Can you freeze a C/C++ process and continue it on a different host?

Question

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?

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Answer 1

On modern systems, not from a core file, no you can't. For freezing and restoring an individual process on Linux, CryoPID and the new Kernel-based checkpoint and restart are in the works, but their abilities are currently quite limited. OpenVZ and other virtualization-like softwares can freeze and restore an entire system.