diff --git a/scripts/Lindent b/scripts/Lindent
index 57b564c..1688c44 100755
--- a/scripts/Lindent
+++ b/scripts/Lindent
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 PARAM="-npro -kr -i8 -ts8 -sob -l80 -ss -ncs -cp1"
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index c06f499..25ab143 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 ###
 # scripts contains sources for various helper programs used throughout
 # the kernel for the build process.
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.asm-generic b/scripts/Makefile.asm-generic
index a6c8c17..524eeed 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.asm-generic
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.asm-generic
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # include/asm-generic contains a lot of files that are used
 # verbatim by several architectures.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 061d0c3..26ad24a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Building
 # ==========================================================================
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.clean b/scripts/Makefile.clean
index 50616ea..808d09f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.clean
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.clean
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Cleaning up
 # ==========================================================================
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
index 993fb85..c8ba6e7 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Installing dtb files
 #
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn b/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
index ae8a135..c6ebf42 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.extrawarn
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 #
 # make W=... settings
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
index d1f7b0d..b2a95af 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.gcc-plugins
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 ifdef CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS
   __PLUGINCC := $(call cc-ifversion, -ge, 0408, $(HOSTCXX), $(HOSTCC))
   PLUGINCC := $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh "$(__PLUGINCC)" "$(HOSTCXX)" "$(CC)")
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
index 343d586..9996794 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Installing headers
 #
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.host b/scripts/Makefile.host
index 9cfd5c8..10e5c3c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.host
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.host
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Building binaries on the host system
 # Binaries are used during the compilation of the kernel, for example
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.kasan b/scripts/Makefile.kasan
index 9576775..1ce7115 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.kasan
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.kasan
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
 ifdef CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE
 	call_threshold := 10000
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 5e975fe..04b5633 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Backward compatibility
 asflags-y  += $(EXTRA_AFLAGS)
 ccflags-y  += $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin b/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin
index 1adb974..a763b47 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modbuiltin
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Generating modules.builtin
 # ==========================================================================
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index 07650ee..51ca024 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Installing modules
 # ==========================================================================
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 16923ba..b8278b5 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ===========================================================================
 # Module versions
 # ===========================================================================
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modsign b/scripts/Makefile.modsign
index b6ac708..171483b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modsign
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modsign
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ==========================================================================
 # Signing modules
 # ==========================================================================
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.ubsan b/scripts/Makefile.ubsan
index 3b1b138..8fd4d44 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.ubsan
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.ubsan
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 ifdef CONFIG_UBSAN
       CFLAGS_UBSAN += $(call cc-option, -fsanitize=shift)
       CFLAGS_UBSAN += $(call cc-option, -fsanitize=integer-divide-by-zero)
diff --git a/scripts/check_00index.sh b/scripts/check_00index.sh
index 6ac9527..aa47f59 100755
--- a/scripts/check_00index.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_00index.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 cd Documentation/
 
diff --git a/scripts/check_extable.sh b/scripts/check_extable.sh
index 0fb6b1c..93af93c 100755
--- a/scripts/check_extable.sh
+++ b/scripts/check_extable.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # (c) 2015, Quentin Casasnovas <quentin.casasnovas@oracle.com>
 
