On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:31:43 -0500 Timothy Murphy <gayleard@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > kalinix wrote: > > > ksplice works only for kernels. And make several modules out of the > > deltas between the kernel release, which will be loaded in the older > > kernel. So you'll end up with, let's say 2.6.33.6-147 and a bunch of > > modules covering the patches up to the 2.6.33.8-149. Technically you are > > at 2.6.33.8-149. Practically you still run 2.6.33.6-147 (with > > improvements :) ). > > What exactly is ksplice meant to do? > I yum-installed it today, > and then ran "yum update" which installed a new kernel. > I expected this to start running, but it didn't. > Admittedly I didn't read any instructions. > Sounds very cool, and I had not heard of it before today also, but here is the results of yum info ksplice: Summary : Patching a Linux kernel without reboot URL : http://ksplice.com License : GPLv2 Description : Ksplice allows system administrators to apply security patches to : the Linux kernel without having to reboot. Ksplice takes as input : a source code change in unified diff format and the kernel source : code to be patched, and it applies the patch to the corresponding : running kernel. The running kernel does not need to have been : prepared in advance in any way. Is it too good to be true? Ranjan -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
