Re: [RFC v5][PATCH 0/9] Kernel based checkpoint/restart

From: Serge E. Hallyn
Date: Wed Sep 17 2008 - 10:16:32 EST


Quoting Oren Laadan (orenl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx):
> These patches implement basic checkpoint-restart [CR]. This version (v5)
> supports basic tasks with simple private memory, and open files (regular
> files and directories only). The main changes include rework of memory
> restart code and response to feedback. See original announcements below.
>
> Oren.

At the kernel summit, it was asked whether at some point this CR work
could be used as the basis for a new suspend to disk implementation.
I answered that we don't plan to handle kernel threads. In your
experience, are there any reasons why eventually we couldn't eventually
handle kernel threads?

-serge
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