 obj=$1
diff --git a/scripts/checkincludes.pl b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
index ce9edef..b514a95 100755
--- a/scripts/checkincludes.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # checkincludes: find/remove files included more than once
 #
diff --git a/scripts/checkstack.pl b/scripts/checkstack.pl
index 7f4c417..cb99380 100755
--- a/scripts/checkstack.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkstack.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 #	Check the stack usage of functions
 #
diff --git a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
index 5a387a2..ee3dfb5 100755
--- a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
+++ b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # Check if current architecture are missing any function calls compared
 # to i386.
diff --git a/scripts/checkversion.pl b/scripts/checkversion.pl
index 8b4f205..f67b125 100755
--- a/scripts/checkversion.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkversion.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # checkversion find uses of LINUX_VERSION_CODE or KERNEL_VERSION
 # without including <linux/version.h>, or cases of
diff --git a/scripts/cleanfile b/scripts/cleanfile
index 72e3755..c00c69b 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanfile
+++ b/scripts/cleanfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # Clean a text file -- or directory of text files -- of stealth whitespace.
 # WARNING: this can be a highly destructive operation.  Use with caution.
diff --git a/scripts/cleanpatch b/scripts/cleanpatch
index 3e5a230..9f17552 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanpatch
+++ b/scripts/cleanpatch
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # Clean a patch file -- or directory of patch files -- of stealth whitespace.
 # WARNING: this can be a highly destructive operation.  Use with caution.
diff --git a/scripts/coccicheck b/scripts/coccicheck
index ec487b8..28ad1fe 100755
--- a/scripts/coccicheck
+++ b/scripts/coccicheck
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Linux kernel coccicheck
 #
 # Read Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/d_find_alias.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/d_find_alias.cocci
index 9594c9f..47e0501 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/d_find_alias.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/d_find_alias.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /// Make sure calls to d_find_alias() have a corresponding call to dput().
 //
 // Keywords: d_find_alias, dput
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/debugfs/debugfs_simple_attr.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/debugfs/debugfs_simple_attr.cocci
index 85cf540..7c31231 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/debugfs/debugfs_simple_attr.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/debugfs/debugfs_simple_attr.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /// Use DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE rather than DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE
 /// for debugfs files.
 ///
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci
index 0c7a926..bf13132 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 ///
 /// Use drm_*_get() and drm_*_put() helpers instead of drm_*_reference() and
 /// drm_*_unreference() helpers.
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/simple_open.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/simple_open.cocci
index bd1a2a4..c121876 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/simple_open.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/simple_open.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /// Remove an open coded simple_open() function
 /// and replace file operations references to the function
 /// with simple_open() instead.
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/vma_pages.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/vma_pages.cocci
index 3e52e11..10511b9 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/vma_pages.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/vma_pages.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 ///
 /// Use vma_pages function on vma object instead of explicit computation.
 ///
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/boolreturn.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/boolreturn.cocci
index a43c7b0..29d2bf4 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/boolreturn.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/boolreturn.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /// Return statements in functions returning bool should use
 /// true/false instead of 1/0.
 //
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
index f698d6d..7b48287 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /// Since commit 1c6c69525b40 ("genirq: Reject bogus threaded irq requests")
 /// threaded IRQs without a primary handler need to be requested with
 /// IRQF_ONESHOT, otherwise the request will fail.
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/of_table.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/of_table.cocci
index 2294915..4693ea7 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/of_table.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/of_table.cocci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /// Make sure (of/i2c/platform)_device_id tables are NULL terminated
 //
 // Keywords: of_table i2c_table platform_table
diff --git a/scripts/config b/scripts/config
index 026aeb4..e0e3982 100755
--- a/scripts/config
+++ b/scripts/config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Manipulate options in a .config file from the command line
 
 myname=${0##*/}
diff --git a/scripts/decode_stacktrace.sh b/scripts/decode_stacktrace.sh
index 5206d99..64220e3 100755
--- a/scripts/decode_stacktrace.sh
+++ b/scripts/decode_stacktrace.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # (c) 2014, Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com>
 #set -x
 
diff --git a/scripts/decodecode b/scripts/decodecode
index d8824f3..438120d 100755
--- a/scripts/decodecode
+++ b/scripts/decodecode
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Disassemble the Code: line in Linux oopses
 # usage: decodecode < oops.file
 #
diff --git a/scripts/depmod.sh b/scripts/depmod.sh
index 122599b..9831cca 100755
--- a/scripts/depmod.sh
+++ b/scripts/depmod.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # A depmod wrapper used by the toplevel Makefile
 
diff --git a/scripts/diffconfig b/scripts/diffconfig
index 0db267d..89abf77 100755
--- a/scripts/diffconfig
+++ b/scripts/diffconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # diffconfig - a tool to compare .config files.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/Makefile b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
index 2a48022..0dc922b 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # scripts/dtc makefile
 
