{
  "id": 2118277,
  "title": "Linux 7.3 Cleans Up The Code For Disabling Of Legacy 32-bit Time Support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/linux-7-3-cleans-up-the-code-for-disabling-of-legacy-32-bit-time",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:21:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phoronix",
    "slug": "phoronix",
    "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-vDSO-32-bit-Time"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Linux kernel has supported the CONFIG_COMPAT_32BIT_TIME Kconfig build time option for optionally disabling of legacy 32-bit time system call support. This is intended to disable the code that uses a 32-bit integer for time that is thus not Year 2038 safe, but at the cost of breaking compatibility for legacy 32-bit applications. Even if building without Linux 32-bit time support, it turns out…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}