kpatch

Description:Dynamic kernel patching for Linux
License: GPL-2+
Homepage:https://github.com/dynup/kpatch
Location:Portage
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USE flags

  • contrib - Enable contrib kpatch services files.
  • dist-kernel - Enable subslot rebuilds on Distribution Kernel upgrades
  • kmod - Enable a kernel module (.ko file) which provides an interface for the patch modules to register new functions for replacement.
  • kpatch - Enable a command-line tool which allows a user to manage a collection of patch modules.
  • kpatch-build - Enable tools which convert a source diff patch to a patch module.
  • modules-sign - Cryptographically sign installed kernel modules (requires CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=y in the kernel)
  • strip - Allow symbol stripping to be performed by the ebuild for special files
  • test - Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently)

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