+}
+void SD_task_free_f(void *t) {
+ SD_task_t task = (SD_task_t)t;
+
+ __SD_task_remove_dependencies(task);
+ /* if the task was scheduled or runnable we have to free the scheduling parameters */
+ if (__SD_task_is_scheduled_or_runnable(task))
+ __SD_task_destroy_scheduling_data(task);
+ if (task->state_set != NULL) /* would be null if just created */
+ xbt_swag_remove(task, task->state_set);
+
+ xbt_swag_remove(task, sd_global->return_set);
+
+ if (task->name != NULL)
+ xbt_free(task->name);
+
+ if (task->surf_action != NULL)
+ surf_workstation_model->action_unref(task->surf_action);
+
+ if (task->workstation_list != NULL)
+ xbt_free(task->workstation_list);
+
+ if (task->communication_amount)
+ xbt_free(task->communication_amount);
+
+ if (task->computation_amount)
+ xbt_free(task->computation_amount);
+#ifdef HAVE_TRACING
+ TRACE_sd_task_destroy(task);
+#endif
+
+ xbt_dynar_free(&task->tasks_before);
+ xbt_dynar_free(&task->tasks_after);
+ xbt_free(task);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * \brief Creates a new task.
+ *
+ * \param name the name of the task (can be \c NULL)
+ * \param data the user data you want to associate with the task (can be \c NULL)
+ * \param amount amount of the task
+ * \return the new task
+ * \see SD_task_destroy()
+ */
+SD_task_t SD_task_create(const char *name, void *data, double amount)
+{
+ SD_task_t task = xbt_mallocator_get(sd_global->task_mallocator);
+
+ /* general information */
+ task->data = data; /* user data */
+ task->name = xbt_strdup(name);
+ task->amount = amount;
+ task->remains = amount;
+
+ sd_global->task_number++;