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SubjectRe: Process "pickling"
This has been discussed a while ago iirc, have a look through the archives.

Even it is done on exactly identical machines, it wouldn't work without apps
being esp. written for the system, since many apps work based on current time
etc.


On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 03:44:57PM -0800, Curtis M. Brune wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Is there any movement in the kernel world to "pickle" process, i.e.
> completely move a process and all associated kernel resources to disc.
> At a later time the process could be "brought back to life" on a
> DIFFERENT machine. The idea would be to move processes around between a
> cluster of machines, possiblly storing a process for months or years
> before waking it up again.
>
> Has this been a discussed before? Is it even possible? Seems very
> useful.
>
> Please respond to my email address as I'm not a regular subscriber of
> this list.
>
> Cheers,
> Curt
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