diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py
index 32cab3b..a3ee325 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/kernel.py
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@
     patch list [${machine}-user-patches.scc].
     """
     f = open_user_file(scripts_path, machine, machine+"-user-patches.scc", "w")
-    f.write("mark patching start\n")
     for item in patch_items:
         f.write("patch " + item + "\n")
     f.close()
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/conf/machine/machine.conf b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/conf/machine/machine.conf
index 588367a..624750c 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/conf/machine/machine.conf
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/conf/machine/machine.conf
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 {{ if xserver == "y": }}
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
 XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
-           xf86-input-evdev \
-           xf86-input-mouse \
            xf86-video-fbdev \
-           xf86-input-keyboard"
+           "
 
 MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = " kernel-modules kernel-devicetree"
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
index 0120ed0..20f2059 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom": }}
-{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.8) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.10) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
 
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom" and use_default_kernel == "n": }}
-{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.8"}}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.10"}}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
index f4fc219..d15a178 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc82e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto-tiny_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-tiny.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-patches.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
index 4ec3e48..070bd87 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
index 51cb012..c391322 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
index 1d78865..4e7d7cb 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
\ No newline at end of file
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf4367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-standard.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
index 1725bf4..56e8ad3 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
index 15d6431..59752a9 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/files/machine.cfg b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/files/machine.cfg
index 3b168b7..fe5b882 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/files/machine.cfg
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/files/machine.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # yocto-bsp-filename {{=machine}}.cfg
 CONFIG_X86_32=y
+# Must explicitly disable 64BIT
+# CONFIG_64BIT is not set
+
 CONFIG_MATOM=y
 CONFIG_PRINTK=y
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
index 0120ed0..20f2059 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom": }}
-{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.8) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.10) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
 
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom" and use_default_kernel == "n": }}
-{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.8"}}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.10"}}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
index f4fc219..d15a178 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc82e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto-tiny_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-tiny.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-patches.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
index 4ec3e48..070bd87 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
index 51cb012..c391322 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
index 8d7e24e..5ed144b 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0205920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard:standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard:standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-standard.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
index 16a24f0..ab644bd 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
index 9a97de9..a535aea 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/i386/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/recipes-example/example/example-recipe-0.1.bb b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/recipes-example/example/example-recipe-0.1.bb
index 5fbf594..e534d36 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/recipes-example/example/example-recipe-0.1.bb
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/layer/recipes-example/example/example-recipe-0.1.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 S = "${WORKDIR}"
 
 do_compile() {
-	     ${CC} helloworld.c -o helloworld
+	     ${CC} ${LDFLAGS} helloworld.c -o helloworld
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/conf/machine/machine.conf b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/conf/machine/machine.conf
index b319d62..37da253 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/conf/machine/machine.conf
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/conf/machine/machine.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 {{ if xserver == "y": }}
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
 XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
-            xf86-input-evdev \
             xf86-video-fbdev"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
index 0120ed0..20f2059 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom": }}
-{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.8) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.10) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
 
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom" and use_default_kernel == "n": }}
-{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.8"}}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.10"}}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
index f4fc219..d15a178 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc82e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto-tiny_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-tiny.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-patches.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
index 4ec3e48..070bd87 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
index 51cb012..c391322 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
index f4efb75..4e7d7cb 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf4367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-standard.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
index 1725bf4..56e8ad3 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
index 15d6431..59752a9 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/conf/machine/machine.conf b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/conf/machine/machine.conf
index 3afc5e0..a8eea2c 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/conf/machine/machine.conf
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/conf/machine/machine.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 {{ if xserver == "y": }}
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
 XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
-            xf86-input-evdev \
             xf86-video-fbdev"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
index 0120ed0..20f2059 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom": }}
-{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.8) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.10) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
 
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom" and use_default_kernel == "n": }}
-{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.8"}}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.10"}}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
index f4fc219..d15a178 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc82e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto-tiny_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-tiny.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-patches.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
index 4ec3e48..070bd87 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
index 51cb012..c391322 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
index 7d0f7df..802e5f4 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512b597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/edgerouter" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/edgerouter" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-standard.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
index 4d89f5c..dbb0fd5 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
index 17d1ea6..c2eb40d 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/mips64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/conf/machine/machine.conf b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/conf/machine/machine.conf
index 583c5e4..352b972 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/conf/machine/machine.conf
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/conf/machine/machine.conf
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 {{ if xserver == "y": }}
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
 XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
-           xf86-input-evdev \
            xf86-video-fbdev"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "v2016.01%"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
index 0120ed0..20f2059 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom": }}
-{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.8) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.10) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
 
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom" and use_default_kernel == "n": }}
-{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.8"}}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.10"}}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
index f4fc219..d15a178 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc82e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto-tiny_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-tiny.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-patches.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
index 4ec3e48..070bd87 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
index 51cb012..c391322 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
index f4efb75..4e7d7cb 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf4367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-standard.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
index 1725bf4..56e8ad3 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
index 15d6431..59752a9 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/powerpc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/conf/machine/machine.conf b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/conf/machine/machine.conf
index 67e1cbd..9188858 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/conf/machine/machine.conf
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/conf/machine/machine.conf
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 XSERVER = "xserver-xorg \
            ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', 'mesa-driver-swrast', '', d)} \
-           xf86-input-vmmouse \
-           xf86-input-keyboard \
-           xf86-input-evdev \
            xf86-video-vmware"
 
 {{ if qemuarch == "arm": }}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
index 0120ed0..20f2059 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom": }}
-{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.8) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.10) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
 
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom" and use_default_kernel == "n": }}
-{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.8"}}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.10"}}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
index fe22d3e..81392ce 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29ad17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto-tiny_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "arm": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"arm" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "arm": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"arm" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "powerpc": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"powerpc" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "powerpc": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"powerpc" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "i386": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"i386" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "i386": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"i386" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/common-pc" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "x86_64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"x86_64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "x86_64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"x86_64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "mips": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"mips" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "mips": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"mips" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "mips64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"mips64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "mips64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"mips64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-tiny.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-patches.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
index 828afe5..a73b1aa 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
index df65fd0..7d40671 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
index 6895788..a9fd9ec 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5873da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "arm": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base your new BSP branch on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "arm": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose an existing machine branch to use for this BSP:" default:"standard/arm-versatile-926ejs" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "powerpc": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"powerpc" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "powerpc": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"powerpc" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/qemuppc" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "i386": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"i386" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "i386": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"i386" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "x86_64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"x86_64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard"  prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "x86_64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"x86_64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard"  prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "mips": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"mips" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/mti-malta32" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n" and qemuarch == "mips64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" nameappend:"mips64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/mti-malta64" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "mips": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"mips" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y" and qemuarch == "mips64": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" nameappend:"mips64" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Would you like SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-standard.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
index 3549de5..cdee773 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
index 4176e5a..24c2880 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/qemu/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
index 0120ed0..20f2059 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom": }}
-{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.8) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"use_default_kernel" prio:"10" msg:"Would you like to use the default (4.10) kernel? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
 
