Re: Hot swap kernel
Syzygy (linuxmlr@cookie.gadzoox.com)
Wed, 21 Jan 1998 12:42:21 -0800 (PST)
> If Linux was persistant (i.e. it saved memory, process*, and filesystem
> states between "shutdowns") then rebooting to install the next version
> of the OS would be fine, since it'd just reload the old memory,
> process, etc. Then you'd have no problem with temporarily shutting
> down the core kernel and loading up a new one without an actual "reboot".
>
My laptop has that feature. Well linux does come back after powering down
and restarting. But oopses on pretty much everything. Can post oopses if
anyone is interested.