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SubjectRe: 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.

Great.

>
> [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.

Afaik, Solaris and some other Unix like OS have similar rebootless
security update mechanism.

Yes, I like linux has such feature too.


>
> [7] http://www.ksplice.com/paper
>
> - Jeff





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