diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/codeparser.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/codeparser.py
index 14f0e25..e30e78c 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/codeparser.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/codeparser.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     def assertExecs(self, execs):
         self.assertEqual(self.execs, execs)
 
+    def assertContains(self, contains):
+        self.assertEqual(self.contains, contains)
+
 class VariableReferenceTest(ReferenceTest):
 
     def parseExpression(self, exp):
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@
 
     def test_python_reference(self):
         self.setEmptyVars(["BAR"])
-        self.parseExpression("${@bb.data.getVar('BAR', d, True) + 'foo'}")
+        self.parseExpression("${@d.getVar('BAR') + 'foo'}")
         self.assertReferences(set(["BAR"]))
 
 class ShellReferenceTest(ReferenceTest):
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@
 
         self.references = parsedvar.references | parser.references
         self.execs = parser.execs
+        self.contains = parser.contains
 
     @staticmethod
     def indent(value):
@@ -209,17 +213,17 @@
         return " " + value
 
     def test_getvar_reference(self):
-        self.parseExpression("bb.data.getVar('foo', d, True)")
+        self.parseExpression("d.getVar('foo')")
         self.assertReferences(set(["foo"]))
         self.assertExecs(set())
 
     def test_getvar_computed_reference(self):
-        self.parseExpression("bb.data.getVar('f' + 'o' + 'o', d, True)")
+        self.parseExpression("d.getVar('f' + 'o' + 'o')")
         self.assertReferences(set())
         self.assertExecs(set())
 
     def test_getvar_exec_reference(self):
-        self.parseExpression("eval('bb.data.getVar(\"foo\", d, True)')")
+        self.parseExpression("eval('d.getVar(\"foo\")')")
         self.assertReferences(set())
         self.assertExecs(set(["eval"]))
 
@@ -265,15 +269,35 @@
         self.assertExecs(set(["testget"]))
         del self.context["testget"]
 
+    def test_contains(self):
+        self.parseExpression('bb.utils.contains("TESTVAR", "one", "true", "false", d)')
+        self.assertContains({'TESTVAR': {'one'}})
+
+    def test_contains_multi(self):
+        self.parseExpression('bb.utils.contains("TESTVAR", "one two", "true", "false", d)')
+        self.assertContains({'TESTVAR': {'one two'}})
+
+    def test_contains_any(self):
+        self.parseExpression('bb.utils.contains_any("TESTVAR", "hello", "true", "false", d)')
+        self.assertContains({'TESTVAR': {'hello'}})
+
+    def test_contains_any_multi(self):
+        self.parseExpression('bb.utils.contains_any("TESTVAR", "one two three", "true", "false", d)')
+        self.assertContains({'TESTVAR': {'one', 'two', 'three'}})
+
+    def test_contains_filter(self):
+        self.parseExpression('bb.utils.filter("TESTVAR", "hello there world", d)')
+        self.assertContains({'TESTVAR': {'hello', 'there', 'world'}})
+
 
 class DependencyReferenceTest(ReferenceTest):
 
     pydata = """
-bb.data.getVar('somevar', d, True)
+d.getVar('somevar')
 def test(d):
     foo = 'bar %s' % 'foo'
 def test2(d):
-    d.getVar(foo, True)
+    d.getVar(foo)
     d.getVar('bar', False)
     test2(d)
 
@@ -285,9 +309,9 @@
 
 test(d)
 
-bb.data.expand(bb.data.getVar("something", False, d), d)
-bb.data.expand("${inexpand} somethingelse", d)
-bb.data.getVar(a(), d, False)
+d.expand(d.getVar("something", False))
+d.expand("${inexpand} somethingelse")
+d.getVar(a(), False)
 """
 
     def test_python(self):
@@ -370,6 +394,30 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(deps, set(["oe_libinstall"]))
 
