NAME

       kpatch - hot patch module management

SYNOPSIS

       kpatch <command> [<args>]

DESCRIPTION

       kpatch  is  a user script that manages installing, loading, and displaying information about kernel patch
       modules installed on the system.

COMMANDS

       install [-k|--kernel-version=<kernel version>] <module>
              install patch module to be loaded at boot

       uninstall [-k|--kernel-version=<kernel version>] <module>
              uninstall patch module

       load --all
              load all installed patch modules into the running kernel

       load <module>
              load patch module into the running kernel

       unload --all
              unload all patch modules from the running kernel

       unload <module>
              unload patch module from the running kernel

       info <module>
              show information about a patch module

       list
              list installed patch modules

       signal
              signal/poke any process stalling the current patch transition

       version
              display the kpatch version

SEE ALSO

       kpatch-build(1)

BUGS

       No known bugs.

AUTHOR

       Udo Seidel (udoseidel@gmx.de)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2014: Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com> and Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>