From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Robert A. Brooks  wrote:   
   >On 2/19/2025 08:25, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   >> Oracle have a kernel patching tool called Ksplice that they acquired   
   >> back in 2011. It allows their support contract Linux users to apply   
   >> many Linux kernel patches without having to reboot the server:   
   >>   
   >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksplice   
   >>   
   >> Given the high-availability mindset for VMS users, I wonder if VSI ever   
   >> considered creating something similar for VMS ?   
   >   
   >No.   
      
   I have to say ksplice is not really that reliable, although it works more   
   often than not.  IBM has managed to make patching on the fly work for many   
   years on their big iron, though.   
   --scott   
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