---
name: "kpatch"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kpatch"
version: "0.9.10-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kpatch"
---

# kpatch(1)

hot patch module management

## 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.\
        This is only useful on systems that have the sysfs livepatch signal interface.\
        On other systems, the signaling should be done automatically by the OS and\
        this subcommand is a no-op.

version\
        display the kpatch version

## SEE ALSO

[kpatch-build(1)](/kpatch-build/1.md)

## 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\>