X-Git-Url: http://info.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/pub/gitweb/simgrid.git/blobdiff_plain/a66bc491e9aaf23fb2a76e9d1f0e189be5ee6663..ecd5f7562caf1d443bf22788fa5f4fac408776ec:/include/simgrid/s4u/Actor.hpp

diff --git a/include/simgrid/s4u/Actor.hpp b/include/simgrid/s4u/Actor.hpp
index f964483be7..e9cdd87e85 100644
--- a/include/simgrid/s4u/Actor.hpp
+++ b/include/simgrid/s4u/Actor.hpp
@@ -109,17 +109,17 @@ namespace s4u {
  * <!DOCTYPE platform SYSTEM "http://simgrid.gforge.inria.fr/simgrid/simgrid.dtd">
  * <platform version="4">
  *
- *   <!-- Start a process called 'master' on the host called 'Tremblay' -->
- *   <process host="Tremblay" function="master">
+ *   <!-- Start an actor called 'master' on the host called 'Tremblay' -->
+ *   <actor host="Tremblay" function="master">
  *      <!-- Here come the parameter that you want to feed to this instance of master -->
  *      <argument value="20"/>        <!-- argv[1] -->
  *      <argument value="50000000"/>  <!-- argv[2] -->
  *      <argument value="1000000"/>   <!-- argv[3] -->
  *      <argument value="5"/>         <!-- argv[4] -->
- *   </process>
+ *   </actor>
  *
- *   <!-- Start a process called 'worker' on the host called 'Jupiter' -->
- *   <process host="Jupiter" function="worker"/> <!-- Don't provide any parameter ->>
+ *   <!-- Start an actor called 'worker' on the host called 'Jupiter' -->
+ *   <actor host="Jupiter" function="worker"/> <!-- Don't provide any parameter ->>
  *
  * </platform>
  * @endcode
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public:
   /** Create an actor using code
    *
    *  Using this constructor, move-only type can be used. The consequence is
-   *  that we cannot copy the value and restart the process in its initial
+   *  that we cannot copy the value and restart the actor in its initial
    *  state. In order to use auto-restart, an explicit `function` must be passed
    *  instead.
    */
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public:
   static ActorPtr createActor(const char* name, s4u::Host* host, const char* function, std::vector<std::string> args);
 
   // ***** Methods *****
-  /** This actor will be automatically terminated when the last non-daemon process finishes **/
+  /** This actor will be automatically terminated when the last non-daemon actor finishes **/
   void daemonize();
 
   /** Retrieves the name of that actor as a C++ string */
@@ -215,17 +215,17 @@ public:
   /** Suspend an actor by suspending the task on which it was waiting for the completion. */
   void suspend();
 
-  /** Resume a suspended process by resuming the task on which it was waiting for the completion. */
+  /** Resume a suspended actor by resuming the task on which it was waiting for the completion. */
   void resume();
 
-  /** Returns true if the process is suspended. */
+  /** Returns true if the actor is suspended. */
   int isSuspended();
 
   /** If set to true, the actor will automatically restart when its host reboots */
   void setAutoRestart(bool autorestart);
 
   /** Add a function to the list of "on_exit" functions for the current actor. The on_exit functions are the functions
-   * executed when your actor is killed. You should use them to free the data used by your process.
+   * executed when your actor is killed. You should use them to free the data used by your actor.
    */
   void onExit(int_f_pvoid_pvoid_t fun, void* data);
 
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v320("Use sleep_for(): v3.20 will turn this warning into a
 
 /** Block the actor, computing the given amount of flops */
 XBT_PUBLIC(void) execute(double flop);
-/** Block the actor, computing the given amount of flops and priority */
+/** Block the actor, computing the given amount of flops at the given priority.
+ *  An execution of priority 2 computes twice as fast as an execution at priority 1. */
 XBT_PUBLIC(void) execute(double flop, double priority);
 
 /** Block the actor until it gets a message from the given mailbox.
@@ -328,10 +329,10 @@ XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v320("Use Mailbox::put(): v3.20 will turn this warning int
 XBT_ATTRIB_DEPRECATED_v320("Use Mailbox::put_async(): v3.20 will turn this warning into an error.") XBT_PUBLIC(CommPtr)
     isend(MailboxPtr chan, void* payload, double simulatedSize);
 
-/** @brief Returns the actor ID of the current actor (same as pid). */
+/** @brief Returns the actor ID of the current actor). */
 XBT_PUBLIC(aid_t) getPid();
 
-/** @brief Returns the ancestor's actor ID of the current actor (same as ppid). */
+/** @brief Returns the ancestor's actor ID of the current actor. */
 XBT_PUBLIC(aid_t) getPpid();
 
 /** @brief Returns the name of the current actor. */
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ XBT_PUBLIC(std::string) getName();
 /** @brief Returns the name of the current actor as a C string. */
 XBT_PUBLIC(const char*) getCname();
 
-/** @brief Returns the name of the host on which the process is running. */
+/** @brief Returns the name of the host on which the actor is running. */
 XBT_PUBLIC(Host*) getHost();
 
 /** @brief Suspend the actor. */