- Sources: primary
- Summary: Phoronix reports a Google engineer sent an experimental patch series and request for feedback over the weekend that lets virtual machines continue running while the host kernel is offline for a security update or reboot, working with the Live Update Orchestrator. The patches are explicitly experimental and posted for comment, with no merge target stated.
- Why it matters: Host kernel patching currently forces either guest downtime or live migration, so the approach targets the main remaining source of planned downtime for hyperscale virtualization.
- Follow-up: Phoronix is the only source and the article body could not be retrieved from this environment, so the claims here are limited to what the publisher's own feed states. Track whether the series draws maintainer review on the kernel lists.
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