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From: Al Viro <viro-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>
To: Oren Laadan <orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds-3NddpPZAyC0@public.gmane.org>,
	containers-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-mm-Bw31MaZKKs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org,
	linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Serge Hallyn <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Dave Hansen
	<dave-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC v10][PATCH 02/13] Checkpoint/restart: initial documentation
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:45:54 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081128104554.GP28946@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1227747884-14150-3-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 08:04:33PM -0500, Oren Laadan wrote:

> +Currently, namespaces are not saved or restored. They will be treated
> +as a class of a shared object. In particular, it is assumed that the
> +task's file system namespace is the "root" for the entire container.
> +It is also assumed that the same file system view is available for the
> +restart task(s). Otherwise, a file system snapshot is required.

That is to say, bindings are not handled at all.

> +* What additional work needs to be done to it?

> +We know this design can work.  We have two commercial products and a
> +horde of academic projects doing it today using this basic design.

May I use that for a t-shirt, please?  With that quote in foreground, and
pus-yellow-greenish "MACH" serving as background.  With the names of products
and projects dripping from it...
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-11-28 10:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-11-27  1:04 [RFC v10][PATCH 00/13] Kernel based checkpoint/restart Oren Laadan
     [not found] ` <1227747884-14150-1-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 01/13] Create syscalls: sys_checkpoint, sys_restart Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 02/13] Checkpoint/restart: initial documentation Oren Laadan
     [not found]     ` <1227747884-14150-3-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-28 10:45       ` Al Viro [this message]
     [not found]         ` <20081128104554.GP28946-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 18:15           ` Dave Hansen
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 03/13] General infrastructure for checkpoint restart Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 04/13] x86 support for checkpoint/restart Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 05/13] Dump memory address space Oren Laadan
     [not found]     ` <1227747884-14150-6-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-28 10:53       ` Al Viro
     [not found]         ` <20081128105351.GQ28946-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 18:00           ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-01 20:57             ` Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 06/13] Restore " Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 07/13] Infrastructure for shared objects Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 08/13] Dump open file descriptors Oren Laadan
     [not found]     ` <1227747884-14150-9-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-28 10:19       ` Al Viro
     [not found]         ` <20081128101919.GO28946-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 17:47           ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-01 20:23             ` Oren Laadan
     [not found]               ` <493447DD.7010102-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 20:51                 ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-01 21:02                   ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                     ` <alpine.LFD.2.00.0812011258390.3256-nfNrOhbfy2R17+2ddN/4kux8cNe9sq/dYPYVAmT7z5s@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 21:25                       ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-01 21:20                   ` Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 09/13] Restore open file descriprtors Oren Laadan
     [not found]     ` <1227747884-14150-10-git-send-email-orenl-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-28 11:27       ` Al Viro
     [not found]         ` <20081128112745.GR28946-3bDd1+5oDREiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 19:22           ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-01 20:41             ` Oren Laadan
     [not found]               ` <49344C11.6090204-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 20:54                 ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-01 21:00                   ` Oren Laadan
     [not found]                     ` <49345086.4-eQaUEPhvms7ENvBUuze7eA@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-01 21:07                       ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-02  1:31                         ` Dave Hansen
2008-12-02  1:12                       ` Dave Hansen
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 10/13] External checkpoint of a task other than ourself Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 11/13] Track in-kernel when we expect checkpoint/restart to work Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 12/13] Checkpoint multiple processes Oren Laadan
2008-11-27  1:04   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 13/13] Restart " Oren Laadan
2008-12-03 23:58   ` [RFC v10][PATCH 00/13] Kernel based checkpoint/restart Serge E. Hallyn

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