--- /dev/null
+#! /bin/sh
+
+# BSD LICENSE
+#
+# Copyright 2015 6WIND S.A.
+#
+# 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 6WIND S.A. 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_CHECKPATCH_PATH
+# - DPDK_CHECKPATCH_LINE_LENGTH
+. scripts/load-devel-config.sh
+if [ ! -x "$DPDK_CHECKPATCH_PATH" ] ; then
+ echo 'Cannot execute DPDK_CHECKPATCH_PATH' >&2
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+length=${DPDK_CHECKPATCH_LINE_LENGTH:-80}
+
+# override default Linux options
+options="--no-tree"
+options="$options --max-line-length=$length"
+options="$options --show-types"
+options="$options --ignore=LINUX_VERSION_CODE,FILE_PATH_CHANGES,\
+VOLATILE,PREFER_PACKED,PREFER_ALIGNED,PREFER_PRINTF,PREFER_KERNEL_TYPES,\
+SPLIT_STRING,LINE_SPACING,PARENTHESIS_ALIGNMENT,NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE,\
+NEW_TYPEDEFS,COMPARISON_TO_NULL"
+
+print_usage () {
+ echo "usage: $(basename $0) [-q] [-v] [patch1 [patch2] ...]]"
+}
+
+quiet=false
+verbose=false
+while getopts hqv ARG ; do
+ case $ARG in
+ q ) quiet=true ;;
+ v ) verbose=true ;;
+ h ) print_usage ; exit 0 ;;
+ ? ) print_usage ; exit 1 ;;
+ esac
+done
+shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
+
+status=0
+for p in "$@" ; do
+ ! $verbose || printf '\n### %s\n\n' "$p"
+ report=$($DPDK_CHECKPATCH_PATH $options "$p" 2>/dev/null)
+ [ $? -ne 0 ] || continue
+ $verbose || printf '\n### %s\n\n' "$p"
+ printf '%s\n' "$report" | head -n -6
+ status=$(($status + 1))
+done
+pass=$(($# - $status))
+$quiet || printf '%d/%d valid patch' $pass $#
+$quiet || [ $pass -le 1 ] || printf 'es'
+$quiet || printf '\n'
+exit $status