Re: Question re: updating debain stable kernels...
On Sun, 26 Oct 2014 13:13:24 +0100
Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@alstadheim.priv.no> wrote:
> On 26. okt. 2014 00:18, Brian wrote:
> > On Sat 25 Oct 2014 at 22:46:43 +0200, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> >
> >> I have seen at least two stable kernel
> >> updates which changed the ABI without changing the version in the
> >> kernel package name and resulted in some new modules not being
> >> compatible with the previous kernel image or modules.
> > If it is a matter of exchanging anecdotal experiences I've never
> > experienced any problem booting a new kernel in nearly twenty years.
> >
> > I'm unsure what it is you are recommending the OP to do.
> >
> >
>
> The point is that loading kernel modules after a kernel update will
> not always work, so a reboot is in my experience advisable before
> you do any configuration changes involving module loading.
>
> Such config changes might e.g. be firewall changes or new hardware.
>
> I don't know if Pascal's description of the condition is accurate,
> the effect has been real on kernel updates in the past.
>
>
There was a time when a kernel upgrade always triggered a message which
urged a reboot as soon as possible. I'm not sure when it stopped
happening, a quick Google suggests that it disappeared after lenny.
--
Joe
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