scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py: force patching when branch is machine branch is re-use

When a branch is re-used, the kernel tools turns off any patch pushing unless
'mark patching' is explicitly set.

[YOCTO #9120]

(From meta-yocto rev: 427f5473722e15e288cbce251a9ce18989c23548)

(From meta-yocto rev: e98cce42b8454545874a68979af70ca1813a7ad2)

Signed-off-by: Leonardo Sandoval <leonardo.sandoval.gonzalez@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster@mvista.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py b/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py
index ba68b60fcb..07832282c3 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ def write_patch_items(scripts_path, machine, patch_items):
     patch list [${machine}-user-patches.scc].
     """
     f = open_user_file(scripts_path, machine, machine+"-user-patches.scc", "w")
+    f.write("mark patching start\n")
     for item in patch_items:
         f.write("patch " + item + "\n")
     f.close()