Geoff Galitz wrote:
The lack of kernel supported checkpointing capabilities in the linux kernel is something that has baffled me or a while. I wonder if it
> was ever submitted and then rejected? It seems a natural
fit for many organizations. Are there hardware limitations in the x86 world?
I've always heard that what makes checkpoint/restart hard is having to handle asynchronous events. The Berkeley NOW project was going to do checkpoint/restart as one of their initial projects but it never happened. If I remember correctly, it turned out to be harder than they thought to do completely right. Cordially, -- Jon Forrest Unix Computing Support College of Chemistry 173 Tan Hall University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 510-643-1032 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
