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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Wednesday 09 Sep 2009 14:54 : \____
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Chris Ahlstrom belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Peter K??hlmann belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> Ezekiel wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:16719657.W3vaeNJFYE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>>> ...turns out it just had a little hibernation, so it 'froze' for a few
>>>>> seconds.
>>>>>
>>>>> roy@baine:~$ uptime
>>>>> 19:53:21 up 224 days, 8:54, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.03, 0.00
>>>>
>>>> Hell with those kernel updates and security patches. It's more important
>>>> to impress chrisv and Dumb Willy with your *uptime* number.
>>>
>>> If the service in question is not installed because it is not needed, why
>>> update the kernel?
>>> I always take a look at the reasons a patched kernel is provided (which is
>>> not *that* often). And more often than not I bypass the upgrade because it
>>> patches a bug in parts I don't use
>>
>> Apparently Zeke doesn't know that you can upgrade much of the kernel
>> without rebooting. What a surprise.
>>
>> $ man insmod
>
> Oh, forgot to mention ksplice:
>
> http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/ksplice-gives-linux-users-88-of-kernel-updates-without-rebooting-20090716/
>
> A recent examination of Linux kernel updates suggests 88% of those which
> today fall under the "must reboot" category due to the types of
> programs they affect, could be converted into rebootless forms using
> Ksplice.
>
> . . .
>
> Ksplice says the system is disabled for 0.7 milliseconds while the update
> is applied, which for most types of applications is an acceptable
> down-time, especially when compared alongside a hard reboot.
>
> . . .
>
> This technology is only for Linux at the current time. No features like
> this are available for Windows. The technology does require a kernel
> patch, as Ksplice itself must be integrated into the kernel. The
> installation software (.deb package) handles this for you.
And booting 2.6.31 only takes a few seconds (less than half a minute) anyway.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
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