This pair of functions will check to see whether a given 'struct file' can be checkpointed. If it can't be, the "explain" function can also give a description why. Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- linux-2.6.git-dave/checkpoint/ckpt_file.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ linux-2.6.git-dave/include/linux/checkpoint.h | 18 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+) diff -puN checkpoint/ckpt_file.c~cr-explain-unckpt-file checkpoint/ckpt_file.c --- linux-2.6.git/checkpoint/ckpt_file.c~cr-explain-unckpt-file 2009-02-27 12:07:38.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.6.git-dave/checkpoint/ckpt_file.c 2009-02-27 12:07:38.000000000 -0800 @@ -72,6 +72,52 @@ int cr_scan_fds(struct files_struct *fil return n; } +int fs_is_cr_able(struct file_system_type *fs_type) +{ + if (fs_type->fs_flags & FS_CHECKPOINTABLE) + return 1; + /* + * We assume that all block-based filesystems that + * need devices work. This covers all of the + * "important" fs's by default like ext*. If this + * assumption becomes untrue, we may need a + * NOT_CHECKPOINTABLE flag in the future + */ + if (fs_type->fs_flags & FS_REQUIRES_DEV) + return 1; + return 0; +} + +int cr_explain_file(struct file *file, char *explain, int left) +{ + struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode; + struct file_system_type *fs_type = inode->i_sb->s_type; + + if (!fs_is_cr_able(fs_type)) + return snprintf(explain, left, + " (%s does not support checkpoint)", + fs_type->name); + + if (special_file(inode->i_mode)) + return snprintf(explain, left, " (special file)"); + + return 0; +} + +int cr_file_supported(struct file *file) +{ + struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode; + struct file_system_type *fs_type = inode->i_sb->s_type; + + if (fs_is_cr_able(fs_type)) + return 0; + + if (special_file(inode->i_mode)) + return 0; + + return 1; +} + /* cr_write_fd_data - dump the state of a given file pointer */ static int cr_write_fd_data(struct cr_ctx *ctx, struct file *file, int parent) { diff -puN include/linux/checkpoint.h~cr-explain-unckpt-file include/linux/checkpoint.h --- linux-2.6.git/include/linux/checkpoint.h~cr-explain-unckpt-file 2009-02-27 12:07:38.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.6.git-dave/include/linux/checkpoint.h 2009-02-27 12:07:38.000000000 -0800 @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ #include <linux/path.h> #include <linux/fs.h> +#ifdef CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTART + #define CR_VERSION 2 struct cr_ctx { @@ -99,4 +101,20 @@ extern int cr_read_files(struct cr_ctx * #define pr_fmt(fmt) "[%d:c/r:%s] " fmt, task_pid_vnr(current), __func__ +int cr_explain_file(struct file *file, char *explain, int left); +int cr_file_supported(struct file *file); + +#else /* !CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTART */ + +static inline int cr_explain_file(struct file *file, char *explain, int left) +{ + return 0; +} + +int cr_file_supported(struct file *file) +{ + return 0; +} + +#endif /* CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTART */ #endif /* _CHECKPOINT_CKPT_H_ */ _ _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers