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

Johnny Hao posted 3 patches 1 month ago
Only 2 patches received!
fs/hfs/bfind.c          |   3 +
fs/hfs/btree.c          |  57 +++++++++++---
fs/hfs/extent.c         |   2 +-
fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h         |   1 +
include/linux/highmem.h | 164 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/pagemap.h |  20 +++++
6 files changed, 235 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
[PATCH 6.1.y 0/3] Fix patch backport review
Posted by Johnny Hao 1 month ago
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.

Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) (1):
  highmem: add kernel-doc for memcpy_*_folio()

Viacheslav Dubeyko (1):
  hfs: fix general protection fault in hfs_find_init()

Vishal Moola (Oracle) (1):
  pagemap: add filemap_grab_folio()

 fs/hfs/bfind.c          |   3 +
 fs/hfs/btree.c          |  57 +++++++++++---
 fs/hfs/extent.c         |   2 +-
 fs/hfs/hfs_fs.h         |   1 +
 include/linux/highmem.h | 164 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/pagemap.h |  20 +++++
 6 files changed, 235 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

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2.34.1
Re: [PATCH 6.1.y 0/3] Fix patch backport review
Posted by Matthew Wilcox 1 month ago
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.