diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 846b196..027e66e 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     kpn = d.getVar("KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME")
 
     # XXX Remove this after bug 11905 is resolved
-    #  FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev doesn't expand correctly
+    #  FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev doesn't expand correctly
     if kpn == pn:
         bb.warn("Some packages (E.g. *-dev) might be missing due to "
                 "bug 11905 (variable KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME == PN)")
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@
             continue
         typelower = type.lower()
         d.appendVar('PACKAGES', ' %s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower))
-        d.setVar('FILES_' + kname + '-image-' + typelower, '/' + imagedest + '/' + type + '-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}' + ' /' + imagedest + '/' + type)
-        d.appendVar('RDEPENDS_%s-image' % kname, ' %s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower))
-        d.setVar('PKG_%s-image-%s' % (kname,typelower), '%s-image-%s-${KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME}' % (kname, typelower))
-        d.setVar('ALLOW_EMPTY_%s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower), '1')
-        d.setVar('pkg_postinst_%s-image-%s' % (kname,typelower), """set +e
+        d.setVar('FILES:' + kname + '-image-' + typelower, '/' + imagedest + '/' + type + '-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}' + ' /' + imagedest + '/' + type)
+        d.appendVar('RDEPENDS:%s-image' % kname, ' %s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower))
+        d.setVar('PKG:%s-image-%s' % (kname,typelower), '%s-image-%s-${KERNEL_VERSION_PKG_NAME}' % (kname, typelower))
+        d.setVar('ALLOW_EMPTY:%s-image-%s' % (kname, typelower), '1')
+        d.setVar('pkg_postinst:%s-image-%s' % (kname,typelower), """set +e
 if [ -n "$D" ]; then
     ln -sf %s-${KERNEL_VERSION} $D/${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/%s > /dev/null 2>&1
 else
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 fi
 set -e
 """ % (type, type, type, type, type, type, type))
-        d.setVar('pkg_postrm_%s-image-%s' % (kname,typelower), """set +e
+        d.setVar('pkg_postrm:%s-image-%s' % (kname,typelower), """set +e
 if [ -f "${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/%s" -o -L "${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/%s" ]; then
     rm -f ${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/%s  > /dev/null 2>&1
 fi
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 }
 do_bundle_initramfs[dirs] = "${B}"
 
-python do_devshell_prepend () {
+python do_devshell:prepend () {
     os.environ["LDFLAGS"] = ''
 }
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
 	fi
 
 	# Copy defconfig to .config if .config does not exist. This allows
-	# recipes to manage the .config themselves in do_configure_prepend().
+	# recipes to manage the .config themselves in do_configure:prepend().
 	if [ -f "${WORKDIR}/defconfig" ] && [ ! -f "${B}/.config" ]; then
 		cp "${WORKDIR}/defconfig" "${B}/.config"
 	fi
@@ -608,34 +608,34 @@
 
 inherit cml1
 
-KCONFIG_CONFIG_COMMAND_append = " LD='${KERNEL_LD}' HOSTLDFLAGS='${BUILD_LDFLAGS}'"
+KCONFIG_CONFIG_COMMAND:append = " LD='${KERNEL_LD}' HOSTLDFLAGS='${BUILD_LDFLAGS}'"
 
 EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_compile do_install do_configure
 
 # kernel-base becomes kernel-${KERNEL_VERSION}
 # kernel-image becomes kernel-image-${KERNEL_VERSION}
 PACKAGES = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev ${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules"
-FILES_${PN} = ""
-FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.order ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.builtin ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.builtin.modinfo"
-FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = ""
-FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev = "/boot/System.map* /boot/Module.symvers* /boot/config* ${KERNEL_SRC_PATH} ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/build"
-FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux = "/boot/vmlinux-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}"
-FILES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = ""
-RDEPENDS_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base"
+FILES:${PN} = ""
+FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.order ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.builtin ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/modules.builtin.modinfo"
+FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = ""
+FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-dev = "/boot/System.map* /boot/Module.symvers* /boot/config* ${KERNEL_SRC_PATH} ${nonarch_base_libdir}/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/build"
+FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux = "/boot/vmlinux-${KERNEL_VERSION_NAME}"
+FILES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = ""
+RDEPENDS:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base"
 # Allow machines to override this dependency if kernel image files are
 # not wanted in images as standard
-RDEPENDS_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base ?= "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image"
-PKG_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image-${@legitimize_package_name(d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION'))}"
-RDEPENDS_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image += "${@oe.utils.conditional('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE', 'vmlinux', '${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux', '', d)}"
-PKG_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-${@legitimize_package_name(d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION'))}"
-RPROVIDES_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base += "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
-ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} = "1"
-ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "1"
-ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = "1"
-ALLOW_EMPTY_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = "1"
-DESCRIPTION_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = "Kernel modules meta package"
+RDEPENDS:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base ?= "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image"
+PKG:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image-${@legitimize_package_name(d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION'))}"
+RDEPENDS:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image += "${@oe.utils.conditional('KERNEL_IMAGETYPE', 'vmlinux', '${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-vmlinux', '', d)}"
+PKG:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-${@legitimize_package_name(d.getVar('KERNEL_VERSION'))}"
+RPROVIDES:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base += "${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
+ALLOW_EMPTY:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME} = "1"
+ALLOW_EMPTY:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = "1"
+ALLOW_EMPTY:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-image = "1"
+ALLOW_EMPTY:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = "1"
+DESCRIPTION:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-modules = "Kernel modules meta package"
 
-pkg_postinst_${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base () {
+pkg_postinst:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base () {
 	if [ ! -e "$D/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}" ]; then
 		mkdir -p $D/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}
 	fi
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
 	fi
 }
 
-PACKAGESPLITFUNCS_prepend = "split_kernel_packages "
+PACKAGESPLITFUNCS:prepend = "split_kernel_packages "
 
 python split_kernel_packages () {
     do_split_packages(d, root='${nonarch_base_libdir}/firmware', file_regex=r'^(.*)\.(bin|fw|cis|csp|dsp)$', output_pattern='${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-firmware-%s', description='Firmware for %s', recursive=True, extra_depends='')