>> Likewise, I'm not betting kernel patches will get pushed down
>> to the kernels that support those old systems. ext3 is not
>> supported in the latest kernels, so instructions to install
>> the latest kernels will leave many systems non-functional.
>> I think patches need to be pushed back to 3.19 kernels.
>
> The ext3 filesystem is still available in 4.14.
I read it wasn't:
"KernelNewbies:
Linux_4.3
Last updated at 2017-12-30 01:30:22
Linux 4.3 has been released on 1 Nov 2015
Summary: This release removes the ext3 filesystem and leaves Ext4, which can
also mount Ext3 filesystems, as the main Ext filesystem; "
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