> Has anyone thought of implementing remote_fork() in a linux-cluster? The > basic idea is that the user-space will make a fork() system call; if the > kernel detects resource constraints, it will communicate with other nodes > in the cluster & create the child in another node. It's unrealistic and a very bad idea to have a parent on one node with a child on another. Perhaps you'd like to look at process migration. ./h -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/