+    def test_contains_vardeps(self):
+        expr = '${@bb.utils.filter("TESTVAR", "somevalue anothervalue", d)} \
+                ${@bb.utils.contains("TESTVAR", "testval testval2", "yetanothervalue", "", d)} \
+                ${@bb.utils.contains("TESTVAR", "testval2 testval3", "blah", "", d)} \
+                ${@bb.utils.contains_any("TESTVAR", "testval2 testval3", "lastone", "", d)}'
+        parsedvar = self.d.expandWithRefs(expr, None)
+        # Check contains
+        self.assertEqual(parsedvar.contains, {'TESTVAR': {'testval2 testval3', 'anothervalue', 'somevalue', 'testval testval2', 'testval2', 'testval3'}})
+        # Check dependencies
+        self.d.setVar('ANOTHERVAR', expr)
+        self.d.setVar('TESTVAR', 'anothervalue testval testval2')
+        deps, values = bb.data.build_dependencies("ANOTHERVAR", set(self.d.keys()), set(), set(), self.d)
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(values.splitlines()),
+                         sorted([expr,
+                          'TESTVAR{anothervalue} = Set',
+                          'TESTVAR{somevalue} = Unset',
+                          'TESTVAR{testval testval2} = Set',
+                          'TESTVAR{testval2 testval3} = Unset',
+                          'TESTVAR{testval2} = Set',
+                          'TESTVAR{testval3} = Unset'
+                          ]))
+        # Check final value
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar('ANOTHERVAR').split(), ['anothervalue', 'yetanothervalue', 'lastone'])
+
     #Currently no wildcard support
     #def test_vardeps_wildcards(self):
     #    self.d.setVar("oe_libinstall", "echo test")
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/data.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/data.py
index b54eb06..a4a9dd3 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/data.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/data.py
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@
         self.assertEqual(str(val), "boo value_of_foo")
 
     def test_python_snippet_getvar(self):
-        val = self.d.expand("${@d.getVar('foo', True) + ' ${bar}'}")
+        val = self.d.expand("${@d.getVar('foo') + ' ${bar}'}")
         self.assertEqual(str(val), "value_of_foo value_of_bar")
 
     def test_python_unexpanded(self):
         self.d.setVar("bar", "${unsetvar}")
-        val = self.d.expand("${@d.getVar('foo', True) + ' ${bar}'}")
-        self.assertEqual(str(val), "${@d.getVar('foo', True) + ' ${unsetvar}'}")
+        val = self.d.expand("${@d.getVar('foo') + ' ${bar}'}")
+        self.assertEqual(str(val), "${@d.getVar('foo') + ' ${unsetvar}'}")
 
     def test_python_snippet_syntax_error(self):
         self.d.setVar("FOO", "${@foo = 5}")
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(bb.data_smart.ExpansionError, self.d.getVar, "FOO", True)
 
     def test_value_containing_value(self):
-        val = self.d.expand("${@d.getVar('foo', True) + ' ${bar}'}")
+        val = self.d.expand("${@d.getVar('foo') + ' ${bar}'}")
         self.assertEqual(str(val), "value_of_foo value_of_bar")
 
     def test_reference_undefined_var(self):
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     def test_double_reference(self):
         self.d.setVar("BAR", "bar value")
         self.d.setVar("FOO", "${BAR} foo ${BAR}")
-        val = self.d.getVar("FOO", True)
+        val = self.d.getVar("FOO")
         self.assertEqual(str(val), "bar value foo bar value")
 
     def test_direct_recursion(self):
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@
 
     def test_incomplete_varexp_single_quotes(self):
         self.d.setVar("FOO", "sed -i -e 's:IP{:I${:g' $pc")
-        val = self.d.getVar("FOO", True)
+        val = self.d.getVar("FOO")
         self.assertEqual(str(val), "sed -i -e 's:IP{:I${:g' $pc")
 
     def test_nonstring(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", 5)
-        val = self.d.getVar("TEST", True)
+        val = self.d.getVar("TEST")
         self.assertEqual(str(val), "5")
 
     def test_rename(self):
@@ -234,19 +234,19 @@
     def test_prepend(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL}")
         self.d.prependVar("TEST", "${FOO}:")
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "foo:val")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "foo:val")
 
     def test_append(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL}")
         self.d.appendVar("TEST", ":${BAR}")
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "val:bar")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "val:bar")
 
     def test_multiple_append(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL}")
         self.d.prependVar("TEST", "${FOO}:")
         self.d.appendVar("TEST", ":val2")
         self.d.appendVar("TEST", ":${BAR}")
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "foo:val:val2:bar")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "foo:val:val2:bar")
 
 class TestConcatOverride(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -258,62 +258,66 @@
     def test_prepend(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL}")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_prepend", "${FOO}:")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "foo:val")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "foo:val")
 
     def test_append(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL}")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_append", ":${BAR}")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "val:bar")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "val:bar")
 
     def test_multiple_append(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL}")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_prepend", "${FOO}:")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_append", ":val2")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_append", ":${BAR}")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "foo:val:val2:bar")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "foo:val:val2:bar")
 
     def test_append_unset(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST_prepend", "${FOO}:")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_append", ":val2")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_append", ":${BAR}")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "foo::val2:bar")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "foo::val2:bar")
 