 {{ if kernel_choice != "custom" and use_default_kernel == "n": }}
-{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.8"}}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"kernel_choice" gen:"bsp.kernel.kernels" prio:"10" msg:"Please choose the kernel to use in this BSP:" default:"linux-yocto_4.10"}}
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
index f4fc219..d15a178 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.1.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc82e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto-tiny_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard/tiny" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/tiny/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-tiny.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-patches.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
index 4ec3e48..070bd87 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.4.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
index 51cb012..c391322 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-tiny_4.8.bbappend
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto-tiny_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
index f4efb75..4e7d7cb 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.1.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.1"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf4367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.10.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# yocto-bsp-filename {{ if kernel_choice == "linux-yocto_4.10": }} this
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+
+PR := "${PR}.1"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_{{=machine}} = "{{=machine}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"need_new_kbranch" prio:"20" msg:"Do you need a new machine branch for this BSP (the alternative is to re-use an existing branch)? [y/n]" default:"y" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "y": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"new_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+{{ input type:"choicelist" name:"existing_kbranch" gen:"bsp.kernel.all_branches" branches_base:"standard" prio:"20" msg:"Please choose a machine branch to base this BSP on:" default:"standard/base" }}
+
+{{ if need_new_kbranch == "n": }}
+KBRANCH_{{=machine}}  = "{{=existing_kbranch}}"
+
+{{ input type:"boolean" name:"smp" prio:"30" msg:"Do you need SMP support? (y/n)" default:"y"}}
+{{ if smp == "y": }}
+KERNEL_FEATURES_append_{{=machine}} += " cfg/smp.scc"
+
+SRC_URI += "file://{{=machine}}-standard.scc \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-config.cfg \
+            file://{{=machine}}-user-features.scc \
+           "
+
+# replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
+# the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+#LINUX_VERSION = "4.10"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
index 1725bf4..56e8ad3 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.4.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.4"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
index 15d6431..59752a9 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch/x86_64/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 # replace these SRCREVs with the real commit ids once you've had
 # the appropriate changes committed to the upstream linux-yocto repo
-#SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
-#SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_machine_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
+SRCREV_meta_pn-linux-yocto_{{=machine}} ?= "${AUTOREV}"
 #LINUX_VERSION = "4.8"
+#Remove the following line once AUTOREV is locked to a certain SRCREV
+KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP = "1"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/__init__.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f8b729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Intel Corporation.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+# version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+"""Build performance test library functions"""
+
+def print_table(rows, row_fmt=None):
+    """Print data table"""
+    if not rows:
+        return
+    if not row_fmt:
+        row_fmt = ['{:{wid}} '] * len(rows[0])
+
+    # Go through the data to get maximum cell widths
+    num_cols = len(row_fmt)
+    col_widths = [0] * num_cols
+    for row in rows:
+        for i, val in enumerate(row):
+            col_widths[i] = max(col_widths[i], len(str(val)))
+
+    for row in rows:
+        print(*[row_fmt[i].format(col, wid=col_widths[i]) for i, col in enumerate(row)])
+
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..578bb16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Intel Corporation.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+# version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+"""Helper module for HTML reporting"""
+from jinja2 import Environment, PackageLoader
+
+
+env = Environment(loader=PackageLoader('build_perf', 'html'))
+
+template = env.get_template('report.html')
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/measurement_chart.html b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/measurement_chart.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65f1a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/measurement_chart.html
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<script type="text/javascript">
+  chartsDrawing += 1;
+  google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawChart_{{ chart_elem_id }});
+  function drawChart_{{ chart_elem_id }}() {
+    var data = new google.visualization.DataTable();
+
+    // Chart options
+    var options = {
+      theme : 'material',
+      legend: 'none',
+      hAxis: { format: '', title: 'Commit number',
+               minValue: {{ chart_opts.haxis.min }},
+               maxValue: {{ chart_opts.haxis.max }} },
+      {% if measurement.type == 'time' %}
+      vAxis: { format: 'h:mm:ss' },
+      {% else %}
+      vAxis: { format: '' },
+      {% endif %}
+      pointSize: 5,
+      chartArea: { left: 80, right: 15 },
+    };
+
+    // Define data columns
+    data.addColumn('number', 'Commit');
+    data.addColumn('{{ measurement.value_type.gv_data_type }}',
+                   '{{ measurement.value_type.quantity }}');
+    // Add data rows
+    data.addRows([
+      {% for sample in measurement.samples %}
+        [{{ sample.commit_num }}, {{ sample.mean.gv_value() }}],
+      {% endfor %}
+    ]);
+
+    // Finally, draw the chart
+    chart_div = document.getElementById('{{ chart_elem_id }}');
+    var chart = new google.visualization.LineChart(chart_div);
+    google.visualization.events.addListener(chart, 'ready', function () {
+      //chart_div = document.getElementById('{{ chart_elem_id }}');
+      //chart_div.innerHTML = '<img src="' + chart.getImageURI() + '">';
+      png_div = document.getElementById('{{ chart_elem_id }}_png');
+      png_div.outerHTML = '<a id="{{ chart_elem_id }}_png" href="' + chart.getImageURI() + '">PNG</a>';
+      console.log("CHART READY: {{ chart_elem_id }}");
+      chartsDrawing -= 1;
+      if (chartsDrawing == 0)
+        console.log("ALL CHARTS READY");
+    });
+    chart.draw(data, options);
+}
+</script>
+
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/report.html b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/report.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..165cbb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/report.html
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+{# Scripts, for visualization#}
+<!--START-OF-SCRIPTS-->
+<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+google.charts.load('current', {'packages':['corechart']});
+var chartsDrawing = 0;
+</script>
+
+{# Render measurement result charts #}
+{% for test in test_data %}
+  {% if test.status == 'SUCCESS' %}
+    {% for measurement in test.measurements %}
+      {% set chart_elem_id = test.name + '_' + measurement.name + '_chart' %}
+      {% include 'measurement_chart.html' %}
+    {% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+
+<!--END-OF-SCRIPTS-->
+
+{# Styles #}
+<style>
+.meta-table {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  text-align: left;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+.meta-table tr:nth-child(even){background-color: #f2f2f2}
+meta-table th, .meta-table td {
+  padding: 4px;
+}
+.summary {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  text-align: left;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+summary th, .meta-table td {
+  padding: 4px;
+}
+.measurement {
+  padding: 8px 0px 8px 8px;
+  border: 2px solid #f0f0f0;
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
+.details {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  text-align: left;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+.details th {
+  font-weight: normal;
+  padding-right: 8px;
+}
+.preformatted {
+  font-family: monospace;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  background-color: #f0f0f0;
+  margin-left: 10px;
+}
+hr {
+  color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+h2 {
+  font-size: 20px;
+  margin-bottom: 0px;
+  color: #707070;
+}
+h3 {
+  font-size: 16px;
+  margin: 0px;
+  color: #707070;
+}
+</style>
+
+<title>{{ title }}</title>
+</head>
+
+{% macro poky_link(commit) -%}
+    <a href="http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/log/?id={{ commit }}">{{ commit[0:11] }}</a>
+{%- endmacro %}
+
+<body><div style="width: 700px">
+  {# Test metadata #}
+  <h2>General</h2>
+  <hr>
+  <table class="meta-table" style="width: 100%">
+    <tr>
+      <th></th>
+      <th>Current commit</th>
+      <th>Comparing with</th>
+    </tr>
+    {% for key, item in metadata.items() %}
+    <tr>
+      <th>{{ item.title }}</th>
+      {%if key == 'commit' %}
+        <td>{{ poky_link(item.value) }}</td>
+        <td>{{ poky_link(item.value_old) }}</td>
+      {% else %}
+        <td>{{ item.value }}</td>
+        <td>{{ item.value_old }}</td>
+      {% endif %}
+    </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </table>
+
+  {# Test result summary #}
+  <h2>Test result summary</h2>
+  <hr>
+  <table class="summary" style="width: 100%">
+    {% for test in test_data %}
+      {% if loop.index is even %}
+        {% set row_style = 'style="background-color: #f2f2f2"' %}
+      {% else %}
+        {% set row_style = 'style="background-color: #ffffff"' %}
+      {% endif %}
+      <tr {{ row_style }}><td>{{ test.name }}: {{ test.description }}</td>
+      {% if test.status == 'SUCCESS' %}
+        {% for measurement in test.measurements %}
+          {# add empty cell in place of the test name#}
+          {% if loop.index > 1 %}<td></td>{% endif %}
+          {% if measurement.absdiff > 0 %}
+            {% set result_style = "color: red" %}
+          {% elif measurement.absdiff == measurement.absdiff %}
+            {% set result_style = "color: green" %}
+          {% else %}
+            {% set result_style = "color: orange" %}
+          {%endif %}
+          <td>{{ measurement.description }}</td>
+          <td style="font-weight: bold">{{ measurement.value.mean }}</td>
+          <td style="{{ result_style }}">{{ measurement.absdiff_str }}</td>
+          <td style="{{ result_style }}">{{ measurement.reldiff }}</td>
+          </tr><tr {{ row_style }}>
+        {% endfor %}
+      {% else %}
+        <td style="font-weight: bold; color: red;">{{test.status }}</td>
+        <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td>
+      {% endif %}
+      </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </table>
+
+  {# Detailed test results #}
+  {% for test in test_data %}
+  <h2>{{ test.name }}: {{ test.description }}</h2>
+  <hr>
+    {% if test.status == 'SUCCESS' %}
+      {% for measurement in test.measurements %}
+        <div class="measurement">
+          <h3>{{ measurement.description }}</h3>
+          <div style="font-weight:bold;">
+            <span style="font-size: 23px;">{{ measurement.value.mean }}</span>
+            <span style="font-size: 20px; margin-left: 12px">
+            {% if measurement.absdiff > 0 %}
+            <span style="color: red">
+            {% elif measurement.absdiff == measurement.absdiff %}
+            <span style="color: green">
+            {% else %}
+            <span style="color: orange">
+            {% endif %}
+            {{ measurement.absdiff_str }} ({{measurement.reldiff}})
+            </span></span>
+          </div>
+          <table style="width: 100%">
+            <tr>
+              <td style="width: 75%">
+                {# Linechart #}
+                <div id="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_chart"></div>
+              </td>
+              <td>
+                {# Measurement statistics #}
+                <table class="details">
+                  <tr>
+                    <th>Test runs</th><td>{{ measurement.value.sample_cnt }}</td>
+                  </tr><tr>
+                    <th>-/+</th><td>-{{ measurement.value.minus }} / +{{ measurement.value.plus }}</td>
+                  </tr><tr>
+                    <th>Min</th><td>{{ measurement.value.min }}</td>
+                  </tr><tr>
+                    <th>Max</th><td>{{ measurement.value.max }}</td>
+                  </tr><tr>
+                    <th>Stdev</th><td>{{ measurement.value.stdev }}</td>
+                  </tr><tr>
+                    <th><div id="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_chart_png"></div></th>
+                  </tr>
+                </table>
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      {% endfor %}
+    {# Unsuccessful test #}
+    {% else %}
+      <span style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold; color: red;">{{ test.status }}
+      {% if test.err_type %}<span style="font-size: 75%; font-weight: normal">({{ test.err_type }})</span>{% endif %}
+      </span>
+      <div class="preformatted">{{ test.message }}</div>
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endfor %}
+</div></body>
+</html>
+
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/report.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/report.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb00ccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/report.py
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Intel Corporation.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+# version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+"""Handling of build perf test reports"""
+from collections import OrderedDict, Mapping
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from numbers import Number
+from statistics import mean, stdev, variance
+
+
+def isofmt_to_timestamp(string):
+    """Convert timestamp string in ISO 8601 format into unix timestamp"""
+    if '.' in string:
+        dt = datetime.strptime(string, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f')
+    else:
+        dt = datetime.strptime(string, '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
+    return dt.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc).timestamp()
+
+
+def metadata_xml_to_json(elem):
+    """Convert metadata xml into JSON format"""
+    assert elem.tag == 'metadata', "Invalid metadata file format"
+
+    def _xml_to_json(elem):
+        """Convert xml element to JSON object"""
+        out = OrderedDict()
+        for child in elem.getchildren():
+            key = child.attrib.get('name', child.tag)
+            if len(child):
+                out[key] = _xml_to_json(child)
+            else:
+                out[key] = child.text
+        return out
+    return _xml_to_json(elem)
+
+
+def results_xml_to_json(elem):
+    """Convert results xml into JSON format"""
+    rusage_fields = ('ru_utime', 'ru_stime', 'ru_maxrss', 'ru_minflt',
+                     'ru_majflt', 'ru_inblock', 'ru_oublock', 'ru_nvcsw',
+                     'ru_nivcsw')
+    iostat_fields = ('rchar', 'wchar', 'syscr', 'syscw', 'read_bytes',
+                     'write_bytes', 'cancelled_write_bytes')
+
+    def _read_measurement(elem):
+        """Convert measurement to JSON"""
+        data = OrderedDict()
+        data['type'] = elem.tag
+        data['name'] = elem.attrib['name']
+        data['legend'] = elem.attrib['legend']
+        values = OrderedDict()
+
+        # SYSRES measurement
+        if elem.tag == 'sysres':
+            for subel in elem:
+                if subel.tag == 'time':
+                    values['start_time'] = isofmt_to_timestamp(subel.attrib['timestamp'])
+                    values['elapsed_time'] = float(subel.text)
+                elif subel.tag == 'rusage':
+                    rusage = OrderedDict()
+                    for field in rusage_fields:
+                        if 'time' in field:
+                            rusage[field] = float(subel.attrib[field])
+                        else:
+                            rusage[field] = int(subel.attrib[field])
+                    values['rusage'] = rusage
+                elif subel.tag == 'iostat':
+                    values['iostat'] = OrderedDict([(f, int(subel.attrib[f]))
+                        for f in iostat_fields])
+                elif subel.tag == 'buildstats_file':
+                    values['buildstats_file'] = subel.text
+                else:
+                    raise TypeError("Unknown sysres value element '{}'".format(subel.tag))
+        # DISKUSAGE measurement
+        elif elem.tag == 'diskusage':
+            values['size'] = int(elem.find('size').text)
+        else:
+            raise Exception("Unknown measurement tag '{}'".format(elem.tag))
+        data['values'] = values
+        return data
+
+    def _read_testcase(elem):
+        """Convert testcase into JSON"""
+        assert elem.tag == 'testcase', "Expecting 'testcase' element instead of {}".format(elem.tag)
+
+        data = OrderedDict()
+        data['name'] = elem.attrib['name']
+        data['description'] = elem.attrib['description']
+        data['status'] = 'SUCCESS'
+        data['start_time'] = isofmt_to_timestamp(elem.attrib['timestamp'])
+        data['elapsed_time'] = float(elem.attrib['time'])
+        measurements = OrderedDict()
+
+        for subel in elem.getchildren():
+            if subel.tag == 'error' or subel.tag == 'failure':
+                data['status'] = subel.tag.upper()
+                data['message'] = subel.attrib['message']
+                data['err_type'] = subel.attrib['type']
+                data['err_output'] = subel.text
+            elif subel.tag == 'skipped':
+                data['status'] = 'SKIPPED'
+                data['message'] = subel.text
+            else:
+                measurements[subel.attrib['name']] = _read_measurement(subel)
+        data['measurements'] = measurements
+        return data
+
+    def _read_testsuite(elem):
+        """Convert suite to JSON"""
+        assert elem.tag == 'testsuite', \
+                "Expecting 'testsuite' element instead of {}".format(elem.tag)
+
+        data = OrderedDict()
+        if 'hostname' in elem.attrib:
+            data['tester_host'] = elem.attrib['hostname']
+        data['start_time'] = isofmt_to_timestamp(elem.attrib['timestamp'])
+        data['elapsed_time'] = float(elem.attrib['time'])
+        tests = OrderedDict()
+
+        for case in elem.getchildren():
+            tests[case.attrib['name']] = _read_testcase(case)
+        data['tests'] = tests
+        return data
+
+    # Main function
+    assert elem.tag == 'testsuites', "Invalid test report format"
+    assert len(elem) == 1, "Too many testsuites"
+
+    return _read_testsuite(elem.getchildren()[0])
+
+
+def aggregate_metadata(metadata):
+    """Aggregate metadata into one, basically a sanity check"""
+    mutable_keys = ('pretty_name', 'version_id')
+
+    def aggregate_obj(aggregate, obj, assert_str=True):
+        """Aggregate objects together"""
+        assert type(aggregate) is type(obj), \
+                "Type mismatch: {} != {}".format(type(aggregate), type(obj))
+        if isinstance(obj, Mapping):
+            assert set(aggregate.keys()) == set(obj.keys())
+            for key, val in obj.items():
+                aggregate_obj(aggregate[key], val, key not in mutable_keys)
+        elif isinstance(obj, list):
+            assert len(aggregate) == len(obj)
+            for i, val in enumerate(obj):
+                aggregate_obj(aggregate[i], val)
+        elif not isinstance(obj, str) or (isinstance(obj, str) and assert_str):
+            assert aggregate == obj, "Data mismatch {} != {}".format(aggregate, obj)
+
+    if not metadata:
+        return {}
+
+    # Do the aggregation
+    aggregate = metadata[0].copy()
+    for testrun in metadata[1:]:
+        aggregate_obj(aggregate, testrun)
+    aggregate['testrun_count'] = len(metadata)
+    return aggregate
+
+
+def aggregate_data(data):
+    """Aggregate multiple test results JSON structures into one"""
+
+    mutable_keys = ('status', 'message', 'err_type', 'err_output')
+
+    class SampleList(list):
+        """Container for numerical samples"""
+        pass
+
+    def new_aggregate_obj(obj):
+        """Create new object for aggregate"""
+        if isinstance(obj, Number):
+            new_obj = SampleList()
+            new_obj.append(obj)
+        elif isinstance(obj, str):
+            new_obj = obj
+        else:
+            # Lists and and dicts are kept as is
+            new_obj = obj.__class__()
+            aggregate_obj(new_obj, obj)
+        return new_obj
+
+    def aggregate_obj(aggregate, obj, assert_str=True):
+        """Recursive "aggregation" of JSON objects"""
+        if isinstance(obj, Number):
+            assert isinstance(aggregate, SampleList)
+            aggregate.append(obj)
+            return
+
+        assert type(aggregate) == type(obj), \
+                "Type mismatch: {} != {}".format(type(aggregate), type(obj))
+        if isinstance(obj, Mapping):
+            for key, val in obj.items():
+                if not key in aggregate:
+                    aggregate[key] = new_aggregate_obj(val)
+                else:
+                    aggregate_obj(aggregate[key], val, key not in mutable_keys)
+        elif isinstance(obj, list):
+            for i, val in enumerate(obj):
+                if i >= len(aggregate):
+                    aggregate[key] = new_aggregate_obj(val)
+                else:
+                    aggregate_obj(aggregate[i], val)
+        elif isinstance(obj, str):
+            # Sanity check for data
+            if assert_str:
+                assert aggregate == obj, "Data mismatch {} != {}".format(aggregate, obj)
+        else:
+            raise Exception("BUG: unable to aggregate '{}' ({})".format(type(obj), str(obj)))
+
+    if not data:
+        return {}
+
+    # Do the aggregation
+    aggregate = data[0].__class__()
+    for testrun in data:
+        aggregate_obj(aggregate, testrun)
+    return aggregate
+
+
+class MeasurementVal(float):
+    """Base class representing measurement values"""
+    gv_data_type = 'number'
+
+    def gv_value(self):
+        """Value formatting for visualization"""
+        if self != self:
+            return "null"
+        else:
+            return self
+
+
+class TimeVal(MeasurementVal):
+    """Class representing time values"""
+    quantity = 'time'
+    gv_title = 'elapsed time'
+    gv_data_type = 'timeofday'
+
+    def hms(self):
+        """Split time into hours, minutes and seconeds"""
+        hhh = int(abs(self) / 3600)
+        mmm = int((abs(self) % 3600) / 60)
+        sss = abs(self) % 60
+        return hhh, mmm, sss
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self != self:
+            return "nan"
+        hh, mm, ss = self.hms()
+        sign = '-' if self < 0 else ''
+        if hh > 0:
+            return '{}{:d}:{:02d}:{:02.0f}'.format(sign, hh, mm, ss)
+        elif mm > 0:
+            return '{}{:d}:{:04.1f}'.format(sign, mm, ss)
+        elif ss > 1:
+            return '{}{:.1f} s'.format(sign, ss)
+        else:
+            return '{}{:.2f} s'.format(sign, ss)
+
+    def gv_value(self):
+        """Value formatting for visualization"""
+        if self != self:
+            return "null"
+        hh, mm, ss = self.hms()
+        return [hh, mm, int(ss), int(ss*1000) % 1000]
+
+
+class SizeVal(MeasurementVal):
+    """Class representing time values"""
+    quantity = 'size'
+    gv_title = 'size in MiB'
+    gv_data_type = 'number'
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self != self:
+            return "nan"
+        if abs(self) < 1024:
+            return '{:.1f} kiB'.format(self)
+        elif abs(self) < 1048576:
+            return '{:.2f} MiB'.format(self / 1024)
+        else:
+            return '{:.2f} GiB'.format(self / 1048576)
+
+    def gv_value(self):
+        """Value formatting for visualization"""
+        if self != self:
+            return "null"
+        return self / 1024
+
+def measurement_stats(meas, prefix=''):
+    """Get statistics of a measurement"""
+    if not meas:
+        return {prefix + 'sample_cnt': 0,
+                prefix + 'mean': MeasurementVal('nan'),
+                prefix + 'stdev': MeasurementVal('nan'),
+                prefix + 'variance': MeasurementVal('nan'),
+                prefix + 'min': MeasurementVal('nan'),
+                prefix + 'max': MeasurementVal('nan'),
+                prefix + 'minus': MeasurementVal('nan'),
+                prefix + 'plus': MeasurementVal('nan')}
+
+    stats = {'name': meas['name']}
+    if meas['type'] == 'sysres':
+        val_cls = TimeVal
+        values = meas['values']['elapsed_time']
+    elif meas['type'] == 'diskusage':
+        val_cls = SizeVal
+        values = meas['values']['size']
+    else:
+        raise Exception("Unknown measurement type '{}'".format(meas['type']))
+    stats['val_cls'] = val_cls
+    stats['quantity'] = val_cls.quantity
+    stats[prefix + 'sample_cnt'] = len(values)
+
+    mean_val = val_cls(mean(values))
+    min_val = val_cls(min(values))
+    max_val = val_cls(max(values))
+
+    stats[prefix + 'mean'] = mean_val
+    if len(values) > 1:
+        stats[prefix + 'stdev'] = val_cls(stdev(values))
+        stats[prefix + 'variance'] = val_cls(variance(values))
+    else:
+        stats[prefix + 'stdev'] = float('nan')
+        stats[prefix + 'variance'] = float('nan')
+    stats[prefix + 'min'] = min_val
+    stats[prefix + 'max'] = max_val
+    stats[prefix + 'minus'] = val_cls(mean_val - min_val)
+    stats[prefix + 'plus'] = val_cls(max_val - mean_val)
+
+    return stats
+
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/scrape-html-report.js b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/scrape-html-report.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a1f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/build_perf/scrape-html-report.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
+var system = require('system');
+var page = require('webpage').create();
+
+// Examine console log for message from chart drawing
+page.onConsoleMessage = function(msg) {
+    console.log(msg);
+    if (msg === "ALL CHARTS READY") {
+        window.charts_ready = true;
+    }
+    else if (msg.slice(0, 11) === "CHART READY") {
+        var chart_id = msg.split(" ")[2];
+        console.log('grabbing ' + chart_id);
+        var png_data = page.evaluate(function (chart_id) {
+            var chart_div = document.getElementById(chart_id + '_png');
+            return chart_div.outerHTML;
+        }, chart_id);
+        fs.write(args[2] + '/' + chart_id + '.png', png_data, 'w');
+    }
+};
+
+// Check command line arguments
+var args = system.args;
+if (args.length != 3) {
+    console.log("USAGE: " + args[0] + " REPORT_HTML OUT_DIR\n");
+    phantom.exit(1);
+}
+
+// Open the web page
+page.open(args[1], function(status) {
+    if (status == 'fail') {
+        console.log("Failed to open file '" + args[1] + "'");
+        phantom.exit(1);
+    }
+});
+
+// Check status every 100 ms
+interval = window.setInterval(function () {
+    //console.log('waiting');
+    if (window.charts_ready) {
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+        clearInterval(interval);
+
+        var fname = args[1].replace(/\/+$/, "").split("/").pop()
+        console.log("saving " + fname);
+        fs.write(args[2] + '/' + fname, page.content, 'w');
+        phantom.exit(0);
+    }
+}, 100);
+
+// Time-out after 10 seconds
+timer = window.setTimeout(function () {
+    clearInterval(interval);
+    console.log("ERROR: timeout");
+    phantom.exit(1);
+}, 10000);
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/__init__.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7197e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+# Yocto Project compatibility layer tool
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT)
+
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+from enum import Enum
+
+import bb.tinfoil
+
+class LayerType(Enum):
+    BSP = 0
+    DISTRO = 1
+    SOFTWARE = 2
+    ERROR_NO_LAYER_CONF = 98
+    ERROR_BSP_DISTRO = 99
+
+def _get_configurations(path):
+    configs = []
+
+    for f in os.listdir(path):
+        file_path = os.path.join(path, f)
+        if os.path.isfile(file_path) and f.endswith('.conf'):
+            configs.append(f[:-5]) # strip .conf
+    return configs
+
+def _get_layer_collections(layer_path, lconf=None, data=None):
+    import bb.parse
+    import bb.data
+
+    if lconf is None:
+        lconf = os.path.join(layer_path, 'conf', 'layer.conf')
+
+    if data is None:
+        ldata = bb.data.init()
+        bb.parse.init_parser(ldata)
+    else:
+        ldata = data.createCopy()
+
+    ldata.setVar('LAYERDIR', layer_path)
+    try:
+        ldata = bb.parse.handle(lconf, ldata, include=True)
+    except BaseException as exc:
+        raise LayerError(exc)
+    ldata.expandVarref('LAYERDIR')
+
+    collections = (ldata.getVar('BBFILE_COLLECTIONS', True) or '').split()
+    if not collections:
+        name = os.path.basename(layer_path)
+        collections = [name]
+
+    collections = {c: {} for c in collections}
+    for name in collections:
+        priority = ldata.getVar('BBFILE_PRIORITY_%s' % name, True)
+        pattern = ldata.getVar('BBFILE_PATTERN_%s' % name, True)
+        depends = ldata.getVar('LAYERDEPENDS_%s' % name, True)
+        collections[name]['priority'] = priority
+        collections[name]['pattern'] = pattern
+        collections[name]['depends'] = depends
+
+    return collections
+
+def _detect_layer(layer_path):
+    """
+        Scans layer directory to detect what type of layer
+        is BSP, Distro or Software.
+
+        Returns a dictionary with layer name, type and path.
+    """
+
+    layer = {}
+    layer_name = os.path.basename(layer_path)
+
+    layer['name'] = layer_name
+    layer['path'] = layer_path
+    layer['conf'] = {}
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(layer_path, 'conf', 'layer.conf')):
+        layer['type'] = LayerType.ERROR_NO_LAYER_CONF
+        return layer
+
+    machine_conf = os.path.join(layer_path, 'conf', 'machine')
+    distro_conf = os.path.join(layer_path, 'conf', 'distro')
+
+    is_bsp = False
+    is_distro = False
+
+    if os.path.isdir(machine_conf):
+        machines = _get_configurations(machine_conf)
+        if machines:
+            is_bsp = True
+
+    if os.path.isdir(distro_conf):
+        distros = _get_configurations(distro_conf)
+        if distros:
+            is_distro = True
+
+    if is_bsp and is_distro:
+        layer['type'] = LayerType.ERROR_BSP_DISTRO
+    elif is_bsp:
+        layer['type'] = LayerType.BSP
+        layer['conf']['machines'] = machines
+    elif is_distro:
+        layer['type'] = LayerType.DISTRO
+        layer['conf']['distros'] = distros
+    else:
+        layer['type'] = LayerType.SOFTWARE
+
+    layer['collections'] = _get_layer_collections(layer['path'])
+
+    return layer
+
+def detect_layers(layer_directories, no_auto):
+    layers = []
+
+    for directory in layer_directories:
+        directory = os.path.realpath(directory)
+        if directory[-1] == '/':
+            directory = directory[0:-1]
+
+        if no_auto:
+            conf_dir = os.path.join(directory, 'conf')
+            if os.path.isdir(conf_dir):
+                layer = _detect_layer(directory)
+                if layer:
+                    layers.append(layer)
+        else:
+            for root, dirs, files in os.walk(directory):
+                dir_name = os.path.basename(root)
+                conf_dir = os.path.join(root, 'conf')
+                if os.path.isdir(conf_dir):
+                    layer = _detect_layer(root)
+                    if layer:
+                        layers.append(layer)
+
+    return layers
+
+def _find_layer_depends(depend, layers):
+    for layer in layers:
+        for collection in layer['collections']:
+            if depend == collection:
+                return layer
+    return None
+
+def add_layer_dependencies(bblayersconf, layer, layers, logger):
+    def recurse_dependencies(depends, layer, layers, logger, ret = []):
+        logger.debug('Processing dependencies %s for layer %s.' % \
+                    (depends, layer['name']))
+
+        for depend in depends.split():
+            # core (oe-core) is suppose to be provided
+            if depend == 'core':
+                continue
+
+            layer_depend = _find_layer_depends(depend, layers)
+            if not layer_depend:
+                logger.error('Layer %s depends on %s and isn\'t found.' % \
+                        (layer['name'], depend))
+                ret = None
+                continue
+
+            # We keep processing, even if ret is None, this allows us to report
+            # multiple errors at once
+            if ret is not None and layer_depend not in ret:
+                ret.append(layer_depend)
+
+            # Recursively process...
+            if 'collections' not in layer_depend:
+                continue
+
+            for collection in layer_depend['collections']:
+                collect_deps = layer_depend['collections'][collection]['depends']
+                if not collect_deps:
+                    continue
+                ret = recurse_dependencies(collect_deps, layer_depend, layers, logger, ret)
+
+        return ret
+
+    layer_depends = []
+    for collection in layer['collections']:
+        depends = layer['collections'][collection]['depends']
+        if not depends:
+            continue
+
+        layer_depends = recurse_dependencies(depends, layer, layers, logger, layer_depends)
+
+    # Note: [] (empty) is allowed, None is not!
+    if layer_depends is None:
+        return False
+    else:
+        # Don't add a layer that is already present.
+        added = set()
+        output = check_command('Getting existing layers failed.', 'bitbake-layers show-layers').decode('utf-8')
+        for layer, path, pri in re.findall(r'^(\S+) +([^\n]*?) +(\d+)$', output, re.MULTILINE):
+            added.add(path)
+
+        for layer_depend in layer_depends:
+            name = layer_depend['name']
+            path = layer_depend['path']
+            if path in added:
+                continue
+            else:
+                added.add(path)
+            logger.info('Adding layer dependency %s' % name)
+            with open(bblayersconf, 'a+') as f:
+                f.write("\nBBLAYERS += \"%s\"\n" % path)
+    return True
+
+def add_layer(bblayersconf, layer, layers, logger):
+    logger.info('Adding layer %s' % layer['name'])
+    with open(bblayersconf, 'a+') as f:
+        f.write("\nBBLAYERS += \"%s\"\n" % layer['path'])
+
+    return True
+
+def check_command(error_msg, cmd):
+    '''
+    Run a command under a shell, capture stdout and stderr in a single stream,
+    throw an error when command returns non-zero exit code. Returns the output.
+    '''
+
+    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    output, _ = p.communicate()
+    if p.returncode:
+        msg = "%s\nCommand: %s\nOutput:\n%s" % (error_msg, cmd, output.decode('utf-8'))
+        raise RuntimeError(msg)
+    return output
+
+def get_signatures(builddir, failsafe=False, machine=None):
+    import re
+
+    # some recipes needs to be excluded like meta-world-pkgdata
+    # because a layer can add recipes to a world build so signature
+    # will be change
+    exclude_recipes = ('meta-world-pkgdata',)
+
+    sigs = {}
+    tune2tasks = {}
+
+    cmd = ''
+    if machine:
+        cmd += 'MACHINE=%s ' % machine
+    cmd += 'bitbake '
+    if failsafe:
+        cmd += '-k '
+    cmd += '-S none world'
+    sigs_file = os.path.join(builddir, 'locked-sigs.inc')
+    if os.path.exists(sigs_file):
+        os.unlink(sigs_file)
+    try:
+        check_command('Generating signatures failed. This might be due to some parse error and/or general layer incompatibilities.',
+                      cmd)
+    except RuntimeError as ex:
+        if failsafe and os.path.exists(sigs_file):
+            # Ignore the error here. Most likely some recipes active
+            # in a world build lack some dependencies. There is a
+            # separate test_machine_world_build which exposes the
+            # failure.
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise
+
+    sig_regex = re.compile("^(?P<task>.*:.*):(?P<hash>.*) .$")
+    tune_regex = re.compile("(^|\s)SIGGEN_LOCKEDSIGS_t-(?P<tune>\S*)\s*=\s*")
+    current_tune = None
+    with open(sigs_file, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f.readlines():
+            line = line.strip()
+            t = tune_regex.search(line)
+            if t:
+                current_tune = t.group('tune')
+            s = sig_regex.match(line)
+            if s:
+                exclude = False
+                for er in exclude_recipes:
+                    (recipe, task) = s.group('task').split(':')
+                    if er == recipe:
+                        exclude = True
+                        break
+                if exclude:
+                    continue
+
+                sigs[s.group('task')] = s.group('hash')
+                tune2tasks.setdefault(current_tune, []).append(s.group('task'))
+
+    if not sigs:
+        raise RuntimeError('Can\'t load signatures from %s' % sigs_file)
+
+    return (sigs, tune2tasks)
+
+def get_depgraph(targets=['world'], failsafe=False):
+    '''
+    Returns the dependency graph for the given target(s).
+    The dependency graph is taken directly from DepTreeEvent.
+    '''
+    depgraph = None
+    with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
+        tinfoil.prepare(config_only=False)
+        tinfoil.set_event_mask(['bb.event.NoProvider', 'bb.event.DepTreeGenerated', 'bb.command.CommandCompleted'])
+        if not tinfoil.run_command('generateDepTreeEvent', targets, 'do_build'):
+            raise RuntimeError('starting generateDepTreeEvent failed')
+        while True:
+            event = tinfoil.wait_event(timeout=1000)
+            if event:
+                if isinstance(event, bb.command.CommandFailed):
+                    raise RuntimeError('Generating dependency information failed: %s' % event.error)
+                elif isinstance(event, bb.command.CommandCompleted):
+                    break
+                elif isinstance(event, bb.event.NoProvider):
+                    if failsafe:
+                        # The event is informational, we will get information about the
+                        # remaining dependencies eventually and thus can ignore this
+                        # here like we do in get_signatures(), if desired.
+                        continue
+                    if event._reasons:
+                        raise RuntimeError('Nothing provides %s: %s' % (event._item, event._reasons))
+                    else:
+                        raise RuntimeError('Nothing provides %s.' % (event._item))
+                elif isinstance(event, bb.event.DepTreeGenerated):
+                    depgraph = event._depgraph
+
+    if depgraph is None:
+        raise RuntimeError('Could not retrieve the depgraph.')
+    return depgraph
+
+def compare_signatures(old_sigs, curr_sigs):
+    '''
+    Compares the result of two get_signatures() calls. Returns None if no
+    problems found, otherwise a string that can be used as additional
+    explanation in self.fail().
+    '''
+    # task -> (old signature, new signature)
+    sig_diff = {}
+    for task in old_sigs:
+        if task in curr_sigs and \
+           old_sigs[task] != curr_sigs[task]:
+            sig_diff[task] = (old_sigs[task], curr_sigs[task])
+
+    if not sig_diff:
+        return None
+
+    # Beware, depgraph uses task=<pn>.<taskname> whereas get_signatures()
+    # uses <pn>:<taskname>. Need to convert sometimes. The output follows
+    # the convention from get_signatures() because that seems closer to
+    # normal bitbake output.
+    def sig2graph(task):
+        pn, taskname = task.rsplit(':', 1)
+        return pn + '.' + taskname
+    def graph2sig(task):
+        pn, taskname = task.rsplit('.', 1)
+        return pn + ':' + taskname
+    depgraph = get_depgraph(failsafe=True)
+    depends = depgraph['tdepends']
+
+    # If a task A has a changed signature, but none of its
+    # dependencies, then we need to report it because it is
+    # the one which introduces a change. Any task depending on
+    # A (directly or indirectly) will also have a changed
+    # signature, but we don't need to report it. It might have
+    # its own changes, which will become apparent once the
+    # issues that we do report are fixed and the test gets run
+    # again.
+    sig_diff_filtered = []
+    for task, (old_sig, new_sig) in sig_diff.items():
+        deps_tainted = False
+        for dep in depends.get(sig2graph(task), ()):
+            if graph2sig(dep) in sig_diff:
+                deps_tainted = True
+                break
+        if not deps_tainted:
+            sig_diff_filtered.append((task, old_sig, new_sig))
+
+    msg = []
+    msg.append('%d signatures changed, initial differences (first hash before, second after):' %
+               len(sig_diff))
+    for diff in sorted(sig_diff_filtered):
+        recipe, taskname = diff[0].rsplit(':', 1)
+        cmd = 'bitbake-diffsigs --task %s %s --signature %s %s' % \
+              (recipe, taskname, diff[1], diff[2])
+        msg.append('   %s: %s -> %s' % diff)
+        msg.append('      %s' % cmd)
+        try:
+            output = check_command('Determining signature difference failed.',
+                                   cmd).decode('utf-8')
+        except RuntimeError as error:
+            output = str(error)
+        if output:
+            msg.extend(['      ' + line for line in output.splitlines()])
+            msg.append('')
+    return '\n'.join(msg)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/case.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/case.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54ce78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/case.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT)
+
+from oeqa.core.case import OETestCase
+
+class OECompatLayerTestCase(OETestCase):
+    pass
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/__init__.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/__init__.py
rename to import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/__init__.py
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/bsp.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/bsp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43efae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/bsp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT)
+
+import unittest
+
+from compatlayer import LayerType, get_signatures, check_command, get_depgraph
+from compatlayer.case import OECompatLayerTestCase
+
+class BSPCompatLayer(OECompatLayerTestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        if self.tc.layer['type'] != LayerType.BSP:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("BSPCompatLayer: Layer %s isn't BSP one." %\
+                self.tc.layer['name'])
+
+    def test_bsp_defines_machines(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.tc.layer['conf']['machines'], 
+                "Layer is BSP but doesn't defines machines.")
+
+    def test_bsp_no_set_machine(self):
+        from oeqa.utils.commands import get_bb_var
+
+        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
+        self.assertEqual(self.td['bbvars']['MACHINE'], machine,
+                msg="Layer %s modified machine %s -> %s" % \
+                    (self.tc.layer['name'], self.td['bbvars']['MACHINE'], machine))
+
+
+    def test_machine_world(self):
+        '''
+        "bitbake world" is expected to work regardless which machine is selected.
+        BSP layers sometimes break that by enabling a recipe for a certain machine
+        without checking whether that recipe actually can be built in the current
+        distro configuration (for example, OpenGL might not enabled).
+
+        This test iterates over all machines. It would be nicer to instantiate
+        it once per machine. It merely checks for errors during parse
+        time. It does not actually attempt to build anything.
+        '''
+
+        if not self.td['machines']:
+            self.skipTest('No machines set with --machines.')
+        msg = []
+        for machine in self.td['machines']:
+            # In contrast to test_machine_signatures() below, errors are fatal here.
+            try:
+                get_signatures(self.td['builddir'], failsafe=False, machine=machine)
+            except RuntimeError as ex:
+                msg.append(str(ex))
+        if msg:
+            msg.insert(0, 'The following machines broke a world build:')
+            self.fail('\n'.join(msg))
+
+    def test_machine_signatures(self):
+        '''
+        Selecting a machine may only affect the signature of tasks that are specific
+        to that machine. In other words, when MACHINE=A and MACHINE=B share a recipe
+        foo and the output of foo, then both machine configurations must build foo
+        in exactly the same way. Otherwise it is not possible to use both machines
+        in the same distribution.
+
+        This criteria can only be tested by testing different machines in combination,
+        i.e. one main layer, potentially several additional BSP layers and an explicit
+        choice of machines:
+        yocto-compat-layer --additional-layers .../meta-intel --machines intel-corei7-64 imx6slevk -- .../meta-freescale
+        '''
+
+        if not self.td['machines']:
+            self.skipTest('No machines set with --machines.')
+
+        # Collect signatures for all machines that we are testing
+        # and merge that into a hash:
+        # tune -> task -> signature -> list of machines with that combination
+        #
+        # It is an error if any tune/task pair has more than one signature,
+        # because that implies that the machines that caused those different
+        # signatures do not agree on how to execute the task.
+        tunes = {}
+        # Preserve ordering of machines as chosen by the user.
+        for machine in self.td['machines']:
+            curr_sigs, tune2tasks = get_signatures(self.td['builddir'], failsafe=True, machine=machine)
+            # Invert the tune -> [tasks] mapping.
+            tasks2tune = {}
+            for tune, tasks in tune2tasks.items():
+                for task in tasks:
+                    tasks2tune[task] = tune
+            for task, sighash in curr_sigs.items():
+                tunes.setdefault(tasks2tune[task], {}).setdefault(task, {}).setdefault(sighash, []).append(machine)
+
+        msg = []
+        pruned = 0
+        last_line_key = None
+        # do_fetch, do_unpack, ..., do_build
+        taskname_list = []
+        if tunes:
+            # The output below is most useful when we start with tasks that are at
+            # the bottom of the dependency chain, i.e. those that run first. If
+            # those tasks differ, the rest also does.
+            #
+            # To get an ordering of tasks, we do a topological sort of the entire
+            # depgraph for the base configuration, then on-the-fly flatten that list by stripping
+            # out the recipe names and removing duplicates. The base configuration
+            # is not necessarily representative, but should be close enough. Tasks
+            # that were not encountered get a default priority.
+            depgraph = get_depgraph()
+            depends = depgraph['tdepends']
+            WHITE = 1
+            GRAY = 2
+            BLACK = 3
+            color = {}
+            found = set()
+            def visit(task):
+                color[task] = GRAY
+                for dep in depends.get(task, ()):
+                    if color.setdefault(dep, WHITE) == WHITE:
+                        visit(dep)
+                color[task] = BLACK
+                pn, taskname = task.rsplit('.', 1)
+                if taskname not in found:
+                    taskname_list.append(taskname)
+                    found.add(taskname)
+            for task in depends.keys():
+                if color.setdefault(task, WHITE) == WHITE:
+                    visit(task)
+
+        taskname_order = dict([(task, index) for index, task in enumerate(taskname_list) ])
+        def task_key(task):
+            pn, taskname = task.rsplit(':', 1)
+            return (pn, taskname_order.get(taskname, len(taskname_list)), taskname)
+
+        for tune in sorted(tunes.keys()):
+            tasks = tunes[tune]
+            # As for test_signatures it would be nicer to sort tasks
+            # by dependencies here, but that is harder because we have
+            # to report on tasks from different machines, which might
+            # have different dependencies. We resort to pruning the
+            # output by reporting only one task per recipe if the set
+            # of machines matches.
+            #
+            # "bitbake-diffsigs -t -s" is intelligent enough to print
+            # diffs recursively, so often it does not matter that much
+            # if we don't pick the underlying difference
+            # here. However, sometimes recursion fails
+            # (https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6428).
+            #
+            # To mitigate that a bit, we use a hard-coded ordering of
+            # tasks that represents how they normally run and prefer
+            # to print the ones that run first.
+            for task in sorted(tasks.keys(), key=task_key):
+                signatures = tasks[task]
+                # do_build can be ignored: it is know to have
+                # different signatures in some cases, for example in
+                # the allarch ca-certificates due to RDEPENDS=openssl.
+                # That particular dependency is whitelisted via
+                # SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS, but still shows up
+                # in the sstate signature hash because filtering it
+                # out would be hard and running do_build multiple
+                # times doesn't really matter.
+                if len(signatures.keys()) > 1 and \
+                   not task.endswith(':do_build'):
+                    # Error!
+                    #
+                    # Sort signatures by machines, because the hex values don't mean anything.
+                    # => all-arch adwaita-icon-theme:do_build: 1234... (beaglebone, qemux86) != abcdf... (qemux86-64)
+                    #
+                    # Skip the line if it is covered already by the predecessor (same pn, same sets of machines).
+                    pn, taskname = task.rsplit(':', 1)
+                    next_line_key = (pn, sorted(signatures.values()))
+                    if next_line_key != last_line_key:
+                        line = '   %s %s: ' % (tune, task)
+                        line += ' != '.join(['%s (%s)' % (signature, ', '.join([m for m in signatures[signature]])) for
+                                             signature in sorted(signatures.keys(), key=lambda s: signatures[s])])
+                        last_line_key = next_line_key
+                        msg.append(line)
+                        # Randomly pick two mismatched signatures and remember how to invoke
+                        # bitbake-diffsigs for them.
+                        iterator = iter(signatures.items())
+                        a = next(iterator)
+                        b = next(iterator)
+                        diffsig_machines = '(%s) != (%s)' % (', '.join(a[1]), ', '.join(b[1]))
+                        diffsig_params = '-t %s %s -s %s %s' % (pn, taskname, a[0], b[0])
+                    else:
+                        pruned += 1
+
+        if msg:
+            msg.insert(0, 'The machines have conflicting signatures for some shared tasks:')
+            if pruned > 0:
+                msg.append('')
+                msg.append('%d tasks where not listed because some other task of the recipe already differed.' % pruned)
+                msg.append('It is likely that differences from different recipes also have the same root cause.')
+            msg.append('')
+            # Explain how to investigate...
+            msg.append('To investigate, run bitbake-diffsigs -t recipename taskname -s fromsig tosig.')
+            cmd = 'bitbake-diffsigs %s' % diffsig_params
+            msg.append('Example: %s in the last line' % diffsig_machines)
+            msg.append('Command: %s' % cmd)
+            # ... and actually do it automatically for that example, but without aborting
+            # when that fails.
+            try:
+                output = check_command('Comparing signatures failed.', cmd).decode('utf-8')
+            except RuntimeError as ex:
+                output = str(ex)
+            msg.extend(['   ' + line for line in output.splitlines()])
+            self.fail('\n'.join(msg))
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/common.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55e8ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT)
+
+import glob
+import os
+import unittest
+from compatlayer import get_signatures, LayerType, check_command, get_depgraph, compare_signatures
+from compatlayer.case import OECompatLayerTestCase
+
+class CommonCompatLayer(OECompatLayerTestCase):
+    def test_readme(self):
+        # The top-level README file may have a suffix (like README.rst or README.txt).
+        readme_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(self.tc.layer['path'], 'README*'))
+        self.assertTrue(len(readme_files) > 0,
+                        msg="Layer doesn't contains README file.")
+
+        # There might be more than one file matching the file pattern above
+        # (for example, README.rst and README-COPYING.rst). The one with the shortest
+        # name is considered the "main" one.
+        readme_file = sorted(readme_files)[0]
+        data = ''
+        with open(readme_file, 'r') as f:
+            data = f.read()
+        self.assertTrue(data,
+                msg="Layer contains a README file but it is empty.")
+
+    def test_parse(self):
+        check_command('Layer %s failed to parse.' % self.tc.layer['name'],
+                      'bitbake -p')
+
+    def test_show_environment(self):
+        check_command('Layer %s failed to show environment.' % self.tc.layer['name'],
+                      'bitbake -e')
+
+    def test_world(self):
+        '''
+        "bitbake world" is expected to work. test_signatures does not cover that
+        because it is more lenient and ignores recipes in a world build that
+        are not actually buildable, so here we fail when "bitbake -S none world"
+        fails.
+        '''
+        get_signatures(self.td['builddir'], failsafe=False)
+
+    def test_signatures(self):
+        if self.tc.layer['type'] == LayerType.SOFTWARE and \
+           not self.tc.test_software_layer_signatures:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("Not testing for signature changes in a software layer %s." \
+                     % self.tc.layer['name'])
+
+        curr_sigs, _ = get_signatures(self.td['builddir'], failsafe=True)
+        msg = compare_signatures(self.td['sigs'], curr_sigs)
+        if msg is not None:
+            self.fail('Adding layer %s changed signatures.\n%s' % (self.tc.layer['name'], msg))
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/distro.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/distro.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..523acc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/cases/distro.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT)
+
+import unittest
+
+from compatlayer import LayerType
+from compatlayer.case import OECompatLayerTestCase
+
+class DistroCompatLayer(OECompatLayerTestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        if self.tc.layer['type'] != LayerType.DISTRO:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("DistroCompatLayer: Layer %s isn't Distro one." %\
+                self.tc.layer['name'])
+
+    def test_distro_defines_distros(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.tc.layer['conf']['distros'], 
+                "Layer is BSP but doesn't defines machines.")
+
+    def test_distro_no_set_distros(self):
+        from oeqa.utils.commands import get_bb_var
+
+        distro = get_bb_var('DISTRO')
+        self.assertEqual(self.td['bbvars']['DISTRO'], distro,
+                msg="Layer %s modified distro %s -> %s" % \
+                    (self.tc.layer['name'], self.td['bbvars']['DISTRO'], distro))
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/context.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/context.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7811d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/compatlayer/context.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corporation
+# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT)
+
+import os
+import sys
+import glob
+import re
+
+from oeqa.core.context import OETestContext
+
+class CompatLayerTestContext(OETestContext):
+    def __init__(self, td=None, logger=None, layer=None, test_software_layer_signatures=True):
+        super(CompatLayerTestContext, self).__init__(td, logger)
+        self.layer = layer
+        self.test_software_layer_signatures = test_software_layer_signatures
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
index e675133..d646b0c 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import logging
 import re
+import codecs
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
 
@@ -67,10 +68,10 @@
         cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, **options
     )
 
