diff --git a/src/kernel/linux/v4.14/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh b/src/kernel/linux/v4.14/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/src/kernel/linux/v4.14/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+srctree=$(dirname "$0")
+
+SHOW_ERROR=
+if [ "$1" = "--show-error" ] ; then
+	SHOW_ERROR=1
+	shift || true
+fi
+
+gccplugins_dir=$($3 -print-file-name=plugin)
+plugincc=$($1 -E -x c++ - -o /dev/null -I"${srctree}"/gcc-plugins -I"${gccplugins_dir}"/include 2>&1 <<EOF
+#include "gcc-common.h"
+#if BUILDING_GCC_VERSION >= 4008 || defined(ENABLE_BUILD_WITH_CXX)
+#warning $2 CXX
+#else
+#warning $1 CC
+#endif
+EOF
+)
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+	if [ -n "$SHOW_ERROR" ] ; then
+		echo "${plugincc}" >&2
+	fi
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+case "$plugincc" in
+	*"$1 CC"*)
+		echo "$1"
+		exit 0
+		;;
+
+	*"$2 CXX"*)
+		# the c++ compiler needs another test, see below
+		;;
+
+	*)
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+
+# we need a c++ compiler that supports the designated initializer GNU extension
+plugincc=$($2 -c -x c++ -std=gnu++98 - -fsyntax-only -I"${srctree}"/gcc-plugins -I"${gccplugins_dir}"/include 2>&1 <<EOF
+#include "gcc-common.h"
+class test {
+public:
+	int test;
+} test = {
+	.test = 1
+};
+EOF
+)
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+then
+	echo "$2"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$SHOW_ERROR" ] ; then
+	echo "${plugincc}" >&2
+fi
+exit 1