diff --git a/rust/config/clippy.go b/rust/config/clippy.go
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+// Copyright 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// 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.
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"android/soong/android"
+)
+
+var (
+	defaultLints = []string{
+		"-D missing-docs",
+		"-D clippy::missing-safety-doc",
+	}
+	defaultVendorLints = []string{
+		"",
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// Default Rust lints. These apply to all Google-authored modules.
+	pctx.VariableFunc("ClippyDefaultLints", func(ctx android.PackageVarContext) string {
+		if override := ctx.Config().Getenv("CLIPPY_DEFAULT_LINTS"); override != "" {
+			return override
+		}
+		return strings.Join(defaultLints, " ")
+	})
+
+	// Rust lints that only applies to external code.
+	pctx.VariableFunc("ClippyVendorLints", func(ctx android.PackageVarContext) string {
+		if override := ctx.Config().Getenv("CLIPPY_VENDOR_LINTS"); override != "" {
+			return override
+		}
+		return strings.Join(defaultVendorLints, " ")
+	})
+}
+
+type PathBasedClippyConfig struct {
+	PathPrefix   string
+	Enabled      bool
+	ClippyConfig string
+}
+
+const clippyNone = ""
+const clippyDefault = "${config.ClippyDefaultLints}"
+const clippyVendor = "${config.ClippyVendorLints}"
+
+// This is a map of local path prefixes to a boolean indicating if the lint
+// rule should be generated and if so, the set of lints to use. The first entry
+// matching will be used. If no entry is matching, clippyDefault will be used.
+var DefaultLocalTidyChecks = []PathBasedClippyConfig{
+	{"external/", false, clippyNone},
+	{"hardware/", true, clippyVendor},
+	{"prebuilts/", false, clippyNone},
+	{"vendor/google", true, clippyDefault},
+	{"vendor/", true, clippyVendor},
+}
+
+// ClippyLintsForDir returns the Clippy lints to be used for a repository.
+func ClippyLintsForDir(dir string) (bool, string) {
+	for _, pathCheck := range DefaultLocalTidyChecks {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(dir, pathCheck.PathPrefix) {
+			return pathCheck.Enabled, pathCheck.ClippyConfig
+		}
+	}
+	return true, clippyDefault
+}