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SubjectRe: Upgrade Linux kernel without reboot. Is it possible?
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
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