diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..499d0f1084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.checkpatch.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Not Linux, so don't expect a Linux tree.
+--no-tree
+
+# Require every Kconfig symbol to have at least two lines in their description.
+--min-conf-desc-length=2
+
+# Ignore aspects we don't follow here.
+--ignore C99_COMMENTS
+--ignore GLOBAL_INITIALISERS
+--ignore INITIALISED_STATIC
+--ignore NEW_TYPEDEFS
+--ignore PREFER_ALIGNED
+--ignore PREFER_PACKED
+--ignore PREFER_PRINTF
+--ignore SPLIT_STRING
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index ad6b899c4e..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "3rdparty/blobs"]
-	path = 3rdparty/blobs
-	url = ../blobs.git
-	update = none
-	ignore = dirty
-[submodule "util/nvidia-cbootimage"]
-	path = util/nvidia/cbootimage
-	url = ../nvidia-cbootimage.git
-[submodule "vboot"]
-	path = 3rdparty/vboot
-	url = ../vboot.git
-[submodule "arm-trusted-firmware"]
-	path = 3rdparty/arm-trusted-firmware
-	url = ../arm-trusted-firmware.git
-[submodule "3rdparty/chromeec"]
-	path = 3rdparty/chromeec
-	url = ../chrome-ec.git
diff --git a/3rdparty/arm-trusted-firmware b/3rdparty/arm-trusted-firmware
deleted file mode 160000
index 32d4f82687..0000000000
--- a/3rdparty/arm-trusted-firmware
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 32d4f826875a49fe1c4632aa71d1c04372b386aa
diff --git a/3rdparty/blobs b/3rdparty/blobs
deleted file mode 160000
index cca0337ea0..0000000000
--- a/3rdparty/blobs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit cca0337ea0fba8a07a73ad1627338dd5738f4d3f
diff --git a/3rdparty/chromeec b/3rdparty/chromeec
deleted file mode 160000
index 388a7fa8cf..0000000000
--- a/3rdparty/chromeec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 388a7fa8cff831dcb5f25a3ea4bd67de898d865a
diff --git a/3rdparty/vboot b/3rdparty/vboot
deleted file mode 160000
index d187cd3fc7..0000000000
--- a/3rdparty/vboot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit d187cd3fc792f8bcefbee4587c83eafbd08441fc
diff --git a/COMMIT-QUEUE.ini b/COMMIT-QUEUE.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96600d2ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COMMIT-QUEUE.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2013 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+# Per-project Commit Queue settings.
+# Documentation: http://goo.gl/4rZhAx
+
+[GENERAL]
+
+# Stages to ignore in the commit queue. If these steps break, your CL will be
+# submitted anyway. Use with caution.
+ignored-stages: HWTest VMTest
diff --git a/PRESUBMIT.cfg b/PRESUBMIT.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd86e69187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PRESUBMIT.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# This config file disables some of the ChromiumOS source style checks for
+# coreboot as they are directly conflicting with the coreboot coding
+# guidelines.
+
+[Hook Overrides]
+branch_check: true
+checkpatch_check: true
+signoff_check: true
+#stray_whitespace_check: false
+#long_line_check: false
+cros_license_check: false
+tab_check: false
diff --git a/util/nvidia/cbootimage b/util/nvidia/cbootimage
deleted file mode 160000
index efe19b2eb9..0000000000
--- a/util/nvidia/cbootimage
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit efe19b2eb9db7bb3ba913f0af7d5ececb173fe82