From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:30:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:30:10 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:33037 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:30:09 -0400 Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:30:08 +0100 From: Russell King To: zaimi@pegasus.rutgers.edu Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel upgrade on the fly Message-ID: <20020618223008.A17795@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from zaimi@pegasus.rutgers.edu on Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 05:21:49PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 05:21:49PM -0400, zaimi@pegasus.rutgers.edu wrote: > has anybody worked or thought about a property to upgrade the kernel > while the system is running? ie. with all processes waiting in their > queues while the resident-older kernel gets replaced by a newer one. This has been discussed over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over here; typically it comes up about once every six months. Please see the FAQ: http://www.tux.org/lkml or alternatively search the lkml archives. -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html