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Do we really want more runtime patching?

Do we really want more runtime patching?

Posted May 11, 2026 0:55 UTC (Mon) by cypherpunks2 (guest, #152408)
In reply to: Do we really want more runtime patching? by DemiMarie
Parent article: killswitch for short-term emergency vulnerability mitigation

There's no such thing as a list of "safe patches". You don't know what functions need to be disabled until a new vulnerability is made public.

Lockdown is preserved simply by disabling killswitch when lockdown is enabled.


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