     def test_remove(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL} ${BAR}")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_remove", "val")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "bar")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "bar")
+
+    def test_remove_cleared(self):
+        self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL} ${BAR}")
+        self.d.setVar("TEST_remove", "val")
+        self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL} ${BAR}")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "val bar")
+
+    # Ensure the value is unchanged if we have an inactive remove override
+    # (including that whitespace is preserved)
+    def test_remove_inactive_override(self):
+        self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL} ${BAR}    123")
+        self.d.setVar("TEST_remove_inactiveoverride", "val")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "val bar    123")
 
     def test_doubleref_remove(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${VAL} ${BAR}")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_remove", "val")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_TEST", "${TEST} ${TEST}")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST_TEST", True), "bar bar")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST_TEST"), "bar bar")
 
     def test_empty_remove(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_remove", "val")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "")
 
     def test_remove_expansion(self):
         self.d.setVar("BAR", "Z")
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "${BAR}/X Y")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_remove", "${BAR}/X")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "Y")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "Y")
 
     def test_remove_expansion_items(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "A B C D")
         self.d.setVar("BAR", "B D")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_remove", "${BAR}")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "A C")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "A C")
 
 class TestOverrides(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -322,60 +326,53 @@
         self.d.setVar("TEST", "testvalue")
 
     def test_no_override(self):
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "testvalue")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "testvalue")
 
     def test_one_override(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST_bar", "testvalue2")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "testvalue2")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "testvalue2")
 
     def test_one_override_unset(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST2_bar", "testvalue2")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST2", True), "testvalue2")
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST2"), "testvalue2")
         self.assertCountEqual(list(self.d.keys()), ['TEST', 'TEST2', 'OVERRIDES', 'TEST2_bar'])
 
     def test_multiple_override(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST_bar", "testvalue2")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_local", "testvalue3")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_foo", "testvalue4")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "testvalue3")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "testvalue3")
         self.assertCountEqual(list(self.d.keys()), ['TEST', 'TEST_foo', 'OVERRIDES', 'TEST_bar', 'TEST_local'])
 
     def test_multiple_combined_overrides(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST_local_foo_bar", "testvalue3")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "testvalue3")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "testvalue3")
 
     def test_multiple_overrides_unset(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST2_local_foo_bar", "testvalue3")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST2", True), "testvalue3")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST2"), "testvalue3")
 
     def test_keyexpansion_override(self):
         self.d.setVar("LOCAL", "local")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_bar", "testvalue2")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_${LOCAL}", "testvalue3")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_foo", "testvalue4")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
         bb.data.expandKeys(self.d)
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "testvalue3")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "testvalue3")
 
     def test_rename_override(self):
         self.d.setVar("ALTERNATIVE_ncurses-tools_class-target", "a")
         self.d.setVar("OVERRIDES", "class-target")
-        bb.data.update_data(self.d)
         self.d.renameVar("ALTERNATIVE_ncurses-tools", "ALTERNATIVE_lib32-ncurses-tools")
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("ALTERNATIVE_lib32-ncurses-tools", True), "a")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("ALTERNATIVE_lib32-ncurses-tools"), "a")
 
     def test_underscore_override(self):
         self.d.setVar("TEST_bar", "testvalue2")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_some_val", "testvalue3")
         self.d.setVar("TEST_foo", "testvalue4")
         self.d.setVar("OVERRIDES", "foo:bar:some_val")
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST", True), "testvalue3")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("TEST"), "testvalue3")
 
 class TestKeyExpansion(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -389,7 +386,7 @@
         with LogRecord() as logs:
             bb.data.expandKeys(self.d)
             self.assertTrue(logContains("Variable key VAL_${FOO} (A) replaces original key VAL_foo (B)", logs))
-        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("VAL_foo", True), "A")
+        self.assertEqual(self.d.getVar("VAL_foo"), "A")
 
 class TestFlags(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -444,3 +441,167 @@
 
