#LKML #QOTD from Tytso in reply to a #ext2 backporting request to various older #Linux longterm #kernel series:
""[…] And this is why the patches have not been backported. It requires work, and an AI generated request doesn't change the reality that *someone* has to do that work,
I invite you to figure out a way to figure out an AI mediated tool that can attempt the backport, and then run the moral equivalent of "gce-xfstests -c ext4.all -g auto" to verify that the backport doesn't result in any regressions. (Some previous attempts to backport to older LTS kernels have resulted in the kernels crashing as a result.)
Otherwise, I recommend that most users consider switching to a newer LTS kernel, or if they can't to pay $$$ to an enterprise Linux distribution that pays engineers to do that hard work.""
https://lore.kernel.org/all/alDWUmORy7fTnorX@mit.edu/
Side note, regarding the "switching to a newer LTS kernel" aspect: running at least the latest longterm #LinuxKernel is what most users should do anyway, as explained by this post from @gregkh:
http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2018/08/24/what-stable-kernel-should-i-use/