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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium OS Authors.
+#
+
+import os.path
+
+from u_boot_pylib import gitutil
+
+def detect_project():
+    """Autodetect the name of the current project.
+
+    This looks for signature files/directories that are unlikely to exist except
+    in the given project.
+
+    Returns:
+        The name of the project, like "linux" or "u-boot".  Returns "unknown"
+        if we can't detect the project.
+    """
+    top_level = gitutil.get_top_level()
+
+    if (not top_level or
+            os.path.exists(os.path.join(top_level, "include", "u-boot"))):
+        return "u-boot"
+    elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(top_level, "kernel")):
+        return "linux"
+
+    return "unknown"