> So I decided to try applying the patches against the tree as it was
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> before bef69ea0...:
>
> =================================
> $ git checkout -f HEAD^
> Note: moving to "HEAD^" which isn't a local branch
> If you want to create a new branch from this checkout, you may do so
> (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:
>  git checkout -b <new_branch_name>
> HEAD is now at 00aeb42... Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound-2.6
>
> $ git apply --verbose --check ../split_e820_reserve.patch
> Checking patch arch/x86/kernel/e820.c...
> Checking patch arch/x86/pci/i386.c...
> Checking patch include/asm-x86/e820.h...
>
> $ git apply --verbose ../split_e820_reserve.patch
> Checking patch arch/x86/kernel/e820.c...
> Checking patch arch/x86/pci/i386.c...
> Checking patch include/asm-x86/e820.h...
> Applied patch arch/x86/kernel/e820.c cleanly.
> Applied patch arch/x86/pci/i386.c cleanly.
> Applied patch include/asm-x86/e820.h cleanly.
>
> $ git apply --verbose --check ../split_e820_reserve_xx1.patch
> Checking patch arch/x86/kernel/e820.c...
> Checking patch include/linux/ioport.h...
> Checking patch kernel/resource.c...

please use split_e820_reserve_xx2.patch instead...

Thanks

YH