diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# Kconfig helper macros
+
+# Convenient variables
+comma       := ,
+quote       := "
+squote      := '
+empty       :=
+space       := $(empty) $(empty)
+dollar      := $
+right_paren := )
+left_paren  := (
+
+# $(if-success,<command>,<then>,<else>)
+# Return <then> if <command> exits with 0, <else> otherwise.
+if-success = $(shell,{ $(1); } >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "$(2)" || echo "$(3)")
+
+# $(success,<command>)
+# Return y if <command> exits with 0, n otherwise
+success = $(if-success,$(1),y,n)
+
+# $(failure,<command>)
+# Return n if <command> exits with 0, y otherwise
+failure = $(if-success,$(1),n,y)
+
+# $(cc-option,<flag>)
+# Return y if the compiler supports <flag>, n otherwise
+cc-option = $(success,$(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(1) -S -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null)
+
+# $(ld-option,<flag>)
+# Return y if the linker supports <flag>, n otherwise
+ld-option = $(success,$(LD) -v $(1))
+
+# $(as-instr,<instr>)
+# Return y if the assembler supports <instr>, n otherwise
+as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -c -x assembler -o /dev/null -)
+
+# check if $(CC) and $(LD) exist
+$(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),compiler '$(CC)' not found)
+$(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(LD)),linker '$(LD)' not found)
+
+# Fail if the linker is gold as it's not capable of linking the kernel proper
+$(error-if,$(success, $(LD) -v | grep -q gold), gold linker '$(LD)' not supported)
+
+# gcc version including patch level
+gcc-version := $(shell,$(srctree)/scripts/gcc-version.sh $(CC))
+
+# machine bit flags
+#  $(m32-flag): -m32 if the compiler supports it, or an empty string otherwise.
+#  $(m64-flag): -m64 if the compiler supports it, or an empty string otherwise.
+cc-option-bit = $(if-success,$(CC) -Werror $(1) -E -x c /dev/null -o /dev/null,$(1))
+m32-flag := $(cc-option-bit,-m32)
+m64-flag := $(cc-option-bit,-m64)
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-version.sh b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
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+++ b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# gcc-version gcc-command
+#
+# Print the gcc version of `gcc-command' in a 5 or 6-digit form
+# such as `29503' for gcc-2.95.3, `30301' for gcc-3.3.1, etc.
+
+compiler="$*"
+
+if [ ${#compiler} -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "Error: No compiler specified." >&2
+	printf "Usage:\n\t$0 <gcc-command>\n" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+MAJOR=$(echo __GNUC__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
+MINOR=$(echo __GNUC_MINOR__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
+PATCHLEVEL=$(echo __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
+printf "%d%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR $PATCHLEVEL