Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 12 Feb 2000 15:09:02 +0100 (CET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: Upgrade Linux kernel without reboot. Is it possible? |
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote:
> I have to write a MSc thesis about Linux and I have a hot > topic that I want to ask if it's possible to do. > Is it possible to change kernel in some manner that there > isnt anymore necessity to reboot when upgrade it to a major > version?
# vi /dev/mem
Of course it should be possible to write the functionality to make it possible to upgrade the kernel without restarting any of the applications, but I don't think it will be worth it...
I suggest you read through the linux-kernel mailing list archives, discussions like this are started about once every half year.
regards,
Rik -- The Internet is not a network of computers. It is a network of people. That is its real strength.
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