+    reader = codecs.getreader('utf-8')(process.stdout)
     buf = ''
     while True:
-        out = process.stdout.read(1)
-        out = out.decode('utf-8')
+        out = reader.read(1, 1)
         if out:
             sys.stdout.write(out)
             sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -86,13 +87,13 @@
 def exec_fakeroot(d, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Run a command under fakeroot (pseudo, in fact) so that it picks up the appropriate file permissions"""
     # Grab the command and check it actually exists
-    fakerootcmd = d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD', True)
+    fakerootcmd = d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD')
     if not os.path.exists(fakerootcmd):
         logger.error('pseudo executable %s could not be found - have you run a build yet? pseudo-native should install this and if you have run any build then that should have been built')
         return 2
     # Set up the appropriate environment
     newenv = dict(os.environ)
-    fakerootenv = d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV', True)
+    fakerootenv = d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
     for varvalue in fakerootenv.split():
         if '=' in varvalue:
             splitval = varvalue.split('=', 1)
@@ -113,40 +114,40 @@
 
         import bb.tinfoil
         tinfoil = bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil(tracking=tracking)
-        tinfoil.prepare(config_only)
-        tinfoil.logger.setLevel(logger.getEffectiveLevel())
+        try:
+            tinfoil.prepare(config_only)
+            tinfoil.logger.setLevel(logger.getEffectiveLevel())
+        except bb.tinfoil.TinfoilUIException:
+            tinfoil.shutdown()
+            raise DevtoolError('Failed to start bitbake environment')
+        except:
+            tinfoil.shutdown()
+            raise
     finally:
         os.chdir(orig_cwd)
     return tinfoil
 
-def get_recipe_file(cooker, pn):
-    """Find recipe file corresponding a package name"""
-    import oe.recipeutils
-    recipefile = oe.recipeutils.pn_to_recipe(cooker, pn)
-    if not recipefile:
-        skipreasons = oe.recipeutils.get_unavailable_reasons(cooker, pn)
-        if skipreasons:
-            logger.error('\n'.join(skipreasons))
-        else:
-            logger.error("Unable to find any recipe file matching %s" % pn)
-    return recipefile
-
 def parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, pn, appends, filter_workspace=True):
-    """Parse recipe of a package"""
-    import oe.recipeutils
-    recipefile = get_recipe_file(tinfoil.cooker, pn)
-    if not recipefile:
-        # Error already logged
+    """Parse the specified recipe"""
+    try:
+        recipefile = tinfoil.get_recipe_file(pn)
+    except bb.providers.NoProvider as e:
+        logger.error(str(e))
         return None
     if appends:
-        append_files = tinfoil.cooker.collection.get_file_appends(recipefile)
+        append_files = tinfoil.get_file_appends(recipefile)
         if filter_workspace:
             # Filter out appends from the workspace
             append_files = [path for path in append_files if
                             not path.startswith(config.workspace_path)]
     else:
         append_files = None
-    return oe.recipeutils.parse_recipe(tinfoil.cooker, recipefile, append_files)
+    try:
+        rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(recipefile, appends, append_files)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(str(e))
+        return None
+    return rd
 
 def check_workspace_recipe(workspace, pn, checksrc=True, bbclassextend=False):
     """
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@
         logger.info('Using source tree as build directory since --same-dir specified')
     elif bb.data.inherits_class('autotools-brokensep', d):
         logger.info('Using source tree as build directory since recipe inherits autotools-brokensep')
-    elif d.getVar('B', True) == os.path.abspath(d.getVar('S', True)):
+    elif d.getVar('B') == os.path.abspath(d.getVar('S')):
         logger.info('Using source tree as build directory since that would be the default for this recipe')
     else:
         b_is_s = False
@@ -260,23 +261,28 @@
                 targets.append('%s-%s' % (pn, variant))
     return targets
 
-def ensure_npm(config, basepath, fixed_setup=False):
+def ensure_npm(config, basepath, fixed_setup=False, check_exists=True):
     """
     Ensure that npm is available and either build it or show a
     reasonable error message
     """
-    tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=True, basepath=basepath)
-    try:
-        nativepath = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True)
-    finally:
-        tinfoil.shutdown()
+    if check_exists:
+        tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=False, basepath=basepath)
+        try:
+            rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe('nodejs-native')
+            nativepath = rd.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE')
+        finally:
+            tinfoil.shutdown()
+        npmpath = os.path.join(nativepath, 'npm')
+        build_npm = not os.path.exists(npmpath)
+    else:
+        build_npm = True
 
-    npmpath = os.path.join(nativepath, 'npm')
-    if not os.path.exists(npmpath):
+    if build_npm:
         logger.info('Building nodejs-native')
         try:
             exec_build_env_command(config.init_path, basepath,
-                                'bitbake -q nodejs-native', watch=True)
+                                'bitbake -q nodejs-native -c addto_recipe_sysroot', watch=True)
         except bb.process.ExecutionError as e:
             if "Nothing PROVIDES 'nodejs-native'" in e.stdout:
                 if fixed_setup:
@@ -286,5 +292,3 @@
                 raise DevtoolError(msg)
             else:
                 raise
-        if not os.path.exists(npmpath):
-            raise DevtoolError('Built nodejs-native but npm binary still could not be found at %s' % npmpath)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
index 6be549d..252379e 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     """Register devtool subcommands from this plugin"""
     parser_build = subparsers.add_parser('build', help='Build a recipe',
                                          description='Builds the specified recipe using bitbake (up to and including %s)' % ', '.join(_get_build_tasks(context.config)),
-                                         group='working')
+                                         group='working', order=50)
     parser_build.add_argument('recipename', help='Recipe to build')
     parser_build.add_argument('-s', '--disable-parallel-make', action="store_true", help='Disable make parallelism')
     parser_build.set_defaults(func=build)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py
index ae75511..e581038 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     result = []
     for recipe in workspace:
         data = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, recipe, True)
-        if 'class-target' in data.getVar('OVERRIDES', True).split(':'):
-            if recipe in data.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split():
+        if 'class-target' in data.getVar('OVERRIDES').split(':'):
+            if recipe in data.getVar('PACKAGES').split():
                 result.append(recipe)
             else:
                 logger.warning("Skipping recipe %s as it doesn't produce a "
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
             raise TargetNotImageError()
 
         # Get the actual filename used and strip the .bb and full path
-        target_basename = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+        target_basename = rd.getVar('FILE')
         target_basename = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(target_basename))[0]
         config.set('SDK', 'target_basename', target_basename)
         config.write()
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@
                             afile.write('%s\n' % line)
 
             if task in ['populate_sdk', 'populate_sdk_ext']:
-                outputdir = rd.getVar('SDK_DEPLOY', True)
+                outputdir = rd.getVar('SDK_DEPLOY')
             else:
-                outputdir = rd.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', True)
+                outputdir = rd.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
 
             tmp_tinfoil = tinfoil
             tinfoil = None
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
index c4c7bf6..b3730ae 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath)
     try:
         try:
-            rd = oe.recipeutils.parse_recipe_simple(tinfoil.cooker, args.recipename, tinfoil.config_data)
+            rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe(args.recipename)
         except Exception as e:
             raise DevtoolError('Exception parsing recipe %s: %s' %
                             (args.recipename, e))
-        recipe_outdir = rd.getVar('D', True)
+        recipe_outdir = rd.getVar('D')
         if not os.path.exists(recipe_outdir) or not os.listdir(recipe_outdir):
             raise DevtoolError('No files to deploy - have you built the %s '
                             'recipe? If so, the install step has not installed '
@@ -192,6 +192,14 @@
         if not args.show_status:
             extraoptions += ' -q'
 
+        scp_port = ''
+        ssh_port = ''
+        if not args.port:
+            raise DevtoolError("If you specify -P/--port then you must provide the port to be used to connect to the target")
+        else:
+            scp_port = "-P %s" % args.port
+            ssh_port = "-p %s" % args.port
+
         # In order to delete previously deployed files and have the manifest file on
         # the target, we write out a shell script and then copy it to the target
         # so we can then run it (piping tar output to it).
@@ -213,7 +221,7 @@
                 for fpath, fsize in filelist:
                     f.write('%s %d\n' % (fpath, fsize))
             # Copy them to the target
-            ret = subprocess.call("scp %s %s/* %s:%s" % (extraoptions, tmpdir, args.target, os.path.dirname(tmpscript)), shell=True)
+            ret = subprocess.call("scp %s %s %s/* %s:%s" % (scp_port, extraoptions, tmpdir, args.target, os.path.dirname(tmpscript)), shell=True)
             if ret != 0:
                 raise DevtoolError('Failed to copy script to %s - rerun with -s to '
                                 'get a complete error message' % args.target)
@@ -221,7 +229,7 @@
             shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
 
         # Now run the script
-        ret = exec_fakeroot(rd, 'tar cf - . | ssh %s %s \'sh %s %s %s %s\'' % (extraoptions, args.target, tmpscript, args.recipename, destdir, tmpfilelist), cwd=recipe_outdir, shell=True)
+        ret = exec_fakeroot(rd, 'tar cf - . | ssh  %s %s %s \'sh %s %s %s %s\'' % (ssh_port, extraoptions, args.target, tmpscript, args.recipename, destdir, tmpfilelist), cwd=recipe_outdir, shell=True)
         if ret != 0:
             raise DevtoolError('Deploy failed - rerun with -s to get a complete '
                             'error message')
@@ -251,6 +259,14 @@
     if not args.show_status:
         extraoptions += ' -q'
 
+    scp_port = ''
+    ssh_port = ''
+    if not args.port:
+        raise DevtoolError("If you specify -P/--port then you must provide the port to be used to connect to the target")
+    else:
+        scp_port = "-P %s" % args.port
+        ssh_port = "-p %s" % args.port
+
     args.target = args.target.split(':')[0]
 
     tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtool')
@@ -261,7 +277,7 @@
         with open(os.path.join(tmpdir, os.path.basename(tmpscript)), 'w') as f:
             f.write(shellscript)
         # Copy it to the target
-        ret = subprocess.call("scp %s %s/* %s:%s" % (extraoptions, tmpdir, args.target, os.path.dirname(tmpscript)), shell=True)
+        ret = subprocess.call("scp %s %s %s/* %s:%s" % (scp_port, extraoptions, tmpdir, args.target, os.path.dirname(tmpscript)), shell=True)
         if ret != 0:
             raise DevtoolError('Failed to copy script to %s - rerun with -s to '
                                 'get a complete error message' % args.target)
@@ -269,7 +285,7 @@
         shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
 
     # Now run the script
-    ret = subprocess.call('ssh %s %s \'sh %s %s\'' % (extraoptions, args.target, tmpscript, args.recipename), shell=True)
+    ret = subprocess.call('ssh %s %s %s \'sh %s %s\'' % (ssh_port, extraoptions, args.target, tmpscript, args.recipename), shell=True)
     if ret != 0:
         raise DevtoolError('Undeploy failed - rerun with -s to get a complete '
                            'error message')
@@ -292,6 +308,7 @@
     parser_deploy.add_argument('-n', '--dry-run', help='List files to be deployed only', action='store_true')
     parser_deploy.add_argument('-p', '--no-preserve', help='Do not preserve existing files', action='store_true')
     parser_deploy.add_argument('--no-check-space', help='Do not check for available space before deploying', action='store_true')
+    parser_deploy.add_argument('-P', '--port', default='22', help='Port to use for connection to the target')
     parser_deploy.set_defaults(func=deploy)
 
     parser_undeploy = subparsers.add_parser('undeploy-target',
@@ -304,4 +321,5 @@
     parser_undeploy.add_argument('-s', '--show-status', help='Show progress/status output', action='store_true')
     parser_undeploy.add_argument('-a', '--all', help='Undeploy all recipes deployed on the target', action='store_true')
     parser_undeploy.add_argument('-n', '--dry-run', help='List files to be undeployed only', action='store_true')
+    parser_undeploy.add_argument('-P', '--port', default='22', help='Port to use for connection to the target')
     parser_undeploy.set_defaults(func=undeploy)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py
index afb5809..af9e8f1 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@
     """Entry point for the devtool 'package' subcommand"""
     check_workspace_recipe(workspace, args.recipename)
 
-    tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath)
+    tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath, config_only=True)
     try:
-        tinfoil.prepare(config_only=True)
-
         image_pkgtype = config.get('Package', 'image_pkgtype', '')
         if not image_pkgtype:
-            image_pkgtype = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', True)
+            image_pkgtype = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE')
 
-        deploy_dir_pkg = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_%s' % image_pkgtype.upper(), True)
+        deploy_dir_pkg = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_%s' % image_pkgtype.upper())
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py
index ae25cee..e26cf28 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
 
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=True, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE', True)
-        bindir_native = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True)
+        machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE')
+        bindir_native = os.path.join(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAGING_DIR'),
+                                     tinfoil.config_data.getVar('BUILD_ARCH'),
+                                     tinfoil.config_data.getVar('bindir_native').lstrip(os.path.sep))
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
index 922277b..e8bf0ad 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@
     # Grab variable values
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=True, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        stamps_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAMPS_DIR', True)
-        sstate_mirrors = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SSTATE_MIRRORS', True)
-        site_conf_version = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SITE_CONF_VERSION', True)
+        stamps_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAMPS_DIR')
+        sstate_mirrors = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SSTATE_MIRRORS')
+        site_conf_version = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SITE_CONF_VERSION')
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
             rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, recipe, True)
             if not rd:
                 return 1
-            stampprefixes[recipe] = '%s.%s' % (rd.getVar('STAMP', True), tasks[0])
+            stampprefixes[recipe] = '%s.%s' % (rd.getVar('STAMP'), tasks[0])
             if checkstamp(recipe):
                 logger.info('%s is already installed' % recipe)
             else:
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@
         if failed:
             return 2
 
+        try:
+            exec_build_env_command(config.init_path, basepath, 'bitbake build-sysroots', watch=True)
+        except bb.process.ExecutionError as e:
+            raise DevtoolError('Failed to bitbake build-sysroots:\n%s' % (str(e)))
+
+
 def register_commands(subparsers, context):
     """Register devtool subcommands from the sdk plugin"""
     if context.fixed_setup:
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py
index b44bed7..054985b 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=False, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        pkgdata_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True)
+        pkgdata_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
         defsummary = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SUMMARY', False) or ''
 
         keyword_rc = re.compile(args.keyword)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
             if match:
                 rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, fn, True)
-                summary = rd.getVar('SUMMARY', True)
+                summary = rd.getVar('SUMMARY')
                 if summary == rd.expand(defsummary):
                     summary = ''
                 print("%s  %s" % (fn.ljust(20), summary))
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index 4eff6f8..5ff1e23 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -150,25 +150,32 @@
         extracmdopts += ' --src-subdir "%s"' % args.src_subdir
     if args.autorev:
         extracmdopts += ' -a'
+    if args.fetch_dev:
+        extracmdopts += ' --fetch-dev'
 
     tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtool')
     try:
+        builtnpm = False
         while True:
             try:
-                stdout, _ = exec_build_env_command(config.init_path, basepath, 'recipetool --color=%s create -o %s "%s" %s' % (color, tempdir, source, extracmdopts))
+                stdout, _ = exec_build_env_command(config.init_path, basepath, 'recipetool --color=%s create --devtool -o %s \'%s\' %s' % (color, tempdir, source, extracmdopts), watch=True)
             except bb.process.ExecutionError as e:
                 if e.exitcode == 14:
+                    if builtnpm:
+                        raise DevtoolError('Re-running recipetool still failed to find npm')
                     # FIXME this is a horrible hack that is unfortunately
                     # necessary due to the fact that we can't run bitbake from
                     # inside recipetool since recipetool keeps tinfoil active
                     # with references to it throughout the code, so we have
                     # to exit out and come back here to do it.
-                    ensure_npm(config, basepath, args.fixed_setup)
+                    ensure_npm(config, basepath, args.fixed_setup, check_exists=False)
+                    logger.info('Re-running recipe creation process after building nodejs')
+                    builtnpm = True
                     continue
                 elif e.exitcode == 15:
                     raise DevtoolError('Could not auto-determine recipe name, please specify it on the command line')
                 else:
-                    raise DevtoolError('Command \'%s\' failed:\n%s' % (e.command, e.stdout))
+                    raise DevtoolError('Command \'%s\' failed' % e.command)
             break
 
         recipes = glob.glob(os.path.join(tempdir, '*.bb'))
@@ -223,8 +230,17 @@
 
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=True, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        rd = oe.recipeutils.parse_recipe(tinfoil.cooker, recipefile, None)
+        try:
+            rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(recipefile, False)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(str(e))
+            rd = None
         if not rd:
+            # Parsing failed. We just created this recipe and we shouldn't
+            # leave it in the workdir or it'll prevent bitbake from starting
+            movefn = '%s.parsefailed' % recipefile
+            logger.error('Parsing newly created recipe failed, moving recipe to %s for reference. If this looks to be caused by the recipe itself, please report this error.' % movefn)
+            shutil.move(recipefile, movefn)
             return 1
 
         if args.fetchuri and not args.no_git:
@@ -302,7 +318,7 @@
         raise DevtoolError("The %s recipe is a meta-recipe, and therefore is "
                            "not supported by this tool" % pn, 4)
 
-    if bb.data.inherits_class('externalsrc', d) and d.getVar('EXTERNALSRC', True):
+    if bb.data.inherits_class('externalsrc', d) and d.getVar('EXTERNALSRC'):
         # Not an incompatibility error per se, so we don't pass the error code
         raise DevtoolError("externalsrc is currently enabled for the %s "
                            "recipe. This prevents the normal do_patch task "
@@ -331,10 +347,11 @@
         cmd.append('-r')
     out, _ = bb.process.run(cmd, cwd=repodir)
     ret = {}
-    for line in out.split('\0'):
-        if line:
-            split = line.split(None, 4)
-            ret[split[3]] = split[0:3]
+    if out:
+        for line in out.split('\0'):
+            if line:
+                split = line.split(None, 4)
+                ret[split[3]] = split[0:3]
     return ret
 
 def _git_exclude_path(srctree, path):
@@ -376,7 +393,7 @@
             return 1
 
         srctree = os.path.abspath(args.srctree)
-        initial_rev = _extract_source(srctree, args.keep_temp, args.branch, False, rd)
+        initial_rev = _extract_source(srctree, args.keep_temp, args.branch, False, rd, tinfoil)
         logger.info('Source tree extracted to %s' % srctree)
 
         if initial_rev:
@@ -400,7 +417,7 @@
             return 1
 
         srctree = os.path.abspath(args.srctree)
-        initial_rev = _extract_source(srctree, args.keep_temp, args.branch, True, rd)
+        initial_rev = _extract_source(srctree, args.keep_temp, args.branch, True, rd, tinfoil)
         logger.info('Source tree %s synchronized' % srctree)
 
         if initial_rev:
@@ -410,70 +427,6 @@
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
-class BbTaskExecutor(object):
-    """Class for executing bitbake tasks for a recipe
-
-    FIXME: This is very awkward. Unfortunately it's not currently easy to
-    properly execute tasks outside of bitbake itself, until then this has to
-    suffice if we are to handle e.g. linux-yocto's extra tasks
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, rdata):
-        self.rdata = rdata
-        self.executed = []
-
-    def exec_func(self, func, report):
-        """Run bitbake task function"""
-        if not func in self.executed:
-            deps = self.rdata.getVarFlag(func, 'deps', False)
-            if deps:
-                for taskdepfunc in deps:
-                    self.exec_func(taskdepfunc, True)
-            if report:
-                logger.info('Executing %s...' % func)
-            fn = self.rdata.getVar('FILE', True)
-            localdata = bb.build._task_data(fn, func, self.rdata)
-            try:
-                bb.build.exec_func(func, localdata)
-            except bb.build.FuncFailed as e:
-                raise DevtoolError(str(e))
-            self.executed.append(func)
-
-
-class PatchTaskExecutor(BbTaskExecutor):
-    def __init__(self, rdata):
-        import oe.patch
-        self.check_git = False
-        self.useroptions = []
-        oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(self.useroptions, d=rdata)
-        super(PatchTaskExecutor, self).__init__(rdata)
-
-    def exec_func(self, func, report):
-        from oe.patch import GitApplyTree
-        srcsubdir = self.rdata.getVar('S', True)
-        haspatches = False
-        if func == 'do_patch':
-            patchdir = os.path.join(srcsubdir, 'patches')
-            if os.path.exists(patchdir):
-                if os.listdir(patchdir):
-                    haspatches = True
-                else:
-                    os.rmdir(patchdir)
-
-        super(PatchTaskExecutor, self).exec_func(func, report)
-        if self.check_git and os.path.exists(srcsubdir):
-            if func == 'do_patch':
-                if os.path.exists(patchdir):
-                    shutil.rmtree(patchdir)
-                    if haspatches:
-                        stdout, _ = bb.process.run('git status --porcelain patches', cwd=srcsubdir)
-                        if stdout:
-                            bb.process.run('git checkout patches', cwd=srcsubdir)
-
-            stdout, _ = bb.process.run('git status --porcelain', cwd=srcsubdir)
-            if stdout:
-                bb.process.run('git add .; git %s commit -a -m "Committing changes from %s\n\n%s"' % (' '.join(self.useroptions), func, GitApplyTree.ignore_commit_prefix + ' - from %s' % func), cwd=srcsubdir)
-
 
 def _prep_extract_operation(config, basepath, recipename, tinfoil=None):
     """HACK: Ugly workaround for making sure that requirements are met when
@@ -497,22 +450,11 @@
     return tinfoil
 
 
-def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d):
+def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d, tinfoil):
     """Extract sources of a recipe"""
-    import bb.event
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    def eventfilter(name, handler, event, d):
-        """Bitbake event filter for devtool extract operation"""
-        if name == 'base_eventhandler':
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
-
-    if hasattr(bb.event, 'set_eventfilter'):
-        bb.event.set_eventfilter(eventfilter)
-
-    pn = d.getVar('PN', True)
+    pn = d.getVar('PN')
 
     _check_compatible_recipe(pn, d)
 
@@ -537,45 +479,92 @@
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(srctree)
         os.rmdir(srctree)
 
-    # We don't want notes to be printed, they are too verbose
-    origlevel = bb.logger.getEffectiveLevel()
-    if logger.getEffectiveLevel() > logging.DEBUG:
-        bb.logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
-
     initial_rev = None
-    tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtool')
+    # We need to redirect WORKDIR, STAMPS_DIR etc. under a temporary
+    # directory so that:
+    # (a) we pick up all files that get unpacked to the WORKDIR, and
+    # (b) we don't disturb the existing build
+    # However, with recipe-specific sysroots the sysroots for the recipe
+    # will be prepared under WORKDIR, and if we used the system temporary
+    # directory (i.e. usually /tmp) as used by mkdtemp by default, then
+    # our attempts to hardlink files into the recipe-specific sysroots
+    # will fail on systems where /tmp is a different filesystem, and it
+    # would have to fall back to copying the files which is a waste of
+    # time. Put the temp directory under the WORKDIR to prevent that from
+    # being a problem.
+    tempbasedir = d.getVar('WORKDIR')
+    bb.utils.mkdirhier(tempbasedir)
+    tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtooltmp-', dir=tempbasedir)
     try:
+        tinfoil.logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
         crd = d.createCopy()
         # Make a subdir so we guard against WORKDIR==S
         workdir = os.path.join(tempdir, 'workdir')
         crd.setVar('WORKDIR', workdir)
-        crd.setVar('T', os.path.join(tempdir, 'temp'))
-        if not crd.getVar('S', True).startswith(workdir):
+        if not crd.getVar('S').startswith(workdir):
             # Usually a shared workdir recipe (kernel, gcc)
             # Try to set a reasonable default
             if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel', d):
                 crd.setVar('S', '${WORKDIR}/source')
             else:
-                crd.setVar('S', '${WORKDIR}/%s' % os.path.basename(d.getVar('S', True)))
+                crd.setVar('S', '${WORKDIR}/%s' % os.path.basename(d.getVar('S')))
         if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel', d):
             # We don't want to move the source to STAGING_KERNEL_DIR here
             crd.setVar('STAGING_KERNEL_DIR', '${S}')
 
-        task_executor = PatchTaskExecutor(crd)
+        is_kernel_yocto = bb.data.inherits_class('kernel-yocto', d)
+        if not is_kernel_yocto:
+            crd.setVar('PATCHTOOL', 'git')
+            crd.setVar('PATCH_COMMIT_FUNCTIONS', '1')
 
-        crd.setVar('EXTERNALSRC_forcevariable', '')
+        # Apply our changes to the datastore to the server's datastore
+        for key in crd.localkeys():
+            tinfoil.config_data.setVar('%s_pn-%s' % (key, pn), crd.getVar(key, False))
 
-        logger.info('Fetching %s...' % pn)
-        task_executor.exec_func('do_fetch', False)
-        logger.info('Unpacking...')
-        task_executor.exec_func('do_unpack', False)
+        tinfoil.config_data.setVar('STAMPS_DIR', os.path.join(tempdir, 'stamps'))
+        tinfoil.config_data.setVar('T', os.path.join(tempdir, 'temp'))
+        tinfoil.config_data.setVar('BUILDCFG_FUNCS', '')
+        tinfoil.config_data.setVar('BUILDCFG_HEADER', '')
+        tinfoil.config_data.setVar('BB_HASH_IGNORE_MISMATCH', '1')
+
+        tinfoil.set_event_mask(['bb.event.BuildStarted',
+                                'bb.event.BuildCompleted',
+                                'logging.LogRecord',
+                                'bb.command.CommandCompleted',
+                                'bb.command.CommandFailed',
+                                'bb.build.TaskStarted',
+                                'bb.build.TaskSucceeded',
+                                'bb.build.TaskFailed',
+                                'bb.build.TaskFailedSilent'])
+
+        def runtask(target, task):
+            if tinfoil.build_file(target, task):
+                while True:
+                    event = tinfoil.wait_event(0.25)
+                    if event:
+                        if isinstance(event, bb.command.CommandCompleted):
+                            break
+                        elif isinstance(event, bb.command.CommandFailed):
+                            raise DevtoolError('Task do_%s failed: %s' % (task, event.error))
+                        elif isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskFailed):
+                            raise DevtoolError('Task do_%s failed' % task)
+                        elif isinstance(event, bb.build.TaskStarted):
+                            logger.info('Executing %s...' % event._task)
+                        elif isinstance(event, logging.LogRecord):
+                            if event.levelno <= logging.INFO:
+                                continue
+                            logger.handle(event)
+
+        # we need virtual:native:/path/to/recipe if it's a BBCLASSEXTEND
+        fn = tinfoil.get_recipe_file(pn)
+        runtask(fn, 'unpack')
+
         if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel-yocto', d):
             # Extra step for kernel to populate the source directory
-            logger.info('Doing kernel checkout...')
-            task_executor.exec_func('do_kernel_checkout', False)
-        srcsubdir = crd.getVar('S', True)
+            runtask(fn, 'kernel_checkout')
 
-        task_executor.check_git = True
+        srcsubdir = crd.getVar('S')
 
         # Move local source files into separate subdir
         recipe_patches = [os.path.basename(patch) for patch in
@@ -605,7 +594,7 @@
                          os.path.basename(fname) not in recipe_patches]
             # Force separate S so that patch files can be left out from srctree
             srcsubdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=workdir)
-            crd.setVar('S', srcsubdir)
+            tinfoil.config_data.setVar('S_task-patch', srcsubdir)
             # Move source files to S
             for path in src_files:
                 _move_file(os.path.join(workdir, path),
@@ -623,15 +612,13 @@
                            "doesn't use any source or the correct source "
                            "directory could not be determined" % pn)
 
-        setup_git_repo(srcsubdir, crd.getVar('PV', True), devbranch, d=d)
+        setup_git_repo(srcsubdir, crd.getVar('PV'), devbranch, d=d)
 
         (stdout, _) = bb.process.run('git rev-parse HEAD', cwd=srcsubdir)
         initial_rev = stdout.rstrip()
 
-        crd.setVar('PATCHTOOL', 'git')
-
         logger.info('Patching...')
-        task_executor.exec_func('do_patch', False)
+        runtask(fn, 'patch')
 
         bb.process.run('git tag -f devtool-patched', cwd=srcsubdir)
 
@@ -639,8 +626,8 @@
         if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel-yocto', d):
             # Store generate and store kernel config
             logger.info('Generating kernel config')
-            task_executor.exec_func('do_configure', False)
-            kconfig = os.path.join(crd.getVar('B', True), '.config')
+            runtask(fn, 'configure')
+            kconfig = os.path.join(crd.getVar('B'), '.config')
 
 
         tempdir_localdir = os.path.join(tempdir, 'oe-local-files')
@@ -672,13 +659,34 @@
 
             shutil.move(srcsubdir, srctree)
 
