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CRIU

Checkpoint/Restore In Userspace (CRIU) (pronounced kree-oo, /kriu/), is a software tool for the Linux operating system. Using this tool, it is possible to freeze a running application (or part of it) and checkpoint it to persistent storage as a collection of files. One can then use the files to restore and run the application from the point it was frozen…

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X86-64ARMProcessesHierarchyPIDs
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OpenVZAndrew Morton
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LinuxCheckpoint it to persistent storageUser space
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Developer
OpenVZ Team at Virtuozzo
License
GNU GPL v.2
Operating system
Linux
Platform
x86-64, ARM, Power ISA, IBM System/390
Release
23 July 2012; 14 years ago (2012-07-23)
Repository
github.com/checkpoint-restore/criu

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CRIU

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples44
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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CRIU

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related to Use · 15
CRIU → ARM, ESTABLISHED, FIFOsUnix, GID, IPCTimersSignalsTerminalsLinux, OpenVZ, PIDs, Processes, SID, System, TCP, The, The CRIU, Though, UID
related to Further reading · 10
CRIU → Comparison, CR, CRIU Team, Future Cloud, Linux Containers, PDF, Rami Rosen, Rebootless Kernel Update, Sanidhya Kashyap, Validation
related to history · 9
CRIU → Andrew Morton, In, In September, July, Linux, Linux Plumbers Conference, OpenVZ, Pavel Emelyanov, The
Developer · 1
CRIU → OpenVZ Team at Virtuozzo
License · 1
CRIU → GNU GPL v.2
Operating system · 1
CRIU → Linux
Platform · 1
CRIU → x86-64, ARM, Power ISA, IBM System/390
Release · 1
CRIU → 23 July 2012; 14 years ago (2012-07-23)
Repository · 1
CRIU → github.com/checkpoint-restore/criu
Stable release · 1
CRIU → 4.2 (November 13, 2025; 9 months ago (2025-11-13)) [±]

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linux restore project kernel checkpoint tcp application tool openvz feature files migration system running connection use team operating x86-64 arm

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CRIUDeveloperOpenVZ Team at Virtuozzo1.00infobox
CRIULicenseGNU GPL v.21.00infobox
CRIUOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
CRIUPlatformx86-64, ARM, Power ISA, IBM System/3901.00infobox
CRIURelease23 July 2012; 14 years ago (2012-07-23)1.00infobox
CRIURepositorygithub.com/checkpoint-restore/criu1.00infobox
CRIUStable release4.2 (November 13, 2025; 9 months ago (2025-11-13)) [±]1.00infobox
CRIUTypeApplication checkpointing1.00infobox
CRIUWebsitecriu.org1.00infobox
CRIUWritten inC and Assembly1.00infobox
CRIUrelated to Further readingSanidhya Kashyap0.60section
CRIUrelated to Further readingRebootless Kernel Update0.60section

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