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[simgrid.git] / src / mc / api.cpp
index ae1b3c91ce6e26e1d3460303806f025ba03663fc..0a45d978a8d90f30a6805d386444306155d614fe 100644 (file)
@@ -52,190 +52,6 @@ static std::string buff_size_to_string(size_t buff_size)
   return XBT_LOG_ISENABLED(Api, xbt_log_priority_verbose) ? std::to_string(buff_size) : "(verbose only)";
 }
 
-static void simcall_translate(smx_simcall_t req,
-                              simgrid::mc::Remote<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl>& buffered_comm);
-
-static bool request_is_enabled_by_idx(const RemoteProcess& process, smx_simcall_t req, unsigned int idx)
-{
-  kernel::activity::CommImpl* remote_act = nullptr;
-  switch (req->call_) {
-    case Simcall::COMM_WAIT:
-      /* FIXME: check also that src and dst processes are not suspended */
-      remote_act = simcall_comm_wait__getraw__comm(req);
-      break;
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_WAITANY:
-      remote_act = process.read(remote(simcall_comm_waitany__get__comms(req) + idx));
-      break;
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_TESTANY:
-      remote_act = process.read(remote(simcall_comm_testany__get__comms(req) + idx));
-      break;
-
-    default:
-      return true;
-  }
-
-  Remote<kernel::activity::CommImpl> temp_comm;
-  process.read(temp_comm, remote(remote_act));
-  const kernel::activity::CommImpl* comm = temp_comm.get_buffer();
-  return comm->src_actor_.get() && comm->dst_actor_.get();
-}
-
-/* Search an enabled transition for the given process.
- *
- * This can be seen as an iterator returning the next transition of the process.
- *
- * We only consider the processes that are both
- *  - marked "to be interleaved" in their ActorState (controlled by the checker algorithm).
- *  - which simcall can currently be executed (like a comm where the other partner is already known)
- * Once we returned the last enabled transition of a process, it is marked done.
- *
- * Things can get muddled with the WAITANY and TESTANY simcalls, that are rewritten on the fly to a bunch of WAIT
- * (resp TEST) transitions using the transition.argument field to remember what was the last returned sub-transition.
- */
-static inline smx_simcall_t MC_state_choose_request_for_process(const RemoteProcess& process, simgrid::mc::State* state,
-                                                                smx_actor_t actor)
-{
-  /* reset the outgoing transition */
-  simgrid::mc::ActorState* procstate = &state->actor_states_[actor->get_pid()];
-  state->transition_.aid_              = -1;
-  state->transition_.times_considered_ = -1;
-  state->transition_.textual[0]        = '\0';
-  state->executed_req_.call_         = Simcall::NONE;
-
-  if (not simgrid::mc::actor_is_enabled(actor))
-    return nullptr; // Not executable in the application
-
-  smx_simcall_t req = nullptr;
-  if (actor->simcall_.observer_ != nullptr) {
-    state->transition_.times_considered_ = procstate->get_times_considered_and_inc();
-    if (actor->simcall_.mc_max_consider_ <= procstate->get_times_considered())
-      procstate->set_done();
-    req = &actor->simcall_;
-  } else
-    switch (actor->simcall_.call_) {
-      case Simcall::COMM_WAITANY:
-        while (procstate->get_times_considered() < simcall_comm_waitany__get__count(&actor->simcall_)) {
-          if (simgrid::mc::request_is_enabled_by_idx(process, &actor->simcall_, procstate->get_times_considered())) {
-            state->transition_.times_considered_ = procstate->get_times_considered_and_inc();
-            break;
-          }
-          procstate->get_times_considered_and_inc();
-        }
-
-        if (procstate->get_times_considered() >= simcall_comm_waitany__get__count(&actor->simcall_))
-          procstate->set_done();
-        if (state->transition_.times_considered_ != -1)
-          req = &actor->simcall_;
-        break;
-
-      case Simcall::COMM_TESTANY:
-        while (procstate->get_times_considered() < simcall_comm_testany__get__count(&actor->simcall_)) {
-          if (simgrid::mc::request_is_enabled_by_idx(process, &actor->simcall_, procstate->get_times_considered())) {
-            state->transition_.times_considered_ = procstate->get_times_considered_and_inc();
-            break;
-          }
-          procstate->get_times_considered_and_inc();
-        }
