Quoting Oren Laadan (orenl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx): > > > Serge E. Hallyn wrote: > > Quoting Sukadev Bhattiprolu (sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx): > >> From: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Deny external checkpoint unless task is frozen > >> > >> Remove a 'FIXME' and ensure that the tasks we are checkpointing are > >> frozen unless its a self-checkpoint. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > I remain not-a-fan of self-checkpoint, and think it needlessly > > complicates locking, but it isn't for this patch to change that :) > > lol ... here's is an interesting use case for self checkpoint: "ASSURE: > Automatic Software Self-healing Using REscue points" (ASPLOS 2009). > > Oren. Right, but we can always do self-checkpoint by sending a signal to an external daemon which freezes us and then does the checkpoint, no? Ok I haven't read the paper, so if the answer is "no that won't work, dumbass" then i'll go and read it :) thanks, -serge _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers
