xbt_os_sem_acquire(xbt_os_sem_t sem)
-{
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot acquire the NULL semaphore");
-
-       /* wait failure */
-       if(WAIT_OBJECT_0 != WaitForSingleObject(sem->h,INFINITE))
-               THROW1(system_error,GetLastError(),"WaitForSingleObject() failed: %s",
-               strerror(GetLastError()));
-       EnterCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));
-       sem->value--;
-       LeaveCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));
-}
+  xbt_os_mutex_t res = xbt_new(s_xbt_os_mutex_t, 1);
+  int errcode = pthread_mutex_init(&(res->m), &Attr);
+  xbt_assert(errcode==0, "pthread_mutex_init() failed: %s", strerror(errcode));
 
-void xbt_os_sem_timedacquire(xbt_os_sem_t sem, double timeout)
-{
-       long seconds;
-       long milliseconds;
-       double end = timeout + xbt_os_time();
-       
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot acquire the NULL semaphore");
-       
-        if (timeout < 0) 
-       {
-               xbt_os_sem_acquire(sem);
-       } 
-       else 
-       {
-               
-               seconds = (long) floor(end);
-               milliseconds = (long)( ( end - seconds) * 1000);
-               milliseconds += (seconds * 1000);
-               
-               switch(WaitForSingleObject(sem->h,milliseconds))
-               {
-                       case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
-                       EnterCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));
-                       sem->value--;
-                       LeaveCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));
-                       return;
-               
-                       case WAIT_TIMEOUT:
-                       THROW2(timeout_error,GetLastError(),"semaphore %p wasn't signaled before timeout (%f)",sem,timeout);
-                       return;
-               
-                       default:
-                       
-                       THROW3(system_error,GetLastError(),"WaitForSingleObject(%p,%f) failed: %s",sem,timeout, strerror(GetLastError()));
-               }
-       }
+  return res;
 }
 
-void 
-xbt_os_sem_release(xbt_os_sem_t sem)
+void xbt_os_mutex_acquire(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex)
 {
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot release the NULL semaphore");
-       
-       if(!ReleaseSemaphore(sem->h,1, NULL)) 
-               THROW1(system_error,GetLastError(),"ReleaseSemaphore() failed: %s",
-               strerror(GetLastError()));
-       EnterCriticalSection (&(sem->value_lock));
-       sem->value++;
-       LeaveCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));
+  int errcode = pthread_mutex_lock(&(mutex->m));
+  xbt_assert(errcode==0, "pthread_mutex_lock(%p) failed: %s", mutex, strerror(errcode));
 }
 
-void
-xbt_os_sem_destroy(xbt_os_sem_t sem)
+void xbt_os_mutex_release(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex)
 {
-       if(!sem) return;
-       
-       if(!CloseHandle(sem->h)) 
-               THROW1(system_error,GetLastError(),"CloseHandle() failed: %s",
-               strerror(GetLastError()));
-        
-        DeleteCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));
-               
-        xbt_free(sem);     
-               
+  int errcode = pthread_mutex_unlock(&(mutex->m));
+  xbt_assert(errcode==0, "pthread_mutex_unlock(%p) failed: %s", mutex, strerror(errcode));
 }
 
-void
-xbt_os_sem_get_value(xbt_os_sem_t sem, int* svalue)
+void xbt_os_mutex_destroy(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex)
 {
-       if(!sem)
-               THROW0(arg_error,EINVAL,"Cannot get the value of the NULL semaphore");
-       
-       EnterCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));  
-       *svalue = sem->value;
-       LeaveCriticalSection(&(sem->value_lock));
-}
+  if (!mutex)
+    return;
 
-#endif
+  int errcode = pthread_mutex_destroy(&(mutex->m));
+  xbt_assert(errcode == 0, "pthread_mutex_destroy(%p) failed: %s", mutex, strerror(errcode));
+  free(mutex);
+}