Re: [PATCH x86_64] Live Patching Function on 2.6.11.7

[Chris Wedgwood]

On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 05:45:00PM +0900, Takashi Ikebe wrote:

> Only for AF_UNIX..

I'm sure that means AF_UNIX is restricted for the socket you use to
pass the file descriptors, not a restriction on the file descriptors
themselves.  I don't see why the kernel would care what the
descriptors are.

> Well, as many said Live patching is very historical & authoritative
> function on especially carrier, telecom vendor.

Linux doesn't have it now, do it's not historical in the Linux space.

> If linux want to be adopted on mission critical world, this function
> is esseintial.

But Linux is used in mission critical places and we don't have that
feature.
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