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Linux distributions that ship systemd as their init system now have a new version to track. The systemd 261 update adds a cloud metadata subsystem, carries process state through kexec reboots, and continues a long-running effort to load external libraries on demand. Cloud metadata gets a local interface systemd 261 adds an IMDS subsystem for cloud instance metadata. A daemon, systemd-imdsd, provides a local Varlink API that gives programs access to instance metadata services. A …