Quoting Oren Laadan (orenl@xxxxxxxxxxx):
>
>
> Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > Quoting Oren Laadan (orenl@xxxxxxxxxxx):
> >> Now we can do "external" checkpoint, i.e. act on another task.
> >
> > ...
> >
> >> long do_checkpoint(struct ckpt_ctx *ctx, pid_t pid)
> >> {
> >> long ret;
> >>
> >> + ret = init_checkpoint_ctx(ctx, pid);
> >> + if (ret < 0)
> >> + return ret;
> >> +
> >> + if (ctx->root_freezer) {
> >> + ret = cgroup_freezer_begin_checkpoint(ctx->root_freezer);
> >> + if (ret < 0)
> >> + return ret;
> >> + }
> >
> > Self-checkpoint of a task in root freezer is now denied, though.
> >
> > Was that intentional?
>
> Yes.
>
> "root freezer" is an arbitrary task in the checkpoint subtree or
> container. It is used to verify that all checkpointed tasks - except
> for current, if doing self-checkpoint - belong to the same freezer
> group.
>
> Since current is busy calling checkpoint(2), and since we only permit
> checkpoint of (cgroup-) frozen tasks, then - by definition - it cannot
> possibly belong to the same group. If it did, it would itself be frozen
> like its fellows and unable to call checkpoint(2).
So then you're saying that regular self-checkpoint no longer works,
but the documentation still shows self.c and claims it should just
work.
Mind you I prefer this as it is more consistent, but I thought it
was something you wanted to support.
-serge
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