-
-        if (procstate->get_times_considered() >= simcall_comm_testany__get__count(&actor->simcall_))
-          procstate->set_done();
-        if (state->transition_.times_considered_ != -1)
-          req = &actor->simcall_;
-        break;
-
-      case Simcall::COMM_WAIT: {
-        simgrid::mc::RemotePtr<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl> remote_act =
-            remote(simcall_comm_wait__get__comm(&actor->simcall_));
-        simgrid::mc::Remote<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl> temp_act;
-        process.read(temp_act, remote_act);
-        const simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* act = temp_act.get_buffer();
-        if (act->src_actor_.get() && act->dst_actor_.get())
-          state->transition_.times_considered_ = 0; // OK
-        else if (act->src_actor_.get() == nullptr && act->state_ == simgrid::kernel::activity::State::READY &&
-                 act->detached())
-          state->transition_.times_considered_ = 0; // OK
-        procstate->set_done();
-        req = &actor->simcall_;
-        break;
-      }
-
-      default:
-        procstate->set_done();
-        state->transition_.times_considered_ = 0;
-        req                                  = &actor->simcall_;
-        break;
-    }
-  if (not req)
-    return nullptr;
-
-  state->transition_.aid_ = actor->get_pid();
-  state->executed_req_    = *req;
-
-  // Fetch the data of the request and translate it:
-  state->internal_req_ = *req;
-  state->internal_req_.mc_value_ = state->transition_.times_considered_;
-  simcall_translate(&state->internal_req_, state->internal_comm_);
-
-  return req;
-}
-
-static void simcall_translate(smx_simcall_t req,
-                              simgrid::mc::Remote<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl>& buffered_comm)
-{
-  simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* chosen_comm;
-
-  /* The waitany and testany request are transformed into a wait or test request over the corresponding communication
-   * action so it can be treated later by the dependence function. */
-  switch (req->call_) {
-    case Simcall::COMM_WAITANY:
-      req->call_  = Simcall::COMM_WAIT;
-      chosen_comm =
-          mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(remote(simcall_comm_waitany__get__comms(req) + req->mc_value_));
-
-      mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(buffered_comm, remote(chosen_comm));
-      simcall_comm_wait__set__comm(req, buffered_comm.get_buffer());
-      simcall_comm_wait__set__timeout(req, 0);
-      break;
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_TESTANY:
-      req->call_  = Simcall::COMM_TEST;
-      chosen_comm =
-          mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(remote(simcall_comm_testany__get__comms(req) + req->mc_value_));
-
-      mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(buffered_comm, remote(chosen_comm));
-      simcall_comm_test__set__comm(req, buffered_comm.get_buffer());
-      simcall_comm_test__set__result(req, req->mc_value_);
-      break;
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_WAIT:
-      chosen_comm = simcall_comm_wait__get__comm(req);
-      mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(buffered_comm, remote(chosen_comm));
-      simcall_comm_wait__set__comm(req, buffered_comm.get_buffer());
-      break;
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_TEST:
-      chosen_comm = simcall_comm_test__get__comm(req);
-      mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(buffered_comm, remote(chosen_comm));
-      simcall_comm_test__set__comm(req, buffered_comm.get_buffer());
-      break;
-
-    default:
-      /* No translation needed */
-      break;
-  }
-}
-
-simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* Api::get_comm_or_nullptr(smx_simcall_t const r) const
-{
-  if (r->call_ == Simcall::COMM_WAIT)
-    return simcall_comm_wait__get__comm(r);
-  if (r->call_ == Simcall::COMM_TEST)
-    return simcall_comm_test__get__comm(r);
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 /** Statically "upcast" a s_smx_actor_t into an ActorInformation
  *
  *  This gets 'actorInfo' from '&actorInfo->copy'. It upcasts in the
@@ -251,110 +67,12 @@ simgrid::mc::ActorInformation* Api::actor_info_cast(smx_actor_t actor) const
   return process_info;
 }
 
