On 30 April 2015 at 00:08, Dan Haworth dan@xigen.co.uk wrote:

On 29/04/15 16:50, Chi Hsuan Yen wrote:

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I just upgraded to linux 4.0.1-1 in [core] from linux 4.0.0-2 in [testing]. In recent days, I've heard of lots of news that since kernel 4.0, no reboot is necessary for upgrading kernel. However, uname still gives me the old kernel version:

$ uname -r 4.0.0-2-ARCH

Is it necessary to run additional commands for completing kernel upgrading, or do I have to wait for some time? If I have to wait, how long should I wait for?

Thanks for any related information or opinions!

According to my understanding, 4.0 just implements the groundwork required for rebootless patching of the kernel, there's still a lot of work to be done to implement this in the long run - specially for a desktop system. I wouldn't plan on seeing true no reboot patching of the kernel for a while yet.

Although, I do agree, I'm looking foward to that day!

Dan

Thanks a lot Dan, and it's obvious that I misunderstood something. I've looked into several technical or non-technical descriptions, but seen nothing about how to really activate the feature, such as commands or configuration files, but potential benefits from it. As a result, I think such a process takes place automatically without user intervention. After all, thanks all for the quick response!

Best Regards,

Yen Chi Hsuan