The patch titled Subject: kernel/Makefile: don't assume that kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh is executable has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was kernel-makefile-dont-assume-that-kernel-gen_ikh_datash-is-executable.patch This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree ------------------------------------------------------ From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: kernel/Makefile: don't assume that kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh is executable Is the user downloads and applies patch-5.1.gz using patch(1), the x bit on kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh is not set. /bin/sh: 1: ./kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh: Permission denied Fix this by using CONFIG_SHELL. Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/kernel/Makefile~kernel-makefile-dont-assume-that-kernel-gen_ikh_datash-is-executable +++ a/kernel/Makefile @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ $(obj)/config_data.gz: $(KCONFIG_CONFIG) $(obj)/kheaders.o: $(obj)/kheaders_data.tar.xz quiet_cmd_genikh = CHK $(obj)/kheaders_data.tar.xz -cmd_genikh = $(srctree)/kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh $@ +cmd_genikh = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh $@ $(obj)/kheaders_data.tar.xz: FORCE $(call cmd,genikh) _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are ocfs2-clear-zero-in-unaligned-direct-io-checkpatch-fixes.patch mm.patch mm-add-probe_user_read-fix.patch byteorder-sanity-check-toolchain-vs-kernel-endianess-checkpatch-fixes.patch linux-next-rejects.patch kernel-forkc-export-kernel_thread-to-modules.patch slab-leaks3-default-y.patch