analytical models in parallel with N threads (default is 1).
* Ongoing refactoring the model parsing to make XML files optional
(more work is needed here to fully achieve this goal)
+
+ MSG:
+ * Deprecate the MSG_task_{get,put} functions and friends.
+ This interface were considered as deprecated since over 2 years,
+ it's time to inform our users that it is.
+ Switch to MSG_task_{send,recv} instead, or declare
+ SIMGRID_DEPRECATED before loading the msg.h if you really need to
+ use these (crappy) functions in your code.
+ These functions will be removed at some point. Stop using them now.
Simix:
* Stabilize the parallel execution mode of user contexts
contexts in parallel (either futex, posix or busy_wait)
- contexts/parallel_threshold: Minimal number of user contexts
to be run in parallel (raw contexts only)
+
+ SURF:
+ * Introduce a parallel mode for the models (see surf/nthreads
+ configuration item). In our tests, running the models in parallel
+ never lead to any speadups because they are so fast that the gain
+ of computing each model in parallel does not amortizes the
+ synchronization costs, even when ultra fast futexes are used.
+ This is released anyway because YMMV.
SimDag:
* Performance boost by using a swag internally to compute the set of
* Mallocators: allow value NULL for the reset function.
* Dicts: new function xbt_dict_new_homogeneous(void(*)(void*)) to
create homogeneous dictionaries, where all the elements share the
- same free function.
+ same free function. Non homogeneous dictionnaries will be
+ deprecated in the next release.
+ * mmalloc module:
+ - cleanups and simplifications to make it maintainable again
+ - exotic features (such as memalign and valloc) were removed
+ - The metadata were extended and improved so that the
+ model-checker becomes able to explore and inspect the heaps.
+ - This may induce a performance drop when enable_model-checking is
+ ON in cmake (even if it's not used in the simulation), but it is
+ necessary at this point to get MC working.
+
+ Turn model-checking OFF if simulation performance matters to you.
-- $date Da SimGrid team <simgrid-devel@lists.gforge.inria.fr>
