+/** \brief Thread data type (opaque structure) */
+typedef struct xbt_os_thread_ *xbt_os_thread_t;
+XBT_PUBLIC xbt_os_thread_t xbt_os_thread_create(const char* name, pvoid_f_pvoid_t start_routine, void* param,
+ void* data);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_exit(int* retcode);
+
+XBT_PUBLIC xbt_os_thread_t xbt_os_thread_self(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC const char* xbt_os_thread_self_name(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_set_extra_data(void* data);
+XBT_PUBLIC void* xbt_os_thread_get_extra_data(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_key_create(xbt_os_thread_key_t* key);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_key_destroy(xbt_os_thread_key_t key);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_set_specific(xbt_os_thread_key_t key, void* value);
+XBT_PUBLIC void* xbt_os_thread_get_specific(xbt_os_thread_key_t key);
+/* xbt_os_thread_join frees the joined thread (ie the XBT wrapper around it, the OS frees the rest) */
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_join(xbt_os_thread_t thread, void** thread_return);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_yield(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_setstacksize(int stack_size);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_thread_setguardsize(int guard_size);
+XBT_PUBLIC int xbt_os_thread_bind(xbt_os_thread_t thread, int core);
+XBT_PUBLIC int xbt_os_thread_atfork(void (*prepare)(void), void (*parent)(void), void (*child)(void));
+
+/** \brief Thread mutex data type (opaque structure) */
+typedef struct xbt_os_mutex_ *xbt_os_mutex_t;
+XBT_PUBLIC xbt_os_mutex_t xbt_os_mutex_init(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_mutex_acquire(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_mutex_release(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex);
+XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_os_mutex_destroy(xbt_os_mutex_t mutex);