Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:51:56 -0400 (EDT) | From | Jeff Arnold <> | Subject | Ksplice updates for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty |
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Hello,
The Ksplice team [1] is now providing rebootless kernel updates for Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty to anyone who configures their machine to receive them [2]. In short, users can click a few buttons and start getting all of the Ubuntu kernel security updates applied to their system without rebooting. No initial kernel changes are needed.
[1] http://www.ksplice.com [2] http://www.ksplice.com/uptrack
I first mentioned Ksplice to the LKML in April 2008 [3], and since then we've submitted several rounds of Ksplice patches [4,5,6]. So far we've gotten various improvements related to Ksplice merged into mainline.
[3] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/4/23/330 [4] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/6 [5] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/11/21/484 [6] http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/12/5/330
Ksplice applies traditional source code patches to unmodified Linux kernels. It can be used to apply all of the Linux security patches over multiple years [7], and it can also apply reliability patches and other bug fixes, such as from the Linux stable tree.
[7] http://www.ksplice.com/paper
- Jeff
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