1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index 53659f2f37..6160a29ecb 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # remove tasks that modify the source tree in case externalsrc is inherited
 SRCTREECOVEREDTASKS += "do_kernel_configme do_validate_branches do_kernel_configcheck do_kernel_checkout do_fetch do_unpack do_patch"
+PATCH_GIT_USER_EMAIL ?= "kernel-yocto@oe"
+PATCH_GIT_USER_NAME ?= "OpenEmbedded"
 
 # returns local (absolute) path names for all valid patches in the
 # src_uri
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ do_kernel_metadata() {
 do_patch() {
         cd ${S}
 
+        check_git_config
         meta_dir=$(kgit --meta)
         (cd ${meta_dir}; ln -sf patch.queue series)
         if [ -f "${meta_dir}/series" ]; then