diff --git a/tools/checkpatch.sh b/tools/checkpatch.sh
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+
+git format-patch -M --stdout HEAD^ | tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl - --no-tree