Kpatch (1) Linux Manual Page

NAME

kpatch – hot patch module management

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 [at] gmx.de)