--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# BSD LICENSE
+#
+# Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#
+# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+# the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+# distribution.
+# * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+# from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+
+# Load config options:
+# - DPDK_GETMAINTAINER_PATH
+. $(dirname $(readlink -e $0))/load-devel-config
+
+options="--no-git-fallback"
+options="$options --no-rolestats"
+
+print_usage () {
+ cat <<- END_OF_HELP
+ usage: $(basename $0) <patch>
+ END_OF_HELP
+}
+
+# Requires DPDK_GETMAINTAINER_PATH devel config option set,
+# please check devtools/load-devel-config.
+# DPDK_GETMAINTAINER_PATH should be full path to the get_maintainer.pl script,
+# like:
+# DPDK_GETMAINTAINER_PATH=~/linux/scripts/get_maintainer.pl
+
+if [ ! -x "$DPDK_GETMAINTAINER_PATH" ] ; then
+ print_usage >&2
+ echo
+ echo 'Cannot execute DPDK_GETMAINTAINER_PATH' >&2
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+FILES="COPYING CREDITS Kbuild"
+FOLDERS="Documentation arch include fs init ipc kernel scripts"
+
+# Kernel script checks for some files and folders to run
+workaround () {
+ for f in $FILES; do
+ if [ ! -f $f ]; then touch $f; fi
+ done
+
+ for d in $FOLDERS; do
+ if [ ! -d $d ]; then mkdir $d; fi
+ done
+}
+
+fix_workaround () {
+ for f in $FILES; do if [ -f $f ]; then rm -f $f; fi; done
+ for d in $FOLDERS; do if [ -d $d ]; then rmdir $d; fi; done
+}
+
+# clean workaround on exit
+trap fix_workaround EXIT
+
+workaround
+$DPDK_GETMAINTAINER_PATH $options $@
+# fix_workaround called on exit by trap