Checklist/NetworkFilesystems
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 9 December 2009
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[edit] Current Status
Any task using a network or distributed filesystem will cause sys_checkpoint() to return failure because the file its fd refers to lacks the .checkpoint file operation. See UncheckpointableFilesystems.
[edit] Issues, Solutions, Impacts
[edit] Summary
| Issue | Solution(s) | Current Impact | Solution Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFS | TODO | None | Unknown |
| ocfs2 | None planned | None | Unknown |
| gfs2 | None planned | None | Unknown |
| AFS | None planned | None | Unknown |
| Coda | None planned | None | Unknown |
[edit] Details
A userspace NFS server is probably checkpointable so long as it relies on other checkpointable primitives like inet sockets and a checkpointable local filesystem. NFS clients are more problematic since they require special kernel support.
