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Can Linux have "transfer data structures to new kernel" rebooting like Minix?

Or would that go against the monolithic kernel paradigm of the Linux kernel? Edit: There's this flag in kexec: "--load-preserve-context Load the new kernel and preserve context of current kernel during kexec."

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You are describing Kernel Live Patching [1][2][3][4] most commonly used in VPS providers to minimize downtime but keep the fleet patched for security issues. There are some limitations listed in some of the documents below. [1] - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_live_patching https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_live_patching [2] - https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/what-is-linux-kernel-live-patching https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/what-is-linux-kernel-... [3] - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/live-patching.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/live-patching.ht... [4] - https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Kernel_live_patching https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Kernel_live_patching