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Method and apparatus for kernel repair and patching

US10031743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2016
Grant dateJul 24, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/34
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This application discloses at least a kernel repair method and apparatus. An embodiment of the method includes: loading a patch for repairing a to-be-repaired object function in a kernel, the patch being written in a memory-safe language subset of a non-memory-safe language or a memory-safe language; executing the patch using a memory-safe language engine; receiving a call request for calling a repair interface to repair the object function during the executing of the patch, wherein the repair interface is an interface provided by the memory-safe language engine and used for repairing a function; and executing the requested repair interface to repair the object function. As such, the hot patching and security of a kernel can be achieved.

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