+            if os.path.abspath(d.getVar('S')) == os.path.abspath(d.getVar('WORKDIR')):
+                # If recipe extracts to ${WORKDIR}, symlink the files into the srctree
+                # (otherwise the recipe won't build as expected)
+                local_files_dir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
+                addfiles = []
+                for root, _, files in os.walk(local_files_dir):
+                    relpth = os.path.relpath(root, local_files_dir)
+                    if relpth != '.':
+                        bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.join(srctree, relpth))
+                    for fn in files:
+                        if fn == '.gitignore':
+                            continue
+                        destpth = os.path.join(srctree, relpth, fn)
+                        if os.path.exists(destpth):
+                            os.unlink(destpth)
+                        os.symlink('oe-local-files/%s' % fn, destpth)
+                        addfiles.append(os.path.join(relpth, fn))
+                if addfiles:
+                    bb.process.run('git add %s' % ' '.join(addfiles), cwd=srctree)
+                useroptions = []
+                oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(useroptions, d=d)
+                bb.process.run('git %s commit -a -m "Committing local file symlinks\n\n%s"' % (' '.join(useroptions), oe.patch.GitApplyTree.ignore_commit_prefix), cwd=srctree)
+
         if kconfig:
             logger.info('Copying kernel config to srctree')
             shutil.copy2(kconfig, srctree)
 
     finally:
-        bb.logger.setLevel(origlevel)
-
         if keep_temp:
             logger.info('Preserving temporary directory %s' % tempdir)
         else:
@@ -748,7 +756,7 @@
         if not rd:
             return 1
 
-        pn = rd.getVar('PN', True)
+        pn = rd.getVar('PN')
         if pn != args.recipename:
             logger.info('Mapping %s to %s' % (args.recipename, pn))
         if pn in workspace:
@@ -769,8 +777,10 @@
             if not tinfoil:
                 # Error already shown
                 return 1
+            # We need to re-parse because tinfoil may have been re-initialised
+            rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, True)
 
-        recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+        recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
         appendfile = recipe_to_append(recipefile, config, args.wildcard)
         if os.path.exists(appendfile):
             raise DevtoolError("Another variant of recipe %s is already in your "
@@ -783,7 +793,7 @@
         initial_rev = None
         commits = []
         if not args.no_extract:
-            initial_rev = _extract_source(srctree, False, args.branch, False, rd)
+            initial_rev = _extract_source(srctree, args.keep_temp, args.branch, False, rd, tinfoil)
             if not initial_rev:
                 return 1
             logger.info('Source tree extracted to %s' % srctree)
@@ -807,8 +817,8 @@
                     initial_rev = stdout.rstrip()
 
         # Check that recipe isn't using a shared workdir
-        s = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('S', True))
-        workdir = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('WORKDIR', True))
+        s = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('S'))
+        workdir = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('WORKDIR'))
         if s.startswith(workdir) and s != workdir and os.path.dirname(s) != workdir:
             # Handle if S is set to a subdirectory of the source
             srcsubdir = os.path.relpath(s, workdir).split(os.sep, 1)[1]
@@ -851,6 +861,199 @@
 
     return 0
 
+
+def rename(args, config, basepath, workspace):
+    """Entry point for the devtool 'rename' subcommand"""
+    import bb
+    import oe.recipeutils
+
+    check_workspace_recipe(workspace, args.recipename)
+
+    if not (args.newname or args.version):
+        raise DevtoolError('You must specify a new name, a version with -V/--version, or both')
+
+    recipefile = workspace[args.recipename]['recipefile']
+    if not recipefile:
+        raise DevtoolError('devtool rename can only be used where the recipe file itself is in the workspace (e.g. after devtool add)')
+
+    if args.newname and args.newname != args.recipename:
+        reason = oe.recipeutils.validate_pn(args.newname)
+        if reason:
+            raise DevtoolError(reason)
+        newname = args.newname
+    else:
+        newname = args.recipename
+
+    append = workspace[args.recipename]['bbappend']
+    appendfn = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(append))[0]
+    splitfn = appendfn.split('_')
+    if len(splitfn) > 1:
+        origfnver = appendfn.split('_')[1]
+    else:
+        origfnver = ''
+
+    recipefilemd5 = None
+    tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath, tracking=True)
+    try:
+        rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, True)
+        if not rd:
+            return 1
+
+        bp = rd.getVar('BP')
+        bpn = rd.getVar('BPN')
+        if newname != args.recipename:
+            localdata = rd.createCopy()
+            localdata.setVar('PN', newname)
+            newbpn = localdata.getVar('BPN')
+        else:
+            newbpn = bpn
+        s = rd.getVar('S', False)
+        src_uri = rd.getVar('SRC_URI', False)
+        pv = rd.getVar('PV')
+
+        # Correct variable values that refer to the upstream source - these
+        # values must stay the same, so if the name/version are changing then
+        # we need to fix them up
+        new_s = s
+        new_src_uri = src_uri
+        if newbpn != bpn:
+            # ${PN} here is technically almost always incorrect, but people do use it
+            new_s = new_s.replace('${BPN}', bpn)
+            new_s = new_s.replace('${PN}', bpn)
+            new_s = new_s.replace('${BP}', '%s-${PV}' % bpn)
+            new_src_uri = new_src_uri.replace('${BPN}', bpn)
+            new_src_uri = new_src_uri.replace('${PN}', bpn)
+            new_src_uri = new_src_uri.replace('${BP}', '%s-${PV}' % bpn)
+        if args.version and origfnver == pv:
+            new_s = new_s.replace('${PV}', pv)
+            new_s = new_s.replace('${BP}', '${BPN}-%s' % pv)
+            new_src_uri = new_src_uri.replace('${PV}', pv)
+            new_src_uri = new_src_uri.replace('${BP}', '${BPN}-%s' % pv)
+        patchfields = {}
+        if new_s != s:
+            patchfields['S'] = new_s
+        if new_src_uri != src_uri:
+            patchfields['SRC_URI'] = new_src_uri
+        if patchfields:
+            recipefilemd5 = bb.utils.md5_file(recipefile)
+            oe.recipeutils.patch_recipe(rd, recipefile, patchfields)
+            newrecipefilemd5 = bb.utils.md5_file(recipefile)
+    finally:
+        tinfoil.shutdown()
+
+    if args.version:
+        newver = args.version
+    else:
+        newver = origfnver
+
+    if newver:
+        newappend = '%s_%s.bbappend' % (newname, newver)
+        newfile =  '%s_%s.bb' % (newname, newver)
+    else:
+        newappend = '%s.bbappend' % newname
+        newfile = '%s.bb' % newname
+
+    oldrecipedir = os.path.dirname(recipefile)
+    newrecipedir = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'recipes', newname)
+    if oldrecipedir != newrecipedir:
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(newrecipedir)
+
+    newappend = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(append), newappend)
+    newfile = os.path.join(newrecipedir, newfile)
+
+    # Rename bbappend
+    logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (append, newappend))
+    os.rename(append, newappend)
+    # Rename recipe file
+    logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (recipefile, newfile))
+    os.rename(recipefile, newfile)
+
+    # Rename source tree if it's the default path
+    appendmd5 = None
+    if not args.no_srctree:
+        srctree = workspace[args.recipename]['srctree']
+        if os.path.abspath(srctree) == os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'sources', args.recipename):
+            newsrctree = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'sources', newname)
+            logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (srctree, newsrctree))
+            shutil.move(srctree, newsrctree)
+            # Correct any references (basically EXTERNALSRC*) in the .bbappend
+            appendmd5 = bb.utils.md5_file(newappend)
+            appendlines = []
+            with open(newappend, 'r') as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    appendlines.append(line)
+            with open(newappend, 'w') as f:
+                for line in appendlines:
+                    if srctree in line:
+                        line = line.replace(srctree, newsrctree)
+                    f.write(line)
+            newappendmd5 = bb.utils.md5_file(newappend)
+
+    bpndir = None
+    newbpndir = None
+    if newbpn != bpn:
+        bpndir = os.path.join(oldrecipedir, bpn)
+        if os.path.exists(bpndir):
+            newbpndir = os.path.join(newrecipedir, newbpn)
+            logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (bpndir, newbpndir))
+            shutil.move(bpndir, newbpndir)
+
+    bpdir = None
+    newbpdir = None
+    if newver != origfnver or newbpn != bpn:
+        bpdir = os.path.join(oldrecipedir, bp)
+        if os.path.exists(bpdir):
+            newbpdir = os.path.join(newrecipedir, '%s-%s' % (newbpn, newver))
+            logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (bpdir, newbpdir))
+            shutil.move(bpdir, newbpdir)
+
+    if oldrecipedir != newrecipedir:
+        # Move any stray files and delete the old recipe directory
+        for entry in os.listdir(oldrecipedir):
+            oldpath = os.path.join(oldrecipedir, entry)
+            newpath = os.path.join(newrecipedir, entry)
+            logger.info('Renaming %s to %s' % (oldpath, newpath))
+            shutil.move(oldpath, newpath)
+        os.rmdir(oldrecipedir)
+
+    # Now take care of entries in .devtool_md5
+    md5entries = []
+    with open(os.path.join(config.workspace_path, '.devtool_md5'), 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            md5entries.append(line)
+
+    if bpndir and newbpndir:
+        relbpndir = os.path.relpath(bpndir, config.workspace_path) + '/'
+    else:
+        relbpndir = None
+    if bpdir and newbpdir:
+        relbpdir = os.path.relpath(bpdir, config.workspace_path) + '/'
+    else:
+        relbpdir = None
+
+    with open(os.path.join(config.workspace_path, '.devtool_md5'), 'w') as f:
+        for entry in md5entries:
+            splitentry = entry.rstrip().split('|')
+            if len(splitentry) > 2:
+                if splitentry[0] == args.recipename:
+                    splitentry[0] = newname
+                    if splitentry[1] == os.path.relpath(append, config.workspace_path):
+                        splitentry[1] = os.path.relpath(newappend, config.workspace_path)
+                        if appendmd5 and splitentry[2] == appendmd5:
+                            splitentry[2] = newappendmd5
+                    elif splitentry[1] == os.path.relpath(recipefile, config.workspace_path):
+                        splitentry[1] = os.path.relpath(newfile, config.workspace_path)
+                        if recipefilemd5 and splitentry[2] == recipefilemd5:
+                            splitentry[2] = newrecipefilemd5
+                    elif relbpndir and splitentry[1].startswith(relbpndir):
+                        splitentry[1] = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(newbpndir, splitentry[1][len(relbpndir):]), config.workspace_path)
+                    elif relbpdir and splitentry[1].startswith(relbpdir):
+                        splitentry[1] = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(newbpdir, splitentry[1][len(relbpdir):]), config.workspace_path)
+                    entry = '|'.join(splitentry) + '\n'
+            f.write(entry)
+    return 0
+
+
 def _get_patchset_revs(srctree, recipe_path, initial_rev=None):
     """Get initial and update rev of a recipe. These are the start point of the
     whole patchset and start point for the patches to be re-generated/updated.
@@ -909,6 +1112,15 @@
                 break
     return entries, remaining
 
+def _replace_srcuri_entry(srcuri, filename, newentry):
+    """Replace entry corresponding to specified file with a new entry"""
+    basename = os.path.basename(filename)
+    for i in range(len(srcuri)):
+        if os.path.basename(srcuri[i].split(';')[0]) == basename:
+            srcuri.pop(i)
+            srcuri.insert(i, newentry)
+            break
+
 def _remove_source_files(append, files, destpath):
     """Unlink existing patch files"""
     for path in files:
@@ -933,7 +1145,7 @@
                     raise
 
 
-def _export_patches(srctree, rd, start_rev, destdir):
+def _export_patches(srctree, rd, start_rev, destdir, changed_revs=None):
     """Export patches from srctree to given location.
        Returns three-tuple of dicts:
          1. updated - patches that already exist in SRCURI
@@ -962,18 +1174,44 @@
         # revision This does assume that people are using unique shortlog
         # values, but they ought to be anyway...
         new_basename = seqpatch_re.match(new_patch).group(2)
-        found = False
+        match_name = None
         for old_patch in existing_patches:
             old_basename = seqpatch_re.match(old_patch).group(2)
-            if new_basename == old_basename:
-                updated[new_patch] = existing_patches.pop(old_patch)
-                found = True
-                # Rename patch files
-                if new_patch != old_patch:
-                    os.rename(os.path.join(destdir, new_patch),
-                              os.path.join(destdir, old_patch))
+            old_basename_splitext = os.path.splitext(old_basename)
+            if old_basename.endswith(('.gz', '.bz2', '.Z')) and old_basename_splitext[0] == new_basename:
+                old_patch_noext = os.path.splitext(old_patch)[0]
+                match_name = old_patch_noext
                 break
-        if not found:
+            elif new_basename == old_basename:
+                match_name = old_patch
+                break
+        if match_name:
+            # Rename patch files
+            if new_patch != match_name:
+                os.rename(os.path.join(destdir, new_patch),
+                          os.path.join(destdir, match_name))
+            # Need to pop it off the list now before checking changed_revs
+            oldpath = existing_patches.pop(old_patch)
+            if changed_revs is not None:
+                # Avoid updating patches that have not actually changed
+                with open(os.path.join(destdir, match_name), 'r') as f:
+                    firstlineitems = f.readline().split()
+                    # Looking for "From <hash>" line
+                    if len(firstlineitems) > 1 and len(firstlineitems[1]) == 40:
+                        if not firstlineitems[1] in changed_revs:
+                            continue
+            # Recompress if necessary
+            if oldpath.endswith(('.gz', '.Z')):
+                bb.process.run(['gzip', match_name], cwd=destdir)
+                if oldpath.endswith('.gz'):
+                    match_name += '.gz'
+                else:
+                    match_name += '.Z'
+            elif oldpath.endswith('.bz2'):
+                bb.process.run(['bzip2', match_name], cwd=destdir)
+                match_name += '.bz2'
+            updated[match_name] = oldpath
+        else:
             added[new_patch] = None
     return (updated, added, existing_patches)
 
@@ -991,7 +1229,7 @@
         stdout, stderr = pipe.communicate()
         if pipe.returncode == 1:
             logger.info("Updating config fragment %s" % outfile)
-            with open(outfile, 'w') as fobj:
+            with open(outfile, 'wb') as fobj:
                 fobj.write(stdout)
         elif pipe.returncode == 0:
             logger.info("Would remove config fragment %s" % outfile)
@@ -1072,8 +1310,8 @@
             elif fname != '.gitignore':
                 added[fname] = None
 
-        workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
-        s = rd.getVar('S', True)
+        workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
+        s = rd.getVar('S')
         if not s.endswith(os.sep):
             s += os.sep
 
@@ -1095,14 +1333,14 @@
 
 def _determine_files_dir(rd):
     """Determine the appropriate files directory for a recipe"""
-    recipedir = rd.getVar('FILE_DIRNAME', True)
-    for entry in rd.getVar('FILESPATH', True).split(':'):
+    recipedir = rd.getVar('FILE_DIRNAME')
+    for entry in rd.getVar('FILESPATH').split(':'):
         relpth = os.path.relpath(entry, recipedir)
         if not os.sep in relpth:
             # One (or zero) levels below only, so we don't put anything in machine-specific directories
             if os.path.isdir(entry):
                 return entry
-    return os.path.join(recipedir, rd.getVar('BPN', True))
+    return os.path.join(recipedir, rd.getVar('BPN'))
 
 
 def _update_recipe_srcrev(srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wildcard_version, no_remove):
@@ -1110,7 +1348,7 @@
     import bb
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
     logger.info('Updating SRCREV in recipe %s' % os.path.basename(recipefile))
 
     # Get HEAD revision
@@ -1192,7 +1430,7 @@
     import bb
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
     append = workspace[recipename]['bbappend']
     if not os.path.exists(append):
         raise DevtoolError('unable to find workspace bbappend for recipe %s' %
@@ -1203,6 +1441,10 @@
         raise DevtoolError('Unable to find initial revision - please specify '
                            'it with --initial-rev')
 
+    dl_dir = rd.getVar('DL_DIR')
+    if not dl_dir.endswith('/'):
+        dl_dir += '/'
+
     tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtool')
     try:
         local_files_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=tempdir)
@@ -1220,7 +1462,7 @@
         # Get updated patches from source tree
         patches_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=tempdir)
         upd_p, new_p, del_p = _export_patches(srctree, rd, update_rev,
-                                              patches_dir)
+                                              patches_dir, changed_revs)
         updatefiles = False
         updaterecipe = False
         destpath = None
@@ -1247,6 +1489,7 @@
                 logger.info('No patches or local source files needed updating')
         else:
             # Update existing files
+            files_dir = _determine_files_dir(rd)
             for basepath, path in upd_f.items():
                 logger.info('Updating file %s' % basepath)
                 if os.path.isabs(basepath):
@@ -1258,18 +1501,19 @@
                 updatefiles = True
             for basepath, path in upd_p.items():
                 patchfn = os.path.join(patches_dir, basepath)
-                if changed_revs is not None:
-                    # Avoid updating patches that have not actually changed
-                    with open(patchfn, 'r') as f:
-                        firstlineitems = f.readline().split()
-                        if len(firstlineitems) > 1 and len(firstlineitems[1]) == 40:
-                            if not firstlineitems[1] in changed_revs:
-                                continue
-                logger.info('Updating patch %s' % basepath)
+                if os.path.dirname(path) + '/' == dl_dir:
+                    # This is a a downloaded patch file - we now need to
+                    # replace the entry in SRC_URI with our local version
+                    logger.info('Replacing remote patch %s with updated local version' % basepath)
+                    path = os.path.join(files_dir, basepath)
+                    _replace_srcuri_entry(srcuri, basepath, 'file://%s' % basepath)
+                    updaterecipe = True
+                else:
+                    logger.info('Updating patch %s' % basepath)
+                logger.debug('Moving new patch %s to %s' % (patchfn, path))
                 _move_file(patchfn, path)
                 updatefiles = True
             # Add any new files
-            files_dir = _determine_files_dir(rd)
             for basepath, path in new_f.items():
                 logger.info('Adding new file %s' % basepath)
                 _move_file(os.path.join(local_files_dir, basepath),
@@ -1356,7 +1600,7 @@
         updated = _update_recipe(args.recipename, workspace, rd, args.mode, args.append, args.wildcard_version, args.no_remove, args.initial_rev)
 
         if updated:
-            rf = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+            rf = rd.getVar('FILE')
             if rf.startswith(config.workspace_path):
                 logger.warn('Recipe file %s has been updated but is inside the workspace - you will need to move it (and any associated files next to it) out to the desired layer before using "devtool reset" in order to keep any changes' % rf)
     finally:
@@ -1460,7 +1704,7 @@
 
 def _get_layer(layername, d):
     """Determine the base layer path for the specified layer name/path"""
-    layerdirs = d.getVar('BBLAYERS', True).split()
+    layerdirs = d.getVar('BBLAYERS').split()
     layers = {os.path.basename(p): p for p in layerdirs}
     # Provide some shortcuts
     if layername.lower() in ['oe-core', 'openembedded-core']:
@@ -1478,6 +1722,7 @@
 
     check_workspace_recipe(workspace, args.recipename)
 
+    no_clean = False
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath, tracking=True)
     try:
         rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, True)
@@ -1485,7 +1730,7 @@
             return 1
 
         destlayerdir = _get_layer(args.destination, tinfoil.config_data)
-        origlayerdir = oe.recipeutils.find_layerdir(rd.getVar('FILE', True))
+        origlayerdir = oe.recipeutils.find_layerdir(rd.getVar('FILE'))
 
         if not os.path.isdir(destlayerdir):
             raise DevtoolError('Unable to find layer or directory matching "%s"' % args.destination)
@@ -1515,6 +1760,11 @@
             destpath = oe.recipeutils.get_bbfile_path(rd, destlayerdir, origrelpath)
             if not destpath:
                 raise DevtoolError("Unable to determine destination layer path - check that %s specifies an actual layer and %s/conf/layer.conf specifies BBFILES. You may also need to specify a more complete path." % (args.destination, destlayerdir))
+            # Warn if the layer isn't in bblayers.conf (the code to create a bbappend will do this in other cases)
+            layerdirs = [os.path.abspath(layerdir) for layerdir in rd.getVar('BBLAYERS').split()]
+            if not os.path.abspath(destlayerdir) in layerdirs:
+                bb.warn('Specified destination layer is not currently enabled in bblayers.conf, so the %s recipe will now be unavailable in your current configuration until you add the layer there' % args.recipename)
+
         elif destlayerdir == origlayerdir:
             # Same layer, update the original recipe
             appendlayerdir = None
@@ -1539,8 +1789,9 @@
         if origlayerdir == config.workspace_path and destpath:
             # Recipe file itself is in the workspace - need to move it and any
             # associated files to the specified layer
+            no_clean = True
             logger.info('Moving recipe file to %s' % destpath)
-            recipedir = os.path.dirname(rd.getVar('FILE', True))
+            recipedir = os.path.dirname(rd.getVar('FILE'))
             for root, _, files in os.walk(recipedir):
                 for fn in files:
                     srcpath = os.path.join(root, fn)
@@ -1553,7 +1804,7 @@
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
     # Everything else has succeeded, we can now reset
-    _reset([args.recipename], no_clean=False, config=config, basepath=basepath, workspace=workspace)
+    _reset([args.recipename], no_clean=no_clean, config=config, basepath=basepath, workspace=workspace)
 
     return 0
 
@@ -1580,6 +1831,7 @@
     group.add_argument('--same-dir', '-s', help='Build in same directory as source', action="store_true")
     group.add_argument('--no-same-dir', help='Force build in a separate build directory', action="store_true")
     parser_add.add_argument('--fetch', '-f', help='Fetch the specified URI and extract it to create the source tree (deprecated - pass as positional argument instead)', metavar='URI')
+    parser_add.add_argument('--fetch-dev', help='For npm, also fetch devDependencies', action="store_true")
     parser_add.add_argument('--version', '-V', help='Version to use within recipe (PV)')
     parser_add.add_argument('--no-git', '-g', help='If fetching source, do not set up source tree as a git repository', action="store_true")
     parser_add.add_argument('--autorev', '-a', help='When fetching from a git repository, set SRCREV in the recipe to a floating revision instead of fixed', action="store_true")
@@ -1601,6 +1853,7 @@
     group.add_argument('--same-dir', '-s', help='Build in same directory as source', action="store_true")
     group.add_argument('--no-same-dir', help='Force build in a separate build directory', action="store_true")
     parser_modify.add_argument('--branch', '-b', default="devtool", help='Name for development branch to checkout (when not using -n/--no-extract) (default "%(default)s")')
+    parser_modify.add_argument('--keep-temp', help='Keep temporary directory (for debugging)', action="store_true")
     parser_modify.set_defaults(func=modify)
 
     parser_extract = subparsers.add_parser('extract', help='Extract the source for an existing recipe',
@@ -1622,6 +1875,15 @@
     parser_sync.add_argument('--keep-temp', action="store_true", help='Keep temporary directory (for debugging)')
     parser_sync.set_defaults(func=sync)
 
+    parser_rename = subparsers.add_parser('rename', help='Rename a recipe file in the workspace',
+                                       description='Renames the recipe file for a recipe in the workspace, changing the name or version part or both, ensuring that all references within the workspace are updated at the same time. Only works when the recipe file itself is in the workspace, e.g. after devtool add. Particularly useful when devtool add did not automatically determine the correct name.',
+                                       group='working', order=10)
+    parser_rename.add_argument('recipename', help='Current name of recipe to rename')
+    parser_rename.add_argument('newname', nargs='?', help='New name for recipe (optional, not needed if you only want to change the version)')
+    parser_rename.add_argument('--version', '-V', help='Change the version (NOTE: this does not change the version fetched by the recipe, just the version in the recipe file name)')
+    parser_rename.add_argument('--no-srctree', '-s', action='store_true', help='Do not rename the source tree directory (if the default source tree path has been used) - keeping the old name may be desirable if there are internal/other external references to this path')
+    parser_rename.set_defaults(func=rename)
+
     parser_update_recipe = subparsers.add_parser('update-recipe', help='Apply changes from external source tree to recipe',
                                        description='Applies changes from external source tree to a recipe (updating/adding/removing patches as necessary, or by updating SRCREV). Note that these changes need to have been committed to the git repository in order to be recognised.',
                                        group='working', order=-90)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
index a4239f1..05fb9e5 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 import scriptutils
 import errno
 import bb
+
+devtool_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/../../../meta/lib'
+sys.path = sys.path + [devtool_path]
+
 import oe.recipeutils
 from devtool import standard
 from devtool import exec_build_env_command, setup_tinfoil, DevtoolError, parse_recipe, use_external_build
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(root,d))
 
 def _recipe_contains(rd, var):
-    rf = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    rf = rd.getVar('FILE')
     varfiles = oe.recipeutils.get_var_files(rf, [var], rd)
     for var, fn in varfiles.items():
         if fn and fn.startswith(os.path.dirname(rf) + os.sep):
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@
     brf = os.path.basename(os.path.splitext(rc)[0]) # rc basename
 
     srctree = os.path.abspath(srctree)
-    pn = d.getVar('PN',True)
+    pn = d.getVar('PN')
     af = os.path.join(appendpath, '%s.bbappend' % brf)
     with open(af, 'w') as f:
         f.write('FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"\n\n')
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@
         if rev:
             f.write('# initial_rev: %s\n' % rev)
         if copied:
-            f.write('# original_path: %s\n' % os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE', True)))
+            f.write('# original_path: %s\n' % os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE')))
             f.write('# original_files: %s\n' % ' '.join(copied))
     return af
 
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@
     raise DevtoolError(e)
 
 def _get_uri(rd):
-    srcuris = rd.getVar('SRC_URI', True).split()
+    srcuris = rd.getVar('SRC_URI').split()
     if not len(srcuris):
         raise DevtoolError('SRC_URI not found on recipe')
     # Get first non-local entry in SRC_URI - usually by convention it's
@@ -185,7 +189,7 @@
 
     crd = rd.createCopy()
 
-    pv = crd.getVar('PV', True)
+    pv = crd.getVar('PV')
     crd.setVar('PV', newpv)
 
     tmpsrctree = None
@@ -270,15 +274,15 @@
 def _create_new_recipe(newpv, md5, sha256, srcrev, srcbranch, workspace, tinfoil, rd):
     """Creates the new recipe under workspace"""
 
-    bpn = rd.getVar('BPN', True)
+    bpn = rd.getVar('BPN')
     path = os.path.join(workspace, 'recipes', bpn)
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(path)
     copied, _ = oe.recipeutils.copy_recipe_files(rd, path)
 
-    oldpv = rd.getVar('PV', True)
+    oldpv = rd.getVar('PV')
     if not newpv:
         newpv = oldpv
-    origpath = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    origpath = rd.getVar('FILE')
     fullpath = _rename_recipe_files(origpath, bpn, oldpv, newpv, path)
     logger.debug('Upgraded %s => %s' % (origpath, fullpath))
 
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@
         newvalues['SRC_URI[md5sum]'] = md5
         newvalues['SRC_URI[sha256sum]'] = sha256
 
-    rd = oe.recipeutils.parse_recipe(tinfoil.cooker, fullpath, None)
+    rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(fullpath, False)
     oe.recipeutils.patch_recipe(rd, fullpath, newvalues)
 
     return fullpath, copied
@@ -341,7 +345,7 @@
         if not rd:
             return 1
 
-        pn = rd.getVar('PN', True)
+        pn = rd.getVar('PN')
         if pn != args.recipename:
             logger.info('Mapping %s to %s' % (args.recipename, pn))
         if pn in workspace:
@@ -353,17 +357,17 @@
             srctree = standard.get_default_srctree(config, pn)
 
         standard._check_compatible_recipe(pn, rd)
-        old_srcrev = rd.getVar('SRCREV', True)
+        old_srcrev = rd.getVar('SRCREV')
         if old_srcrev == 'INVALID':
             old_srcrev = None
         if old_srcrev and not args.srcrev:
             raise DevtoolError("Recipe specifies a SRCREV value; you must specify a new one when upgrading")
-        if rd.getVar('PV', True) == args.version and old_srcrev == args.srcrev:
+        if rd.getVar('PV') == args.version and old_srcrev == args.srcrev:
             raise DevtoolError("Current and upgrade versions are the same version")
 
         rf = None
         try:
-            rev1 = standard._extract_source(srctree, False, 'devtool-orig', False, rd)
+            rev1 = standard._extract_source(srctree, False, 'devtool-orig', False, rd, tinfoil)
             rev2, md5, sha256 = _extract_new_source(args.version, srctree, args.no_patch,
                                                     args.srcrev, args.branch, args.keep_temp,
                                                     tinfoil, rd)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
index b761a80..0437e64 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, True)
             if not rd:
                 return 1
-            recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+            recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
         finally:
             tinfoil.shutdown()
     else:
@@ -62,20 +62,20 @@
         rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
         if not rd:
             return 1
-        b = rd.getVar('B', True)
-        s = rd.getVar('S', True)
+        b = rd.getVar('B')
+        s = rd.getVar('S')
         configurescript = os.path.join(s, 'configure')
         confdisabled = 'noexec' in rd.getVarFlags('do_configure') or 'do_configure' not in (rd.getVar('__BBTASKS', False) or [])
-        configureopts = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('CONFIGUREOPTS', True) or '')
-        extra_oeconf = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECONF', True) or '')
-        extra_oecmake = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE', True) or '')
-        do_configure = rd.getVar('do_configure', True) or ''
+        configureopts = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('CONFIGUREOPTS') or '')
+        extra_oeconf = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECONF') or '')
+        extra_oecmake = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE') or '')
+        do_configure = rd.getVar('do_configure') or ''
         do_configure_noexpand = rd.getVar('do_configure', False) or ''
         packageconfig = rd.getVarFlags('PACKAGECONFIG') or []
         autotools = bb.data.inherits_class('autotools', rd) and ('oe_runconf' in do_configure or 'autotools_do_configure' in do_configure)
         cmake = bb.data.inherits_class('cmake', rd) and ('cmake_do_configure' in do_configure)
-        cmake_do_configure = rd.getVar('cmake_do_configure', True)
-        pn = rd.getVar('PN', True)
+        cmake_do_configure = rd.getVar('cmake_do_configure')
+        pn = rd.getVar('PN')
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
index 1e0fc1e..69c8bb7 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     """Find the recipe installing the specified target path, optionally limited to a select list of packages"""
     import json
 
