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Re:Windows 10: New study shows Home edition users are baffle... by Jach on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @04:38PM (#19267185)
Linux has at least 3 methods to hot swap the kernel to a new version. Rebooting is convenient but with some effort entirely optional.
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Re:Windows 10: New study shows Home edition users are baffle... by trulyrandom on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @04:39PM (#19267198)
Interesting. I only know about kexec. What are some other examples?
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Re:Windows 10: New study shows Home edition users are baffle... by Jach on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @04:55PM (#19267303)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kexec#See%20Also I always forget about the oracle one. They along with pure kexec all have their tradeoffs.
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Re:Windows 10: New study shows Home edition users are baffle... by trulyrandom on Wednesday February 27, 2019 @05:05PM (#19267379)
Ah, right. Those allow applying small patches to a running kernel, but don't do a full kernel swap.
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