On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 16:44 +0800, Peter Teoh wrote: > Essentially, to reiterate the key idea: able to snapshot the current > kernel+userspace permanent.....restore from another snapshot....and > then switch back again if needed etc.....will the implementation be > difficult...if not impossible???? > As I see it the main thing is that VMWare doesn't have to worry about trying to put hardware in to (and pull out of) low power modes. VMWare hardware is never left in an undefined state by poorly written drivers etc. I think hibernation is about what you want; snapshotting as you describe it should fall down for about the same reasons :-) --Ben. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