-    pkgdata_dir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True)
+    pkgdata_dir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
 
     # The mix between /etc and ${sysconfdir} here may look odd, but it is just
     # being consistent with usage elsewhere
@@ -97,25 +97,12 @@
                             recipes[targetpath].append('!%s' % pn)
     return recipes
 
-def _get_recipe_file(cooker, pn):
-    import oe.recipeutils
-    recipefile = oe.recipeutils.pn_to_recipe(cooker, pn)
-    if not recipefile:
-        skipreasons = oe.recipeutils.get_unavailable_reasons(cooker, pn)
-        if skipreasons:
-            logger.error('\n'.join(skipreasons))
-        else:
-            logger.error("Unable to find any recipe file matching %s" % pn)
-    return recipefile
-
 def _parse_recipe(pn, tinfoil):
-    import oe.recipeutils
-    recipefile = _get_recipe_file(tinfoil.cooker, pn)
-    if not recipefile:
-        # Error already logged
+    try:
+        rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe(pn)
+    except bb.providers.NoProvider as e:
+        logger.error(str(e))
         return None
-    append_files = tinfoil.cooker.collection.get_file_appends(recipefile)
-    rd = oe.recipeutils.parse_recipe(tinfoil.cooker, recipefile, append_files)
     return rd
 
 def determine_file_source(targetpath, rd):
@@ -123,8 +110,8 @@
     import oe.recipeutils
 
     # See if it's in do_install for the recipe
-    workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
-    src_uri = rd.getVar('SRC_URI', True)
+    workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
+    src_uri = rd.getVar('SRC_URI')
     srcfile = ''
     modpatches = []
     elements = check_do_install(rd, targetpath)
@@ -134,7 +121,7 @@
         logger.debug('source path: %s' % srcpath)
         if not srcpath.startswith('/'):
             # Handle non-absolute path
-            srcpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(rd.getVarFlag('do_install', 'dirs', True).split()[-1], srcpath))
+            srcpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(rd.getVarFlag('do_install', 'dirs').split()[-1], srcpath))
         if srcpath.startswith(workdir):
             # OK, now we have the source file name, look for it in SRC_URI
             workdirfile = os.path.relpath(srcpath, workdir)
@@ -203,22 +190,22 @@
 
 def get_func_deps(func, d):
     """Find the function dependencies of a shell function"""
-    deps = bb.codeparser.ShellParser(func, logger).parse_shell(d.getVar(func, True))
-    deps |= set((d.getVarFlag(func, "vardeps", True) or "").split())
+    deps = bb.codeparser.ShellParser(func, logger).parse_shell(d.getVar(func))
+    deps |= set((d.getVarFlag(func, "vardeps") or "").split())
     funcdeps = []
     for dep in deps:
-        if d.getVarFlag(dep, 'func', True):
+        if d.getVarFlag(dep, 'func'):
             funcdeps.append(dep)
     return funcdeps
 
 def check_do_install(rd, targetpath):
     """Look at do_install for a command that installs/copies the specified target path"""
-    instpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(rd.getVar('D', True), targetpath.lstrip('/')))
-    do_install = rd.getVar('do_install', True)
+    instpath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(rd.getVar('D'), targetpath.lstrip('/')))
+    do_install = rd.getVar('do_install')
     # Handle where do_install calls other functions (somewhat crudely, but good enough for this purpose)
     deps = get_func_deps('do_install', rd)
     for dep in deps:
-        do_install = do_install.replace(dep, rd.getVar(dep, True))
+        do_install = do_install.replace(dep, rd.getVar(dep))
 
     # Look backwards through do_install as we want to catch where a later line (perhaps
     # from a bbappend) is writing over the top
@@ -335,12 +322,12 @@
 def appendsrc(args, files, rd, extralines=None):
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    srcdir = rd.getVar('S', True)
-    workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
+    srcdir = rd.getVar('S')
+    workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
 
     import bb.fetch
     simplified = {}
-    src_uri = rd.getVar('SRC_URI', True).split()
+    src_uri = rd.getVar('SRC_URI').split()
     for uri in src_uri:
         if uri.endswith(';'):
             uri = uri[:-1]
@@ -353,7 +340,7 @@
     for newfile, srcfile in files.items():
         src_destdir = os.path.dirname(srcfile)
         if not args.use_workdir:
-            if rd.getVar('S', True) == rd.getVar('STAGING_KERNEL_DIR', True):
+            if rd.getVar('S') == rd.getVar('STAGING_KERNEL_DIR'):
                 srcdir = os.path.join(workdir, 'git')
                 if not bb.data.inherits_class('kernel-yocto', rd):
                     logger.warn('S == STAGING_KERNEL_DIR and non-kernel-yocto, unable to determine path to srcdir, defaulting to ${WORKDIR}/git')
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
index d427d32..4de52fc 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
@@ -26,12 +26,24 @@
 import scriptutils
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urldefrag, urlsplit
 import hashlib
-
+import bb.fetch2
 logger = logging.getLogger('recipetool')
 
 tinfoil = None
 plugins = None
 
+def log_error_cond(message, debugonly):
+    if debugonly:
+        logger.debug(message)
+    else:
+        logger.error(message)
+
+def log_info_cond(message, debugonly):
+    if debugonly:
+        logger.debug(message)
+    else:
+        logger.info(message)
+
 def plugin_init(pluginlist):
     # Take a reference to the list so we can use it later
     global plugins
@@ -47,6 +59,9 @@
     recipecmakefilemap = {}
     recipebinmap = {}
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._devtool = False
+
     @staticmethod
     def load_libmap(d):
         '''Load library->recipe mapping'''
@@ -56,8 +71,8 @@
             return
         # First build up library->package mapping
         shlib_providers = oe.package.read_shlib_providers(d)
-        libdir = d.getVar('libdir', True)
-        base_libdir = d.getVar('base_libdir', True)
+        libdir = d.getVar('libdir')
+        base_libdir = d.getVar('base_libdir')
         libpaths = list(set([base_libdir, libdir]))
         libname_re = re.compile('^lib(.+)\.so.*$')
         pkglibmap = {}
@@ -73,7 +88,7 @@
                         logger.debug('unable to extract library name from %s' % lib)
 
         # Now turn it into a library->recipe mapping
-        pkgdata_dir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True)
+        pkgdata_dir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
         for libname, pkg in pkglibmap.items():
             try:
                 with open(os.path.join(pkgdata_dir, 'runtime', pkg)) as f:
@@ -97,9 +112,9 @@
         '''Build up development file->recipe mapping'''
         if RecipeHandler.recipeheadermap:
             return
-        pkgdata_dir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True)
-        includedir = d.getVar('includedir', True)
-        cmakedir = os.path.join(d.getVar('libdir', True), 'cmake')
+        pkgdata_dir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
+        includedir = d.getVar('includedir')
+        cmakedir = os.path.join(d.getVar('libdir'), 'cmake')
         for pkg in glob.glob(os.path.join(pkgdata_dir, 'runtime', '*-dev')):
             with open(os.path.join(pkgdata_dir, 'runtime', pkg)) as f:
                 pn = None
@@ -128,9 +143,9 @@
         '''Build up native binary->recipe mapping'''
         if RecipeHandler.recipebinmap:
             return
-        sstate_manifests = d.getVar('SSTATE_MANIFESTS', True)
-        staging_bindir_native = d.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True)
-        build_arch = d.getVar('BUILD_ARCH', True)
+        sstate_manifests = d.getVar('SSTATE_MANIFESTS')
+        staging_bindir_native = d.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE')
+        build_arch = d.getVar('BUILD_ARCH')
         fileprefix = 'manifest-%s-' % build_arch
         for fn in glob.glob(os.path.join(sstate_manifests, '%s*-native.populate_sysroot' % fileprefix)):
             with open(fn, 'r') as f:
@@ -222,7 +237,8 @@
         if deps:
             values['DEPENDS'] = ' '.join(deps)
 
-    def genfunction(self, outlines, funcname, content, python=False, forcespace=False):
+    @staticmethod
+    def genfunction(outlines, funcname, content, python=False, forcespace=False):
         if python:
             prefix = 'python '
         else:
@@ -323,7 +339,7 @@
                 pn = res.group(1).strip().replace('_', '-')
                 pv = res.group(2).strip().replace('_', '.')
 
-        if not pn and not pv:
+        if not pn and not pv and parseres.scheme not in ['git', 'gitsm', 'svn', 'hg']:
             srcfile = os.path.basename(parseres.path.rstrip('/'))
             pn, pv = determine_from_filename(srcfile)
 
@@ -335,7 +351,6 @@
     # This is a bit sad, but if you don't have this set there can be some
     # odd interactions with the urldata cache which lead to errors
     localdata.setVar('SRCREV', '${AUTOREV}')
-    bb.data.update_data(localdata)
     try:
         fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch([uri], localdata)
         urldata = fetcher.ud
@@ -353,14 +368,31 @@
     '''Convert any http[s]://....git URI into git://...;protocol=http[s]'''
     checkuri = uri.split(';', 1)[0]
     if checkuri.endswith('.git') or '/git/' in checkuri or re.match('https?://github.com/[^/]+/[^/]+/?$', checkuri):
-        res = re.match('(http|https|ssh)://([^;]+(\.git)?)(;.*)?$', uri)
-        if res:
-            # Need to switch the URI around so that the git fetcher is used
-            return 'git://%s;protocol=%s%s' % (res.group(2), res.group(1), res.group(4) or '')
-        elif '@' in checkuri:
-            # Catch e.g. git@git.example.com:repo.git
-            return 'git://%s;protocol=ssh' % checkuri.replace(':', '/', 1)
-    return uri
+        # Appends scheme if the scheme is missing
+        if not '://' in uri:
+            uri = 'git://' + uri
+        scheme, host, path, user, pswd, parms = bb.fetch2.decodeurl(uri)
+        # Detection mechanism, this is required due to certain URL are formatter with ":" rather than "/"
+        # which causes decodeurl to fail getting the right host and path
+        if len(host.split(':')) > 1:
+            splitslash = host.split(':')
+            host = splitslash[0]
+            path = '/' + splitslash[1] + path
+        #Algorithm:
+        # if user is defined, append protocol=ssh or if a protocol is defined, then honor the user-defined protocol
+        # if no user & password is defined, check for scheme type and append the protocol with the scheme type
+        # finally if protocols or if the url is well-formed, do nothing and rejoin everything back to normal
+        # Need to repackage the arguments for encodeurl, the format is: (scheme, host, path, user, password, OrderedDict([('key', 'value')]))
+        if user:
+            if not 'protocol' in parms:
+                parms.update({('protocol', 'ssh')})
+        elif (scheme == "http" or scheme == 'https' or scheme == 'ssh') and not ('protocol' in parms):
+            parms.update({('protocol', scheme)})
+        # Always append 'git://'
+        fUrl = bb.fetch2.encodeurl(('git', host, path, user, pswd, parms))
+        return fUrl
+    else:
+        return uri
 
 def is_package(url):
     '''Check if a URL points to a package'''
@@ -404,12 +436,14 @@
             srcuri = rev_re.sub('', srcuri)
         tempsrc = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='recipetool-')
         srctree = tempsrc
+        d = bb.data.createCopy(tinfoil.config_data)
         if fetchuri.startswith('npm://'):
             # Check if npm is available
-            check_npm(tinfoil.config_data)
+            npm_bindir = check_npm(tinfoil, args.devtool)
+            d.prependVar('PATH', '%s:' % npm_bindir)
         logger.info('Fetching %s...' % srcuri)
         try:
-            checksums = scriptutils.fetch_uri(tinfoil.config_data, fetchuri, srctree, srcrev)
+            checksums = scriptutils.fetch_uri(d, fetchuri, srctree, srcrev)
         except bb.fetch2.BBFetchException as e:
             logger.error(str(e).rstrip())
             sys.exit(1)
@@ -448,8 +482,8 @@
 
                 if pkgfile:
                     if pkgfile.endswith(('.deb', '.ipk')):
-                        stdout, _ = bb.process.run('ar x %s control.tar.gz' % pkgfile, cwd=tmpfdir)
-                        stdout, _ = bb.process.run('tar xf control.tar.gz ./control', cwd=tmpfdir)
+                        stdout, _ = bb.process.run('ar x %s' % pkgfile, cwd=tmpfdir)
+                        stdout, _ = bb.process.run('tar xf control.tar.gz', cwd=tmpfdir)
                         values = convert_debian(tmpfdir)
                         extravalues.update(values)
                     elif pkgfile.endswith(('.rpm', '.srpm')):
@@ -554,7 +588,6 @@
         if name_pv and not realpv:
             realpv = name_pv
 
-
     if not srcuri:
         lines_before.append('# No information for SRC_URI yet (only an external source tree was specified)')
     lines_before.append('SRC_URI = "%s"' % srcuri)
@@ -588,6 +621,11 @@
         lines_after.append('INSANE_SKIP_${PN} += "already-stripped"')
         lines_after.append('')
 
+    if args.fetch_dev:
+        extravalues['fetchdev'] = True
+    else:
+        extravalues['fetchdev'] = None
+
     # Find all plugins that want to register handlers
     logger.debug('Loading recipe handlers')
     raw_handlers = []
@@ -604,6 +642,7 @@
     handlers.sort(key=lambda item: (item[1], -item[2]), reverse=True)
     for handler, priority, _ in handlers:
         logger.debug('Handler: %s (priority %d)' % (handler.__class__.__name__, priority))
+        setattr(handler, '_devtool', args.devtool)
     handlers = [item[0] for item in handlers]
 
     # Apply the handlers
@@ -640,7 +679,7 @@
 
     if not outfile:
         if not pn:
-            logger.error('Unable to determine short program name from source tree - please specify name with -N/--name or output file name with -o/--outfile')
+            log_error_cond('Unable to determine short program name from source tree - please specify name with -N/--name or output file name with -o/--outfile', args.devtool)
             # devtool looks for this specific exit code, so don't change it
             sys.exit(15)
         else:
@@ -710,6 +749,15 @@
         if not bbclassextend:
             lines_after.append('BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"')
 
+    postinst = ("postinst", extravalues.pop('postinst', None))
+    postrm = ("postrm", extravalues.pop('postrm', None))
+    preinst = ("preinst", extravalues.pop('preinst', None))
+    prerm = ("prerm", extravalues.pop('prerm', None))
+    funcs = [postinst, postrm, preinst, prerm]
+    for func in funcs:
+        if func[1]:
+            RecipeHandler.genfunction(lines_after, 'pkg_%s_${PN}' % func[0], func[1])
+
     outlines = []
     outlines.extend(lines_before)
     if classes:
@@ -736,7 +784,7 @@
         shutil.move(srctree, args.extract_to)
         if tempsrc == srctree:
             tempsrc = None
-        logger.info('Source extracted to %s' % args.extract_to)
+        log_info_cond('Source extracted to %s' % args.extract_to, args.devtool)
 
     if outfile == '-':
         sys.stdout.write('\n'.join(outlines) + '\n')
@@ -749,7 +797,7 @@
                     continue
                 f.write('%s\n' % line)
                 lastline = line
-        logger.info('Recipe %s has been created; further editing may be required to make it fully functional' % outfile)
+        log_info_cond('Recipe %s has been created; further editing may be required to make it fully functional' % outfile, args.devtool)
 
     if tempsrc:
         if args.keep_temp:
@@ -775,10 +823,12 @@
         lines_before.append('# your responsibility to verify that the values are complete and correct.')
         if len(licvalues) > 1:
             lines_before.append('#')
-            lines_before.append('# NOTE: multiple licenses have been detected; if that is correct you should separate')
-            lines_before.append('# these in the LICENSE value using & if the multiple licenses all apply, or | if there')
-            lines_before.append('# is a choice between the multiple licenses. If in doubt, check the accompanying')
-            lines_before.append('# documentation to determine which situation is applicable.')
+            lines_before.append('# NOTE: multiple licenses have been detected; they have been separated with &')
+            lines_before.append('# in the LICENSE value for now since it is a reasonable assumption that all')
+            lines_before.append('# of the licenses apply. If instead there is a choice between the multiple')
+            lines_before.append('# licenses then you should change the value to separate the licenses with |')
+            lines_before.append('# instead of &. If there is any doubt, check the accompanying documentation')
+            lines_before.append('# to determine which situation is applicable.')
         if lic_unknown:
             lines_before.append('#')
             lines_before.append('# The following license files were not able to be identified and are')
@@ -802,7 +852,7 @@
             licenses = [pkg_license]
         else:
             lines_before.append('# NOTE: Original package metadata indicates license is: %s' % pkg_license)
-    lines_before.append('LICENSE = "%s"' % ' '.join(licenses))
+    lines_before.append('LICENSE = "%s"' % ' & '.join(licenses))
     lines_before.append('LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "%s"' % ' \\\n                    '.join(lic_files_chksum))
     lines_before.append('')
     handled.append(('license', licvalues))
@@ -813,7 +863,7 @@
     md5sums = {}
     if not static_only:
         # Gather md5sums of license files in common license dir
-        commonlicdir = d.getVar('COMMON_LICENSE_DIR', True)
+        commonlicdir = d.getVar('COMMON_LICENSE_DIR')
         for fn in os.listdir(commonlicdir):
             md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(os.path.join(commonlicdir, fn))
             md5sums[md5value] = fn
@@ -983,7 +1033,7 @@
     return outlicenses
 
 def read_pkgconfig_provides(d):
-    pkgdatadir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True)
+    pkgdatadir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
     pkgmap = {}
     for fn in glob.glob(os.path.join(pkgdatadir, 'shlibs2', '*.pclist')):
         with open(fn, 'r') as f:
@@ -1044,6 +1094,25 @@
                     varname = value_map.get(key, None)
                     if varname:
                         values[varname] = value
+    postinst = os.path.join(debpath, 'postinst')
+    postrm = os.path.join(debpath, 'postrm')
+    preinst = os.path.join(debpath, 'preinst')
+    prerm = os.path.join(debpath, 'prerm')
+    sfiles = [postinst, postrm, preinst, prerm]
+    for sfile in sfiles:
+        if os.path.isfile(sfile):
+            logger.info("Converting %s file to recipe function..." %
+                    os.path.basename(sfile).upper())
+            content = []
+            with open(sfile) as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    if "#!/" in line:
+                        continue
+                    line = line.rstrip("\n")
+                    if line.strip():
+                        content.append(line)
+                if content:
+                    values[os.path.basename(f.name)] = content
 
     #if depends:
     #    values['DEPENDS'] = ' '.join(depends)
@@ -1073,10 +1142,21 @@
     return values
 
 
-def check_npm(d):
-    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(d.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True), 'npm')):
-        logger.error('npm required to process specified source, but npm is not available - you need to build nodejs-native first')
+def check_npm(tinfoil, debugonly=False):
+    try:
+        rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe('nodejs-native')
+    except bb.providers.NoProvider:
+        # We still conditionally show the message and exit with the special
+        # return code, otherwise we can't show the proper message for eSDK
+        # users
+        log_error_cond('nodejs-native is required for npm but is not available - you will likely need to add a layer that provides nodejs', debugonly)
         sys.exit(14)
+    bindir = rd.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE')
+    npmpath = os.path.join(bindir, 'npm')
+    if not os.path.exists(npmpath):
+        log_error_cond('npm required to process specified source, but npm is not available - you need to run bitbake -c addto_recipe_sysroot nodejs-native first', debugonly)
+        sys.exit(14)
+    return bindir
 
 def register_commands(subparsers):
     parser_create = subparsers.add_parser('create',
@@ -1093,5 +1173,10 @@
     parser_create.add_argument('--src-subdir', help='Specify subdirectory within source tree to use', metavar='SUBDIR')
     parser_create.add_argument('-a', '--autorev', help='When fetching from a git repository, set SRCREV in the recipe to a floating revision instead of fixed', action="store_true")
     parser_create.add_argument('--keep-temp', action="store_true", help='Keep temporary directory (for debugging)')
-    parser_create.set_defaults(func=create_recipe)
+    parser_create.add_argument('--fetch-dev', action="store_true", help='For npm, also fetch devDependencies')
+    parser_create.add_argument('--devtool', action="store_true", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+    # FIXME I really hate having to set parserecipes for this, but given we may need
+    # to call into npm (and we don't know in advance if we will or not) and in order
+    # to do so we need to know npm's recipe sysroot path, there's not much alternative
+    parser_create.set_defaults(func=create_recipe, parserecipes=True)
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py
index 82a2be1..ec5449b 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_buildsys_python.py
@@ -532,11 +532,11 @@
 
     def parse_pkgdata_for_python_packages(self):
         suffixes = [t[0] for t in imp.get_suffixes()]
-        pkgdata_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True)
+        pkgdata_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
 
         ldata = tinfoil.config_data.createCopy()
         bb.parse.handle('classes/python-dir.bbclass', ldata, True)
-        python_sitedir = ldata.getVar('PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR', True)
+        python_sitedir = ldata.getVar('PYTHON_SITEPACKAGES_DIR')
 
         dynload_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(python_sitedir), 'lib-dynload')
         python_dirs = [python_sitedir + os.sep,
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_kernel.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_kernel.py
index 7dac59f..ca4996c 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_kernel.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_kernel.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         handled.append('buildsystem')
         del lines_after[:]
         del classes[:]
-        template = os.path.join(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('COREBASE', True), 'meta-skeleton', 'recipes-kernel', 'linux', 'linux-yocto-custom.bb')
+        template = os.path.join(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('COREBASE'), 'meta-skeleton', 'recipes-kernel', 'linux', 'linux-yocto-custom.bb')
         def handle_var(varname, origvalue, op, newlines):
             if varname in ['SRCREV', 'SRCREV_machine']:
                 while newlines[-1].startswith('#'):
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
             elif varname == 'COMPATIBLE_MACHINE':
                 while newlines[-1].startswith('#'):
                     del newlines[-1]
-                machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE', True)
+                machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE')
                 return machine, op, 0, True
             return origvalue, op, 0, True
         with open(template, 'r') as f:
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
index 7bb844c..cb8f338 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
@@ -45,11 +45,29 @@
             license = data['license']
             if isinstance(license, dict):
                 license = license.get('type', None)
+            if license:
+                if 'OR' in license:
+                    license = license.replace('OR', '|')
+                    license = license.replace('AND', '&')
+                    license = license.replace(' ', '_')
+                    if not license[0] == '(':
+                        license = '(' + license + ')'
+                    print('LICENSE: {}'.format(license))
+                else:
+                    license = license.replace('AND', '&')
+                    if license[0] == '(':
+                        license = license[1:]
+                    if license[-1] == ')':
+                        license = license[:-1]
+                license = license.replace('MIT/X11', 'MIT')
+                license = license.replace('Public Domain', 'PD')
+                license = license.replace('SEE LICENSE IN EULA',
+                                          'SEE-LICENSE-IN-EULA')
         return license
 
-    def _shrinkwrap(self, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before):
+    def _shrinkwrap(self, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before, d):
         try:
-            runenv = dict(os.environ, PATH=tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PATH', True))
+            runenv = dict(os.environ, PATH=d.getVar('PATH'))
             bb.process.run('npm shrinkwrap', cwd=srctree, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=runenv, shell=True)
         except bb.process.ExecutionError as e:
             logger.warn('npm shrinkwrap failed:\n%s' % e.stdout)
@@ -61,8 +79,8 @@
         extravalues['extrafiles']['npm-shrinkwrap.json'] = tmpfile
         lines_before.append('NPM_SHRINKWRAP := "${THISDIR}/${PN}/npm-shrinkwrap.json"')
 
-    def _lockdown(self, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before):
-        runenv = dict(os.environ, PATH=tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PATH', True))
+    def _lockdown(self, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before, d):
+        runenv = dict(os.environ, PATH=d.getVar('PATH'))
         if not NpmRecipeHandler.lockdownpath:
             NpmRecipeHandler.lockdownpath = tempfile.mkdtemp('recipetool-npm-lockdown')
             bb.process.run('npm install lockdown --prefix %s' % NpmRecipeHandler.lockdownpath,
@@ -83,7 +101,7 @@
         extravalues['extrafiles']['lockdown.json'] = tmpfile
         lines_before.append('NPM_LOCKDOWN := "${THISDIR}/${PN}/lockdown.json"')
 
-    def _handle_dependencies(self, d, deps, lines_before, srctree):
+    def _handle_dependencies(self, d, deps, optdeps, devdeps, lines_before, srctree):
         import scriptutils
         # If this isn't a single module we need to get the dependencies
         # and add them to SRC_URI
@@ -92,8 +110,21 @@
                 if not origvalue.startswith('npm://'):
                     src_uri = origvalue.split()
                     changed = False
-                    for dep, depdata in deps.items():
-                        version = self.get_node_version(dep, depdata, d)
+                    deplist = {}
+                    for dep, depver in optdeps.items():
+                        depdata = self.get_npm_data(dep, depver, d)
+                        if self.check_npm_optional_dependency(depdata):
+                            deplist[dep] = depdata
+                    for dep, depver in devdeps.items():
+                        depdata = self.get_npm_data(dep, depver, d)
+                        if self.check_npm_optional_dependency(depdata):
+                            deplist[dep] = depdata
+                    for dep, depver in deps.items():
+                        depdata = self.get_npm_data(dep, depver, d)
+                        deplist[dep] = depdata
+
+                    for dep, depdata in deplist.items():
+                        version = depdata.get('version', None)
                         if version:
                             url = 'npm://registry.npmjs.org;name=%s;version=%s;subdir=node_modules/%s' % (dep, version, dep)
                             scriptutils.fetch_uri(d, url, srctree)
@@ -157,7 +188,9 @@
 
         files = RecipeHandler.checkfiles(srctree, ['package.json'])
         if files:
-            check_npm(tinfoil.config_data)
+            d = bb.data.createCopy(tinfoil.config_data)
+            npm_bindir = check_npm(tinfoil, self._devtool)
+            d.prependVar('PATH', '%s:' % npm_bindir)
 
             data = read_package_json(files[0])
             if 'name' in data and 'version' in data:
@@ -170,18 +203,19 @@
                 if 'homepage' in data:
                     extravalues['HOMEPAGE'] = data['homepage']
 
-                deps = data.get('dependencies', {})
-                updated = self._handle_dependencies(tinfoil.config_data, deps, lines_before, srctree)
+                fetchdev = extravalues['fetchdev'] or None
+                deps, optdeps, devdeps = self.get_npm_package_dependencies(data, fetchdev)
+                updated = self._handle_dependencies(d, deps, optdeps, devdeps, lines_before, srctree)
                 if updated:
                     # We need to redo the license stuff
-                    self._replace_license_vars(srctree, lines_before, handled, extravalues, tinfoil.config_data)
+                    self._replace_license_vars(srctree, lines_before, handled, extravalues, d)
 
                 # Shrinkwrap
                 localfilesdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='recipetool-npm')
-                self._shrinkwrap(srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before)
+                self._shrinkwrap(srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before, d)
 
                 # Lockdown
-                self._lockdown(srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before)
+                self._lockdown(srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, lines_before, d)
 
                 # Split each npm module out to is own package
                 npmpackages = oe.package.npm_split_package_dirs(srctree)
@@ -207,7 +241,9 @@
                     packages = OrderedDict((x,y[0]) for x,y in npmpackages.items())
                     packages['${PN}'] = ''
                     pkglicenses = split_pkg_licenses(licvalues, packages, lines_after, licenses)
-                    all_licenses = list(set([item for pkglicense in pkglicenses.values() for item in pkglicense]))
+                    all_licenses = list(set([item.replace('_', ' ') for pkglicense in pkglicenses.values() for item in pkglicense]))
+                    if '&' in all_licenses:
+                        all_licenses.remove('&')
                     # Go back and update the LICENSE value since we have a bit more
                     # information than when that was written out (and we know all apply
                     # vs. there being a choice, so we can join them with &)
@@ -251,17 +287,58 @@
 
