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 ...

Patching a Linux kernel without any downtime is likely to become a common practice over the next few years; two patches released earlier this year are likely to make what is a task requiring downtime ...

The Ubuntu live patch service is available for more than three machines for a fee. A media release about the Ubuntu live patching technology quoted Canonical Ubuntu product and strategy manager Dustin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two competing approaches for live kernel patching have been fused into a hybrid strategy and submitted for acceptance to Linux 3.20 kernel Life’s choices often amount to one of two options: Linux or ...

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.