ksplice?

[stan]

On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 09:49:14PM +0200, Knight wrote:
> <snipped>
> > 
> > Thak yu. The pointer to the docs was most helpful!
> > 
> > But, I still am slightly confused. I followed the instructions, then dis an
> > apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, then  uptrack-upgrade -y, and got this
> > result:
> > 
> > Nothing to be done.
> > Your kernel is fully up to date.
> > 
> > Even though the last thing that apt-get upgrade reported was:
> > 
> > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
> > 
> > Do I have the new kernel pathces installed now?
> > 
> > 
> 
> I'm afraid you just did a regular upgrade.(apt-get upgrade did it for
> you) Didn't ring a bell when you typed "upgrade" and confirmed? LOL
> 
> Maybe Ksplice's team didn't get the package ready in time. And you have
> to wait a few days before it will be ready. Sounds fair to me. 
> 
> Here's a nice article which explains a lot about Ksplice and how it
> works. Source:
> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-spunix_ksplice/
> 
> Below a brief quote from the article:
> 
> ---- quote ----
> It is essential to remember that Uptrack Manager does not usurp the role
> of your distribution's standard package manager. All changes that
> Ksplice makes are applied to the running kernel and exist in memory
> only. Therefore, __all Ksplice patches are lost upon shutdown__.
> Continue to update your kernel on disk with a traditional software
> maintenance procedure, such as running:
> 
> apt-get update; apt-get upgrade
> 
> Run this as root on a regular basis or when your distribution informs
> you of new system updates. Keeping the kernel on disk up to date ensures
> that your system boots the best kernel available when your system
> eventually requires a restart.
> ---- end quote ----
> 
Ah, the light just came on. I need to do both. But I no longer have to
reboot, just beacuse a new kernel comes down. Gowever, if the machine _is_
rebooted, than the new changes come up as it is booted.

Thanks!



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