linux-kernel - Re: A system for rebootless kernel security updates

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Date:	Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:17:00 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@...g.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, jbarnold@....EDU,
	francois.cami@...e.fr, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	mail@...thworm.de
Subject: Re: A system for rebootless kernel security updates

On Thu 2008-04-24 16:26:44, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> Jeff Arnold wrote:
> 
> >I've put together an automatic system for applying 
> >kernel security patches to the Linux kernel without 
> >rebooting it, and I wanted to share this system with 
> >the community in case others find it useful or 
> >interesting.
> 
> Hmm, the idea seem to be patented by Microsoft, i.e. 
> this patent from December 2002:
> 
> http://www.google.com/patents?id=cVyWAAAAEBAJ&dq=hotpatching
> 
> (and other patents by Microsoft if you search for 
> "hotpatching").

...so US will not be able to fix security holes without reboot, good.
Perhaps they fix their stupid laws after next worm outbreak...

							Pavel
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