diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/excl.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## excl := $(wildcar */*/.git)
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += '$(venv-name)'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += '*/$(venv-name)'
+$(if $(BUILDDIR),\
+  $(excl lint-doc8-excl-raw += '$(BUILDDIR)'))
+
+# YUCK! -- overhead
+#   o Submodule(s) use individual/variant virtualenv install paths.
+#   o Exclude special snowflakes to enable library makefile use.
+#   o All can use virtualenv.mk for consistent names and cleanup
+#   o [TODO] Ignore submodules, individual repos should check their sources.
+
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += '*/venv_cord'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += '*/vst_venv'
+
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += './cord-tester'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += './repos/cord-tester'
+
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += './bbsim/internal/bbsim/responders/sadis/dp.txt'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += './repos/bbsim/internal/bbsim/responders/sadis/dp.txt'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += './repos/voltha-helm-charts/voltha-infra/templates/NOTES.txt'
+lint-doc8-excl-raw += './voltha-helm-charts/voltha-infra/templates/NOTES.txt'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2022 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-doc8 lint-doc8-all lint-doc8-modified
+
+have-doc8-files := $(if $(strip $(DOC8_SOURCE)),true)
+DOC8_SOURCE     ?= $(error DOC8_SOURCE= is required)
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/help.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/install.mk
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-DOC8
+  lint-doc8-mode := $(if $(have-doc8-files),modified,all)
+  lint : lint-doc8-$(lint-doc8-mode)
+endif# NO-LINT-DOC8
+
+# Consistent targets across lint makefiles
+lint-doc8-all      : lint-doc8
+lint-doc8-modified : lint-doc8
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## https://github.com/pycqa/doc8
+##   create .config/doc8.ini
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-doc8-excl := $(foreach dir,$(onf-excl-dirs),--ignore-path "$(dir)")
+lint-doc8-excl += --ignore-path $(venv-name)
+lint-doc8: lint-doc8-cmd-version
+
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(activate) && doc8 --version
+	@echo
+	$(activate) && doc8 $(lint-doc8-excl)
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-doc8          Syntax check python using the doc8 command'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  lint-doc8-all       doc8 checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-doc8-modified  doc8 checking: only modified'
+  endif
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/install.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/install.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Install the doc8 tool
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lint-doc8-install
+
+## Define a macro to standardize and simplify access
+# DOC8 ?= $(venv-activate-bin)/doc8
+# DOC8 ?= $(activate) && doc8
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display doc8 command version string.
+##   Note: As a side effect, install doc8 by dependency
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lint-doc8-cmd-version
+lint-doc8-cmd-version : $(venv-activate-bin)/doc8
+
+	$(HIDE) echo
+	$< --version
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: On-demand instalation of the doc8 command
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-doc8-install := $(venv-activate-bin)/doc8
+$(lint-doc8-install) : $(venv-activate-script)
+
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(activate) && pip install doc8
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Purge doc8 tool installation
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile ::
+	$(HIDE)$(RM) "$(venv-abs-bin)/doc8"
+# HIDE)$(RM) -r .venv/lib/*/site-packages/doc8
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-doc8-install       Install the doc8 tool'
+
+# [EOF]