Messages in this thread | | | From | John Alvord <> | Subject | Re: kernel upgrade on the fly | Date | Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:22:59 -0700 |
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:37:23 -0400, Rob Landley <landley@trommello.org> wrote:
>On Tuesday 18 June 2002 05:21 pm, zaimi@pegasus.rutgers.edu wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> has anybody worked or thought about a property to upgrade the kernel >> while the system is running? ie. with all processes waiting in their >> queues while the resident-older kernel gets replaced by a newer one. > >Thought about, yes. At length. That's why it hasn't been done. :)
IMO the biggest reason it hasn't been done is the existence of loadable modules. Most driver-type development work can be tested without rebooting.
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