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Reboot Linux Faster Using kexec

Posted by timothy on from the recurse-yourself dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Even if your work doesn't require you to reboot your Linux machine several times a day, waiting for a system to reboot can be a real drag. Enter kexec. Essentially, kexec is a fast reboot feature that lets you reboot to a new Linux kernel -- without having to go through a bootloader. Faster reboot is a benefit even when uptime isn't mission-critical -- and a lifesaver for kernel and system software developers who need to reboot their machines several times a day. Kexec is currently available on the x86 32-bit platform only."

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  1. pfft. by hookedup · · Score: 4, Funny

    I get paid by the hour. So how would this help me? :)

  2. Get Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're paid by the hour and use Linux?!?!?!. What you need is Windows, and make sure you don't have a firewall or a virus checker program. You'll greatly increase your billable hours.

  3. Re:I thought... by cyb97 · · Score: 2, Funny

    well kexec is brought to you buy the same guys that invented ctrl+alt+del. I guess you can think of it as the next-generation of the three fingered salute ;-).

  4. Nice, but not critical. by Blackknight · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, that 90 seconds to reboot a server is killing me.

  5. Famous last words: by jfisherwa · · Score: 4, Funny
    $ uptime
    17:44:44 up 439 days, 7:50, 7 users, load average: 1.07, 1.02, 1.00
    .. Now you've done it.. ;)