*
* This is a non blocking function: use MSG_comm_wait() or MSG_comm_test()
* to end the communication.
- *
- * \param task a memory location for storing a #m_task_t.
+ *
+ * \param task a memory location for storing a #m_task_t. has to be valid until the end of the communication.
* \param name of the mailbox to receive the task on
* \return the msg_comm_t communication created
*/
*
* It takes two parameters.
* \param comm the communication to wait.
- * \param timeout Wait until the communication terminates or the timeout occurs
+ * \param timeout Wait until the communication terminates or the timeout
+occurs. You can provide a -1 timeout to obtain an infinite timeout.
* \return MSG_error_t
*/
MSG_error_t MSG_comm_wait(msg_comm_t comm, double timeout)
&& (channel < msg_global->max_channel), "Invalid channel %d",
channel);
- XBT_DEBUG("MSG_task_put_with_timout: Trying to send a task to '%s'", dest->name);
+ XBT_DEBUG("MSG_task_put_with_timout: Trying to send a task to '%s'", SIMIX_host_get_name(dest->smx_host));
return
MSG_mailbox_put_with_timeout(MSG_mailbox_get_by_channel
(dest, channel), task, timeout);