snapshot_request

This function is used to request the kernel to snapshot a container.

Signature

Status snapshot_request(
	Capref	cont )

Arguments

cont - indicates the container to snapshot

Semantics

This function is a kernel interface funtion. The function may be called by any locus holding an appropriate capability. However, it is expected that it will usually be called by a locus running in the container specified or by the manager of that container.

When this function is called the manager freezes the loci executing in the container specified and requests the manager to snapshot the container using the container_snapshot function.

snapshot_request