CS6 patch tool across layers

Couldn't find any reference to this elsewhere in the forums.
Since getting CS6 I have been puzzled to find that the patch tool in CS6 seemed not to  work across layers whilst doing photo retouching. So I reverted to the other tools to get some work done and ignored the problem.
I have just discovered that the problem seems to be caused by the source layer being locked (as in the background layer). In this case, with an empty layer above selected and the patch tool using all layers, the tool looks as though it is working until the mouse is released, when the original content of the patch re-appears and the empty layer is still empty.
Only if the base layer is unlocked will the patch tool work as expected to put the correction onto on the empty layer above.the unlocked base.
Is this just on my Win7 x64 system, or is this a feaure/bug in CS6?

"patch tool using all layers"
What is the real name of the tool that you've repeatedly refered to as "patch tool"? I ask because it can't be Patch Tool if there's an option to use all layers.

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