Live patching is a way of updating a running system without stopping it. It is best known as a technique for keeping Linux servers updated to the latest security levels without affecting downtime.

I've patched my linux-2.4.20 kernel source with the ck6 kernel patch. Now, exactly which options do I need to enable in the config to give the optimum ...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CloudLinux announced today that its KernelCare service now supports the Raspberry Pi platform providing live patching for the running kernel with zero downtime -- ...

As Linux version 4.0 was released on 15 April, one of the most discussed new features to be included in this release is "no reboot" kernel patching. With the major distros committing to support the ...

This is actually a feature that was available in Linux in 2009 thanks to a program called Ksplice. This program compares the original and patched kernels and then uses a customized kernel module to ...

On a well-maintained Linux system, months can go by without needing to reboot. Sooner or later, however, a security patch to the Linux kernel will require you to reboot your machine. That's not a real ...

Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution, has announced that it will provide a live kernel patching services for version 16.04 which was released in April. Users will be able to ...

Linux 4.0 is almost upon us! It’s codenamed “Hurr durr I’ma sheep.” Yes, seriously. Linux kernels have weird codenames. Setting aside the head-scratching title, Linux 4.0 isn’t a massive change from ...

Red Hat has announced the availability of RHEL 8.1. The new point release comes six months after the release of RHEL 8 and brings new security measures. The biggest addition is live kernel patching.