Live patching

Kernel live patching Article description::is an 'update-and-coming' kernel feature being developed by a few corporate Linux companies. Several companies have open sourced their development efforts, making it possible to bring kernel live patching to Gentoo.

A note of caution: Kernel live patching is risky. Count on hard freezing or panics to become normal...

Kernel
The Linux kernel must be version 4.0 or higher in order to have LIVEPATCH support.

Available software
Here are some live patch packages available in Gentoo: