Re: how to know to which file in kernel the patch can be applied?

[Peter Wächtler]

umesh jaiswal wrote:
> 
> Dear sir ...
>    I have applied  a linux-2_2_16_diff.htm patch which I have downloaded
> from kgdb site for remote kernel debugging by giving the command
>             cd /usr/src/linun2.2.16
>            $[linux] patch p0 < linux-2_2_16_diff.htm
> 
> But after appling the above  patch  command the console giving the massage :
> type the file name you want to patch.
>   I don't know sir which file I have to patch for remote kernel debugging
> support on my development machine .pls help me out.
> 

Most of the patches assume that your current working directory is
/usr/src
If you are in /usr/src/linux*  try "patch -p1 <patch"
You can browse the patch with less and see at the "diff" line what
the expected hierachy looks like