On 30 April 2015 at 00:08, Dan Haworth <dan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 29/04/15 16:50, Chi Hsuan Yen wrote: > >> I just upgraded to linux 4.0.1-1 in [core] from linux 4.0.0-2 in >> [testing]. >> In recent days, I've heard of lots of news that since kernel 4.0, no >> reboot >> is necessary for upgrading kernel. However, uname still gives me the old >> kernel version: >> >> $ uname -r >> 4.0.0-2-ARCH >> >> Is it necessary to run additional commands for completing kernel >> upgrading, >> or do I have to wait for some time? If I have to wait, how long should I >> wait for? >> >> Thanks for any related information or opinions! >> > According to my understanding, 4.0 just implements the groundwork required > for rebootless patching of the kernel, there's still a lot of work to be > done to implement this in the long run - specially for a desktop system. I > wouldn't plan on seeing true no reboot patching of the kernel for a while > yet. > > Although, I do agree, I'm looking foward to that day! > > Dan > Thanks a lot Dan, and it's obvious that I misunderstood something. I've looked into several technical or non-technical descriptions, but seen nothing about how to really activate the feature, such as commands or configuration files, but potential benefits from it. As a result, I think such a process takes place automatically without user intervention. After all, thanks all for the quick response! Best Regards, Yen Chi Hsuan
