--- /dev/null
+#! /bin/sh
+
+# BSD LICENSE
+#
+# Copyright 2016 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.
+
+# Check commit logs (headlines and references)
+#
+# If any doubt about the formatting, please check in the most recent history:
+# git log --format='%>|(15)%cr %s' --reverse | grep -i <pattern>
+
+if [ "$1" = '-h' -o "$1" = '--help' ] ; then
+ cat <<- END_OF_HELP
+ usage: $(basename $0) [-h] [range]
+
+ Check commit log formatting.
+ The git range can be specified as a "git log" option,
+ e.g. -1 to check only the latest commit.
+ The default range starts from origin/master to HEAD.
+ END_OF_HELP
+ exit
+fi
+
+range=${1:-origin/master..}
+
+headlines=$(git log --format='%s' $range)
+bodylines=$(git log --format='%b' $range)
+tags=$(git log --format='%b' $range | grep -i -e 'by *:' -e 'fix.*:')
+fixes=$(git log --format='%h %s' $range | grep -i ': *fix' | cut -d' ' -f1)
+
+# check headline format (spacing, no punctuation, no code)
+bad=$(echo "$headlines" | grep \
+ -e ' ' \
+ -e '^ ' \
+ -e ' $' \
+ -e '\.$' \
+ -e '[,;!?&|]' \
+ -e ':.*_' \
+ -e '^[^:]*$' \
+ -e ':[^ ]' \
+ -e ' :' \
+ | sed 's,^,\t,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Wrong headline format:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check headline label for common typos
+bad=$(echo "$headlines" | grep \
+ -e '^example[:/]' \
+ -e '^apps/' \
+ -e '^testpmd' \
+ -e 'test-pmd' \
+ -e '^bond:' \
+ | sed 's,^,\t,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Wrong headline label:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check headline lowercase for first words
+bad=$(echo "$headlines" | grep \
+ -e '^.*[A-Z].*:' \
+ -e ': *[A-Z]' \
+ | sed 's,^,\t,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Wrong headline uppercase:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check headline uppercase (Rx/Tx, VF, L2, MAC, Linux, ARM...)
+bad=$(echo "$headlines" | grep \
+ -e 'rx\|tx\|RX\|TX' \
+ -e '\<[pv]f\>' \
+ -e '\<l[234]\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<dma\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<pci\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<mtu\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<mac\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<vlan\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<rss\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<freebsd\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<linux\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<tilegx\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<tile-gx\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<arm\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<armv7\>' \
+ -e ':.*\<armv8\>' \
+ | sed 's,^,\t,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Wrong headline lowercase:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check headline length (60 max)
+bad=$(echo "$headlines" | awk 'length>60 {print}' | sed 's,^,\t,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Headline too long:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check body lines length (75 max)
+bad=$(echo "$bodylines" | awk 'length>75 {print}' | sed 's,^,\t,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Line too long:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check tags spelling
+bad=$(echo "$tags" |
+ grep -v '^\(Reported\|Suggested\|Signed-off\|Acked\|Reviewed\|Tested\)-by: [^,]* <.*@.*>$' |
+ grep -v '^Fixes: [0-9a-f]\{7\}[0-9a-f]* (".*")$' |
+ sed 's,^.,\t&,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Wrong tag:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check missing Fixes: tag
+bad=$(for fix in $fixes ; do
+ git log --format='%b' -1 $fix | grep -q '^Fixes: ' ||
+ git log --format='\t%s' -1 $fix
+done)
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Missing 'Fixes' tag:\n$bad\n"
+
+# check Fixes: reference
+IFS='
+'
+fixtags=$(echo "$tags" | grep '^Fixes: ')
+bad=$(for fixtag in $fixtags ; do
+ hash=$(echo "$fixtag" | sed 's,^Fixes: \([0-9a-f]*\).*,\1,')
+ good="Fixes: $hash "$(git log --format='("%s")' -1 $hash 2>&-)
+ printf "$fixtag" | grep -v "^$good$"
+done | sed 's,^,\t,')
+[ -z "$bad" ] || printf "Wrong 'Fixes' reference:\n$bad\n"