CRIU is not so easy to be used as a standalone tool -- it works best integrated into other software. This page lists such software and provides details about the current status.
OpenVZ
Status: in progress
LXC/LXD
Status: ready
- Project homepage
- The tools version 1.1.0 fully supports CRIU to C/R LXC containers
- lxc-checkpoint man page
Docker
Status: in progress
- Project homepage
- Integration efforts done by Saied Kazemi from Google
OpenMPI
Status: stalled
- Adrian Reber did first version of patches
Wayland/Weston
Status: under investigation
- Ruslan Kuprieiev plans to patch the X-server to let CRIU C/R graphical apps