Linux 5.5 Livepatching Tracks The System State For Better Patch Handling/Compatibility

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Linux 5.5 Livepatching Tracks The System State For Better Patch Handling/Compatibility

03 December 2019, 03:40 AM

Phoronix: Linux 5.5 Livepatching Tracks The System State For Better Patch Handling/Compatibility

The kernel livepatching infrastructure that allows applying kernel patches (primarily security fixes) to a running kernel without the need to reboot in order to avoid downtime is seeing a big improvement with Linux 5.5...

Linux 5.5 Livepatching Tracks The System State For Better Patch Handling/Compatibility - Phoronix

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