Re: [PATCH x86_64] Live Patching Function on 2.6.11.7

Chris Wedgwood
2005-04-18T09:13:35Z

On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 11:03:39AM +0100, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:

> I can only think of one other system that might benefit from live
> updates, and that is set top boxes, so bugs can be fixed without the
> user knowing.

hardly mission critical and usually don't have the resources to do
complicate things

much better to rexec/reboot as needed

> This also can be worked around by downloading the bug fixes and only
> installing the bugs fixes when the user is not viewing the
> TV. E.g. When the box has been placed in standby by the user.

again it doesn't need live patching (satellite and cable boxes update
themselves routinely, some certainly do need to periodically reboot to
do this and it's apparently not a problem)