Ksplice
Sign in to saveKsplice is an open-source extension of the Linux kernel that allows security patches to be applied to a running kernel without the need for reboots, avoiding downtimes and improving availability (a technique broadly referred to as dynamic software updating). Ksplice supports only the patches that do not make significant semantic changes to kernel's data structures.
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Vinony files it under Free security software programmed in C, Linux kernel live patching and Linux-only free software.
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- ksplice.com
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- loadable kernel module
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- GNU General Public License
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- Linux
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- C
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Ksplice is an open-source extension of the Linux kernel that allows security patches to be applied to a running kernel without the need for reboots, avoiding downtimes and improving availability (a technique broadly referred to as dynamic software updating). Ksplice supports only the patches that do not make significant semantic changes to kernel's data structures.
Ksplice has been implemented for Linux on the x86-64 and AArch64 architectures. It was developed by Ksplice, Inc. until 21 July 2011, when Oracle acquired Ksplice and then offered support for Oracle Linux. Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux was dropped and turned into a free 30-day trial for RHEL customers as an incentive to migrate to Oracle Linux Premier Support.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ksplice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.