-bool Api::simcall_check_dependency(smx_simcall_t req1, smx_simcall_t req2) const
+bool Api::requests_are_dependent(RemotePtr<kernel::actor::SimcallObserver> obs1,
+                                 RemotePtr<kernel::actor::SimcallObserver> obs2) const
 {
-  const auto IRECV = Simcall::COMM_IRECV;
-  const auto ISEND = Simcall::COMM_ISEND;
-  const auto TEST  = Simcall::COMM_TEST;
-  const auto WAIT  = Simcall::COMM_WAIT;
-
-  if (req1->issuer_ == req2->issuer_)
-    return false;
-
-  /* The independence theorem only consider 4 simcalls. All others are dependent with anything. */
-  if (req1->call_ != ISEND && req1->call_ != IRECV && req1->call_ != TEST && req1->call_ != WAIT)
-    return true;
-  if (req2->call_ != ISEND && req2->call_ != IRECV && req2->call_ != TEST && req2->call_ != WAIT)
-    return true;
-
-  /* Timeouts in wait transitions are not considered by the independence theorem, thus assumed dependent */
-  if ((req1->call_ == WAIT && simcall_comm_wait__get__timeout(req1) > 0) ||
-      (req2->call_ == WAIT && simcall_comm_wait__get__timeout(req2) > 0))
-    return true;
-
-  /* Make sure that req1 and req2 are in alphabetic order */
-  if (req1->call_ > req2->call_) {
-    auto temp = req1;
-    req1      = req2;
-    req2      = temp;
-  }
-
-  auto comm1 = get_comm_or_nullptr(req1);
-  auto comm2 = get_comm_or_nullptr(req2);
-
-  /* First case: that's not the same kind of request (we also know that req1 < req2 alphabetically) */
-  if (req1->call_ != req2->call_) {
-    if (req1->call_ == IRECV && req2->call_ == ISEND)
-      return false;
-
-    if ((req1->call_ == IRECV || req1->call_ == ISEND) && req2->call_ == WAIT) {
-      auto mbox1 = get_mbox_remote_addr(req1);
-      auto mbox2 = remote(comm2->mbox_cpy);
-
-      if (mbox1 != mbox2 && simcall_comm_wait__get__timeout(req2) <= 0)
-        return false;
-
-      if ((req1->issuer_ != comm2->src_actor_.get()) && (req1->issuer_ != comm2->dst_actor_.get()) &&
-          simcall_comm_wait__get__timeout(req2) <= 0)
-        return false;
-
-      if ((req1->call_ == ISEND) && (comm2->type_ == kernel::activity::CommImpl::Type::SEND) &&
-          (comm2->src_buff_ != simcall_comm_isend__get__src_buff(req1)) && simcall_comm_wait__get__timeout(req2) <= 0)
-        return false;
-
-      if ((req1->call_ == IRECV) && (comm2->type_ == kernel::activity::CommImpl::Type::RECEIVE) &&
-          (comm2->dst_buff_ != simcall_comm_irecv__get__dst_buff(req1)) && simcall_comm_wait__get__timeout(req2) <= 0)
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    /* FIXME: the following rule assumes that the result of the isend/irecv call is not stored in a buffer used in the
-     * test call. */
-#if 0
-  if((req1->call == ISEND || req1->call == IRECV)
-      &&  req2->call == TEST)
-    return false;
-#endif
-
-    if (req1->call_ == TEST && req2->call_ == WAIT &&
-        (comm1->src_actor_.get() == nullptr || comm1->dst_actor_.get() == nullptr))
-      return false;
-
-    if (req1->call_ == TEST &&
-        (simcall_comm_test__get__comm(req1) == nullptr || comm1->src_buff_ == nullptr || comm1->dst_buff_ == nullptr))
-      return false;
-    if (req2->call_ == TEST &&
-        (simcall_comm_test__get__comm(req2) == nullptr || comm2->src_buff_ == nullptr || comm2->dst_buff_ == nullptr))
-      return false;
-
-    if (req1->call_ == TEST && req2->call_ == WAIT && comm1->src_buff_ == comm2->src_buff_ &&
-        comm1->dst_buff_ == comm2->dst_buff_)
-      return false;
-
-    if (req1->call_ == TEST && req2->call_ == WAIT && comm1->src_buff_ != nullptr && comm1->dst_buff_ != nullptr &&
-        comm2->src_buff_ != nullptr && comm2->dst_buff_ != nullptr && comm1->dst_buff_ != comm2->src_buff_ &&
-        comm1->dst_buff_ != comm2->dst_buff_ && comm2->dst_buff_ != comm1->src_buff_)
-      return false;
-
-    return true;
-  }
+  xbt_assert(mc_model_checker != nullptr, "Must be called from MCer");
 
