Steps to reproduce error:
pokyuser@029f91c4fdce:/workdir/build$ yocto-kernel patch add myqemuarm Yocto-testmod.patch
Added patches:
        Yocto-testmod.patch
pokyuser@029f91c4fdce:/workdir/build$ yocto-kernel patch list myqemuarm
The current set of machine-specific patches for myqemuarm is:
        1) Yocto-testmod.patch
 
pokyuser@029f91c4fdce:/workdir/build$ yocto-kernel config list myqemuarm
The current set of machine-specific kernel config items for myqemuarm is:
        1) CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
        2) CONFIG_YOCTO_TESTMOD=y
        3) CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y
        4) CONFIG_SCHED_TRACER=y
        5) CONFIG_IRQSOFF_TRACER=y
        6) CONFIG_PREEMPT_TRACER=y
 
pokyuser@029f91c4fdce:/workdir/build$ bitbake core-image-sato
 
ERROR: linux-yocto-4.12.14+gitAUTOINC+e3c9041f48_4226b065fc-r0.8 do_kernel_metadata: Could not locate BSP definition for myqemuarm/standard and no defconfig was provided
ERROR: linux-yocto-4.12.14+gitAUTOINC+e3c9041f48_4226b065fc-r0.8 do_patch: Could not apply patches for myqemuarm.
ERROR: linux-yocto-4.12.14+gitAUTOINC+e3c9041f48_4226b065fc-r0.8 do_patch: Patch failures can be resolved in the linux source directory /workdir/build/tmp/work-shared/myqemuarm/kernel-source)
ERROR: linux-yocto-4.12.14+gitAUTOINC+e3c9041f48_4226b065fc-r0.8 do_patch: Function failed: do_patch (log file is located at /workdir/build/tmp/work/myqemuarm-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-yocto/4.12.14+gitAUTOINC+e3c9041f48_4226b065fc-r0.8/temp/log.do_patch.20311)
ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in: /workdir/build/tmp/work/myqemuarm-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-yocto/4.12.14+gitAUTOINC+e3c9041f48_4226b065fc-r0.8/temp/log.do_patch.20311
 
Log data follows:
| DEBUG: Executing python function extend_recipe_sysroot
| NOTE: Direct dependencies are ['/workdir/poky/meta/recipes-devtools/quilt/quilt-native_0.65.bb:do_populate_sysroot', '/workdir/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb:do_populate_sysroot']
| NOTE: Installed into sysroot: []
| NOTE: Skipping as already exists in sysroot: ['quilt-native', 'kern-tools-native']
| DEBUG: Python function extend_recipe_sysroot finished
| DEBUG: Executing shell function do_patch
| (1/1) Yocto-testmod.patch
| [INFO]: check of .kernel-meta//patches//./Yocto-testmod.patch with "git am" did not pass, trying reduced context.
| [INFO]: Context reduced git-am of .kernel-meta//patches//./Yocto-testmod.patch with "git am" did not work, trying "apply".
| error: patch failed: drivers/misc/Kconfig:392
| error: drivers/misc/Kconfig: patch does not apply
| Context reduced to (1/1) to apply fragment at 35
| [ERROR]: Application of .kernel-meta//patches//./Yocto-testmod.patch failed.
|          Patch needs to be refreshed. Sample resolution script:
|              .git/rebase-apply/resolve_rejects
| ERROR: Could not apply patches for myqemuarm.
| ERROR: Patch failures can be resolved in the linux source directory /workdir/build/tmp/work-shared/myqemuarm/kernel-source)
| WARNING: exit code 1 from a shell command.
| ERROR: Function failed: do_patch (log file is located at /workdir/build/tmp/work/myqemuarm-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-yocto/4.12.14+gitAUTOINC+e3c9041f48_4226b065fc-r0.8/temp/log.do_patch.20311)
ERROR: Task (/workdir/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.12.bb:do_patch) failed with exit code '1'