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+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright 2018, Michael Ellerman, IBM Corporation.
+#
+# Wrapper around checkpatch that uses our preferred settings
+
+script_base=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
+
+exec $script_base/../../../scripts/checkpatch.pl \
+	--subjective \
+	--no-summary \
+	--max-line-length=90 \
+	--show-types \
+	--ignore ARCH_INCLUDE_LINUX \
+	--ignore BIT_MACRO \
+	--ignore COMPARISON_TO_NULL \
+	--ignore EMAIL_SUBJECT \
+	--ignore FILE_PATH_CHANGES \
+	--ignore GLOBAL_INITIALISERS \
+	--ignore LINE_SPACING \
+	--ignore MULTIPLE_ASSIGNMENTS \
+	$@