If you are a Linux user, you probably know the hassle of rebooting your system after installing a kernel update. This can sometimes be inconvenient, especially if you are running a server or a critical application that needs to be always available. Fortunately, there is a way to apply kernel
  • taanegl@beehaw.org
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    10 months ago

    I can see this being useful for NixOS. It’s still a glimmer in the postman’s eye, and we’re WAITING for systemd src to come with certain options to make the attaching and reattaching of systemd easier.

    But I could easily see nixpkgs implement functions that allow nixos-rebuild switch to use either live patching method, or even implementing one specifically for NixOS.

    This would be twice as neat, because switch is already magical in how it shifts from one system to another. If you could then also live patch the kernel? It just adds another super power.