Dan Smith wrote:
DL> If the checkpoint is done from the kernel, why the restart
DL> wouldn't be in the kernel too ?
I think thus far we have taken the approach of "if it can be done
reasonably in userspace, then do it there" right?
Well I am a little lost :)
The tty CR can be "reasonably" done in userspace I think. But it was
done in the kernel, no ?
Setup of the
network devices is easy to do in userspace, allows more flexibility
from a policy standpoint, and ensures that all existing security
checks are performed.
Yep, I agree. But you didn't answer the question, what are the network
resources you plan to checkpoint / restart ?
eg. you let the container to setup your network, will you restore netdev
statistics ? the mac address ? ipv4 ? ipv6 ?
Is it possible to do a detailed list of network resources you plan to CR
with the different items you will address from userspace and kernel space ?
Also, migration may be easier if the userspace
bits can call custom hooks allowing for routing changes and other
infrastructure-specific operations.
You may have some problems with the connected sockets you will restore
in this case.
DL> Is there any documentation about the statefile format I can use if
DL> I want to implement myself an userspace CR solution based on this
DL> kernel patchset ?
See linux-cr/include/linux/checkpoint_hdr.h and user-cr/restart.c.
Argh ! I was hoping there was something else than the source code :)
Thanks
-- Daniel
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