diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_post_commit.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_post_commit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1180493d4dfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_post_commit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: Linux Post Commit Checks
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - sycl
+jobs:
+   check:
+     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+     strategy:
+       fail-fast: false
+       matrix:
+         config: ["Default", "SharedLibs", "Assertions"]
+
+     steps:
+     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+       with:
+         path: src
+     - name: Install Ubuntu deps
+       run: sudo apt install -y ninja-build
+     - name: Configure
+       run: |
+         CONFIG=${{ matrix.config }}
+         case $CONFIG in
+             Default)
+                 export ARGS=""
+                 ;;
+             SharedLibs)
+                 export ARGS="--shared-libs"
+                 ;;
+             Assertiosn)
+                 export ARGS="--assertions"
+                 ;;
+         esac
+         mkdir -p $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+         python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/buildbot/configure.py -w $GITHUB_WORKSPACE \
+         -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src -o $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build -t Release --no-ocl $ARGS
+     - name: Compile
+       run: |
+         python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/buildbot/compile.py -w  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE \
+         -s  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src -o $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+     - name: check-llvm
+       if: always()
+       run: |
+         python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/buildbot/check.py -w  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE \
+         -s  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src -o $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build -t check-llvm
+     - name: check-clang
+       if: always()
+       run: |
+         python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/buildbot/check.py -w  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE \
+         -s  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src -o $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build -t check-clang
+     - name: check-sycl
+       if: always()
+       run: |
+         python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/buildbot/check.py -w  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE \
+         -s  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src -o $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build -t check-sycl
+     - name: check-llvm-spirv
+       if: always()
+       run: |
+         python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/buildbot/check.py -w  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE \
+         -s  $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src -o $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build -t check-llvm-spirv
+     - name: Pack
+       run: tar -czvf llvm_sycl.tar.gz -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build/install .
+     - name: Upload artifacts
+       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+       with:
+         name: sycl_linux_${{ matrix.config }}
+         path: llvm_sycl.tar.gz
+
diff --git a/buildbot/configure.py b/buildbot/configure.py
index 3d6c95393cae2..9163519b3fae7 100644
--- a/buildbot/configure.py
+++ b/buildbot/configure.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def do_configure(args):
     sycl_build_pi_cuda = 'OFF'
     llvm_enable_assertions = 'ON'
     llvm_enable_doxygen = 'OFF'
+    llvm_build_shared_libs = 'OFF'
 
     if platform.system() == 'Linux':
         icd_loader_lib = os.path.join(icd_loader_lib, "libOpenCL.so")
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ def do_configure(args):
     if args.docs:
         llvm_enable_doxygen = 'ON'
 
+    if args.shared_libs:
+        llvm_build_shared_libs = 'ON'
+
     install_dir = os.path.join(args.obj_dir, "install")
 
     cmake_cmd = [
@@ -59,10 +63,16 @@ def do_configure(args):
         "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX={}".format(install_dir),
         "-DSYCL_INCLUDE_TESTS=ON", # Explicitly include all kinds of SYCL tests.
         "-DLLVM_ENABLE_DOXYGEN={}".format(llvm_enable_doxygen),
+        "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS={}".format(llvm_build_shared_libs),
         "-DSYCL_ENABLE_XPTI_TRACING=ON", # Explicitly turn on XPTI tracing
         llvm_dir
     ]
 
+    if not args.no_ocl:
+      cmake_cmd.extend([
+            "-DOpenCL_INCLUDE_DIR={}".format(ocl_header_dir),
+            "-DOpenCL_LIBRARY={}".format(icd_loader_lib)])
+
     print(cmake_cmd)
 
     try:
@@ -93,6 +103,8 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--cuda", action='store_true', help="switch from OpenCL to CUDA")
     parser.add_argument("--assertions", action='store_true', help="build with assertions")
     parser.add_argument("--docs", action='store_true', help="build Doxygen documentation")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-ocl", action='store_true', help="download OpenCL deps via CMake")
+    parser.add_argument("--shared-libs", action='store_true', help="Build shared libraries")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()