     # FIXME this is effectively duplicated from lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
     # (split out from _getdependencies())
-    def get_node_version(self, pkg, version, d):
+    def get_npm_data(self, pkg, version, d):
         import bb.fetch2
         pkgfullname = pkg
         if version != '*' and not '/' in version:
             pkgfullname += "@'%s'" % version
         logger.debug(2, "Calling getdeps on %s" % pkg)
-        runenv = dict(os.environ, PATH=d.getVar('PATH', True))
+        runenv = dict(os.environ, PATH=d.getVar('PATH'))
         fetchcmd = "npm view %s --json" % pkgfullname
         output, _ = bb.process.run(fetchcmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, env=runenv, shell=True)
         data = self._parse_view(output)
-        return data.get('version', None)
+        return data
+
+    # FIXME this is effectively duplicated from lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
+    # (split out from _getdependencies())
+    def get_npm_package_dependencies(self, pdata, fetchdev):
+        dependencies = pdata.get('dependencies', {})
+        optionalDependencies = pdata.get('optionalDependencies', {})
+        dependencies.update(optionalDependencies)
+        if fetchdev:
+            devDependencies = pdata.get('devDependencies', {})
+            dependencies.update(devDependencies)
+        else:
+            devDependencies = {}
+        depsfound = {}
+        optdepsfound = {}
+        devdepsfound = {}
+        for dep in dependencies:
+            if dep in optionalDependencies:
+                optdepsfound[dep] = dependencies[dep]
+            elif dep in devDependencies:
+                devdepsfound[dep] = dependencies[dep]
+            else:
+                depsfound[dep] = dependencies[dep]
+        return depsfound, optdepsfound, devdepsfound
+
+    # FIXME this is effectively duplicated from lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
+    # (split out from _getdependencies())
+    def check_npm_optional_dependency(self, pdata):
+        pkg_os = pdata.get('os', None)
+        if pkg_os:
+            if not isinstance(pkg_os, list):
+                pkg_os = [pkg_os]
+            blacklist = False
+            for item in pkg_os:
+                if item.startswith('!'):
+                    blacklist = True
+                    break
+            if (not blacklist and 'linux' not in pkg_os) or '!linux' in pkg_os:
+                logger.debug(2, "Skipping %s since it's incompatible with Linux" % pkg)
+                return False
+        return True
+
 
 def register_recipe_handlers(handlers):
     handlers.append((NpmRecipeHandler(), 60))
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/newappend.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/newappend.py
index fbdd7bc..0b63759 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/newappend.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/newappend.py
@@ -39,18 +39,6 @@
     tinfoil = instance
 
 
-def _get_recipe_file(cooker, pn):
-    import oe.recipeutils
-    recipefile = oe.recipeutils.pn_to_recipe(cooker, pn)
-    if not recipefile:
-        skipreasons = oe.recipeutils.get_unavailable_reasons(cooker, pn)
-        if skipreasons:
-            logger.error('\n'.join(skipreasons))
-        else:
-            logger.error("Unable to find any recipe file matching %s" % pn)
-    return recipefile
-
-
 def layer(layerpath):
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(layerpath, 'conf', 'layer.conf')):
         raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError('{0!r} must be a path to a valid layer'.format(layerpath))
@@ -60,7 +48,7 @@
 def newappend(args):
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    recipe_path = _get_recipe_file(tinfoil.cooker, args.target)
+    recipe_path = tinfoil.get_recipe_file(args.target)
 
     rd = tinfoil.config_data.createCopy()
     rd.setVar('FILE', recipe_path)
@@ -72,7 +60,7 @@
     if not path_ok:
         logger.warn('Unable to determine correct subdirectory path for bbappend file - check that what %s adds to BBFILES also matches .bbappend files. Using %s for now, but until you fix this the bbappend will not be applied.', os.path.join(args.destlayer, 'conf', 'layer.conf'), os.path.dirname(append_path))
 
-    layerdirs = [os.path.abspath(layerdir) for layerdir in rd.getVar('BBLAYERS', True).split()]
+    layerdirs = [os.path.abspath(layerdir) for layerdir in rd.getVar('BBLAYERS').split()]
     if not os.path.abspath(args.destlayer) in layerdirs:
         logger.warn('Specified layer is not currently enabled in bblayers.conf, you will need to add it before this bbappend will be active')
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
index 85701c0..9de315a 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/setvar.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     if args.recipe_only:
         patches = [oe.recipeutils.patch_recipe_file(args.recipefile, varvalues, patch=args.patch)]
     else:
-        rd = oe.recipeutils.parse_recipe(tinfoil.cooker, args.recipefile, None)
+        rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(args.recipefile, False)
         if not rd:
             return 1
         patches = oe.recipeutils.patch_recipe(rd, args.recipefile, varvalues, patch=args.patch)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
index 5ccc027..92b601c 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 import glob
 import argparse
 import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import shutil
 
-def logger_create(name):
+def logger_create(name, stream=None):
     logger = logging.getLogger(name)
-    loggerhandler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    loggerhandler = logging.StreamHandler(stream=stream)
     loggerhandler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(levelname)s: %(message)s"))
     logger.addHandler(loggerhandler)
     logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -52,10 +54,14 @@
             if fp:
                 fp.close()
 
+    def plugin_name(filename):
+        return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+
+    known_plugins = [plugin_name(p.__name__) for p in plugins]
     logger.debug('Loading plugins from %s...' % pluginpath)
     for fn in glob.glob(os.path.join(pluginpath, '*.py')):
-        name = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(fn))[0]
-        if name != '__init__':
+        name = plugin_name(fn)
+        if name != '__init__' and name not in known_plugins:
             plugin = load_plugin(name)
             if hasattr(plugin, 'plugin_init'):
                 plugin.plugin_init(plugins)
@@ -74,32 +80,47 @@
 
 def fetch_uri(d, uri, destdir, srcrev=None):
     """Fetch a URI to a local directory"""
-    import bb.data
-    bb.utils.mkdirhier(destdir)
-    localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
-    localdata.setVar('BB_STRICT_CHECKSUM', '')
-    localdata.setVar('SRCREV', srcrev)
-    ret = (None, None)
-    olddir = os.getcwd()
+    import bb
+    tmpparent = d.getVar('BASE_WORKDIR')
+    bb.utils.mkdirhier(tmpparent)
+    tmpworkdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=tmpparent)
     try:
-        fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch([uri], localdata)
-        for u in fetcher.ud:
-            ud = fetcher.ud[u]
-            ud.ignore_checksums = True
-        fetcher.download()
-        for u in fetcher.ud:
-            ud = fetcher.ud[u]
-            if ud.localpath.rstrip(os.sep) == localdata.getVar('DL_DIR', True).rstrip(os.sep):
-                raise Exception('Local path is download directory - please check that the URI "%s" is correct' % uri)
-        fetcher.unpack(destdir)
-        for u in fetcher.ud:
-            ud = fetcher.ud[u]
-            if ud.method.recommends_checksum(ud):
-                md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(ud.localpath)
-                sha256value = bb.utils.sha256_file(ud.localpath)
-                ret = (md5value, sha256value)
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(destdir)
+        localdata = bb.data.createCopy(d)
+
+        # Set some values to allow extend_recipe_sysroot to work here we're we are not running from a task
+        localdata.setVar('WORKDIR', tmpworkdir)
+        localdata.setVar('BB_RUNTASK', 'do_fetch')
+        localdata.setVar('PN', 'dummy')
+        localdata.setVar('BB_LIMITEDDEPS', '1')
+        bb.build.exec_func("extend_recipe_sysroot", localdata)
+
+        # Set some values for the benefit of the fetcher code
+        localdata.setVar('BB_STRICT_CHECKSUM', '')
+        localdata.setVar('SRCREV', srcrev)
+        ret = (None, None)
+        olddir = os.getcwd()
+        try:
+            fetcher = bb.fetch2.Fetch([uri], localdata)
+            for u in fetcher.ud:
+                ud = fetcher.ud[u]
+                ud.ignore_checksums = True
+            fetcher.download()
+            for u in fetcher.ud:
+                ud = fetcher.ud[u]
+                if ud.localpath.rstrip(os.sep) == localdata.getVar('DL_DIR').rstrip(os.sep):
+                    raise Exception('Local path is download directory - please check that the URI "%s" is correct' % uri)
+            fetcher.unpack(destdir)
+            for u in fetcher.ud:
+                ud = fetcher.ud[u]
+                if ud.method.recommends_checksum(ud):
+                    md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(ud.localpath)
+                    sha256value = bb.utils.sha256_file(ud.localpath)
+                    ret = (md5value, sha256value)
+        finally:
+            os.chdir(olddir)
     finally:
-        os.chdir(olddir)
+        shutil.rmtree(tmpworkdir)
     return ret
 
 def run_editor(fn):
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/__init__.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/__init__.py
index 63c1d9c..85876b1 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/__init__.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-import os, sys
+#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2011 Intel, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
-cur_path = os.path.dirname(__file__) or '.'
-sys.path.insert(0, cur_path + '/3rdparty')
+class WicError(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/__version__.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/__version__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5452a46..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/__version__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-VERSION = "2.00"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.cfg b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.cfg
index a16bd6a..d5a07d2 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.cfg
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-bootloader-config.cfg
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 # This is an example configuration file for syslinux.
-PROMPT 0
-TIMEOUT 10
-
+TIMEOUT 50
 ALLOWOPTIONS 1
 SERIAL 0 115200
+PROMPT 0
 
-DEFAULT boot
-LABEL boot
+UI vesamenu.c32
+menu title Select boot options
+menu tabmsg Press [Tab] to edit, [Return] to select
+
+DEFAULT Graphics console boot
+
+LABEL Graphics console boot
 KERNEL /vmlinuz
-APPEND label=boot root=/dev/sda2 rootwait rootfstype=ext4 video=vesafb vga=0x318 console=tty0
+APPEND label=boot root=/dev/sda2 rootwait
+
+LABEL Serial console boot
+KERNEL /vmlinuz
+APPEND label=boot root=/dev/sda2 rootwait console=ttyS0,115200
+
+LABEL Graphics console install
+KERNEL /vmlinuz
+APPEND label=install root=/dev/sda2 rootwait
+
+LABEL Serial console install
+KERNEL /vmlinuz
+APPEND label=install root=/dev/sda2 rootwait console=ttyS0,115200
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks
deleted file mode 100644
index f3ae090..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkgummidisk.wks
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# short-description: Create an EFI disk image
-# long-description: Creates a partitioned EFI disk image that the user
-# can directly dd to boot media.
-
-part /boot --source bootimg-efi --sourceparams="loader=gummiboot" --ondisk sda --label msdos --active --align 1024
-
-part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
-
-part swap --ondisk sda --size 44 --label swap1 --fstype=swap
-
-bootloader --ptable gpt --timeout=5  --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
index a6518a0..db30bbc 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 include common.wks.inc
 
-bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="vga=0 uvesafb.mode_option=640x480-32 root=/dev/vda2 rw mem=256M ip=192.168.7.2::192.168.7.1:255.255.255.0 oprofile.timer=1 rootfstype=ext4 "
+bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="vga=0 uvesafb.mode_option=640x480-32 root=/dev/sda2 rw mem=256M ip=192.168.7.2::192.168.7.1:255.255.255.0 oprofile.timer=1 rootfstype=ext4 "
 
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/conf.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/conf.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 070ec30..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/conf.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2011 Intel, Inc.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import os
-
-from wic.ksparser import KickStart, KickStartError
-from wic import msger
-from wic.utils import misc
-
-
-def get_siteconf():
-    wic_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    eos = wic_path.find('scripts') + len('scripts')
-    scripts_path = wic_path[:eos]
-
-    return scripts_path + "/lib/image/config/wic.conf"
-
-class ConfigMgr(object):
-    DEFAULTS = {
-        'common': {
-            "distro_name": "Default Distribution",
-            "plugin_dir": "/usr/lib/wic/plugins"}, # TODO use prefix also?
-        'create': {
-            "tmpdir": '/var/tmp/wic',
-            "outdir": './wic-output',
-            "release": None,
-            "logfile": None,
-            "name_prefix": None,
-            "name_suffix": None}
-        }
-
-    # make the manager class as singleton
-    _instance = None
-    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not cls._instance:
-            cls._instance = super(ConfigMgr, cls).__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        return cls._instance
-
-    def __init__(self, ksconf=None, siteconf=None):
-        # reset config options
-        self.reset()
-
-        if not siteconf:
-            siteconf = get_siteconf()
-
-        # initial options from siteconf
-        self._siteconf = siteconf
-
-        if ksconf:
-            self._ksconf = ksconf
-
-    def reset(self):
-        self.__ksconf = None
-        self.__siteconf = None
-        self.create = {}
-
-        # initialize the values with defaults
-        for sec, vals in self.DEFAULTS.items():
-            setattr(self, sec, vals)
-
-    def __set_ksconf(self, ksconf):
-        if not os.path.isfile(ksconf):
-            msger.error('Cannot find ks file: %s' % ksconf)
-
-        self.__ksconf = ksconf
-        self._parse_kickstart(ksconf)
-    def __get_ksconf(self):
-        return self.__ksconf
-    _ksconf = property(__get_ksconf, __set_ksconf)
-
-    def _parse_kickstart(self, ksconf=None):
-        if not ksconf:
-            return
-
-        try:
-            ksobj = KickStart(ksconf)
-        except KickStartError as err:
-            msger.error(str(err))
-
-        self.create['ks'] = ksobj
-        self.create['name'] = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(ksconf))[0]
-
-        self.create['name'] = misc.build_name(ksconf,
-                                              self.create['release'],
-                                              self.create['name_prefix'],
-                                              self.create['name_suffix'])
-
-configmgr = ConfigMgr()
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/config/wic.conf b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/config/wic.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index a51bcb5..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/config/wic.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[common]
-; general settings
-distro_name = OpenEmbedded
-
-[create]
-; settings for create subcommand
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/creator.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/creator.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f7d150..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/creator.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2011 Intel, Inc.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import os, sys
-from optparse import OptionParser, SUPPRESS_HELP
-
-from wic import msger
-from wic.utils import errors
-from wic.conf import configmgr
-from wic.plugin import pluginmgr
-
-
-class Creator():
-    """${name}: create an image
-
-    Usage:
-        ${name} SUBCOMMAND <ksfile> [OPTS]
-
-    ${command_list}
-    ${option_list}
-    """
-
-    name = 'wic create(cr)'
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self._subcmds = {}
-
-        # get cmds from pluginmgr
-        # mix-in do_subcmd interface
-        for subcmd, klass in pluginmgr.get_plugins('imager').items():
-            if not hasattr(klass, 'do_create'):
-                msger.warning("Unsupported subcmd: %s" % subcmd)
-                continue
-
-            func = getattr(klass, 'do_create')
-            self._subcmds[subcmd] = func
-
-    def get_optparser(self):
-        optparser = OptionParser()
-        optparser.add_option('-d', '--debug', action='store_true',
-                             dest='debug',
-                             help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
-        optparser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true',
-                             dest='verbose',
-                             help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
-        optparser.add_option('', '--logfile', type='string', dest='logfile',
-                             default=None,
-                             help='Path of logfile')
-        optparser.add_option('-c', '--config', type='string', dest='config',
-                             default=None,
-                             help='Specify config file for wic')
-        optparser.add_option('-o', '--outdir', type='string', action='store',
-                             dest='outdir', default=None,
-                             help='Output directory')
-        optparser.add_option('', '--tmpfs', action='store_true', dest='enabletmpfs',
-                             help='Setup tmpdir as tmpfs to accelerate, experimental'
-                                  ' feature, use it if you have more than 4G memory')
-        optparser.add_option('', '--bmap', action='store_true', help='generate .bmap')
-        return optparser
-
-    def postoptparse(self, options):
-        abspath = lambda pth: os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(pth))
-
-        if options.verbose:
-            msger.set_loglevel('verbose')
-        if options.debug:
-            msger.set_loglevel('debug')
-
-        if options.logfile:
-            logfile_abs_path = abspath(options.logfile)
-            if os.path.isdir(logfile_abs_path):
-                raise errors.Usage("logfile's path %s should be file"
-                                   % options.logfile)
-            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(logfile_abs_path)):
-                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(logfile_abs_path))
-            msger.set_interactive(False)
-            msger.set_logfile(logfile_abs_path)
-            configmgr.create['logfile'] = options.logfile
-
-        if options.config:
-            configmgr.reset()
-            configmgr._siteconf = options.config
-
-        if options.outdir is not None:
-            configmgr.create['outdir'] = abspath(options.outdir)
-
-        cdir = 'outdir'
-        if os.path.exists(configmgr.create[cdir]) \
-           and not os.path.isdir(configmgr.create[cdir]):
-            msger.error('Invalid directory specified: %s' \
-                        % configmgr.create[cdir])
-
-        if options.enabletmpfs:
-            configmgr.create['enabletmpfs'] = options.enabletmpfs
-
-    def main(self, argv=None):
-        if argv is None:
-            argv = sys.argv
-        else:
-            argv = argv[:] # don't modify caller's list
-
-        pname = argv[0]
-        if pname not in self._subcmds:
-            msger.error('Unknown plugin: %s' % pname)
-
-        optparser = self.get_optparser()
-        options, args = optparser.parse_args(argv)
-
-        self.postoptparse(options)
-
-        return self._subcmds[pname](options, *args[1:])
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
index 5b10463..f59821f 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
 # Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
 #
 
+import logging
 import os
-import sys
 
-from wic import msger, creator
-from wic.utils import misc
-from wic.plugin import pluginmgr
-from wic.utils.oe import misc
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.pluginbase import PluginMgr
+from wic.utils.misc import get_bitbake_var
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 def verify_build_env():
     """
@@ -44,23 +44,25 @@
     Returns True if it is, false otherwise
     """
     if not os.environ.get("BUILDDIR"):
-        print("BUILDDIR not found, exiting. (Did you forget to source oe-init-build-env?)")
-        sys.exit(1)
+        raise WicError("BUILDDIR not found, exiting. (Did you forget to source oe-init-build-env?)")
 
     return True
 
 
 CANNED_IMAGE_DIR = "lib/wic/canned-wks" # relative to scripts
 SCRIPTS_CANNED_IMAGE_DIR = "scripts/" + CANNED_IMAGE_DIR
+WIC_DIR = "wic"
 
 def build_canned_image_list(path):
-    layers_path = misc.get_bitbake_var("BBLAYERS")
+    layers_path = get_bitbake_var("BBLAYERS")
     canned_wks_layer_dirs = []
 
     if layers_path is not None:
         for layer_path in layers_path.split():
-            cpath = os.path.join(layer_path, SCRIPTS_CANNED_IMAGE_DIR)
-            canned_wks_layer_dirs.append(cpath)
+            for wks_path in (WIC_DIR, SCRIPTS_CANNED_IMAGE_DIR):
+                cpath = os.path.join(layer_path, wks_path)
+                if os.path.isdir(cpath):
+                    canned_wks_layer_dirs.append(cpath)
 
     cpath = os.path.join(path, CANNED_IMAGE_DIR)
     canned_wks_layer_dirs.append(cpath)
@@ -137,26 +139,24 @@
     """
     List the available source plugins i.e. plugins available for --source.
     """
-    plugins = pluginmgr.get_source_plugins()
+    plugins = PluginMgr.get_plugins('source')
 
     for plugin in plugins:
         print("  %s" % plugin)
 
 
 def wic_create(wks_file, rootfs_dir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
-               native_sysroot, scripts_path, image_output_dir,
-               compressor, bmap, debug):
-    """Create image
+               native_sysroot, options):
+    """
+    Create image
 
     wks_file - user-defined OE kickstart file
     rootfs_dir - absolute path to the build's /rootfs dir
     bootimg_dir - absolute path to the build's boot artifacts directory
     kernel_dir - absolute path to the build's kernel directory
     native_sysroot - absolute path to the build's native sysroots dir
-    scripts_path - absolute path to /scripts dir
     image_output_dir - dirname to create for image
-    compressor - compressor utility to compress the image
-    bmap - enable generation of .bmap
+    options - wic command line options (debug, bmap, etc)
 
     Normally, the values for the build artifacts values are determined
     by 'wic -e' from the output of the 'bitbake -e' command given an
@@ -179,22 +179,22 @@
     try:
         oe_builddir = os.environ["BUILDDIR"]
     except KeyError:
-        print("BUILDDIR not found, exiting. (Did you forget to source oe-init-build-env?)")
-        sys.exit(1)
+        raise WicError("BUILDDIR not found, exiting. (Did you forget to source oe-init-build-env?)")
 
-    if debug:
-        msger.set_loglevel('debug')
+    if not os.path.exists(options.outdir):
+        os.makedirs(options.outdir)
 
-    crobj = creator.Creator()
+    pname = 'direct'
+    plugin_class = PluginMgr.get_plugins('imager').get(pname)
+    if not plugin_class:
+        raise WicError('Unknown plugin: %s' % pname)
 
-    cmdline = ["direct", native_sysroot, kernel_dir, bootimg_dir, rootfs_dir,
-                wks_file, image_output_dir, oe_builddir, compressor or ""]
-    if bmap:
-        cmdline.append('--bmap')
+    plugin = plugin_class(wks_file, rootfs_dir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
+                          native_sysroot, oe_builddir, options)
 
-    crobj.main(cmdline)
+    plugin.do_create()
 
-    print("\nThe image(s) were created using OE kickstart file:\n  %s" % wks_file)
+    logger.info("The image(s) were created using OE kickstart file:\n  %s", wks_file)
 
 
 def wic_list(args, scripts_path):
@@ -214,12 +214,44 @@
         wks_file = args[0]
         fullpath = find_canned_image(scripts_path, wks_file)
         if not fullpath:
-            print("No image named %s found, exiting. "\
-                  "(Use 'wic list images' to list available images, or "\
-                  "specify a fully-qualified OE kickstart (.wks) "\
-                  "filename)\n" % wks_file)
-            sys.exit(1)
+            raise WicError("No image named %s found, exiting. "
+                           "(Use 'wic list images' to list available images, "
+                           "or specify a fully-qualified OE kickstart (.wks) "
+                           "filename)" % wks_file)
+
         list_canned_image_help(scripts_path, fullpath)
         return True
 
     return False
+
+def find_canned(scripts_path, file_name):
+    """
+    Find a file either by its path or by name in the canned files dir.
+
+    Return None if not found
+    """
+    if os.path.exists(file_name):
+        return file_name
+
+    layers_canned_wks_dir = build_canned_image_list(scripts_path)
+    for canned_wks_dir in layers_canned_wks_dir:
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(canned_wks_dir):
+            for fname in files:
+                if fname == file_name:
+                    fullpath = os.path.join(canned_wks_dir, fname)
+                    return fullpath
+
+def get_custom_config(boot_file):
+    """
+    Get the custom configuration to be used for the bootloader.
+
+    Return None if the file can't be found.
+    """
+    # Get the scripts path of poky
+    scripts_path = os.path.abspath("%s/../.." % os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+    cfg_file = find_canned(scripts_path, boot_file)
+    if cfg_file:
+        with open(cfg_file, "r") as f:
+            config = f.read()
+        return config
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/filemap.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/filemap.py
index 162603e..1f1aacc 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/filemap.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/filemap.py
@@ -530,13 +530,16 @@
     except ErrorNotSupp:
         return FilemapSeek(image, log)
 
-def sparse_copy(src_fname, dst_fname, offset=0, skip=0):
+def sparse_copy(src_fname, dst_fname, offset=0, skip=0, api=None):
     """Efficiently copy sparse file to or into another file."""
-    fmap = filemap(src_fname)
+    if not api:
+        api = filemap
+    fmap = api(src_fname)
     try:
         dst_file = open(dst_fname, 'r+b')
     except IOError:
         dst_file = open(dst_fname, 'wb')
+        dst_file.truncate(os.path.getsize(src_fname))
 
     for first, last in fmap.get_mapped_ranges(0, fmap.blocks_cnt):
         start = first * fmap.block_size
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
index e5347ec..d6e027d 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 import subprocess
 import logging
 
-from wic.plugin import pluginmgr, PLUGIN_TYPES
+from wic.pluginbase import PluginMgr, PLUGIN_TYPES
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 def subcommand_error(args):
-    logging.info("invalid subcommand %s" % args[0])
+    logger.info("invalid subcommand %s", args[0])
 
 
 def display_help(subcommand, subcommands):
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@
     result = wic_plugins_help
     for plugin_type in PLUGIN_TYPES:
         result += '\n\n%s PLUGINS\n\n' % plugin_type.upper()
-        for name, plugin in pluginmgr.get_plugins(plugin_type).items():
+        for name, plugin in PluginMgr.get_plugins(plugin_type).items():
             result += "\n %s plugin:\n" % name
             if plugin.__doc__:
                 result += plugin.__doc__
@@ -81,13 +83,13 @@
     Should use argparse, but has to work in 2.6.
     """
     if not args:
-        logging.error("No subcommand specified, exiting")
+        logger.error("No subcommand specified, exiting")
         parser.print_help()
         return 1
     elif args[0] == "help":
         wic_help(args, main_command_usage, subcommands)
     elif args[0] not in subcommands:
-        logging.error("Unsupported subcommand %s, exiting\n" % (args[0]))
+        logger.error("Unsupported subcommand %s, exiting\n", args[0])
         parser.print_help()
         return 1
     else:
@@ -371,12 +373,7 @@
 
     This scheme is extensible - adding more hooks is a simple matter
     of adding more plugin methods to SourcePlugin and derived classes.
-    The code that then needs to call the plugin methods uses
-    plugin.get_source_plugin_methods() to find the method(s) needed by
-    the call; this is done by filling up a dict with keys containing
-    the method names of interest - on success, these will be filled in
-    with the actual methods. Please see the implementation for
-    examples and details.
+    Please see the implementation for details.
 """
 
 wic_overview_help = """
@@ -646,6 +643,12 @@
                  not specified, the size is in MB.
                  You do not need this option if you use --source.
 
+         --fixed-size: Exact partition size. Value format is the same
+                       as for --size option. This option cannot be
+                       specified along with --size. If partition data
+                       is larger than --fixed-size and error will be
+                       raised when assembling disk image.
+
          --source: This option is a wic-specific option that names the
                    source of the data that will populate the
                    partition.  The most common value for this option
@@ -684,6 +687,8 @@
            apply to partitions created using '--source rootfs' (see
            --source above).  Valid values are:
 
+             vfat
+             msdos
              ext2
              ext3
              ext4
@@ -715,17 +720,25 @@
                      partition table. It may be useful for
                      bootloaders.
 
+         --exclude-path: This option is specific to wic. It excludes the given
+                         relative path from the resulting image. If the path
+                         ends with a slash, only the content of the directory
+                         is omitted, not the directory itself. This option only
+                         has an effect with the rootfs source plugin.
+
          --extra-space: This option is specific to wic. It adds extra
                         space after the space filled by the content
                         of the partition. The final size can go
                         beyond the size specified by --size.
-                        By default, 10MB.
+                        By default, 10MB. This option cannot be used
+                        with --fixed-size option.
 
          --overhead-factor: This option is specific to wic. The
                             size of the partition is multiplied by
                             this factor. It has to be greater than or
-                            equal to 1.
-                            The default value is 1.3.
+                            equal to 1. The default value is 1.3.
+                            This option cannot be used with --fixed-size
+                            option.
 
