Difference between revisions of "FAQ"

From CRIU
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "The intention of this page is to hold answers to frequently (and no so frequently) asked questions as well as some random data spread among developers' heads ;-) * <b>Q</b>:...")
 
m
Line 1: Line 1:
 
The intention of this page is to hold answers to frequently (and no so frequently) asked questions as well as some random data spread among developers' heads ;-)
 
The intention of this page is to hold answers to frequently (and no so frequently) asked questions as well as some random data spread among developers' heads ;-)
  
* <b>Q</b>: Why CRIU dumps parts of read-only mappings that map the code section of a binary? For instance, there is a mapping at, say 0x400000, that maps the code of /usr/bin/something. After dump there will be at least one page at 0x400000 or nearby in the pagemap
+
* <b>Q</b>: Why CRIU dumps parts of read-only mappings that map the code section of a binary? For instance, there is a mapping at, say 0x400000, that maps the code of /usr/bin/something. After dump there will be at least a page at 0x400000 in the pagemap
 
* <b>A</b>: The code section may have been COWed, for instance during dynamic load of the shared libraries.
 
* <b>A</b>: The code section may have been COWed, for instance during dynamic load of the shared libraries.

Revision as of 11:54, 1 September 2016

The intention of this page is to hold answers to frequently (and no so frequently) asked questions as well as some random data spread among developers' heads ;-)

  • Q: Why CRIU dumps parts of read-only mappings that map the code section of a binary? For instance, there is a mapping at, say 0x400000, that maps the code of /usr/bin/something. After dump there will be at least a page at 0x400000 in the pagemap
  • A: The code section may have been COWed, for instance during dynamic load of the shared libraries.