linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] kreplace: Rebootless kernel updates

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Message-ID: <4926EFEC.3000907@nortel.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:29:16 -0600
From:	"Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
To:	balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
CC:	ananth@...ibm.com, Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	mhiramat@...hat.com, contact@...lice.com, jbarnold@...lice.com,
	tabbott@...lice.com, wdaher@...lice.com, andersk@...lice.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] kreplace: Rebootless kernel updates

Balbir Singh wrote:

> Undoubtedly, but a good warning is the best way to keep people warned about
> running such code :) It is a useful thing to have and to run, but running it
> would take more guts than anything else.

There is significant demand for this sort of thing in the 
telecom/enterprise space, where they would like to apply kernel patches 
(especially security patches and bugfixes) with minimal downtime.

Chris
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