         self.assertFalse(bb.utils.contains_any("SOMEFLAG", "x", True, False, self.d))
         self.assertFalse(bb.utils.contains_any("SOMEFLAG", "x y z", True, False, self.d))
+
+
+class Serialize(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_serialize(self):
+        import tempfile
+        import pickle
+        d = bb.data.init()
+        d.enableTracking()
+        d.setVar('HELLO', 'world')
+        d.setVarFlag('HELLO', 'other', 'planet')
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False) as tmpfile:
+            tmpfilename = tmpfile.name
+            pickle.dump(d, tmpfile)
+
+        with open(tmpfilename, 'rb') as f:
+            newd = pickle.load(f)
+
+        os.remove(tmpfilename)
+
+        self.assertEqual(d, newd)
+        self.assertEqual(newd.getVar('HELLO'), 'world')
+        self.assertEqual(newd.getVarFlag('HELLO', 'other'), 'planet')
+
+
+# Remote datastore tests
+# These really only test the interface, since in actual usage we have a
+# tinfoil connector that does everything over RPC, and this doesn't test
+# that.
+
+class TestConnector:
+    d = None
+    def __init__(self, d):
+        self.d = d
+    def getVar(self, name):
+        return self.d._findVar(name)
+    def getKeys(self):
+        return set(self.d.keys())
+    def getVarHistory(self, name):
+        return self.d.varhistory.variable(name)
+    def expandPythonRef(self, varname, expr, d):
+        localdata = self.d.createCopy()
+        for key in d.localkeys():
+            localdata.setVar(d.getVar(key))
+        varparse = bb.data_smart.VariableParse(varname, localdata)
+        return varparse.python_sub(expr)
+    def setVar(self, name, value):
+        self.d.setVar(name, value)
+    def setVarFlag(self, name, flag, value):
+        self.d.setVarFlag(name, flag, value)
+    def delVar(self, name):
+        self.d.delVar(name)
+        return False
+    def delVarFlag(self, name, flag):
+        self.d.delVarFlag(name, flag)
+        return False
+    def renameVar(self, name, newname):
+        self.d.renameVar(name, newname)
+        return False
+
+class Remote(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_remote(self):
+
+        d1 = bb.data.init()
+        d1.enableTracking()
+        d2 = bb.data.init()
+        d2.enableTracking()
+        connector = TestConnector(d1)
+
+        d2.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
+
+        d1.setVar('HELLO', 'world')
+        d1.setVarFlag('OTHER', 'flagname', 'flagvalue')
+        self.assertEqual(d2.getVar('HELLO'), 'world')
+        self.assertEqual(d2.expand('${HELLO}'), 'world')
+        self.assertEqual(d2.expand('${@d.getVar("HELLO")}'), 'world')
+        self.assertIn('flagname', d2.getVarFlags('OTHER'))
+        self.assertEqual(d2.getVarFlag('OTHER', 'flagname'), 'flagvalue')
+        self.assertEqual(d1.varhistory.variable('HELLO'), d2.varhistory.variable('HELLO'))
+        # Test setVar on client side affects server
+        d2.setVar('HELLO', 'other-world')
+        self.assertEqual(d1.getVar('HELLO'), 'other-world')
+        # Test setVarFlag on client side affects server
+        d2.setVarFlag('HELLO', 'flagname', 'flagvalue')
+        self.assertEqual(d1.getVarFlag('HELLO', 'flagname'), 'flagvalue')
+        # Test client side data is incorporated in python expansion (which is done on server)
+        d2.setVar('FOO', 'bar')
+        self.assertEqual(d2.expand('${@d.getVar("FOO")}'), 'bar')
+        # Test overrides work
+        d1.setVar('FOO_test', 'baz')
+        d1.appendVar('OVERRIDES', ':test')
+        self.assertEqual(d2.getVar('FOO'), 'baz')
+
+
+# Remote equivalents of local test classes
+# Note that these aren't perfect since we only test in one direction
+
+class RemoteDataExpansions(DataExpansions):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d1 = bb.data.init()
+        self.d = bb.data.init()
+        self.d1["foo"] = "value_of_foo"
+        self.d1["bar"] = "value_of_bar"
+        self.d1["value_of_foo"] = "value_of_'value_of_foo'"
+        connector = TestConnector(self.d1)
+        self.d.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
+
+class TestRemoteNestedExpansions(TestNestedExpansions):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d1 = bb.data.init()
+        self.d = bb.data.init()
+        self.d1["foo"] = "foo"
+        self.d1["bar"] = "bar"
+        self.d1["value_of_foobar"] = "187"
+        connector = TestConnector(self.d1)
+        self.d.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
+
+class TestRemoteConcat(TestConcat):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d1 = bb.data.init()
+        self.d = bb.data.init()
+        self.d1.setVar("FOO", "foo")
+        self.d1.setVar("VAL", "val")
+        self.d1.setVar("BAR", "bar")
+        connector = TestConnector(self.d1)
+        self.d.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
+
+class TestRemoteConcatOverride(TestConcatOverride):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d1 = bb.data.init()
+        self.d = bb.data.init()
+        self.d1.setVar("FOO", "foo")
+        self.d1.setVar("VAL", "val")
+        self.d1.setVar("BAR", "bar")
+        connector = TestConnector(self.d1)
+        self.d.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
+
+class TestRemoteOverrides(TestOverrides):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d1 = bb.data.init()
+        self.d = bb.data.init()
+        self.d1.setVar("OVERRIDES", "foo:bar:local")
+        self.d1.setVar("TEST", "testvalue")
+        connector = TestConnector(self.d1)
+        self.d.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
+
+class TestRemoteKeyExpansion(TestKeyExpansion):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d1 = bb.data.init()
+        self.d = bb.data.init()
+        self.d1.setVar("FOO", "foo")
+        self.d1.setVar("BAR", "foo")
+        connector = TestConnector(self.d1)
+        self.d.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
+
+class TestRemoteFlags(TestFlags):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.d1 = bb.data.init()
+        self.d = bb.data.init()
+        self.d1.setVar("foo", "value of foo")
+        self.d1.setVarFlag("foo", "flag1", "value of flag1")
+        self.d1.setVarFlag("foo", "flag2", "value of flag2")
+        connector = TestConnector(self.d1)
+        self.d.setVar('_remote_data', connector)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
index 0fd2c02..5a8d892 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@
                 ud = bb.fetch2.FetchData(k[1], self.d)
                 pupver= ud.method.latest_versionstring(ud, self.d)
                 verstring = pupver[0]
+                self.assertTrue(verstring, msg="Could not find upstream version")
                 r = bb.utils.vercmp_string(v, verstring)
                 self.assertTrue(r == -1 or r == 0, msg="Package %s, version: %s <= %s" % (k[0], v, verstring))
 
