NAME¶

kpatch - hot patch module management

SYNOPSIS¶

kpatch <command> [<args>]

DESCRIPTION¶

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

COMMANDS¶

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

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

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

load <module>
load patch module into the running kernel

unload --all (UNSUPPORTED)
unload all patch modules from the running kernel

unload <module> (UNSUPPORTED)
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

SEE ALSO¶

kpatch-build(1)

BUGS¶

No known bugs.

AUTHOR¶

Udo Seidel (udoseidel@gmx.de)

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (C) 2014: Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com> and Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>