Re: debian kernel modifications

[brian moore <bem@cmc.net>]

On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 03:18:05PM -0500, Ron Peterson wrote:
> Debian FAQ item 7.2 says that "The kernel (filesystem) in Debian
> GNU/Linux systems supports replacing files even while they're being
> used."
> 
> How is this accomplished?  If I roll my own kernel, do I need to patch
> it first to support this functionality?  Are there any other
> Debian-specific kernel patches to be aware of?

No.  It's Normal Behavior from *nix

There's no special magic, other than the care taken by installers to do
things correctly.

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