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@
                 ud = bb.fetch2.FetchData(k[1], self.d)
                 pupver = ud.method.latest_versionstring(ud, self.d)
                 verstring = pupver[0]
+                self.assertTrue(verstring, msg="Could not find upstream version")
                 r = bb.utils.vercmp_string(v, verstring)
                 self.assertTrue(r == -1 or r == 0, msg="Package %s, version: %s <= %s" % (k[0], v, verstring))
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/parse.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/parse.py
index 0b2706a..ab6ca90 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/parse.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/bitbake/lib/bb/tests/parse.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
     def test_parse_simple(self):
         f = self.parsehelper(self.testfile)
         d = bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("A", True), "1")
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("B", True), "2")
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("C", True), "3")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("A"), "1")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("B"), "2")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("C"), "3")
 
     def test_parse_incomplete_function(self):
         testfileB = self.testfile.replace("}", "")
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
     def test_parse_unset(self):
         f = self.parsehelper(self.unsettest)
         d = bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("A", True), None)
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVarFlag("A","flag", True), None)
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("B", True), "2")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("A"), None)
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVarFlag("A","flag"), None)
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("B"), "2")
         
 
     overridetest = """
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@
     def test_parse_overrides(self):
         f = self.parsehelper(self.overridetest)
         d = bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("RRECOMMENDS", True), "b")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("RRECOMMENDS"), "b")
         bb.data.expandKeys(d)
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("RRECOMMENDS", True), "b")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("RRECOMMENDS"), "b")
         d.setVar("RRECOMMENDS_gtk+", "c")
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("RRECOMMENDS", True), "c")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("RRECOMMENDS"), "c")
 
     overridetest2 = """
 EXTRA_OECONF = ""
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         d = bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
         d.appendVar("EXTRA_OECONF", " d")
         d.setVar("OVERRIDES", "class-target")
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("EXTRA_OECONF", True), "b c d")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("EXTRA_OECONF"), "b c d")
 
     overridetest3 = """
 DESCRIPTION = "A"
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@
         f = self.parsehelper(self.overridetest3)
         d = bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)['']
         bb.data.expandKeys(d)
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("DESCRIPTION_bc-dev", True), "A B")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("DESCRIPTION_bc-dev"), "A B")
         d.setVar("DESCRIPTION", "E")
         d.setVar("DESCRIPTION_bc-dev", "C D")
         d.setVar("OVERRIDES", "bc-dev")
-        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("DESCRIPTION", True), "C D")
+        self.assertEqual(d.getVar("DESCRIPTION"), "C D")
 
 
     classextend = """
@@ -159,6 +159,6 @@
         alldata = bb.parse.handle(f.name, self.d)
         d1 = alldata['']
         d2 = alldata[cls.name]
-        self.assertEqual(d1.getVar("VAR_var", True), "B")
-        self.assertEqual(d2.getVar("VAR_var", True), None)
+        self.assertEqual(d1.getVar("VAR_var"), "B")
+        self.assertEqual(d2.getVar("VAR_var"), None)