On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Keith Owens wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:01:36 +0100 (BST),
> James Sutherland <jas88@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> >Then add a
> >way to upgrade from one module version to another seamlessly
>
> It already exists, it is called module symbol versions. If the kernel
> and modules were compiled with symbol versions and the versions match
> then insmod will load the module, no questions asked. This applies
> even if the module and the kernel are for different releases.
DOH! s/module/kernel/
My aim was that if, say, kernel 2.6.17 and 2.6.18 differ only in the
modules, I could upgrade from 2.6.17 to 2.6.18 just by rmmoding the old
modules, and insmodding the new ones - no downtime.
A useful feature, perhaps, if it can be done...
James.
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