process checkpointing

DragonFlyBSD: Process Checkpointing Support

Submitted by hiten
on October 22, 2003 - 8:40pm
FreeBSD news

DragonFly now has support for Process Checkpointing, thanks to Kip Macy and Matt Dillon [interview].

Checkpointing allows you to freeze a copy of an application, and then at a later time, it can be restored. This can be useful for programs that take a long time to complete, such as ones used in scientific research.