Query: Y2038 patch series for 3.18 Kernel

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 10:32:28AM +0530, Pintu Kumar Agarwal wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Nov 2025 at 10:35, Siddh Raman Pant <sanganaka at siddh.me> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> Yes, I understand, but upgrading the kernel on this older SoC brings
> more complexities, challenges and time taking.
> Customers also do not agree for the upgrade at this stage and they are
> looking for alternatives.
> So, we are exploring both the options right now.
> 
> Are there any patchset maintained separately for this Y2038 issue for
> each kernel version to have a look ?

Nope, sorry.  Please just update to a newer kernel version, that is the
only way forward (and as a bonus, you actually will have tens of
thousands of bugs fixed on your system.)

good luck!

greg k-h