During July 2025, work focused on enhancing virtualization in the geerlingguy/linux repository by improving RISC-V KVM’s handling of illegal instruction faults. The developer implemented a kernel-level change in C that delegates these faults to supervisor mode by default, reducing the frequency of guest fault traps for workloads that heavily use vector instructions. This approach allows user threads to continue after the initial fault, resulting in smoother guest execution and improved latency. The update was validated for its impact on performance and reliability, aligning with broader kernel virtualization stability goals and preparing the feature for further review and integration.