diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/siggen.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/siggen.py
index 4c8d81c..872333d 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/siggen.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/siggen.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@
     """
     name = "noop"
 
+    # If the derived class supports multiconfig datacaches, set this to True
+    # The default is False for backward compatibility with derived signature
+    # generators that do not understand multiconfig caches
+    supports_multiconfig_datacaches = False
+
     def __init__(self, data):
         self.basehash = {}
         self.taskhash = {}
@@ -58,10 +63,10 @@
     def get_unihash(self, tid):
         return self.taskhash[tid]
 
-    def prep_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCache):
+    def prep_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCaches):
         return
 
-    def get_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCache):
+    def get_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCaches):
         self.taskhash[tid] = hashlib.sha256(tid.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
         return self.taskhash[tid]
 
@@ -105,6 +110,38 @@
     def set_setscene_tasks(self, setscene_tasks):
         return
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_data_caches(cls, dataCaches, mc):
+        """
+        This function returns the datacaches that should be passed to signature
+        generator functions. If the signature generator supports multiconfig
+        caches, the entire dictionary of data caches is sent, otherwise a
+        special proxy is sent that support both index access to all
+        multiconfigs, and also direct access for the default multiconfig.
+
+        The proxy class allows code in this class itself to always use
+        multiconfig aware code (to ease maintenance), but derived classes that
+        are unaware of multiconfig data caches can still access the default
+        multiconfig as expected.
+
+        Do not override this function in derived classes; it will be removed in
+        the future when support for multiconfig data caches is mandatory
+        """
+        class DataCacheProxy(object):
+            def __init__(self):
+                pass
+
+            def __getitem__(self, key):
+                return dataCaches[key]
+
+            def __getattr__(self, name):
+                return getattr(dataCaches[mc], name)
+
+        if cls.supports_multiconfig_datacaches:
+            return dataCaches
+
+        return DataCacheProxy()
+
 class SignatureGeneratorBasic(SignatureGenerator):
     """
     """
@@ -200,7 +237,7 @@
         self.lookupcache = {}
         self.taskdeps = {}
 
-    def rundep_check(self, fn, recipename, task, dep, depname, dataCache):
+    def rundep_check(self, fn, recipename, task, dep, depname, dataCaches):
         # Return True if we should keep the dependency, False to drop it
         # We only manipulate the dependencies for packages not in the whitelist
         if self.twl and not self.twl.search(recipename):
@@ -218,37 +255,40 @@
             pass
         return taint
 
-    def prep_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCache):
+    def prep_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCaches):
 
         (mc, _, task, fn) = bb.runqueue.split_tid_mcfn(tid)
 
-        self.basehash[tid] = dataCache.basetaskhash[tid]
+        self.basehash[tid] = dataCaches[mc].basetaskhash[tid]
         self.runtaskdeps[tid] = []
         self.file_checksum_values[tid] = []
-        recipename = dataCache.pkg_fn[fn]
+        recipename = dataCaches[mc].pkg_fn[fn]
 
         self.tidtopn[tid] = recipename
 
         for dep in sorted(deps, key=clean_basepath):
-            (depmc, _, deptaskname, depfn) = bb.runqueue.split_tid_mcfn(dep)
-            if mc != depmc:
+            (depmc, _, _, depmcfn) = bb.runqueue.split_tid_mcfn(dep)
+            depname = dataCaches[depmc].pkg_fn[depmcfn]
+            if not self.supports_multiconfig_datacaches and mc != depmc:
+                # If the signature generator doesn't understand multiconfig
+                # data caches, any dependency not in the same multiconfig must
+                # be skipped for backward compatibility
                 continue
-            depname = dataCache.pkg_fn[depfn]
-            if not self.rundep_check(fn, recipename, task, dep, depname, dataCache):
+            if not self.rundep_check(fn, recipename, task, dep, depname, dataCaches):
                 continue
             if dep not in self.taskhash:
                 bb.fatal("%s is not in taskhash, caller isn't calling in dependency order?" % dep)
             self.runtaskdeps[tid].append(dep)
 
-        if task in dataCache.file_checksums[fn]:
+        if task in dataCaches[mc].file_checksums[fn]:
             if self.checksum_cache:
-                checksums = self.checksum_cache.get_checksums(dataCache.file_checksums[fn][task], recipename, self.localdirsexclude)
+                checksums = self.checksum_cache.get_checksums(dataCaches[mc].file_checksums[fn][task], recipename, self.localdirsexclude)
             else:
-                checksums = bb.fetch2.get_file_checksums(dataCache.file_checksums[fn][task], recipename, self.localdirsexclude)
+                checksums = bb.fetch2.get_file_checksums(dataCaches[mc].file_checksums[fn][task], recipename, self.localdirsexclude)
             for (f,cs) in checksums:
                 self.file_checksum_values[tid].append((f,cs))
 
-        taskdep = dataCache.task_deps[fn]
+        taskdep = dataCaches[mc].task_deps[fn]
         if 'nostamp' in taskdep and task in taskdep['nostamp']:
             # Nostamp tasks need an implicit taint so that they force any dependent tasks to run
             if tid in self.taints and self.taints[tid].startswith("nostamp:"):
@@ -259,14 +299,14 @@
                 taint = str(uuid.uuid4())
                 self.taints[tid] = "nostamp:" + taint
 
-        taint = self.read_taint(fn, task, dataCache.stamp[fn])
+        taint = self.read_taint(fn, task, dataCaches[mc].stamp[fn])
         if taint:
             self.taints[tid] = taint
             logger.warning("%s is tainted from a forced run" % tid)
 
         return
 
-    def get_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCache):
+    def get_taskhash(self, tid, deps, dataCaches):
 
         data = self.basehash[tid]
         for dep in self.runtaskdeps[tid]:
@@ -640,6 +680,12 @@
         self.server = data.getVar('BB_HASHSERVE')
         self.method = "sstate_output_hash"
 
+#
+# Dummy class used for bitbake-selftest
+#
+class SignatureGeneratorTestMulticonfigDepends(SignatureGeneratorBasicHash):
+    name = "TestMulticonfigDepends"
+    supports_multiconfig_datacaches = True
 
 def dump_this_task(outfile, d):
     import bb.parse