[OpenWrt-Users] how are kernel patches applied to the kernel, and in what order?

[Robert P. J. Day]

  i'm unclear on how kernel patches are applied to the kernel, given
the number of kernel patch directories.  for example, if i'm building
a system for my brcm47xx unit and selecting a 2.6.23.16 kernel, i can
see a number of possible patch directories, all under target/linux:

  * generic-2.6/patches
  * generic-2.6/patches-2.6.23
  * brcm47xx/patches-2.6.23

so which ones actually apply?  i'm guessing the last two, but i'm not
sure.  and in what order so that they're cumulative?  thanks.

rday
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