-  /* Second case: req1 and req2 are of the same call type */
-  switch (req1->call_) {
-    case ISEND:
-      return simcall_comm_isend__get__mbox(req1) == simcall_comm_isend__get__mbox(req2);
-    case IRECV:
-      return simcall_comm_irecv__get__mbox(req1) == simcall_comm_irecv__get__mbox(req2);
-    case WAIT:
-      if (comm1->src_buff_ == comm2->src_buff_ && comm1->dst_buff_ == comm2->dst_buff_)
-        return false;
-      if (comm1->src_buff_ != nullptr && comm1->dst_buff_ != nullptr && comm2->src_buff_ != nullptr &&
-          comm2->dst_buff_ != nullptr && comm1->dst_buff_ != comm2->src_buff_ && comm1->dst_buff_ != comm2->dst_buff_ &&
-          comm2->dst_buff_ != comm1->src_buff_)
-        return false;
-      return true;
-    default:
-      return true;
-  }
+  return mc_model_checker->requests_are_dependent(obs1, obs2);
 }
 
 xbt::string const& Api::get_actor_host_name(smx_actor_t actor) const
@@ -666,239 +384,59 @@ void Api::dump_record_path() const
   simgrid::mc::dumpRecordPath();
 }
 
-smx_simcall_t Api::mc_state_choose_request(simgrid::mc::State* state) const
-{
-  RemoteProcess& process = mc_model_checker->get_remote_process();
-  for (auto& actor : process.actors()) {
-    /* Only consider the actors that were marked as interleaving by the checker algorithm */
-    if (not state->actor_states_[actor.copy.get_buffer()->get_pid()].is_todo())
-      continue;
-
-    smx_simcall_t res = MC_state_choose_request_for_process(process, state, actor.copy.get_buffer());
-    if (res)
-      return res;
-  }
-  return nullptr;
-}
+/* Search for an enabled transition amongst actors
+ *
+ * This is the first actor marked TODO by the checker, and currently enabled in the application.
+ *
+ * Once we found it, prepare its execution (increase the times_considered of its observer and remove it as done on need)
+ *
+ * If we can't find any actor, return false
+ */
 
-std::list<transition_detail_t> Api::get_enabled_transitions(simgrid::mc::State* state) const
+bool Api::mc_state_choose_request(simgrid::mc::State* state) const
 {
-  std::list<transition_detail_t> tr_list{};
-
-  for (auto& actor : mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().actors()) {
-    auto actor_pid  = actor.copy.get_buffer()->get_pid();
-    auto actor_impl = actor.copy.get_buffer();
+  RemoteProcess& process = mc_model_checker->get_remote_process();
+  XBT_DEBUG("Search for an actor to run. %zu actors to consider", process.actors().size());
+  for (auto& actor_info : process.actors()) {
+    auto actor                           = actor_info.copy.get_buffer();
+    simgrid::mc::ActorState* actor_state = &state->actor_states_[actor->get_pid()];
 
-    // Only consider the actors that were marked as interleaving by the checker algorithm
-    if (not state->actor_states_[actor_pid].is_todo())
-      continue;
-    // Not executable in the application
-    if (not simgrid::mc::actor_is_enabled(actor_impl))
+    /* Only consider actors (1) marked as interleaving by the checker and (2) currently enabled in the application*/
+    if (not actor_state->is_todo() || not simgrid::mc::actor_is_enabled(actor))
       continue;
 
-    auto transition       = std::make_unique<s_transition_detail>();
-    Simcall simcall_call  = actor_impl->simcall_.call_;
-    smx_simcall_t simcall = &actor_impl->simcall_;
-    transition->call_     = simcall_call;
-    switch (simcall_call) {
-      case Simcall::COMM_ISEND:
-      case Simcall::COMM_IRECV:
-        transition->mbox_remote_addr = get_mbox_remote_addr(simcall);
-        transition->comm_remote_addr = get_comm_remote_addr(simcall);
-        break;
-
-      default:
-        break;
+    /* This actor is ready to be executed. Prepare its execution when simcall_handle will be called on it */
+    if (actor->simcall_.observer_ != nullptr) {
+      state->transition_.times_considered_ = actor_state->get_times_considered_and_inc();
+      if (actor->simcall_.mc_max_consider_ <= actor_state->get_times_considered())
+        actor_state->set_done();
+    } else {
+      state->transition_.times_considered_ = 0;
+      actor_state->set_done();
     }
-    tr_list.emplace_back(std::move(transition));
-  }
 
