Re: [RFC] kreplace: Rebootless kernel updates

[Andi Kleen]

Jeff Arnold <jbarnold@xxxxxxx> writes:

> Hello,
>
>> [kreplace] is currently a x86_64 only _hack_
>
> The point of Ksplice is to be a hot update system that isn't a hack.  
> Ksplice is quite far along at this point; it implements many safety and 
> automation features that kreplace doesn't address.  Is there something in 
> particular that discouraged you from using Ksplice?

I suspect that it wasn't mainline?

The usual problem is that it's much easier to get simple patches
in than complicated ones.

-Andi

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