/** @addtogroup m_process_management
* \htmlonly <!-- DOXYGEN_NAVBAR_LABEL="Processes" --> \endhtmlonly
*
- * We need to simulate many independent scheduling decisions, so
- * the concept of <em>process</em> is at the heart of the
- * simulator. A process may be defined as a <em>code</em>, with
- * some <em>private data</em>, executing in a <em>location</em>.
- * \see msg_process_t
+ * Processes (#msg_process_t) are independent agents that can do stuff on their own. They are in charge of executing your code interacting with the simulated world.
+ * A process may be defined as a <em>code</em> with some <em>private data</em>.
+ * Processes must be located on <em>hosts</em> (#msg_host_t), and they exchange data by sending tasks (#msg_task_t) that are similar to envelops containing data.
*/
/******************************** Process ************************************/
/* get from SIMIX the MSG process data, and then the user data */
simdata_process_t simdata = simcall_process_get_data(process);
- return simdata->data;
+ if (simdata)
+ return simdata->data;
+ else
+ return NULL;
}
/** \ingroup m_process_management
