Vxworks - 5.4.2
-> ld < myPatch.o -> symFindByName "oldFunc", &pOld -> symFindByName "newFunc", &pNew -> pOld = pNew No reboot. No downtime. That’s power – and danger.
Who else here survived the 5.x era? Bonus points if you used and thought it was magic. vxworks 5.4.2
Still running in some places where “if it ain’t broke, don’t update the BSP.” -> ld < myPatch
Just fired up an old project image from the early 2000s – , Tornado 2.2, and a Pentium-based SBC. Who else here survived the 5
Here’s a social/tech post about , written as if for a retro embedded engineering community (e.g., LinkedIn, Reddit, or a blog). Pick the tone you need. Option 1: Nostalgic / “War Story” (Reddit or Blog) Title: VxWorks 5.4.2 – where a stray pointer meant rebooting a $50k machine
