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This page collects stuff that is considered to be deprecated (and is about to be removed)
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This page collects stuff that is considered to be deprecated (and is about to be removed) and how to use older CRIU versions
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== Current plan ==
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== Problem ==
; Per-pid rlimits, itimers and posix_timers image file
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: Now all this stuff sit in the core entry (all since 1.3)
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Sometimes we reconsider the way CRIU works and rewrite some functionality. In order not to break backward compatibility at once, the old code is kept in CRIU for a while, but is declared as deprecated. After some time the old code is just removed and only the newer version of it stays.
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So, for a deprecated functionality there are two versions of CRIU -- D and R -- that work differently with it. Before version D the old functionality exists. Between D and R both -- old and new ways of doing things work, after R only new code works, old behavior is not longer supported.
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When old functionality is deprecated (and eventually removed) we try to encourage people to upgrade CRIU-s and the way they use. So, if one starts CRIU of version between D and R and the deprecated functionality is requested, the message
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<pre>
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Deprecated functionality (...) rejected.
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Use the --deprecated option or set CRIU_DEPRECATED environment.
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For details visit https://criu.org/Deprecation.
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</pre>
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; Separate image file for epoll tfds
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appears in logs and criu exits. To continue working "the old way" w/o upgrading CRIU one may use the --deprecated option in CLI or set the CRIU_DEPRECATED environment variable.
: It's now merged into epoll image since 1.4
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; The <code>criu exec</code> action
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But (!) it's important to upgrade anyway, since after some time the old functionality will still be removed and even the --deprecated/CRIU_DEPRECATED won't help.
: Should be deprecated with [[Compel]]
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; Per-PID logs
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Below is the list of stuff we deprecate with explanations.
: Not sure whether anybody is using it
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; No file records for ttys
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== Deprecated stuff ==
: See collect_one_tty(). Older versions of criu didn't have reg_file_entry for ttys.
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== Already deprecated stuff ==
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== Removed stuff ==
 
; The <code>criu show</code> action
 
; The <code>criu show</code> action
: Deprecated in with [[CRIT]] in [[Download/criu/2.0|2.0]]
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: Removed in with [[CRIT]] in [[Download/criu/2.0|2.0]]
    
; No ids.img files
 
; No ids.img files
: We've been writing these files since at least v0.4, deprecated since [[Download/criu/2.1|2.1]]
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: We've been writing these files since at least v0.4, removed since [[Download/criu/2.1|2.1]]
    
; The <code>--namespaces</code> option
 
; The <code>--namespaces</code> option
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; Old page-read
 
; Old page-read
 
: Used at ancient times when no pagemaps existed, removed in [[Download/criu/2.4|2.4]]
 
: Used at ancient times when no pagemaps existed, removed in [[Download/criu/2.4|2.4]]
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== Plans ==
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; Per-pid rlimits, itimers and posix_timers image file
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: Now all this stuff sit in the core entry (all since 1.3)
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; Separate image file for epoll tfds
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: It's now merged into epoll image since 1.4
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; The <code>criu exec</code> action
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: Should be deprecated with [[Compel]]
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; Per-PID logs
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: Not sure whether anybody is using it
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; No file records for ttys
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: See collect_one_tty(). Older versions of criu didn't have reg_file_entry for ttys.
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

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