NAME¶

kpatch - hot patch module management

SYNOPSIS¶

kpatch <command> [<args>]

kpatch is a user script that manages installing, loading, and displaying information about kernel patch modules installed on the system.

install [-k|--kernel-version=<kernel version>] <module> install patch module to the initrd to be loaded at boot

uninstall [-k|--kernel-version=<kernel version>] <module> uninstall patch module from the initrd

load --all load all installed patch modules into the running kernel

load <module> load patch module into the running kernel

unload --all unload all patch modules from the running kernel

unload <module> unload patch module from the running kernel

info <module> show information about a patch module

list list installed patch modules

version display the kpatch version

No known bugs.

Udo Seidel (udoseidel@gmx.de)