On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:02:43AM -0400, Oren Laadan wrote: > > > Matt Helsley wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:51:32AM +0800, Will Huang wrote: > >> Dear All, > >> > >> Did the Kernel based checkpoint/restart patch support X windows > >> application such as firefox? > > > > No, and I think it may be a long time before that happens. > > In short: not yet, but we're getting closer. > <snip> (lots of good background) > Now back to your question: X applications cannot be checkpointed > standalone (unless, of course, X windows is modified for that). > Instead, one must checkpoint the entire user session, including > the X server itself. > > The main problem is that the X server is "talking" to the bare > hardware, and the task of recording the specific hardware state > and restoring it later is daunting, and becomes impossible if the > session is to be restarted on different hardware. > > The solution is to not run the regular X server. Instead, start > a virtual X server, such as VNC, and run the user session in it. > The main difference is that VNC server does not directly use any > hardware resources, so it is not tied to specific hardware state. > From the user's point of view - this setup is transparent with > suitable use of a VNC client. VNC is all well and good but it's hardly the norm for local desktops to run under an X server with a VNC display. That said, VNC support is much closer than any of my hare-brained ideas so.. Cheers, -Matt Helsley _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers
