GATHERING PAGES ALLOCATED TO AN APPLICATION TO INCLUDE IN CHECKPOINT INFORMATION

Provided are a method, system, and program for gathering pages allocated to an application to include in checkpoint information. A call from an application is intercepted to allocate memory pages to cause indication of pages allocated to the application that have modified data. An operation is initiated to create checkpoint information for the application. Pages allocated to the application that have modified data are determined in response to the operation to create the checkpoint information. The determined pages are saved in the checkpoint information.