-  return tr_list;
+    state->transition_.aid_ = actor->get_pid();
+    state->executed_req_    = actor->simcall_;
+
+    XBT_DEBUG("Let's run actor %ld, going for transition %s", actor->get_pid(),
+              SIMIX_simcall_name(state->executed_req_));
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
 }
 
-std::string Api::request_to_string(smx_simcall_t req, int value) const
+std::string Api::request_to_string(aid_t aid, int value) const
 {
   xbt_assert(mc_model_checker != nullptr, "Must be called from MCer");
 
-  std::string type;
-  std::string args;
-
-  smx_actor_t issuer = simcall_get_issuer(req);
-
-  if (issuer->simcall_.observer_ != nullptr)
-    return mc_model_checker->simcall_to_string(issuer->get_pid(), value);
-
-  switch (req->call_) {
-    case Simcall::COMM_ISEND:
-      type = "iSend";
-      args = "src=" + get_actor_string(issuer);
-      args += ", buff=" + pointer_to_string(simcall_comm_isend__get__src_buff(req));
-      args += ", size=" + buff_size_to_string(simcall_comm_isend__get__src_buff_size(req));
-      break;
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_IRECV: {
-      size_t* remote_size = simcall_comm_irecv__get__dst_buff_size(req);
-      size_t size         = 0;
-      if (remote_size)
-        mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read_bytes(&size, sizeof(size), remote(remote_size));
-
-      type = "iRecv";
-      args = "dst=" + get_actor_string(issuer);
-      args += ", buff=" + pointer_to_string(simcall_comm_irecv__get__dst_buff(req));
-      args += ", size=" + buff_size_to_string(size);
-      break;
-    }
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_WAIT: {
-      simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* remote_act = simcall_comm_wait__get__comm(req);
-      if (value == -1) {
-        type = "WaitTimeout";
-        args = "comm=" + pointer_to_string(remote_act);
-      } else {
-        type = "Wait";
-
-        simgrid::mc::Remote<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl> temp_activity;
-        const simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* act;
-        mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(temp_activity, remote(remote_act));
-        act = temp_activity.get_buffer();
-
-        smx_actor_t src_proc =
-            mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().resolve_actor(simgrid::mc::remote(act->src_actor_.get()));
-        smx_actor_t dst_proc =
-            mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().resolve_actor(simgrid::mc::remote(act->dst_actor_.get()));
-        args = "comm=" + pointer_to_string(remote_act);
-        args += " [" + get_actor_string(src_proc) + "-> " + get_actor_string(dst_proc) + "]";
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_TEST: {
-      simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* remote_act = simcall_comm_test__get__comm(req);
-      simgrid::mc::Remote<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl> temp_activity;
-      const simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* act;
-      mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(temp_activity, remote(remote_act));
-      act = temp_activity.get_buffer();
-
-      if (act->src_actor_.get() == nullptr || act->dst_actor_.get() == nullptr) {
-        type = "Test FALSE";
-        args = "comm=" + pointer_to_string(remote_act);
-      } else {
-        type = "Test TRUE";
-
-        smx_actor_t src_proc =
-            mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().resolve_actor(simgrid::mc::remote(act->src_actor_.get()));
-        smx_actor_t dst_proc =
-            mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().resolve_actor(simgrid::mc::remote(act->dst_actor_.get()));
-        args = "comm=" + pointer_to_string(remote_act);
-        args += " [" + get_actor_string(src_proc) + " -> " + get_actor_string(dst_proc) + "]";
-      }
-      break;
-    }
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_WAITANY: {
-      type         = "WaitAny";
-      size_t count = simcall_comm_waitany__get__count(req);
-      if (count > 0) {
-        simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl* remote_sync;
-        remote_sync =
-            mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(remote(simcall_comm_waitany__get__comms(req) + value));
-        args = "comm=" + pointer_to_string(remote_sync) + xbt::string_printf("(%d of %zu)", value + 1, count);
-      } else
-        args = "comm at idx " + std::to_string(value);
-      break;
-    }
-
-    case Simcall::COMM_TESTANY:
-      if (value == -1) {
-        type = "TestAny FALSE";
-        args = "-";
-      } else {
-        type = "TestAny";
-        args = xbt::string_printf("(%d of %zu)", value + 1, simcall_comm_testany__get__count(req));
-      }
-      break;
-
-    default:
-      type = SIMIX_simcall_name(*req);
-      args = "??";
-      break;
-  }
-
-  return "[" + get_actor_string(issuer) + "] " + type + "(" + args + ")";
+  return mc_model_checker->simcall_to_string(aid, value);
 }
 
