| Posted by ttgt, 09-06-2011, 11:22 PM | | Hi,
do you always use the newest kernel ?
because update the newest kernel,
server need to reboot.
thanx
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| Posted by VPSJohn, 09-07-2011, 12:36 AM | | Hi,
most of time I wait until the next release comes up before I even upgrade
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| Posted by ssfred, 09-07-2011, 09:57 AM | | Hi,
There can be vulnerabilities with the latest kernel. So it is always better to wait some more time to use it.
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| Posted by Simplex-Ed, 09-07-2011, 10:01 AM | | The servers we run utilise KSplice so kernel updates are automatically applied without human intervention or a reboot of the server.
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| Posted by ttgt, 09-07-2011, 10:02 AM | | KSplice is not offer signing up any more...
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| Posted by ttgt, 09-08-2011, 02:26 AM | | anyone can share your experience ? thanx
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| Posted by cedricd, 09-08-2011, 02:46 AM | | KSplice's patching method is open source - you can roll out your own updates/patches for free
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| Posted by ttgt, 09-08-2011, 02:51 AM | | but KSplice make server do not need to reboot,can any other way to achieve the rebootless work ? thanx
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| Posted by cedricd, 09-08-2011, 02:55 AM | | You can.. the tools are open source. You can make your own patches
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| Posted by ttgt, 09-08-2011, 02:57 AM | | is it possible tell me more detail about it ? thanx
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| Posted by cedricd, 09-08-2011, 03:00 AM | | Others might be able to, I haven't gotten into the process of making patches
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| Posted by CoderJosh, 09-10-2011, 04:42 AM | | Unless you have special requirements (due to special/new hardware, for example), it's usually best to stick with the Linux kernel coming with your Linux distribution. It's not updated all that frequently, and unless there's a severe security or stability problem that got fixed, you can also consider skipping a reboot.
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| Posted by mellow-h, 09-10-2011, 11:48 PM | | I don't think he meant to say the latest kernel from kernel.org, rather the latest kernel from the specific distro.
To answer OP, it is important to check what are updated in the latest kernel. If it is a root vulnerability or something that can affect the environment you are running, then yes, you should immediately update the kernel. Otherwise, you can hold until you see an update that you specifically require.
You can sign up in the Security Advisory mailing list for the distro you are running to receive detailed information on update. That is the best way to analyze and find which update is required.
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