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diff --git a/include/gras/process.h b/include/gras/process.h
index e67941ae02..5cf7a16e18 100644
--- a/include/gras/process.h
+++ b/include/gras/process.h
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-/* $Id$ */
-
 /* gras/process.h - Manipulating data related to an host.                   */
 
-/* Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Martin Quinson. All rights reserved.            */
+/* Copyright (c) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010. 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. */
@@ -10,10 +9,20 @@
 #ifndef GRAS_PROCESS_H
 #define GRAS_PROCESS_H
 
-#include "xbt/misc.h"  /* SG_BEGIN_DECL */
+#include "xbt/misc.h"           /* SG_BEGIN_DECL */
+#include "xbt/dict.h"
 
 SG_BEGIN_DECL()
 
+/** \addtogroup GRAS_globals
+ * @{ */
+
+/** \brief Create a new thread */
+void gras_agent_spawn(const char *name, xbt_main_func_t code,
+                      int argc, char *argv[], xbt_dict_t properties);
+
+/** @} */
+
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* Manipulating User Data                                                   */
 /****************************************************************************/
@@ -28,7 +37,11 @@ SG_BEGIN_DECL()
  * 
  * Use the \ref gras_userdata_new macro to create a new user data (or malloc it
  * and use \ref gras_userdata_set yourself), and \ref gras_userdata_get to
- * retrieve a reference to it. 
+ * retrieve a reference to it.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * For more info on this, you may want to check the relevant lesson of the GRAS tutorial:
+ * \ref GRAS_tut_tour_globals
  */
 /* @{ */
 
@@ -36,19 +49,25 @@ SG_BEGIN_DECL()
  * \brief Get the data associated with the current process.
  * \ingroup GRAS_globals
  */
-XBT_PUBLIC(void*) gras_userdata_get(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC(void *) gras_userdata_get(void);
 
 /**
  * \brief Set the data associated with the current process.
  * \ingroup GRAS_globals
  */
-XBT_PUBLIC(void) gras_userdata_set(void *ud);
+XBT_PUBLIC(void *) gras_userdata_set(void *ud);
 
-/** \brief Malloc and set the data associated with the current process. */
-#define gras_userdata_new(type) (gras_userdata_set(xbt_new0(type,1)),gras_userdata_get())
+/** \brief Malloc and set the data associated with the current process.
+ *
+ * @warning gras_userdata_new() expects the pointed type, not the
+ * pointer type. We know it'a a bit troublesome, but it seems like
+ * the only solution since this macro has to compute the size to
+ * malloc and should thus know the pointed type. 
+ *
+ * You'll find an example in the tutorial:  \ref GRAS_tut_tour_globals
+ */
+#define gras_userdata_new(type) ((type*)gras_userdata_set(xbt_new0(type,1)))
 /* @} */
 
 SG_END_DECL()
-
-#endif /* GRAS_PROCESS_H */
-
+#endif                          /* GRAS_PROCESS_H */