diff --git a/.github/files/supressions_list.txt b/.github/files/supressions_list.txt
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yml
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+name: Run static analysis
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ trunk ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ trunk ]
+
+jobs:
+  static_analysis:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: install cppcheck
+      run: sudo apt install -y cppcheck
+    - name: Run cppcheck
+      run: cppcheck --error-exitcode=1 -j 2 --suppressions-list=.github/files/supressions_list.txt feeds/wlan-ap/opensync/src