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Re:How Meta Patches Linux at Hyperscale by xyzzy_plugh on Monday December 04, 2023 @12:44PM (#38520362)
These are fair points but I'd add that continually draining amortizes to $0 as the fleet grows.

Even if you can splice there are benefits to limiting uptime, with maintenance reaping the majority.

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Re:How Meta Patches Linux at Hyperscale by mypalmike on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @04:06PM (#38536895)
The amount of time needed to restart a fleet (without sacrificing availability) is correlated with excess server capacity. Excess server capacity is not free.
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