On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 06:41:05 -0400, Paul Cartwright <pbcartwright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is it me, or does every other update lately seem to include a new kernel.. I thought linux was meant to stay up & running. I seem to be rebooting weekly now, just for a new kernel. Now on:
We'll you could keep running the older kernel. Depending on what the update has there may not be a pressing need to switch on a particular system. Though updates to stable kernels are often security or data loss bugs, so staying on the old kernels without reviewing the changes isn't a great idea. And reviewing the changes would also take time and expertise. So for most people just rebooting at the first covenient time is going to make the most sense.
You might want to keep an eye on the kGraft project. https://www.suse.com/communities/conversations/kgraft-live-kernel-patching/ https://www.suse.com/company/press/2014/1/suse-develops-kgraft-for-live-patching-of-linux-kernel.html And Red Hat has a similar project: http://rhelblog.redhat.com/2014/02/26/kpatch/ -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
