Re: [Qemu-devel] feature proposal: checkpoint-assisted migration

2015-04-15 Thread Stefan Hajnoczi
On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 01:20:33PM +0200, Thomas Knauth wrote: > In the course of our research we implemented a prototype of this > feature within kvm/qemu. We would like to contribute it to mainline, > but it needs cleanup and proper testing. As is the nature with > research prototypes, the code i

Re: [Qemu-devel] feature proposal: checkpoint-assisted migration

2015-04-14 Thread Dr. David Alan Gilbert
* Thomas Knauth (thomas.kna...@googlemail.com) wrote: > Dear list, > > my research revolves around cloud computing, virtual machines and > migration. In this context I came across the following: a recent study > by IBM indicates that a typical VM only migrates between a small set > of physical ser

[Qemu-devel] feature proposal: checkpoint-assisted migration

2015-04-14 Thread Thomas Knauth
Dear list, my research revolves around cloud computing, virtual machines and migration. In this context I came across the following: a recent study by IBM indicates that a typical VM only migrates between a small set of physical servers; often just two. The potential for optimization is clear. By