Re: [PATCH 6.1.y 0/3] Fix patch backport review

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Mon, Mar 09, 2026 at 01:01:27PM +0800, Johnny Hao wrote:
> This patch series is to backport the fix 736a0516a162
> ("hfs: fix general protection fault in hfs_find_init()")
> to 6.1.y and the other 2 patches are its dependence.

Please explain why backporting this fix is important.  The bug has
been present for years and this is not a widely-used filesystem.