Quoting Greg Kurz (gkurz@xxxxxxxxxx): > On Fri, 2008-10-10 at 11:18 -0600, Chris Friesen wrote: > > Greg Kurz wrote: > > > > > This flag is weak... testing it gives absolutly no hint whether the > > > checkpoint may succeed or not. As it is designed now, a user can only be > > > aware that checkpoint is *forever* denied. I agree that it's only useful > > > as a "flexible CR todo list". > > > > I don't think it's true that it gives "absolutly no hint". > > > > If the flag is not set, then checkpoint will succeed, right? Whereas if > > Wrong. Unless you test_and_checkpoint atomically, the flag doesn't help. Atomically wrt what? Presumably you test and checkpoint while the container is frozen... > > the flag is set, then it's an indication that checkpoint could fail (but > > may still succeed if whatever condition caused the flag to be set is no > > longer true). > > > > Chris > > > -- > Gregory Kurz gkurz@xxxxxxxxxx > Software Engineer @ IBM/Meiosys http://www.ibm.com > Tel +33 (0)534 638 479 Fax +33 (0)561 400 420 > > "Anarchy is about taking complete responsibility for yourself." > Alan Moore. > > _______________________________________________ > Containers mailing list > Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers
