Re: Query: Y2038 patch series for 3.18 Kernel

[Siddh Raman Pant]

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:57:18 +0530 को Pintu Kumar Agarwal ने लिखा :
> We have an arm32 based embedded product which is based on the 3.18
> kernel and a simple busybox.
> We wanted to support the Y2038 issue on this older kernel.
> Is this feasible
> Do we have the Y2038 separate patches available for both kernel and userspace
> ?
> Or upgrading the kernel is the only option ?

Upgrading is a much much better option.

3.18 is extremely ancient and extremely insecure.

(Sending again as I didn't press "reply all")

Thanks,
Siddh