Messages in this thread | | | From | Nikanth Karthikesan <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] kreplace: Rebootless kernel updates | Date | Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:37:43 +0530 |
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On Friday 21 November 2008 21:34:43 Balbir Singh wrote: > Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 05:20:25PM +0530, Nikanth Karthikesan wrote: > > I had a patch for x86 a long time ago in 2005, but I never posted it :( >
I just didn't wanted to say that after some time. ;)
> > Yes and we need to be careful about licensing, tainting the kernel with > such an implementation. >
Agreed.
> > Kprobes themselves provide enough ammunition to users to shoot themselves > > in the foot, but this is way more dangerous than that. > > ... > > 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.
Thanks for the comments.
Thanks Nikanth Karthikesan
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