Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 17 Apr 2005 21:07:18 -0700 | From | Chris Wedgwood <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH x86_64] Live Patching Function on 2.6.11.7 |
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On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 12:19:54PM +0900, Takashi Ikebe wrote:
> This patch add function called "Live patching" which is defined on > OSDL's carrier grade linux requiremnt definition to linux 2.6.11.7 > kernel.
I;m curious as to what people decided this was a necessary requirement.
> The live patching allows process to patch on-line (without > restarting process) on i386 and x86_64 architectures, by overwriting > jump assembly code on entry point of functions which you want to > fix, to patched functions.
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