 hostprogs-y	:= dtc
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/fdtdump.c b/scripts/dtc/fdtdump.c
index 207a46d..7d460a5 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/fdtdump.c
+++ b/scripts/dtc/fdtdump.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
  * fdtdump.c - Contributed by Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou AT gmail.com>
  */
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/update-dtc-source.sh b/scripts/dtc/update-dtc-source.sh
index b8ebcc6..62f0d53 100755
--- a/scripts/dtc/update-dtc-source.sh
+++ b/scripts/dtc/update-dtc-source.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Simple script to update the version of DTC carried by the Linux kernel
 #
 # This script assumes that the dtc and the linux git trees are in the
diff --git a/scripts/extract-module-sig.pl b/scripts/extract-module-sig.pl
index 0f161ea..36a2f59 100755
--- a/scripts/extract-module-sig.pl
+++ b/scripts/extract-module-sig.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # extract-mod-sig <part> <module-file>
 #
diff --git a/scripts/extract-sys-certs.pl b/scripts/extract-sys-certs.pl
index 2aa873b..fa8ab15 100755
--- a/scripts/extract-sys-certs.pl
+++ b/scripts/extract-sys-certs.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 use warnings;
 use strict;
diff --git a/scripts/faddr2line b/scripts/faddr2line
index 2f6ce80..1f5ce95 100755
--- a/scripts/faddr2line
+++ b/scripts/faddr2line
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # Translate stack dump function offsets.
 #
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-goto.sh b/scripts/gcc-goto.sh
index c9469d3..083c526 100755
--- a/scripts/gcc-goto.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-goto.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Test for gcc 'asm goto' support
 # Copyright (C) 2010, Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com>
 
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-ld b/scripts/gcc-ld
index cadab9a..997b818 100755
--- a/scripts/gcc-ld
+++ b/scripts/gcc-ld
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # run gcc with ld options
 # used as a wrapper to execute link time optimizations
 # yes virginia, this is not pretty
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh b/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh
index b65224b..d3caefe 100755
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugin.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 srctree=$(dirname "$0")
 
 SHOW_ERROR=
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
index 214eb23..e2ff425 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 GCC_PLUGINS_DIR := $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=plugin)
 
 ifeq ($(PLUGINCC),$(HOSTCC))
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h
index 6948898..ffd1dfa 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-common.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #ifndef GCC_COMMON_H_INCLUDED
 #define GCC_COMMON_H_INCLUDED
 
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-gimple-pass.h b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-gimple-pass.h
index 526c3c79..f20797e 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-gimple-pass.h
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-gimple-pass.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Generator for GIMPLE pass related boilerplate code/data
  *
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-ipa-pass.h b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-ipa-pass.h
index 9bd926e..92bb4f3 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-ipa-pass.h
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-ipa-pass.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Generator for IPA pass related boilerplate code/data
  *
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-rtl-pass.h b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-rtl-pass.h
index 1dc67a5..d69cd80 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-rtl-pass.h
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-rtl-pass.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Generator for RTL pass related boilerplate code/data
  *
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-simple_ipa-pass.h b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-simple_ipa-pass.h
index a27e2b3..06800bc 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-simple_ipa-pass.h
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gcc-generate-simple_ipa-pass.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 /*
  * Generator for SIMPLE_IPA pass related boilerplate code/data
  *
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gen-random-seed.sh b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gen-random-seed.sh
index 7514850..68af5cc 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/gen-random-seed.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/gen-random-seed.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
 	SEED=`od -A n -t x8 -N 32 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n'`
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-version.sh b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
index 7f2126d..11bb909 100755
--- a/scripts/gcc-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-version.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # gcc-version [-p] gcc-command
 #
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh b/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh
index 12dbd0b..6b2aeef 100755
--- a/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-x86_32-has-stack-protector.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | $* -S -x c -c -O0 -fstack-protector - -o - 2> /dev/null | grep -q "%gs"
 if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ; then
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh b/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh
index 17867e7..4a48bdc 100755
--- a/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh
+++ b/scripts/gcc-x86_64-has-stack-protector.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 echo "int foo(void) { char X[200]; return 3; }" | $* -S -x c -c -O0 -mcmodel=kernel -fno-PIE -fstack-protector - -o - 2> /dev/null | grep -q "%gs"
 if [ "$?" -eq "0" ] ; then
diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile b/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
index ab3cfe7..aba23be 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 always := gdb-scripts
 
