All patches need to have a patch description header similar to what is used in SUSE kernel git tree. Patches added without this will be reverted. From: Name Subject: Summary of fix Date: date References: bnc#xxxxxx (bugzilla reference) Upstream: upstream revision or a description of why it is not upstream Signed-Off-by: Name (same as From: if committer is patch author) Short paragraph describing problem/fix. References to upstream repo/commit-id if applicable.