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Patching of in-use functions on a running computer system

  • US 20040107416A1
  • Filed: 12/02/2002
  • Published: 06/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computing environment, a method comprising:

  • automatically installing a hotpatch for at least one process that is running a first instance of a software code module, the hotpatch comprising a first software code patch that includes changed code with respect to code in the first instance and location information for jumping from a location in the first instance to the first software code patch; and

    providing a second mechanism by which processes that request to run an instance of the software code module and that are not running the first instance of the software code module will execute a second instance of the software code module, the second instance comprising a second software code patch and a jump mechanism for jumping from a location in the second instance to the second software code patch.

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