          --part-type: This option is specific to wic. It specifies partition
                       type GUID for GPT partitions.
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/baseimager.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/baseimager.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a52dd8..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/baseimager.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,191 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2007 Red Hat  Inc.
-# Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Intel, Inc.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import os
-import tempfile
-import shutil
-
-from wic import msger
-from wic.utils.errors import CreatorError
-from wic.utils import runner
-
-class BaseImageCreator():
-    """Base class for image creation.
-
-    BaseImageCreator is the simplest creator class available; it will
-    create a system image according to the supplied kickstart file.
-
-    e.g.
-
-      import wic.imgcreate as imgcreate
-      ks = imgcreate.read_kickstart("foo.ks")
-      imgcreate.ImageCreator(ks, "foo").create()
-    """
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        self.cleanup()
-
-    def __init__(self, createopts=None):
-        """Initialize an ImageCreator instance.
-
-        ks -- a pykickstart.KickstartParser instance; this instance will be
-              used to drive the install by e.g. providing the list of packages
-              to be installed, the system configuration and %post scripts
-
-        name -- a name for the image; used for e.g. image filenames or
-                filesystem labels
-        """
-
-        self.__builddir = None
-
-        self.ks = None
-        self.name = "target"
-        self.tmpdir = "/var/tmp/wic"
-        self.workdir = "/var/tmp/wic/build"
-
-        # setup tmpfs tmpdir when enabletmpfs is True
-        self.enabletmpfs = False
-
-        if createopts:
-            # Mapping table for variables that have different names.
-            optmap = {"outdir" : "destdir",
-                     }
-
-            # update setting from createopts
-            for key in createopts:
-                if key in optmap:
-                    option = optmap[key]
-                else:
-                    option = key
-                setattr(self, option, createopts[key])
-
-            self.destdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(self.destdir))
-
-        self._dep_checks = ["ls", "bash", "cp", "echo"]
-
-        # Output image file names
-        self.outimage = []
-
-        # No ks provided when called by convertor, so skip the dependency check
-        if self.ks:
-            # If we have btrfs partition we need to check necessary tools
-            for part in self.ks.partitions:
-                if part.fstype and part.fstype == "btrfs":
-                    self._dep_checks.append("mkfs.btrfs")
-                    break
-
-        # make sure the specified tmpdir and cachedir exist
-        if not os.path.exists(self.tmpdir):
-            os.makedirs(self.tmpdir)
-
-
-    #
-    # Hooks for subclasses
-    #
-    def _create(self):
-        """Create partitions for the disk image(s)
-
-        This is the hook where subclasses may create the partitions
-        that will be assembled into disk image(s).
-
-        There is no default implementation.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    def _cleanup(self):
-        """Undo anything performed in _create().
-
-        This is the hook where subclasses must undo anything which was
-        done in _create().
-
-        There is no default implementation.
-
-        """
-        pass
-
-    #
-    # Actual implementation
-    #
-    def __ensure_builddir(self):
-        if not self.__builddir is None:
-            return
-
-        try:
-            self.workdir = os.path.join(self.tmpdir, "build")
-            if not os.path.exists(self.workdir):
-                os.makedirs(self.workdir)
-            self.__builddir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=self.workdir,
-                                               prefix="imgcreate-")
-        except OSError as err:
-            raise CreatorError("Failed create build directory in %s: %s" %
-                               (self.tmpdir, err))
-
-    def __setup_tmpdir(self):
-        if not self.enabletmpfs:
-            return
-
-        runner.show('mount -t tmpfs -o size=4G tmpfs %s' % self.workdir)
-
-    def __clean_tmpdir(self):
-        if not self.enabletmpfs:
-            return
-
-        runner.show('umount -l %s' % self.workdir)
-
-    def create(self):
-        """Create partitions for the disk image(s)
-
-        Create the partitions that will be assembled into disk
-        image(s).
-        """
-        self.__setup_tmpdir()
-        self.__ensure_builddir()
-
-        self._create()
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        """Undo anything performed in create().
-
-        Note, make sure to call this method once finished with the creator
-        instance in order to ensure no stale files are left on the host e.g.:
-
-          creator = ImageCreator(ks, name)
-          try:
-              creator.create()
-          finally:
-              creator.cleanup()
-
-        """
-        if not self.__builddir:
-            return
-
-        self._cleanup()
-
-        shutil.rmtree(self.__builddir, ignore_errors=True)
-        self.__builddir = None
-
-        self.__clean_tmpdir()
-
-
-    def print_outimage_info(self):
-        msg = "The new image can be found here:\n"
-        self.outimage.sort()
-        for path in self.outimage:
-            msg += '  %s\n' % os.path.abspath(path)
-
-        msger.info(msg)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/direct.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/direct.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c547e0..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/imager/direct.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,419 +0,0 @@
-# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
-# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# DESCRIPTION
-# This implements the 'direct' image creator class for 'wic'
-#
-# AUTHORS
-# Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
-#
-
-import os
-import shutil
-import uuid
-
-from wic import msger
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import get_bitbake_var
-from wic.utils.partitionedfs import Image
-from wic.utils.errors import CreatorError, ImageError
-from wic.imager.baseimager import BaseImageCreator
-from wic.plugin import pluginmgr
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd
-
-disk_methods = {
-    "do_install_disk":None,
-}
-
-class DiskImage():
-    """
-    A Disk backed by a file.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, device, size):
-        self.size = size
-        self.device = device
-        self.created = False
-
-    def exists(self):
-        return os.path.exists(self.device)
-
-    def create(self):
-        if self.created:
-            return
-        # create sparse disk image
-        cmd = "truncate %s -s %s" % (self.device, self.size)
-        exec_cmd(cmd)
-        self.created = True
-
-class DirectImageCreator(BaseImageCreator):
-    """
-    Installs a system into a file containing a partitioned disk image.
-
-    DirectImageCreator is an advanced ImageCreator subclass; an image
-    file is formatted with a partition table, each partition created
-    from a rootfs or other OpenEmbedded build artifact and dd'ed into
-    the virtual disk. The disk image can subsequently be dd'ed onto
-    media and used on actual hardware.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, oe_builddir, image_output_dir, rootfs_dir, bootimg_dir,
-                 kernel_dir, native_sysroot, compressor, creatoropts=None,
-                 bmap=False):
-        """
-        Initialize a DirectImageCreator instance.
-
-        This method takes the same arguments as ImageCreator.__init__()
-        """
-        BaseImageCreator.__init__(self, creatoropts)
-
-        self.__image = None
-        self.__disks = {}
-        self.__disk_format = "direct"
-        self._disk_names = []
-        self.ptable_format = self.ks.bootloader.ptable
-
-        self.oe_builddir = oe_builddir
-        if image_output_dir:
-            self.tmpdir = image_output_dir
-        self.rootfs_dir = rootfs_dir
-        self.bootimg_dir = bootimg_dir
-        self.kernel_dir = kernel_dir
-        self.native_sysroot = native_sysroot
-        self.compressor = compressor
-        self.bmap = bmap
-
-    def __get_part_num(self, num, parts):
-        """calculate the real partition number, accounting for partitions not
-        in the partition table and logical partitions
-        """
-        realnum = 0
-        for pnum, part in enumerate(parts, 1):
-            if not part.no_table:
-                realnum += 1
-            if pnum == num:
-                if  part.no_table:
-                    return 0
-                if self.ptable_format == 'msdos' and realnum > 3 and len(parts) > 4:
-                    # account for logical partition numbering, ex. sda5..
-                    return realnum + 1
-                return realnum
-
-    def _write_fstab(self, image_rootfs):
-        """overriden to generate fstab (temporarily) in rootfs. This is called
-        from _create, make sure it doesn't get called from
-        BaseImage.create()
-        """
-        if not image_rootfs:
-            return
-
-        fstab_path = image_rootfs + "/etc/fstab"
-        if not os.path.isfile(fstab_path):
-            return
-
-        with open(fstab_path) as fstab:
-            fstab_lines = fstab.readlines()
-
-        if self._update_fstab(fstab_lines, self._get_parts()):
-            shutil.copyfile(fstab_path, fstab_path + ".orig")
-
-            with open(fstab_path, "w") as fstab:
-                fstab.writelines(fstab_lines)
-
-            return fstab_path
-
-    def _update_fstab(self, fstab_lines, parts):
-        """Assume partition order same as in wks"""
-        updated = False
-        for num, part in enumerate(parts, 1):
-            pnum = self.__get_part_num(num, parts)
-            if not pnum or not part.mountpoint \
-               or part.mountpoint in ("/", "/boot"):
-                continue
-
-            # mmc device partitions are named mmcblk0p1, mmcblk0p2..
-            prefix = 'p' if  part.disk.startswith('mmcblk') else ''
-            device_name = "/dev/%s%s%d" % (part.disk, prefix, pnum)
-
-            opts = part.fsopts if part.fsopts else "defaults"
-            line = "\t".join([device_name, part.mountpoint, part.fstype,
-                              opts, "0", "0"]) + "\n"
-
-            fstab_lines.append(line)
-            updated = True
-
-        return updated
-
-    def set_bootimg_dir(self, bootimg_dir):
-        """
-        Accessor for bootimg_dir, the actual location used for the source
-        of the bootimg.  Should be set by source plugins (only if they
-        change the default bootimg source) so the correct info gets
-        displayed for print_outimage_info().
-        """
-        self.bootimg_dir = bootimg_dir
-
-    def _get_parts(self):
-        if not self.ks:
-            raise CreatorError("Failed to get partition info, "
-                               "please check your kickstart setting.")
-
-        # Set a default partition if no partition is given out
-        if not self.ks.partitions:
-            partstr = "part / --size 1900 --ondisk sda --fstype=ext3"
-            args = partstr.split()
-            part = self.ks.parse(args[1:])
-            if part not in self.ks.partitions:
-                self.ks.partitions.append(part)
-
-        # partitions list from kickstart file
-        return self.ks.partitions
-
-    def get_disk_names(self):
-        """ Returns a list of physical target disk names (e.g., 'sdb') which
-        will be created. """
-
-        if self._disk_names:
-            return self._disk_names
-
-        #get partition info from ks handler
-        parts = self._get_parts()
-
-        for i in range(len(parts)):
-            if parts[i].disk:
-                disk_name = parts[i].disk
-            else:
-                raise CreatorError("Failed to create disks, no --ondisk "
-                                   "specified in partition line of ks file")
-
-            if parts[i].mountpoint and not parts[i].fstype:
-                raise CreatorError("Failed to create disks, no --fstype "
-                                   "specified for partition with mountpoint "
-                                   "'%s' in the ks file")
-
-            self._disk_names.append(disk_name)
-
-        return self._disk_names
-
-    def _full_name(self, name, extention):
-        """ Construct full file name for a file we generate. """
-        return "%s-%s.%s" % (self.name, name, extention)
-
-    def _full_path(self, path, name, extention):
-        """ Construct full file path to a file we generate. """
-        return os.path.join(path, self._full_name(name, extention))
-
-    def get_default_source_plugin(self):
-        """
-        The default source plugin i.e. the plugin that's consulted for
-        overall image generation tasks outside of any particular
-        partition.  For convenience, we just hang it off the
-        bootloader handler since it's the one non-partition object in
-        any setup.  By default the default plugin is set to the same
-        plugin as the /boot partition; since we hang it off the
-        bootloader object, the default can be explicitly set using the
-        --source bootloader param.
-        """
-        return self.ks.bootloader.source
-
-    #
-    # Actual implemention
-    #
-    def _create(self):
-        """
-        For 'wic', we already have our build artifacts - we just create
-        filesystems from the artifacts directly and combine them into
-        a partitioned image.
-        """
-        parts = self._get_parts()
-
-        self.__image = Image(self.native_sysroot)
-
-        disk_ids = {}
-        for num, part in enumerate(parts, 1):
-            # as a convenience, set source to the boot partition source
-            # instead of forcing it to be set via bootloader --source
-            if not self.ks.bootloader.source and part.mountpoint == "/boot":
-                self.ks.bootloader.source = part.source
-
-            # generate parition UUIDs
-            if not part.uuid and part.use_uuid:
-                if self.ptable_format == 'gpt':
-                    part.uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
-                else: # msdos partition table
-                    if part.disk not in disk_ids:
-                        disk_ids[part.disk] = int.from_bytes(os.urandom(4), 'little')
-                    disk_id = disk_ids[part.disk]
-                    part.uuid = '%0x-%02d' % (disk_id, self.__get_part_num(num, parts))
-
-        fstab_path = self._write_fstab(self.rootfs_dir.get("ROOTFS_DIR"))
-
-        shutil.rmtree(self.workdir)
-        os.mkdir(self.workdir)
-
-        for part in parts:
-            # get rootfs size from bitbake variable if it's not set in .ks file
-            if not part.size:
-                # and if rootfs name is specified for the partition
-                image_name = part.rootfs_dir
-                if image_name:
-                    # Bitbake variable ROOTFS_SIZE is calculated in
-                    # Image._get_rootfs_size method from meta/lib/oe/image.py
-                    # using IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE, IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT,
-                    # IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR and IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE
-                    rsize_bb = get_bitbake_var('ROOTFS_SIZE', image_name)
-                    if rsize_bb:
-                        part.size = int(round(float(rsize_bb)))
-            # need to create the filesystems in order to get their
-            # sizes before we can add them and do the layout.
-            # Image.create() actually calls __format_disks() to create
-            # the disk images and carve out the partitions, then
-            # self.assemble() calls Image.assemble() which calls
-            # __write_partitition() for each partition to dd the fs
-            # into the partitions.
-            part.prepare(self, self.workdir, self.oe_builddir, self.rootfs_dir,
-                         self.bootimg_dir, self.kernel_dir, self.native_sysroot)
-
-
-            self.__image.add_partition(int(part.size),
-                                       part.disk,
-                                       part.mountpoint,
-                                       part.source_file,
-                                       part.fstype,
-                                       part.label,
-                                       fsopts=part.fsopts,
-                                       boot=part.active,
-                                       align=part.align,
-                                       no_table=part.no_table,
-                                       part_type=part.part_type,
-                                       uuid=part.uuid,
-                                       system_id=part.system_id)
-
-        if fstab_path:
-            shutil.move(fstab_path + ".orig", fstab_path)
-
-        self.__image.layout_partitions(self.ptable_format)
-
-        self.__imgdir = self.workdir
-        for disk_name, disk in self.__image.disks.items():
-            full_path = self._full_path(self.__imgdir, disk_name, "direct")
-            msger.debug("Adding disk %s as %s with size %s bytes" \
-                        % (disk_name, full_path, disk['min_size']))
-            disk_obj = DiskImage(full_path, disk['min_size'])
-            self.__disks[disk_name] = disk_obj
-            self.__image.add_disk(disk_name, disk_obj, disk_ids.get(disk_name))
-
-        self.__image.create()
-
-    def assemble(self):
-        """
-        Assemble partitions into disk image(s)
-        """
-        for disk_name, disk in self.__image.disks.items():
-            full_path = self._full_path(self.__imgdir, disk_name, "direct")
-            msger.debug("Assembling disk %s as %s with size %s bytes" \
-                        % (disk_name, full_path, disk['min_size']))
-            self.__image.assemble(full_path)
-
-    def finalize(self):
-        """
-        Finalize the disk image.
-
-        For example, prepare the image to be bootable by e.g.
-        creating and installing a bootloader configuration.
-
-        """
-        source_plugin = self.get_default_source_plugin()
-        if source_plugin:
-            self._source_methods = pluginmgr.get_source_plugin_methods(source_plugin, disk_methods)
-            for disk_name, disk in self.__image.disks.items():
-                self._source_methods["do_install_disk"](disk, disk_name, self,
-                                                        self.workdir,
-                                                        self.oe_builddir,
-                                                        self.bootimg_dir,
-                                                        self.kernel_dir,
-                                                        self.native_sysroot)
-
-        for disk_name, disk in self.__image.disks.items():
-            full_path = self._full_path(self.__imgdir, disk_name, "direct")
-            # Generate .bmap
-            if self.bmap:
-                msger.debug("Generating bmap file for %s" % disk_name)
-                exec_native_cmd("bmaptool create %s -o %s.bmap" % (full_path, full_path),
-                                self.native_sysroot)
-            # Compress the image
-            if self.compressor:
-                msger.debug("Compressing disk %s with %s" % (disk_name, self.compressor))
-                exec_cmd("%s %s" % (self.compressor, full_path))
-
-    def print_outimage_info(self):
-        """
-        Print the image(s) and artifacts used, for the user.
-        """
-        msg = "The new image(s) can be found here:\n"
-
-        parts = self._get_parts()
-
-        for disk_name in self.__image.disks:
-            extension = "direct" + {"gzip": ".gz",
-                                    "bzip2": ".bz2",
-                                    "xz": ".xz",
-                                    "": ""}.get(self.compressor)
-            full_path = self._full_path(self.__imgdir, disk_name, extension)
-            msg += '  %s\n\n' % full_path
-
-        msg += 'The following build artifacts were used to create the image(s):\n'
-        for part in parts:
-            if part.rootfs_dir is None:
-                continue
-            if part.mountpoint == '/':
-                suffix = ':'
-            else:
-                suffix = '["%s"]:' % (part.mountpoint or part.label)
-            msg += '  ROOTFS_DIR%s%s\n' % (suffix.ljust(20), part.rootfs_dir)
-
-        msg += '  BOOTIMG_DIR:                  %s\n' % self.bootimg_dir
-        msg += '  KERNEL_DIR:                   %s\n' % self.kernel_dir
-        msg += '  NATIVE_SYSROOT:               %s\n' % self.native_sysroot
-
-        msger.info(msg)
-
-    @property
-    def rootdev(self):
-        """
-        Get root device name to use as a 'root' parameter
-        in kernel command line.
-
-        Assume partition order same as in wks
-        """
-        parts = self._get_parts()
-        for num, part in enumerate(parts, 1):
-            if part.mountpoint == "/":
-                if part.uuid:
-                    return "PARTUUID=%s" % part.uuid
-                else:
-                    suffix = 'p' if part.disk.startswith('mmcblk') else ''
-                    pnum = self.__get_part_num(num, parts)
-                    return "/dev/%s%s%-d" % (part.disk, suffix, pnum)
-
-    def _cleanup(self):
-        if not self.__image is None:
-            try:
-                self.__image.cleanup()
-            except ImageError as err:
-                msger.warning("%s" % err)
-
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
index 0894e2b..d026caa 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@
 
 import os
 import shlex
+import logging
+
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, ArgumentError, ArgumentTypeError
 
-from wic import msger
+from wic.engine import find_canned
 from wic.partition import Partition
-from wic.utils.misc import find_canned
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 class KickStartError(Exception):
     """Custom exception."""
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@
 class KickStart():
     """"Kickstart parser implementation."""
 
+    DEFAULT_EXTRA_SPACE = 10*1024
+    DEFAULT_OVERHEAD_FACTOR = 1.3
+
     def __init__(self, confpath):
 
         self.partitions = []
@@ -127,16 +133,27 @@
         part.add_argument('mountpoint', nargs='?')
         part.add_argument('--active', action='store_true')
         part.add_argument('--align', type=int)
-        part.add_argument("--extra-space", type=sizetype, default=10*1024)
+        part.add_argument('--exclude-path', nargs='+')
+        part.add_argument("--extra-space", type=sizetype)
         part.add_argument('--fsoptions', dest='fsopts')
-        part.add_argument('--fstype')
+        part.add_argument('--fstype', default='vfat',
+                          choices=('ext2', 'ext3', 'ext4', 'btrfs',
+                                   'squashfs', 'vfat', 'msdos', 'swap'))
         part.add_argument('--label')
         part.add_argument('--no-table', action='store_true')
-        part.add_argument('--ondisk', '--ondrive', dest='disk')
-        part.add_argument("--overhead-factor", type=overheadtype, default=1.3)
+        part.add_argument('--ondisk', '--ondrive', dest='disk', default='sda')
+        part.add_argument("--overhead-factor", type=overheadtype)
         part.add_argument('--part-type')
         part.add_argument('--rootfs-dir')
-        part.add_argument('--size', type=sizetype, default=0)
+
+        # --size and --fixed-size cannot be specified together; options
+        # ----extra-space and --overhead-factor should also raise a parser
+        # --error, but since nesting mutually exclusive groups does not work,
+        # ----extra-space/--overhead-factor are handled later
+        sizeexcl = part.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+        sizeexcl.add_argument('--size', type=sizetype, default=0)
+        sizeexcl.add_argument('--fixed-size', type=sizetype, default=0)
+
         part.add_argument('--source')
         part.add_argument('--sourceparams')
         part.add_argument('--system-id', type=systemidtype)
@@ -156,7 +173,7 @@
 
         self._parse(parser, confpath)
         if not self.bootloader:
-            msger.warning('bootloader config not specified, using defaults')
+            logger.warning('bootloader config not specified, using defaults\n')
             self.bootloader = bootloader.parse_args([])
 
     def _parse(self, parser, confpath):
@@ -170,11 +187,33 @@
                 lineno += 1
                 if line and line[0] != '#':
                     try:
-                        parsed = parser.parse_args(shlex.split(line))
+                        line_args = shlex.split(line)
+                        parsed = parser.parse_args(line_args)
                     except ArgumentError as err:
                         raise KickStartError('%s:%d: %s' % \
                                              (confpath, lineno, err))
                     if line.startswith('part'):
+                        # using ArgumentParser one cannot easily tell if option
+                        # was passed as argument, if said option has a default
+                        # value; --overhead-factor/--extra-space cannot be used
+                        # with --fixed-size, so at least detect when these were
+                        # passed with non-0 values ...
+                        if parsed.fixed_size:
+                            if parsed.overhead_factor or parsed.extra_space:
+                                err = "%s:%d: arguments --overhead-factor and --extra-space not "\
+                                      "allowed with argument --fixed-size" \
+                                      % (confpath, lineno)
+                                raise KickStartError(err)
+                        else:
+                            # ... and provide defaults if not using
+                            # --fixed-size iff given option was not used
+                            # (again, one cannot tell if option was passed but
+                            # with value equal to 0)
+                            if '--overhead-factor' not in line_args:
+                                parsed.overhead_factor = self.DEFAULT_OVERHEAD_FACTOR
+                            if '--extra-space' not in line_args:
+                                parsed.extra_space = self.DEFAULT_EXTRA_SPACE
+
                         self.partnum += 1
                         self.partitions.append(Partition(parsed, self.partnum))
                     elif line.startswith('include'):
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/msger.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/msger.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fb8336d..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/msger.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,235 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-# vim: ai ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Intel, Inc.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import os
-import sys
-import re
-import time
-
-__ALL__ = ['get_loglevel',
-           'set_loglevel',
-           'set_logfile',
-           'debug',
-           'verbose',
-           'info',
-           'warning',
-           'error',
-          ]
-
-# COLORs in ANSI
-INFO_COLOR = 32 # green
-WARN_COLOR = 33 # yellow
-ERR_COLOR = 31 # red
-ASK_COLOR = 34 # blue
-NO_COLOR = 0
-
-PREFIX_RE = re.compile('^<(.*?)>\s*(.*)', re.S)
-
-INTERACTIVE = True
-
-LOG_LEVEL = 1
-LOG_LEVELS = {
-    'quiet': 0,
-    'normal': 1,
-    'verbose': 2,
-    'debug': 3,
-    'never': 4,
-}
-
-LOG_FILE_FP = None
-LOG_CONTENT = ''
-CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD = -1
-CATCHERR_BUFFILE_PATH = None
-CATCHERR_SAVED_2 = -1
-
-def _general_print(head, color, msg=None, stream=None, level='normal'):
-    global LOG_CONTENT
-    if not stream:
-        stream = sys.stdout
-
-    if LOG_LEVELS[level] > LOG_LEVEL:
-        # skip
-        return
-
-    errormsg = ''
-    if CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD > 0:
-        size = os.lseek(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD, 0, os.SEEK_END)
-        os.lseek(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD, 0, os.SEEK_SET)
-        errormsg = os.read(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD, size)
-        os.ftruncate(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD, 0)
-
-    # append error msg to LOG
-    if errormsg:
-        LOG_CONTENT += errormsg
-
-    # append normal msg to LOG
-    save_msg = msg.strip() if msg else None
-    if save_msg:
-        timestr = time.strftime("[%m/%d %H:%M:%S %Z] ", time.localtime())
-        LOG_CONTENT += timestr + save_msg + '\n'
-
-    if errormsg:
-        _color_print('', NO_COLOR, errormsg, stream, level)
-
-    _color_print(head, color, msg, stream, level)
-
-def _color_print(head, color, msg, stream, level):
-    colored = True
-    if color == NO_COLOR or \
-       not stream.isatty() or \
-       os.getenv('ANSI_COLORS_DISABLED') is not None:
-        colored = False
-
-    if head.startswith('\r'):
-        # need not \n at last
-        newline = False
-    else:
-        newline = True
-
-    if colored:
-        head = '\033[%dm%s:\033[0m ' %(color, head)
-        if not newline:
-            # ESC cmd to clear line
-            head = '\033[2K' + head
-    else:
-        if head:
-            head += ': '
-            if head.startswith('\r'):
-                head = head.lstrip()
-                newline = True
-
-    if msg is not None:
-        stream.write('%s%s' % (head, msg))
-        if newline:
-            stream.write('\n')
-
-    stream.flush()
-
-def _color_perror(head, color, msg, level='normal'):
-    if CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD > 0:
-        _general_print(head, color, msg, sys.stdout, level)
-    else:
-        _general_print(head, color, msg, sys.stderr, level)
-
-def _split_msg(head, msg):
-    if isinstance(msg, list):
-        msg = '\n'.join(map(str, msg))
-
-    if msg.startswith('\n'):
-        # means print \n at first
-        msg = msg.lstrip()
-        head = '\n' + head
-
-    elif msg.startswith('\r'):
-        # means print \r at first
-        msg = msg.lstrip()
-        head = '\r' + head
-
-    match = PREFIX_RE.match(msg)
-    if match:
-        head += ' <%s>' % match.group(1)
-        msg = match.group(2)
-
-    return head, msg
-
-def get_loglevel():
-    return next((k for k, v in LOG_LEVELS.items() if v == LOG_LEVEL))
-
-def set_loglevel(level):
-    global LOG_LEVEL
-    if level not in LOG_LEVELS:
-        # no effect
-        return
-
-    LOG_LEVEL = LOG_LEVELS[level]
-
-def set_interactive(mode=True):
-    global INTERACTIVE
-    if mode:
-        INTERACTIVE = True
-    else:
-        INTERACTIVE = False
-
-def log(msg=''):
-    # log msg to LOG_CONTENT then save to logfile
-    global LOG_CONTENT
-    if msg:
-        LOG_CONTENT += msg
-
-def info(msg):
-    head, msg = _split_msg('Info', msg)
-    _general_print(head, INFO_COLOR, msg)
-
-def verbose(msg):
-    head, msg = _split_msg('Verbose', msg)
-    _general_print(head, INFO_COLOR, msg, level='verbose')
-
-def warning(msg):
-    head, msg = _split_msg('Warning', msg)
-    _color_perror(head, WARN_COLOR, msg)
-
-def debug(msg):
-    head, msg = _split_msg('Debug', msg)
-    _color_perror(head, ERR_COLOR, msg, level='debug')
-
-def error(msg):
-    head, msg = _split_msg('Error', msg)
-    _color_perror(head, ERR_COLOR, msg)
-    sys.exit(1)
-
-def set_logfile(fpath):
-    global LOG_FILE_FP
-
-    def _savelogf():
-        if LOG_FILE_FP:
-            with open(LOG_FILE_FP, 'w') as log:
-                log.write(LOG_CONTENT)
-
-    if LOG_FILE_FP is not None:
-        warning('duplicate log file configuration')
-
-    LOG_FILE_FP = fpath
-
-    import atexit
-    atexit.register(_savelogf)
-
-def enable_logstderr(fpath):
-    global CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD
-    global CATCHERR_BUFFILE_PATH
-    global CATCHERR_SAVED_2
-
-    if os.path.exists(fpath):
-        os.remove(fpath)
-    CATCHERR_BUFFILE_PATH = fpath
-    CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD = os.open(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_PATH, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREAT)
-    CATCHERR_SAVED_2 = os.dup(2)
-    os.dup2(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD, 2)
-
-def disable_logstderr():
-    global CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD
-    global CATCHERR_BUFFILE_PATH
-    global CATCHERR_SAVED_2
-
-    raw(msg=None) # flush message buffer and print it.
-    os.dup2(CATCHERR_SAVED_2, 2)
-    os.close(CATCHERR_SAVED_2)
-    os.close(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD)
-    os.unlink(CATCHERR_BUFFILE_PATH)
-    CATCHERR_BUFFILE_FD = -1
-    CATCHERR_BUFFILE_PATH = None
-    CATCHERR_SAVED_2 = -1
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
index ec3aa66..939e667 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
@@ -24,18 +24,15 @@
 # Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
 # Ed Bartosh <ed.bartosh> (at] linux.intel.com>
 
+import logging
 import os
 import tempfile
 
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import msger, parse_sourceparams
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd
-from wic.plugin import pluginmgr
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.utils.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd, get_bitbake_var
+from wic.pluginbase import PluginMgr
 
-partition_methods = {
-    "do_stage_partition":None,
-    "do_prepare_partition":None,
-    "do_configure_partition":None,
-}
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 class Partition():
 
@@ -44,16 +41,20 @@
         self.active = args.active
         self.align = args.align
         self.disk = args.disk
+        self.device = None
         self.extra_space = args.extra_space
+        self.exclude_path = args.exclude_path
         self.fsopts = args.fsopts
         self.fstype = args.fstype
         self.label = args.label
         self.mountpoint = args.mountpoint
         self.no_table = args.no_table
+        self.num = None
         self.overhead_factor = args.overhead_factor
         self.part_type = args.part_type
         self.rootfs_dir = args.rootfs_dir
         self.size = args.size
+        self.fixed_size = args.fixed_size
         self.source = args.source
         self.sourceparams = args.sourceparams
         self.system_id = args.system_id
@@ -71,100 +72,128 @@
         number of (1k) blocks we need to add to get to --size, 0 if
         we're already there or beyond.
         """
-        msger.debug("Requested partition size for %s: %d" % \
-                    (self.mountpoint, self.size))
+        logger.debug("Requested partition size for %s: %d",
+                     self.mountpoint, self.size)
 
         if not self.size:
             return 0
 
         requested_blocks = self.size
 
-        msger.debug("Requested blocks %d, current_blocks %d" % \
-                    (requested_blocks, current_blocks))
+        logger.debug("Requested blocks %d, current_blocks %d",
+                     requested_blocks, current_blocks)
 
         if requested_blocks > current_blocks:
             return requested_blocks - current_blocks
         else:
             return 0
 
