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kernel-dev: First re-write of the "Patches" section.

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Signed-off-by: scott-lenovo <scott-lenovo@ubuntu.(none)>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -802,10 +802,13 @@ The description file can include multiple kconf statements, one per fragment.
<title>Patches</title> <title>Patches</title>
<para> <para>
Patches are described in a very similar way to configuration Patch descriptions are very similar to configuration fragment
fragments, which are described in the previous section. descriptions, which are described in the previous section.
Instead of a <filename>.cfg</filename> file, they work with However, instead of a <filename>.cfg</filename> file, these
source patches. descriptions work with source patches.
</para>
<para>
A typical patch includes a description file and the patch itself: A typical patch includes a description file and the patch itself:
<literallayout class='monospaced'> <literallayout class='monospaced'>
patches/mypatch.scc: patches/mypatch.scc:
@@ -814,8 +817,8 @@ The description file can include multiple kconf statements, one per fragment.
patches/mypatch.patch: patches/mypatch.patch:
&lt;typical-patch&gt; &lt;typical-patch&gt;
</literallayout> </literallayout>
For <filename>.patch</filename> files, the typical patch You can create the typical <filename>.patch</filename>
is created with <filename>diff -Nurp</filename> or file using <filename>diff -Nurp</filename> or
<filename>git format-patch</filename>. <filename>git format-patch</filename>.
</para> </para>