Runtime software modification method used on COTS system for high-availability network service

[tabmowzo@xxxxxxxxxx (Peter R. Badovinatz)]

Guillaume FORTAINE wrote:
> Misters,
> 
> I would greatly appreciate to have an access to this publication, if possible, please, or at least some comments :
> 
> http://www.springerlink.com/content/h05w259872778081/
> 
> Runtime software modification method used on COTS system for high-availability network service
> 
> Abstract
> 
> Generally, providing high-availability services such as a network service with COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) hardware and OS is very difficult because network services require frequent software modifications. Existing network service systems achieve high availability by using specialized systems. We present a live-patch method that enables online software modification without disrupting service on a COTS system. The live-patch method modifies user software and kernel software without rebooting by changing execution of the function to modified function. The evaluation shows the adaptability of the presented implementation as COTS systems on Linux and x86CPU SMP machines 
> 

Guillaume,

We have no special privileges with Springer that would allow us to 
provide access to you.  You can personally purchase it if you so wish, 
or perhaps your employer has some arrangement with Springer that would 
allow you access.  But this is not a publication of the CGL working 
group nor (that I'm aware) of the Linux Foundation, so there is nothing 
that I know of that we could do.

I personally would like to read this as well, I have not seen it before. 
  So I cannot make any substantive comments on it, beyond the fact that 
the title does address an area of interest to CGL.

> 
> 
> 
> I look forward to Your Answer,
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Guillaume FORTAINE
> "I have root @ Google"
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Peter
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