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Ksplice
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Ksplice is an open-source[2][3] extension of the Linux kernel that allows security patches to be applied to a running kernel without the need for reboots, avoiding downtimes and improving availability (a technique broadly referred to as dynamic software updating). Ksplice supports only the patches that do not make significant semantic changes to kernel's data structures.[4]
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Developer(s) | Ksplice, Inc. |
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Initial release | 23 April 2008 (2008-04-23)[1] |
Stable release | 1.0.35
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Operating system | Linux |
Type | Kernel extension |
License | GNU GPL version 2[2][3] |
Website | www |
Ksplice has been implemented for Linux on the x86-64 and AArch64 architectures.[5] It was developed by Ksplice, Inc. until 21 July 2011, when Oracle acquired Ksplice and then offered support for Oracle Linux. Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux was dropped and turned into a free 30-day trial for RHEL customers as an incentive to migrate to Oracle Linux Premier Support.[6][7]
Ksplice is today offered on the two kernel flavors distributed with Oracle Linux:
As of July 2015[update], Ksplice is available for free on desktop Linux installations, with official support available for Ubuntu Linux distribution.[8]