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Post #270,143
by Ashton
10/12/06 4:01:32 PM
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New Small point of ordure
(Gotta keep my miniscule *nix lore uncluttered by any Repo-grade fantasies, here.)

IIRC, it's possible to swap kernels live, without missing a beat / lousing up the Uptime -?- (prolly too, that's just zany enough an attribute to rilly piss-off the ant army of Doze droids Every Time. Love. It.)

Izzat right? - so then, all you're hinting about here is some IF ...
(like say, lookin fer a library or three - one o' them there alcoholic dependency afflictions goes wrong..? goes wrong.. goe

Oh and - Thanks! (again and again)
Post #270,159
by folkert
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10/12/06 9:53:39 PM
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New Yes, it is possible to Hot-load a kernel...
From another. But the whole process is very precarious for most distributions. The distributions that this is aimed at, are things like, Carrier Grade Linux. Where mere seconds of downtime is critical and could cause catostrophic problems.

You have to have a kernel running that can release all the resources it uses, then the second kernel needs to be able to take those resources up. There is a downside, the Kernels are typically slower than the stock Kernels for most distributions.
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     Small point of ordure - (Ashton) - (1) - Oct. 12, 2006, 04:01:32 PM EDT
         Yes, it is possible to Hot-load a kernel... - (folkert) - Oct. 12, 2006, 09:53:39 PM EDT

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