--- file_not_specified_in_diff	
+++ file_not_specified_in_diff	
@@ -49,0 +49,10 @@ 
+#
+# UNIPATCH_LIST_LOCAL   - a space delimited list of local (unsupported) patch
+#                         sets (xxx.tar.gz) to be applied to the kernel. Can 
+#                         be specified as ${FILESDIR}/patch.tgz or 
+#                         ${DISTDIR}/patch.tgz depending upon whether the 
+#                         patches are stored in the files subdirectory or 
+#                         specified in ${SRC_URI}. The patch sets should follow
+#                         the standard genpatches organizational and naming
+#                         structure.
+#
@@ -617,0 +627,13 @@ 
+
+    if [[ -n "${UNIPATCH_LIST_LOCAL}" ]]; then
+	   ewarn "This kernel contains unsupported 3rd party patches."
+	   ewarn "and IS NOT supported by the Gentoo kernel developers."
+	   echo
+	   ewarn "Please do not file bugs (of any kind) while using this kernel."
+	   ewarn "You may have to drop these patches when working through bug reports."
+	   echo 
+	   ewarn "If you absolutely must report a bug while using this kernel,"
+	   ewarn "you must state that you applied your own kernel patches and"
+	   ewarn "specify the nature of those changes on all Gentoo bug reports."
+	   echo
+	fi
@@ -957,2 +980,4 @@ 
-	[[ -n ${UNIPATCH_LIST} || -n ${UNIPATCH_LIST_DEFAULT} || -n ${UNIPATCH_LIST_GENPATCHES} ]] && \
-		unipatch "${UNIPATCH_LIST_DEFAULT} ${UNIPATCH_LIST_GENPATCHES} ${UNIPATCH_LIST}"
---
+	[[ -n ${UNIPATCH_LIST} || -n ${UNIPATCH_LIST_DEFAULT} || \
+	   -n ${UNIPATCH_LIST_GENPATCHES} || -n ${UNIPATCH_LIST_LOCAL} ]] && \
+		unipatch "${UNIPATCH_LIST_DEFAULT} ${UNIPATCH_LIST_GENPATCHES}
+		${UNIPATCH_LIST} ${UNIPATCH_LIST_LOCAL}"