diff --git a/scripts/add-changelog.sh b/scripts/add-changelog.sh
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+++ b/scripts/add-changelog.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Emulate the changelog part of rpmdev-bumpspec without the bumping of the
+# rev. Because Laura keeps typoing her name and the date.
+
+CURDATE=`date +"%a %b %d %Y"`
+PACKAGER=`rpmdev-packager`
+CHANGELOG="%changelog\n* $CURDATE $PACKAGER\n- $1\n"
+
+awk -v CHANGE="$CHANGELOG" '/%changelog/ {print CHANGE} \
+			!/%changelog/ { print $0 }' \
+			< kernel.spec > kernel.spec.tmp
+mv kernel.spec.tmp kernel.spec
diff --git a/scripts/fixup-bumpspec.sh b/scripts/fixup-bumpspec.sh
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index 0000000..65ac489
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+++ b/scripts/fixup-bumpspec.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# rpmdev-bumpspec 'helpfully' bumps the release which we don't always want.
+# This script fixes it up.
+
+RELEASE=`grep "%global baserelease" kernel.spec | cut -d ' ' -f 3`
+export RELEASE=$(($RELEASE-1))
+echo $RELEASE
+perl -p -i -e 's|%global baserelease.*|%global baserelease $ENV{'RELEASE'}|' kernel.spec
+TODAY=`date +"%a %b %d %Y"`
+echo $TODAY
+awk -v DATE="$TODAY" 'START { marked = 0; } $0 ~ DATE { if (marked == 1) { print $0 } else {out=$1; for(i = 2; i <= NF - 2; i++) { out=out" "$i } print out; marked = 1;  } } $0 !~ DATE { print $0; }' < kernel.spec > kernel.spec.tmp
+
diff --git a/scripts/kernel-version.sh b/scripts/kernel-version.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/kernel-version.sh
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+VER=$(grep patch sources | head -n1 | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed s/patch-// | sed s/-git.*// | sed s/.xz//)
+
+if [ -z "$VER" ] ;
+then
+    VER=$(grep linux sources | head -1 | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed s/linux-// | sed s/.tar.xz//)
+fi
+
+
diff --git a/scripts/rawhide-rc.sh b/scripts/rawhide-rc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..221d89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rawhide-rc.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Generate a commit for a rawhide RC release
+
+source scripts/kernel-version.sh
+
+make release
+# fixup the release because rpmdev-bumpspec *sigh*
+scripts/fixup-bumpspec.sh
+fedpkg commit -c
+
+# Figure out what is our RC
+RC=`grep kernel.spec "%define rcrev" | cut -d ' ' -f 3`
+RC=$(($RC+1))
+
+# Kill all patches
+awk '!/patch/ { print $0 }' < sources > sources.tmp
+mv sources.tmp sources
+
+# Grab the tarball
+# FILL this in laura
+
+# bump rcrev in the spec and set git snapshot to 0
+
+perl -p -i -e 's|%define rcrev.*|%global rcrev $ENV{'RC'}|' kernel.spec
+
+perl -p -i -e 's|%define gitrev.*|%define gitrev 0|' kernel.spec
diff --git a/scripts/rawhide-snapshot.sh b/scripts/rawhide-snapshot.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ac9bfc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rawhide-snapshot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# A coffeeproof rawhide script. You should be able to run this before the
+# coffee has kicked in and generate a good rawhide commit.
+#
+# - Updates the local Fedora tree to master and verifies that you are working
+#   off of the correct master
+# - Updates the upstream tree to the latest master.
+# - Generates a git snapshot via generate-git-snapshot.sh
+# - Clears out old git snapshots from the sources
+# - Uploads the new snapshot
+
+source scripts/kernel-version.sh
+
+git fetch origin
+if [ "$(git rev-parse origin/master)" != "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" ]; then
+	echo "I just did a git fetch and this branch does not match master"
+	echo "Re-check out this branch to work off of the latest master"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$LINUX_GIT" ]; then
+	echo "error: set \$LINUX_GIT to point at an upstream git tree"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+pushd $LINUX_GIT
+git pull
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "Git pull failed. Is your tree clean/correct?"
+	exit 1
+fi
+popd
+
+GIT=`grep "%define gitrev" kernel.spec | cut -d ' ' -f 3`
+if [ "$GIT" -eq 0 ]; then
+	make debug
+	./scripts/fixup-bumpspec.sh
+	fedpkg commit -c
+fi
+
+./scripts/generate-git-snapshot.sh
+
+#Nuke the old patch from the source
+awk '!/git/ { print $0 }' < sources > sources.tmp
+mv sources.tmp sources
+
+GIT=`grep "%define gitrev" kernel.spec | cut -d ' ' -f 3`
+fedpkg upload patch-$VER-git$GIT.xz
diff --git a/scripts/stable-update.sh b/scripts/stable-update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..25f7f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/stable-update.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Author: Laura Abbott <labbott@fedoraproject.org>
+#
+# Apply a stable patch update to the Fedora tree. This takes care of
+# - Downloading the patch from kernel.org
+# - Uploading the source file
+# - Removing old patch files
+# - Updating the spec file stable version
+# - Adding a proper changelog entry
+#
+# Based on steps from https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Kernel/DayToDay#Stable_kernel_update
+#
+# Args: Stable version to update (e.g. 4.7.7, 4.8.1)
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+	echo "Need a version"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION=`echo $1 | cut -d . -f 1`
+if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
+	echo "Malformed version $1"
+	exit 1
+fi
+PATCHLEVEL=`echo $1 | cut -d . -f 2`
+if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
+	echo "Malformed version $1"
+	exit 1
+fi
+SUBLEVEL=`echo $1 | cut -d . -f 3`
+if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
+	echo "Malformed version $1"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f patch-$1.xz ]; then
+	wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/patch-$1.xz
+	if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "Download fail"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+grep $1 sources &> /dev/null
+if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
+	fedpkg upload patch-$1.xz
+
+	# Cryptic awk: search for the previous patch level (if one exists) and
+	# remove it from the source file
+	awk -v VER=$VERSION.$PATCHLEVEL.$((SUBLEVEL-1)) '$0 !~ VER { print $0; }' < sources > sources.tmp
+	mv sources.tmp sources
+fi
+
+# Update the stable level
+awk -v STABLE=$SUBLEVEL '/%define stable_update/ \
+			{ print "%define stable_update " STABLE } \
+			!/%define stable_update/ { print $0 }' \
+			< kernel.spec > kernel.spec.tmp
+mv kernel.spec.tmp kernel.spec
+
+# Add the changelog entry. Ideally we would get rpmdev-bumpspec to do so
+# but that also bumps the release which we don't want so do this manually
+# for now
+
+BASERELEASE=`cat kernel.spec | grep "%global baserelease" | cut -d ' ' -f 3`
+CURDATE=`date +"%a %b %d %Y"`
+PACKAGER=`rpmdev-packager`
+CHANGELOG="%changelog\n* $CURDATE $PACKAGER - $1\n- Linux v$1\n"
+
+awk -v CHANGE="$CHANGELOG" '/%changelog/ {print CHANGE } \
+			!/%changelog/ { print $0 }' \
+			< kernel.spec > kernel.spec.tmp
+mv kernel.spec.tmp kernel.spec