Robin wrote:

Requiring that the process is stopped will somewhat limit the use of
this API outside of the HPC space where so much control can be had over
the processes. 

Good point.  Hopefully we can find a way to design this system
call so that it does not require suspension.  Some uses of it
may well choose to suspend, but that's a user space choice.

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