It's mandatory reboot if kernel is updated?

Hello mates, As you know, in arch Linux the kernel is updated frequently but, is mandatory or good practice reboot any time the kernel is updated?

Hello mates,

As you know, in arch Linux the kernel is updated frequently but, is mandatory or good practice reboot any time the kernel is updated?

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Good practice, you won't see the update until you reboot and I suppose it could cause problems if other packages were updated at the same time and rely on the updated kernel

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