 SRCTREE := $(abspath $(srctree))
diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/Makefile b/scripts/genksyms/Makefile
index 3c23bab..34d6ab1 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 hostprogs-y	:= genksyms
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y)
diff --git a/scripts/headerdep.pl b/scripts/headerdep.pl
index 86ebb9e..ebfcbef 100755
--- a/scripts/headerdep.pl
+++ b/scripts/headerdep.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # Detect cycles in the header file dependency graph
 # Vegard Nossum <vegardno@ifi.uio.no>
diff --git a/scripts/headers.sh b/scripts/headers.sh
index d4dc4de..e0f883e 100755
--- a/scripts/headers.sh
+++ b/scripts/headers.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Run headers_$1 command for all suitable architectures
 
 # Stop on error
diff --git a/scripts/headers_check.pl b/scripts/headers_check.pl
index 3091e4e..b6aec5e 100755
--- a/scripts/headers_check.pl
+++ b/scripts/headers_check.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # headers_check.pl execute a number of trivial consistency checks
 #
diff --git a/scripts/headers_install.sh b/scripts/headers_install.sh
index fdebd66..4d1ea96 100755
--- a/scripts/headers_install.sh
+++ b/scripts/headers_install.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 if [ $# -lt 2 ]
 then
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
index 8c12c20..297c1bf 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # ===========================================================================
 # Kernel configuration targets
 # These targets are used from top-level makefile
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/check.sh b/scripts/kconfig/check.sh
index 55b79ba..97f0fee 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/check.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/check.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Needed for systems without gettext
 $* -x c -o /dev/null - > /dev/null 2>&1 << EOF
 #include <libintl.h>
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/list.h b/scripts/kconfig/list.h
index 2cf23f0..45cb237 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/list.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/list.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #ifndef LIST_H
 #define LIST_H
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
index d539871..5d86e2d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
 /* confdata.c */
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
index 5075ebf..a10bd9d 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/check-lxdialog.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Check ncurses compatibility
 
 # What library to link
diff --git a/scripts/ld-version.sh b/scripts/ld-version.sh
index d135882..f2be0ff 100755
--- a/scripts/ld-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/ld-version.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/awk -f
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # extract linker version number from stdin and turn into single number
 	{
 	gsub(".*\\)", "");
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index e7b7eee..e6818b8e 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # link vmlinux
 #
diff --git a/scripts/makelst b/scripts/makelst
index e658149..e432af0 100755
--- a/scripts/makelst
+++ b/scripts/makelst
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # A script to dump mixed source code & assembly
 # with correct relocations from System.map
 # Requires the following lines in makefile:
diff --git a/scripts/mkcompile_h b/scripts/mkcompile_h
index fd8fdb9..959199c 100755
--- a/scripts/mkcompile_h
+++ b/scripts/mkcompile_h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 TARGET=$1
 ARCH=$2
diff --git a/scripts/mkmakefile b/scripts/mkmakefile
index 84af27b..e19d656 100755
--- a/scripts/mkmakefile
+++ b/scripts/mkmakefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Generates a small Makefile used in the root of the output
 # directory, to allow make to be started from there.
 # The Makefile also allow for more convinient build of external modules
diff --git a/scripts/mkuboot.sh b/scripts/mkuboot.sh
index 446739c..4b1fe09e 100755
--- a/scripts/mkuboot.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkuboot.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 #
 # Build U-Boot image when `mkimage' tool is available.
diff --git a/scripts/mod/Makefile b/scripts/mod/Makefile
index b497d97..42c5d50 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/mod/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD := y
 
