Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261405AbVDTFoQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:44:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261413AbVDTFoQ (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:44:16 -0400 Received: from ylpvm43-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.74]:42402 "EHLO ylpvm43.prodigy.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261405AbVDTFoL (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:44:11 -0400 X-ORBL: [67.124.119.21] Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:43:52 -0700 From: Chris Wedgwood To: Takashi Ikebe Cc: Rik van Riel , Paul Jackson , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH x86_64] Live Patching Function on 2.6.11.7 Message-ID: <20050420054352.GA7329@taniwha.stupidest.org> References: <20050418021609.07f6ec16.pj@sgi.com> <20050418092505.GA2206@taniwha.stupidest.org> <4263AD94.0@lab.ntt.co.jp> <42646983.4020908@lab.ntt.co.jp> <20050419042720.GA15123@taniwha.stupidest.org> <426494FD.6020307@lab.ntt.co.jp> <20050419055254.GA15895@taniwha.stupidest.org> <4265D80F.6030007@lab.ntt.co.jp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4265D80F.6030007@lab.ntt.co.jp> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1350 Lines: 41 On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 01:18:23PM +0900, Takashi Ikebe wrote: > Well, Live patching is just a patch, so I think the developer of > patch should know the original source code well. In which case they could fix the application. > Well, as you said some application can do that, but some application > can not continue service with your suggestion. Such as? > please think about the process which use connection type > communication such as TCP(it's only example) between users and > server. During status copy, all the session between users and server > are disconnected... They don't have to be. > can not save the exiting service at all. Yes they can. > It's one example, but similar problems may occurs whenever processed > use the resources which are mainly controlled by kernel. What resources? We can migrate memory and file descriptors? What is missing? Anyhow, you seem hell bent on this despite showing any real evidence it's useful or desirable... maybe a different audience for your patches would help? http://selenic.com/mailman/listinfo/kernel-mentors might be of value to you. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/