-std::string Api::request_get_dot_output(smx_simcall_t req, int value) const
+std::string Api::request_get_dot_output(aid_t aid, int value) const
 {
-  const smx_actor_t issuer = simcall_get_issuer(req);
-  const char* color        = get_color(issuer->get_pid() - 1);
-
-  std::string label;
-
-  if (req->observer_ != nullptr) {
-    label = mc_model_checker->simcall_dot_label(issuer->get_pid(), value);
-  } else
-    switch (req->call_) {
-      case Simcall::COMM_ISEND:
-        label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] iSend";
-        break;
-
-      case Simcall::COMM_IRECV:
-        label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] iRecv";
-        break;
-
-      case Simcall::COMM_WAIT:
-        if (value == -1) {
-          label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] WaitTimeout";
-        } else {
-          kernel::activity::ActivityImpl* remote_act = simcall_comm_wait__get__comm(req);
-          Remote<kernel::activity::CommImpl> temp_comm;
-          mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(temp_comm,
-                                                      remote(static_cast<kernel::activity::CommImpl*>(remote_act)));
-          const kernel::activity::CommImpl* comm = temp_comm.get_buffer();
-
-          const kernel::actor::ActorImpl* src_proc =
-              mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().resolve_actor(mc::remote(comm->src_actor_.get()));
-          const kernel::actor::ActorImpl* dst_proc =
-              mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().resolve_actor(mc::remote(comm->dst_actor_.get()));
-          label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] Wait";
-          label += " [(" + std::to_string(src_proc ? src_proc->get_pid() : 0) + ")";
-          label += "->(" + std::to_string(dst_proc ? dst_proc->get_pid() : 0) + ")]";
-        }
-        break;
-
-      case Simcall::COMM_TEST: {
-        kernel::activity::ActivityImpl* remote_act = simcall_comm_test__get__comm(req);
-        Remote<simgrid::kernel::activity::CommImpl> temp_comm;
-        mc_model_checker->get_remote_process().read(temp_comm,
-                                                    remote(static_cast<kernel::activity::CommImpl*>(remote_act)));
-        const kernel::activity::CommImpl* comm = temp_comm.get_buffer();
-        if (comm->src_actor_.get() == nullptr || comm->dst_actor_.get() == nullptr) {
-          label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] Test FALSE";
-        } else {
-          label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] Test TRUE";
-        }
-        break;
-      }
-
-      case Simcall::COMM_WAITANY:
-        label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] WaitAny";
-        label += xbt::string_printf(" [%d of %zu]", value + 1, simcall_comm_waitany__get__count(req));
-        break;
-
-      case Simcall::COMM_TESTANY:
-        if (value == -1) {
-          label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] TestAny FALSE";
-        } else {
-          label = "[" + get_actor_dot_label(issuer) + "] TestAny TRUE";
-          label += xbt::string_printf(" [%d of %zu]", value + 1, simcall_comm_testany__get__count(req));
-        }
-        break;
-
-      default:
-        THROW_UNIMPLEMENTED;
-    }
-
-  return "label = \"" + label + "\", color = " + color + ", fontcolor = " + color;
+  const char* color = get_color(aid - 1);
+  return "label = \"" + mc_model_checker->simcall_dot_label(aid, value) + "\", color = " + color +
+         ", fontcolor = " + color;
 }
 
 #if HAVE_SMPI
@@ -941,11 +479,11 @@ void Api::s_close() const
   session_singleton->close();
 }
 
-void Api::execute(Transition& transition, smx_simcall_t simcall) const
+RemotePtr<simgrid::kernel::actor::SimcallObserver> Api::execute(Transition& transition) const
 {
   /* FIXME: once all simcalls have observers, kill the simcall parameter and use mc_model_checker->simcall_to_string() */
-  transition.textual = request_to_string(simcall, transition.times_considered_);
-  session_singleton->execute(transition);
+  transition.textual = request_to_string(transition.aid_, transition.times_considered_);
+  return session_singleton->execute(transition);
 }
 
 void Api::automaton_load(const char* file) const