 hostprogs-y	:= modpost mk_elfconfig
diff --git a/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c b/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c
index e4d90e5..6d0193a 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/devicetable-offsets.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include <linux/kbuild.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig.c b/scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig.c
index a4fd71d..680eade8 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/mk_elfconfig.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index 6a5e151..8453d6a 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
diff --git a/scripts/package/buildtar b/scripts/package/buildtar
index 51f9471..e8cc72a 100755
--- a/scripts/package/buildtar
+++ b/scripts/package/buildtar
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 #
 # buildtar 0.0.4
diff --git a/scripts/parse-maintainers.pl b/scripts/parse-maintainers.pl
index e40b53d..5dbd2fa 100644
--- a/scripts/parse-maintainers.pl
+++ b/scripts/parse-maintainers.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 use strict;
 
diff --git a/scripts/patch-kernel b/scripts/patch-kernel
index 49b4241e..033d591 100755
--- a/scripts/patch-kernel
+++ b/scripts/patch-kernel
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Script to apply kernel patches.
 #   usage: patch-kernel [ sourcedir [ patchdir [ stopversion ] [ -acxx ] ] ]
 #     The source directory defaults to /usr/src/linux, and the patch
diff --git a/scripts/profile2linkerlist.pl b/scripts/profile2linkerlist.pl
index f23d7be..316e719 100755
--- a/scripts/profile2linkerlist.pl
+++ b/scripts/profile2linkerlist.pl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 #
 # Takes a (sorted) output of readprofile and turns it into a list suitable for
diff --git a/scripts/prune-kernel b/scripts/prune-kernel
index ab5034e..e8aa940 100755
--- a/scripts/prune-kernel
+++ b/scripts/prune-kernel
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 # because I use CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO, not the same version again and
 # again, /boot and /lib/modules/ eventually fill up.
diff --git a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile
index 6fc2b87..e8c5331 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 hostprogs-y	:= genheaders
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += \
 	-I$(srctree)/include/uapi -I$(srctree)/include \
diff --git a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c
index 672b069..fa48fab 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c
+++ b/scripts/selinux/genheaders/genheaders.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 /* NOTE: we really do want to use the kernel headers here */
 #define __EXPORTED_HEADERS__
diff --git a/scripts/selinux/install_policy.sh b/scripts/selinux/install_policy.sh
index f6a0ce71..0b86c47 100755
--- a/scripts/selinux/install_policy.sh
+++ b/scripts/selinux/install_policy.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
 	echo "$0: must be root to install the selinux policy"
 	exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile b/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile
index d6a83ca..e9c92db 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/selinux/mdp/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 hostprogs-y	:= mdp
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += \
 	-I$(srctree)/include/uapi -I$(srctree)/include \
diff --git a/scripts/setlocalversion b/scripts/setlocalversion
index 966dd39..71f3941 100755
--- a/scripts/setlocalversion
+++ b/scripts/setlocalversion
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # This scripts adds local version information from the version
 # control systems git, mercurial (hg) and subversion (svn).
diff --git a/scripts/stackdelta b/scripts/stackdelta
index 20a79f1..44d2dfd 100755
--- a/scripts/stackdelta
+++ b/scripts/stackdelta
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 # Read two files produced by the stackusage script, and show the
 # delta between them.
diff --git a/scripts/stackusage b/scripts/stackusage
index 8cf2664..56ef1ab 100755
--- a/scripts/stackusage
+++ b/scripts/stackusage
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 outfile=""
 now=`date +%s`
diff --git a/scripts/tracing/ftrace-bisect.sh b/scripts/tracing/ftrace-bisect.sh
index 9ff8ac5..9267011 100755
--- a/scripts/tracing/ftrace-bisect.sh
+++ b/scripts/tracing/ftrace-bisect.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #
 # Here's how to use this:
 #
diff --git a/scripts/ver_linux b/scripts/ver_linux
index b51de8a..545ec73 100755
--- a/scripts/ver_linux
+++ b/scripts/ver_linux
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/awk -f
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Before running this script please ensure that your PATH is
 # typical as you use for compilation/installation. I use
 # /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin, but it may
diff --git a/scripts/xen-hypercalls.sh b/scripts/xen-hypercalls.sh
index 676d922..f18b008 100644
--- a/scripts/xen-hypercalls.sh
+++ b/scripts/xen-hypercalls.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 out="$1"
 shift
 in="$@"