Re: [PATCH 00/80] Kernel based checkpoint/restart [v18]

Daniel Lezcano
2009-09-29T13:29:29Z

Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> Quoting Andrew Morton (akpm@linux-foundation.org):
>
>> On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:50:40 -0400
>> Oren Laadan <orenl@librato.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Q: What about namespaces ?
>>> A: Currrently, UTS and IPC namespaces are restored. They demonstrate
>>> how namespaces are handled. More to come.
>>>
>> Will this new code muck up the kernel?
>>

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> For network namespaces i think it's clearer that a wrapper
> program should set up the network for the restarted init task,
> while the usrspace code should recreate any private network
> namespaces and veth's which were created by the application.
> But it still needs discussion.
>
Ok for the restart, but for the checkpoint, how do you access the
network setup from a process which belongs to another namespace context ?