How to patch a kernel
 

Kindly explain how to apply this patch to a linux kernel:

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne...9e8945cf0f1b98

uname -a
gives me kernel version:
2.6.22.14-72

Thx.

Normally, you don't "patch" a kernel: you install the kernel that was provided for you by the publisher of the distro you are using. This kernel was built-from-source and aggressively tested for you.

When changes are made to the kernel, they're almost always made in source-code form, then the whole kernel-image is recompiled. On my systems, it takes all of about ten minutes to completely "re-do" my (very stripped down) kernel images completely from scratch. But again, this is not something that you normally do, nor should do.

"One false move... the slightest screw-up..." :eek:

Usually:

Thanks for your answers.