Re: Patches generated by "git format-patch -M -B" can't be applied with "git apply"?
From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 23:06:33
Yes, "diff -M -B" is known to be problematic, unfortunately. It incorrectly creates an irreversible patch under certain conditions. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1879635