NVIDIA Jetson Xavier Long-Term Kernel Support

NVIDIA will end support for Jetson Xavier platforms in 2026. After that date, Xavier-based products will no longer receive official kernel maintenance, security updates, or bug fixes from NVIDIA. For many organizations, migrating to newer platforms such as Jetson Orin is not a practical option. Replacing deployed hardware can be costly, introduce technical risk, require product revalidation, and disrupt existing deployments.

However, deployed Xavier systems will continue to require maintenance, including:

  • Security vulnerability fixes (CVEs)
  • Critical bug fixes
  • Long-term kernel updates
  • Continued support for deployed hardware

To address this challenge, RidgeRun extends kernel support for Jetson Xavier platforms beyond NVIDIA's official End-of-Life date by leveraging the long-term maintenance provided by the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project. This approach allows organizations to continue maintaining Xavier-based products without replacing existing hardware, extending the useful life of their systems for up to 10 additional years.

This wiki describes the supported platforms, available features, maintenance scope, and long-term support strategy provided by RidgeRun.

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NVIDIA Long-Term Support
This diagram summarizes the support timeline for Xavier based products and the role of long term platform support after the NVIDIA standard support window.
NVIDIA lifecycle information:
NVIDIA Jetson Product Lifecycle

Explore the Project

Explore the maintenance strategy, platform support model, validation activities, and technical work behind the Xavier long term support effort.

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Introduction
Project overview, lifecycle context, and the motivation behind the Xavier support effort.
Background and objectives
Problem
What Problem This Solves
Understand the lifecycle and maintenance challenges faced by existing Xavier deployments.
Product lifecycle considerations
Solution
What RidgeRun is Offering
Review the platform integration, validation approach, and project outputs.
Platform support strategy
Guidance
When to Consider a Maintained Xavier Platform
Identify the situations where extending an existing Xavier deployment may be preferable to an immediate migration.
Evaluating maintenance options
Updates
Release History
Review the documented CIP kernel releases currently tracked for Xavier long-term support.
Kernel release lineage

Additional sections provide subsystem status, validation results, build guidance, support boundaries, and the technical evidence collected throughout the project.


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Get started with RidgeRun's long-term kernel support for NVIDIA Jetson Xavier by purchasing the support package below.

NVIDIA Jetson Xavier Long-Term Kernel Support from RidgeRun
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