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Questions tagged [process-migration]

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Finding Docker container processes? (from host point of view)

I am doing some tests on docker and containers and I was wondering: Is there a method I can use to find all process associated with a docker container by its name or ID from the host point of view. After all, at the end of the day a container is a…
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hibernating a single process in Windows

Is there any library or software or any way of saving the state of a single process in Windows to a file, then restoring the running process to a running state with all the memory already loaded at a later time? I am aware that open handles will…
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Can you freeze a C/C++ process and continue it on a different host?

I was wondering if it is possible to generate a "core" file, copy if to another machine and then continue execution of the a core file on that machine? I have seen the gcore utility that will make a core file from a running process. But I do not…
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how to perform process migration using java

I want to move a running process (application) from one PC to anther using Java. What is the normal procedure to do it. I read that it is easier to move a container(virtual machine), wanted to know how it is done. Which container to use, how to run…
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Criu/crtools restore fails to restore process on a different machine

I am trying to save a process to the disk using CRIU, I am able to save and restore it on the same machine, but when I try to restore the saved image on different machine it gives me an error. I executed the yes command found its pid using ps…
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Process Migration in xv6 OS

I want to write a program that can save a process's state when it exits in a file and another program to reload this process's state and run it from were it left in xv6 OS. Something like keeping processes' state when you are changing among…
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Process Migration on android mobile devices

I have to get access to process control block of a running process (any app etc), transfer its code, data as well as system data from that android mobile device to another. So that that process can run on 2nd device from the same point at which it…
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Application State Migration Framework - .Net

I have a dream of being able to work with applications on one computer, shutting down my current session, and being able to reopen that session on another computer. Primarily due to native resources specific to a certain machine, etc, it is not as…
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How to migrate an arbitrary process in a kernel module?

I'm writing a kernel module that iterates over all processes (using the for_each_process macro), now, I would like to migrate ones that meet certain criteria to a new NUMA node or processor. I found a few functions defined as extern in the…
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Effectively migrate a linux process with C

I need to estimate how much it costs to migrate a linux process on another core of the same computer. To migrate the process I'm using the sched_setaffinity system call, but i've noticed that migration does not always happens instantaneously, which…
Michele Tagliabue
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Migrating a running process/thread to different core

Is there any way to migrate a currently running process to a different cpu core by triggering the migration from another process. Here is what i am trying to do in more detail. I am working on a heterogeneous processor system. I have a…
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Is it possible to transfer a process from a native machine to a virtual machine?

Suppose I have a process foo executing (natively) on my computer. After it has been executing for some time, I want to move this process into a virtual machine - for example, I create a VM using QEMU or Virtualbox. Is it possible to do this? To my…
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After successful exploition using msf why should we need to migrate to explorer.exe process?

I have seen lot of metasploit videos where the instructors have shown process migration. Why do they always migrate in to explorer.exe process and what's the importance of it?
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Can DMTCP be used for process migration?

I'm trying to use dmtcp for task migration. Running dmtcp_restart on the same computer works correctly. However, after the generated checkpoint file and related input/output files were transferred to the target computer, dmtcp_restart gives…
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