> Ususally kernel patches have to be applied from the top > level directory of the kernel source with a patch line like > the following: > > patch -p1 < /path/to/patch > > to test before applying use: > > patch -p1 --dry-run < /path/to/patch I read that I need a ?mm?-kernel. Is this a vanilla from kernel.org, or do I need special sources? I have already configured and built kernels from time to time, but as you can see I'm still a n00b concerning kernel knowledge ;-) . Thanks for any hint, ce