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Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) wrote : Transfer state across re-exec

Upstart needs to be able to transfer its state across a re-exec. This can then be used for safely restarting (e.g. after a libc or upstart upgrade), and for changing of root device (e.g. initramfs to full system)