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SubjectRe: [PATCH x86_64] Live Patching Function on 2.6.11.7
On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 01:19:57PM +0900, Takashi Ikebe wrote:

> From our experience, sometimes patches became to dozens to hundreds
> at one patching, and in this case GDB based approach cause target
> process's availability descent.

i don't really buy that it can't be done or you complex patches are
necessary to be honest --- and there are various alternative APIs that
could help as others have pointed out


could you perhaps explain some *real* *world* applications/systems
where this is necessary and why existing APIs won't work with them
perhaps?

solving a real-world problem is much more interesting to listen to
that filling in a check-box on a (somewhat dubious) specification
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