After the Downloading Patch-4

After the downloading patch-4.6.4.xz from http://kernel.org, what are the next steps to prepare the build of a version 4.6.4 Linux kernel?

A) Uncompress the file and move the resulting directory to /usr/src/linux Uncompress the file and move the resulting directory to /usr/src/linux
B) Apply the patch file to the kernel source directory containing kernel version 4.6.0
C) Apply the patch file to the kernel source directory containing kernel version 4.6.3
D) Uncompress the file using xz to get the uncompressed patch file Uncompress the file using xz to get the uncompressed patch file
E) Use patch to apply the uncompressed patch file to the source directory of any previous kernel version Use patch to apply the uncompressed patch file to the source directory of any previous kernel version