+    def get_rootfs_size(self, actual_rootfs_size=0):
+        """
+        Calculate the required size of rootfs taking into consideration
+        --size/--fixed-size flags as well as overhead and extra space, as
+        specified in kickstart file. Raises an error if the
+        `actual_rootfs_size` is larger than fixed-size rootfs.
+
+        """
+        if self.fixed_size:
+            rootfs_size = self.fixed_size
+            if actual_rootfs_size > rootfs_size:
+                raise WicError("Actual rootfs size (%d kB) is larger than "
+                               "allowed size %d kB" %
+                               (actual_rootfs_size, rootfs_size))
+        else:
+            extra_blocks = self.get_extra_block_count(actual_rootfs_size)
+            if extra_blocks < self.extra_space:
+                extra_blocks = self.extra_space
+
+            rootfs_size = actual_rootfs_size + extra_blocks
+            rootfs_size *= self.overhead_factor
+
+            logger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks",
+                         extra_blocks, self.mountpoint, rootfs_size)
+
+        return rootfs_size
+
+    @property
+    def disk_size(self):
+        """
+        Obtain on-disk size of partition taking into consideration
+        --size/--fixed-size options.
+
+        """
+        return self.fixed_size if self.fixed_size else self.size
+
     def prepare(self, creator, cr_workdir, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
                 bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
         """
         Prepare content for individual partitions, depending on
         partition command parameters.
         """
-        if self.sourceparams:
-            self.sourceparams_dict = parse_sourceparams(self.sourceparams)
-
         if not self.source:
-            if not self.size:
-                msger.error("The %s partition has a size of zero.  Please "
-                            "specify a non-zero --size for that partition." % \
-                            self.mountpoint)
-            if self.fstype and self.fstype == "swap":
+            if not self.size and not self.fixed_size:
+                raise WicError("The %s partition has a size of zero. Please "
+                               "specify a non-zero --size/--fixed-size for that "
+                               "partition." % self.mountpoint)
+
+            if self.fstype == "swap":
                 self.prepare_swap_partition(cr_workdir, oe_builddir,
                                             native_sysroot)
                 self.source_file = "%s/fs.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.fstype)
-            elif self.fstype:
+            else:
+                if self.fstype == 'squashfs':
+                    raise WicError("It's not possible to create empty squashfs "
+                                   "partition '%s'" % (self.mountpoint))
+
                 rootfs = "%s/fs_%s.%s.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.label,
                                              self.lineno, self.fstype)
                 if os.path.isfile(rootfs):
                     os.remove(rootfs)
-                for prefix in ("ext", "btrfs", "vfat", "squashfs"):
-                    if self.fstype.startswith(prefix):
-                        method = getattr(self,
-                                         "prepare_empty_partition_" + prefix)
-                        method(rootfs, oe_builddir, native_sysroot)
-                        self.source_file = rootfs
-                        break
+
+                prefix = "ext" if self.fstype.startswith("ext") else self.fstype
+                method = getattr(self, "prepare_empty_partition_" + prefix)
+                method(rootfs, oe_builddir, native_sysroot)
+                self.source_file = rootfs
             return
 
-        plugins = pluginmgr.get_source_plugins()
+        plugins = PluginMgr.get_plugins('source')
 
         if self.source not in plugins:
-            msger.error("The '%s' --source specified for %s doesn't exist.\n\t"
-                        "See 'wic list source-plugins' for a list of available"
-                        " --sources.\n\tSee 'wic help source-plugins' for "
-                        "details on adding a new source plugin." % \
-                        (self.source, self.mountpoint))
+            raise WicError("The '%s' --source specified for %s doesn't exist.\n\t"
+                           "See 'wic list source-plugins' for a list of available"
+                           " --sources.\n\tSee 'wic help source-plugins' for "
+                           "details on adding a new source plugin." %
+                           (self.source, self.mountpoint))
 
-        self._source_methods = pluginmgr.get_source_plugin_methods(\
-                                   self.source, partition_methods)
-        self._source_methods["do_configure_partition"](self, self.sourceparams_dict,
-                                                       creator, cr_workdir,
-                                                       oe_builddir,
-                                                       bootimg_dir,
-                                                       kernel_dir,
-                                                       native_sysroot)
-        self._source_methods["do_stage_partition"](self, self.sourceparams_dict,
-                                                   creator, cr_workdir,
-                                                   oe_builddir,
-                                                   bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
-                                                   native_sysroot)
-        self._source_methods["do_prepare_partition"](self, self.sourceparams_dict,
-                                                     creator, cr_workdir,
-                                                     oe_builddir,
-                                                     bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, rootfs_dir,
-                                                     native_sysroot)
+        srcparams_dict = {}
+        if self.sourceparams:
+            # Split sourceparams string of the form key1=val1[,key2=val2,...]
+            # into a dict.  Also accepts valueless keys i.e. without =
+            splitted = self.sourceparams.split(',')
+            srcparams_dict = dict(par.split('=') for par in splitted if par)
+
+        plugin = PluginMgr.get_plugins('source')[self.source]
+        plugin.do_configure_partition(self, srcparams_dict, creator,
+                                      cr_workdir, oe_builddir, bootimg_dir,
+                                      kernel_dir, native_sysroot)
+        plugin.do_stage_partition(self, srcparams_dict, creator,
+                                  cr_workdir, oe_builddir, bootimg_dir,
+                                  kernel_dir, native_sysroot)
+        plugin.do_prepare_partition(self, srcparams_dict, creator,
+                                    cr_workdir, oe_builddir, bootimg_dir,
+                                    kernel_dir, rootfs_dir, native_sysroot)
+
         # further processing required Partition.size to be an integer, make
         # sure that it is one
-        if type(self.size) is not int:
-            msger.error("Partition %s internal size is not an integer. " \
-                          "This a bug in source plugin %s and needs to be fixed." \
-                          % (self.mountpoint, self.source))
+        if not isinstance(self.size, int):
+            raise WicError("Partition %s internal size is not an integer. "
+                           "This a bug in source plugin %s and needs to be fixed." %
+                           (self.mountpoint, self.source))
 
-    def prepare_rootfs_from_fs_image(self, cr_workdir, oe_builddir,
-                                     rootfs_dir):
-        """
-        Handle an already-created partition e.g. xxx.ext3
-        """
-        rootfs = oe_builddir
-        du_cmd = "du -Lbks %s" % rootfs
-        out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
-        rootfs_size = out.split()[0]
-
-        self.size = int(rootfs_size)
-        self.source_file = rootfs
+        if self.fixed_size and self.size > self.fixed_size:
+            raise WicError("File system image of partition %s is "
+                           "larger (%d kB) than its allowed size %d kB" %
+                           (self.mountpoint, self.size, self.fixed_size))
 
     def prepare_rootfs(self, cr_workdir, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
                        native_sysroot):
@@ -183,30 +212,36 @@
         pseudo += "export PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=%s;" % p_localstatedir
         pseudo += "export PSEUDO_PASSWD=%s;" % p_passwd
         pseudo += "export PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=%s;" % p_nosymlinkexp
-        pseudo += "%s/usr/bin/pseudo " % native_sysroot
+        pseudo += "%s " % get_bitbake_var("FAKEROOTCMD")
 
         rootfs = "%s/rootfs_%s.%s.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.label,
                                          self.lineno, self.fstype)
         if os.path.isfile(rootfs):
             os.remove(rootfs)
 
-        if not self.fstype:
-            msger.error("File system for partition %s not specified in kickstart, " \
-                        "use --fstype option" % (self.mountpoint))
+        # Get rootfs size from bitbake variable if it's not set in .ks file
+        if not self.size:
+            # Bitbake variable ROOTFS_SIZE is calculated in
+            # Image._get_rootfs_size method from meta/lib/oe/image.py
+            # using IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE, IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT,
+            # IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR and IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE
+            rsize_bb = get_bitbake_var('ROOTFS_SIZE')
+            if rsize_bb:
+                logger.warning('overhead-factor was specified, but size was not,'
+                               ' so bitbake variables will be used for the size.'
+                               ' In this case both IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR and '
+                               '--overhead-factor will be applied')
+                self.size = int(round(float(rsize_bb)))
 
-        for prefix in ("ext", "btrfs", "vfat", "squashfs"):
-            if self.fstype.startswith(prefix):
-                method = getattr(self, "prepare_rootfs_" + prefix)
-                method(rootfs, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir, native_sysroot, pseudo)
+        prefix = "ext" if self.fstype.startswith("ext") else self.fstype
+        method = getattr(self, "prepare_rootfs_" + prefix)
+        method(rootfs, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir, native_sysroot, pseudo)
+        self.source_file = rootfs
 
-                self.source_file = rootfs
-
-                # get the rootfs size in the right units for kickstart (kB)
-                du_cmd = "du -Lbks %s" % rootfs
-                out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
-                self.size = int(out.split()[0])
-
-                break
+        # get the rootfs size in the right units for kickstart (kB)
+        du_cmd = "du -Lbks %s" % rootfs
+        out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
+        self.size = int(out.split()[0])
 
     def prepare_rootfs_ext(self, rootfs, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
                            native_sysroot, pseudo):
@@ -217,17 +252,10 @@
         out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
         actual_rootfs_size = int(out.split()[0])
 
-        extra_blocks = self.get_extra_block_count(actual_rootfs_size)
-        if extra_blocks < self.extra_space:
-            extra_blocks = self.extra_space
+        rootfs_size = self.get_rootfs_size(actual_rootfs_size)
 
-        rootfs_size = actual_rootfs_size + extra_blocks
-        rootfs_size *= self.overhead_factor
-
-        msger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks" % \
-                    (extra_blocks, self.mountpoint, rootfs_size))
-
-        exec_cmd("truncate %s -s %d" % (rootfs, rootfs_size * 1024))
+        with open(rootfs, 'w') as sparse:
+            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), rootfs_size * 1024)
 
         extra_imagecmd = "-i 8192"
 
@@ -239,7 +267,7 @@
             (self.fstype, extra_imagecmd, rootfs, label_str, rootfs_dir)
         exec_native_cmd(mkfs_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo=pseudo)
 
-        mkfs_cmd = "fsck.%s -pvfD %s || [ $? -le 3 ]" % (self.fstype, rootfs)
+        mkfs_cmd = "fsck.%s -pvfD %s" % (self.fstype, rootfs)
         exec_native_cmd(mkfs_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo=pseudo)
 
     def prepare_rootfs_btrfs(self, rootfs, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
@@ -253,17 +281,10 @@
         out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
         actual_rootfs_size = int(out.split()[0])
 
-        extra_blocks = self.get_extra_block_count(actual_rootfs_size)
-        if extra_blocks < self.extra_space:
-            extra_blocks = self.extra_space
+        rootfs_size = self.get_rootfs_size(actual_rootfs_size)
 
-        rootfs_size = actual_rootfs_size + extra_blocks
-        rootfs_size *= self.overhead_factor
-
-        msger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks" % \
-                    (extra_blocks, self.mountpoint, rootfs_size))
-
-        exec_cmd("truncate %s -s %d" % (rootfs, rootfs_size * 1024))
+        with open(rootfs, 'w') as sparse:
+            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), rootfs_size * 1024)
 
         label_str = ""
         if self.label:
@@ -273,29 +294,27 @@
             (self.fstype, rootfs_size * 1024, rootfs_dir, label_str, rootfs)
         exec_native_cmd(mkfs_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo=pseudo)
 
-    def prepare_rootfs_vfat(self, rootfs, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
-                            native_sysroot, pseudo):
+    def prepare_rootfs_msdos(self, rootfs, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
+                             native_sysroot, pseudo):
         """
-        Prepare content for a vfat rootfs partition.
+        Prepare content for a msdos/vfat rootfs partition.
         """
         du_cmd = "du -bks %s" % rootfs_dir
         out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
         blocks = int(out.split()[0])
 
-        extra_blocks = self.get_extra_block_count(blocks)
-        if extra_blocks < self.extra_space:
-            extra_blocks = self.extra_space
-
-        blocks += extra_blocks
-
-        msger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks" % \
-                    (extra_blocks, self.mountpoint, blocks))
+        rootfs_size = self.get_rootfs_size(blocks)
 
         label_str = "-n boot"
         if self.label:
             label_str = "-n %s" % self.label
 
-        dosfs_cmd = "mkdosfs %s -S 512 -C %s %d" % (label_str, rootfs, blocks)
+        size_str = ""
+        if self.fstype == 'msdos':
+            size_str = "-F 16" # FAT 16
+
+        dosfs_cmd = "mkdosfs %s -S 512 %s -C %s %d" % (label_str, size_str,
+                                                       rootfs, rootfs_size)
         exec_native_cmd(dosfs_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
         mcopy_cmd = "mcopy -i %s -s %s/* ::/" % (rootfs, rootfs_dir)
@@ -304,6 +323,8 @@
         chmod_cmd = "chmod 644 %s" % rootfs
         exec_cmd(chmod_cmd)
 
+    prepare_rootfs_vfat = prepare_rootfs_msdos
+
     def prepare_rootfs_squashfs(self, rootfs, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
                                 native_sysroot, pseudo):
         """
@@ -318,7 +339,9 @@
         """
         Prepare an empty ext2/3/4 partition.
         """
-        exec_cmd("truncate %s -s %d" % (rootfs, self.size * 1024))
+        size = self.disk_size
+        with open(rootfs, 'w') as sparse:
+            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), size * 1024)
 
         extra_imagecmd = "-i 8192"
 
@@ -335,7 +358,9 @@
         """
         Prepare an empty btrfs partition.
         """
-        exec_cmd("truncate %s -s %d" % (rootfs, self.size * 1024))
+        size = self.disk_size
+        with open(rootfs, 'w') as sparse:
+            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), size * 1024)
 
         label_str = ""
         if self.label:
@@ -345,50 +370,29 @@
             (self.fstype, self.size * 1024, label_str, rootfs)
         exec_native_cmd(mkfs_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
-    def prepare_empty_partition_vfat(self, rootfs, oe_builddir,
-                                     native_sysroot):
+    def prepare_empty_partition_msdos(self, rootfs, oe_builddir,
+                                      native_sysroot):
         """
         Prepare an empty vfat partition.
         """
-        blocks = self.size
+        blocks = self.disk_size
 
         label_str = "-n boot"
         if self.label:
             label_str = "-n %s" % self.label
 
-        dosfs_cmd = "mkdosfs %s -S 512 -C %s %d" % (label_str, rootfs, blocks)
+        size_str = ""
+        if self.fstype == 'msdos':
+            size_str = "-F 16" # FAT 16
+
+        dosfs_cmd = "mkdosfs %s -S 512 %s -C %s %d" % (label_str, size_str,
+                                                       rootfs, blocks)
         exec_native_cmd(dosfs_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
         chmod_cmd = "chmod 644 %s" % rootfs
         exec_cmd(chmod_cmd)
 
-    def prepare_empty_partition_squashfs(self, cr_workdir, oe_builddir,
-                                         native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Prepare an empty squashfs partition.
-        """
-        msger.warning("Creating of an empty squashfs %s partition was attempted. " \
-                      "Proceeding as requested." % self.mountpoint)
-
-        path = "%s/fs_%s.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.label, self.fstype)
-        os.path.isfile(path) and os.remove(path)
-
-        # it is not possible to create a squashfs without source data,
-        # thus prepare an empty temp dir that is used as source
-        tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-
-        squashfs_cmd = "mksquashfs %s %s -noappend" % \
-                       (tmpdir, path)
-        exec_native_cmd(squashfs_cmd, native_sysroot)
-
-        os.rmdir(tmpdir)
-
-        # get the rootfs size in the right units for kickstart (kB)
-        du_cmd = "du -Lbks %s" % path
-        out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
-        fs_size = out.split()[0]
-
-        self.size = int(fs_size)
+    prepare_empty_partition_vfat = prepare_empty_partition_msdos
 
     def prepare_swap_partition(self, cr_workdir, oe_builddir, native_sysroot):
         """
@@ -396,7 +400,8 @@
         """
         path = "%s/fs.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.fstype)
 
-        exec_cmd("truncate %s -s %d" % (path, self.size * 1024))
+        with open(path, 'w') as sparse:
+            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), self.size * 1024)
 
         import uuid
         label_str = ""
@@ -404,4 +409,3 @@
             label_str = "-L %s" % self.label
         mkswap_cmd = "mkswap %s -U %s %s" % (label_str, str(uuid.uuid1()), path)
         exec_native_cmd(mkswap_cmd, native_sysroot)
-
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugin.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 306b324..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2011 Intel, Inc.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import os, sys
-
-from wic import msger
-from wic import pluginbase
-from wic.utils import errors
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import get_bitbake_var
-
-__ALL__ = ['PluginMgr', 'pluginmgr']
-
-PLUGIN_TYPES = ["imager", "source"]
-
-PLUGIN_DIR = "/lib/wic/plugins" # relative to scripts
-SCRIPTS_PLUGIN_DIR = "scripts" + PLUGIN_DIR
-
-class PluginMgr():
-    plugin_dirs = {}
-
-    # make the manager class as singleton
-    _instance = None
-    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not cls._instance:
-            cls._instance = super(PluginMgr, cls).__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        return cls._instance
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        wic_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        eos = wic_path.rfind('scripts') + len('scripts')
-        scripts_path = wic_path[:eos]
-        self.scripts_path = scripts_path
-        self.plugin_dir = scripts_path + PLUGIN_DIR
-        self.layers_path = None
-
-    def _build_plugin_dir_list(self, plugin_dir, ptype):
-        if self.layers_path is None:
-            self.layers_path = get_bitbake_var("BBLAYERS")
-        layer_dirs = []
-
-        if self.layers_path is not None:
-            for layer_path in self.layers_path.split():
-                path = os.path.join(layer_path, SCRIPTS_PLUGIN_DIR, ptype)
-                layer_dirs.append(path)
-
-        path = os.path.join(plugin_dir, ptype)
-        layer_dirs.append(path)
-
-        return layer_dirs
-
-    def append_dirs(self, dirs):
-        for path in dirs:
-            self._add_plugindir(path)
-
-        # load all the plugins AGAIN
-        self._load_all()
-
-    def _add_plugindir(self, path):
-        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
-
-        if not os.path.isdir(path):
-            return
-
-        if path not in self.plugin_dirs:
-            self.plugin_dirs[path] = False
-            # the value True/False means "loaded"
-
-    def _load_all(self):
-        for (pdir, loaded) in self.plugin_dirs.items():
-            if loaded:
-                continue
-
-            sys.path.insert(0, pdir)
-            for mod in [x[:-3] for x in os.listdir(pdir) if x.endswith(".py")]:
-                if mod and mod != '__init__':
-                    if mod in sys.modules:
-                        #self.plugin_dirs[pdir] = True
-                        msger.warning("Module %s already exists, skip" % mod)
-                    else:
-                        try:
-                            pymod = __import__(mod)
-                            self.plugin_dirs[pdir] = True
-                            msger.debug("Plugin module %s:%s imported"\
-                                        % (mod, pymod.__file__))
-                        except ImportError as err:
-                            msg = 'Failed to load plugin %s/%s: %s' \
-                                % (os.path.basename(pdir), mod, err)
-                            msger.warning(msg)
-
-            del sys.path[0]
-
-    def get_plugins(self, ptype):
-        """ the return value is dict of name:class pairs """
-
-        if ptype not in PLUGIN_TYPES:
-            raise errors.CreatorError('%s is not valid plugin type' % ptype)
-
-        plugins_dir = self._build_plugin_dir_list(self.plugin_dir, ptype)
-
-        self.append_dirs(plugins_dir)
-
-        return pluginbase.get_plugins(ptype)
-
-    def get_source_plugins(self):
-        """
-        Return list of available source plugins.
-        """
-        plugins_dir = self._build_plugin_dir_list(self.plugin_dir, 'source')
-
-        self.append_dirs(plugins_dir)
-
-        return self.get_plugins('source')
-
-
-    def get_source_plugin_methods(self, source_name, methods):
-        """
-        The methods param is a dict with the method names to find.  On
-        return, the dict values will be filled in with pointers to the
-        corresponding methods.  If one or more methods are not found,
-        None is returned.
-        """
-        return_methods = None
-        for _source_name, klass in self.get_plugins('source').items():
-            if _source_name == source_name:
-                for _method_name in methods:
-                    if not hasattr(klass, _method_name):
-                        msger.warning("Unimplemented %s source interface for: %s"\
-                                      % (_method_name, _source_name))
-                        return None
-                    func = getattr(klass, _method_name)
-                    methods[_method_name] = func
-                    return_methods = methods
-        return return_methods
-
-pluginmgr = PluginMgr()
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
index e737dee..fb3d179 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
@@ -15,26 +15,74 @@
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
 # Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 
-__all__ = ['ImagerPlugin', 'SourcePlugin', 'get_plugins']
+__all__ = ['ImagerPlugin', 'SourcePlugin']
 
-import sys
+import os
+import logging
+
 from collections import defaultdict
+from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
 
-from wic import msger
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.utils.misc import get_bitbake_var
+
+PLUGIN_TYPES = ["imager", "source"]
+
+SCRIPTS_PLUGIN_DIR = "scripts/lib/wic/plugins"
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
+
+PLUGINS = defaultdict(dict)
+
+class PluginMgr:
+    _plugin_dirs = []
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_plugins(cls, ptype):
+        """Get dictionary of <plugin_name>:<class> pairs."""
+        if ptype not in PLUGIN_TYPES:
+            raise WicError('%s is not valid plugin type' % ptype)
+
+        # collect plugin directories
+        if not cls._plugin_dirs:
+            cls._plugin_dirs = [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'plugins')]
+            layers = get_bitbake_var("BBLAYERS") or ''
+            for layer_path in layers.split():
+                path = os.path.join(layer_path, SCRIPTS_PLUGIN_DIR)
+                path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
+                if path not in cls._plugin_dirs and os.path.isdir(path):
+                    cls._plugin_dirs.insert(0, path)
+
+        if ptype not in PLUGINS:
+            # load all ptype plugins
+            for pdir in cls._plugin_dirs:
+                ppath = os.path.join(pdir, ptype)
+                if os.path.isdir(ppath):
+                    for fname in os.listdir(ppath):
+                        if fname.endswith('.py'):
+                            mname = fname[:-3]
+                            mpath = os.path.join(ppath, fname)
+                            logger.debug("loading plugin module %s", mpath)
+                            SourceFileLoader(mname, mpath).load_module()
+
+        return PLUGINS.get(ptype)
 
 class PluginMeta(type):
-    plugins = defaultdict(dict)
     def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
         class_type = type.__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
         if 'name' in attrs:
-            cls.plugins[class_type.wic_plugin_type][attrs['name']] = class_type
+            PLUGINS[class_type.wic_plugin_type][attrs['name']] = class_type
 
         return class_type
 
-class ImagerPlugin(PluginMeta("Plugin", (), {})):
+class ImagerPlugin(metaclass=PluginMeta):
     wic_plugin_type = "imager"
 
-class SourcePlugin(PluginMeta("Plugin", (), {})):
+    def do_create(self):
+        raise WicError("Method %s.do_create is not implemented" %
+                       self.__class__.__name__)
+
+class SourcePlugin(metaclass=PluginMeta):
     wic_plugin_type = "source"
     """
     The methods that can be implemented by --source plugins.
@@ -50,7 +98,7 @@
         disk image.  This provides a hook to allow finalization of a
         disk image e.g. to write an MBR to it.
         """
-        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_install_disk: disk: %s" % disk_name)
+        logger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_install_disk: disk: %s", disk_name)
 
     @classmethod
     def do_stage_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
@@ -67,7 +115,7 @@
         Not that get_bitbake_var() allows you to acces non-standard
         variables that you might want to use for this.
         """
-        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_stage_partition: part: %s" % part)
+        logger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_stage_partition: part: %s", part)
 
     @classmethod
     def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
@@ -78,7 +126,7 @@
         custom configuration files for a partition, for example
         syslinux or grub config files.
         """
-        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_configure_partition: part: %s" % part)
+        logger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_configure_partition: part: %s", part)
 
     @classmethod
     def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
@@ -88,7 +136,5 @@
         Called to do the actual content population for a partition i.e. it
         'prepares' the partition to be incorporated into the image.
         """
-        msger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_prepare_partition: part: %s" % part)
+        logger.debug("SourcePlugin: do_prepare_partition: part: %s", part)
 
-def get_plugins(typen):
-    return PluginMeta.plugins.get(typen)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2e6127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -0,0 +1,561 @@
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+# This implements the 'direct' imager plugin class for 'wic'
+#
+# AUTHORS
+# Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
+#
+
+import logging
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+import uuid
+
+from time import strftime
+
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.filemap import sparse_copy
+from wic.ksparser import KickStart, KickStartError
+from wic.pluginbase import PluginMgr, ImagerPlugin
+from wic.utils.misc import get_bitbake_var, exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
+
+class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
+    """
+    Install a system into a file containing a partitioned disk image.
+
+    An image file is formatted with a partition table, each partition
+    created from a rootfs or other OpenEmbedded build artifact and dd'ed
+    into the virtual disk. The disk image can subsequently be dd'ed onto
+    media and used on actual hardware.
+    """
+    name = 'direct'
+
+    def __init__(self, wks_file, rootfs_dir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
+                 native_sysroot, oe_builddir, options):
+        try:
+            self.ks = KickStart(wks_file)
+        except KickStartError as err:
+            raise WicError(str(err))
+
+        # parse possible 'rootfs=name' items
+        self.rootfs_dir = dict(rdir.split('=') for rdir in rootfs_dir.split(' '))
+        self.bootimg_dir = bootimg_dir
+        self.kernel_dir = kernel_dir
+        self.native_sysroot = native_sysroot
+        self.oe_builddir = oe_builddir
+
+        self.outdir = options.outdir
+        self.compressor = options.compressor
+        self.bmap = options.bmap
+
+        self.name = "%s-%s" % (os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(wks_file))[0],
+                               strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M"))
+        self.workdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=self.outdir, prefix='tmp.wic.')
+        self._image = None
+        self.ptable_format = self.ks.bootloader.ptable
+        self.parts = self.ks.partitions
+
+        # as a convenience, set source to the boot partition source
+        # instead of forcing it to be set via bootloader --source
+        for part in self.parts:
+            if not self.ks.bootloader.source and part.mountpoint == "/boot":
+                self.ks.bootloader.source = part.source
+                break
+
+        image_path = self._full_path(self.workdir, self.parts[0].disk, "direct")
+        self._image = PartitionedImage(image_path, self.ptable_format,
+                                       self.parts, self.native_sysroot)
+
+    def do_create(self):
+        """
+        Plugin entry point.
+        """
+        try:
+            self.create()
+            self.assemble()
+            self.finalize()
+            self.print_info()
+        finally:
+            self.cleanup()
+
+    def _write_fstab(self, image_rootfs):
+        """overriden to generate fstab (temporarily) in rootfs. This is called
+        from _create, make sure it doesn't get called from
+        BaseImage.create()
+        """
+        if not image_rootfs:
+            return
+
+        fstab_path = image_rootfs + "/etc/fstab"
+        if not os.path.isfile(fstab_path):
+            return
+
+        with open(fstab_path) as fstab:
+            fstab_lines = fstab.readlines()
+
+        if self._update_fstab(fstab_lines, self.parts):
+            shutil.copyfile(fstab_path, fstab_path + ".orig")
+
+            with open(fstab_path, "w") as fstab:
+                fstab.writelines(fstab_lines)
+
+            return fstab_path
+
+    def _update_fstab(self, fstab_lines, parts):
+        """Assume partition order same as in wks"""
+        updated = False
+        for part in parts:
+            if not part.realnum or not part.mountpoint \
+               or part.mountpoint in ("/", "/boot"):
+                continue
+
+            # mmc device partitions are named mmcblk0p1, mmcblk0p2..
+            prefix = 'p' if  part.disk.startswith('mmcblk') else ''
+            device_name = "/dev/%s%s%d" % (part.disk, prefix, part.realnum)
+
+            opts = part.fsopts if part.fsopts else "defaults"
+            line = "\t".join([device_name, part.mountpoint, part.fstype,
+                              opts, "0", "0"]) + "\n"
+
+            fstab_lines.append(line)
+            updated = True
+
+        return updated
+
+    def _full_path(self, path, name, extention):
+        """ Construct full file path to a file we generate. """
+        return os.path.join(path, "%s-%s.%s" % (self.name, name, extention))
+
+    #
+    # Actual implemention
+    #
+    def create(self):
+        """
+        For 'wic', we already have our build artifacts - we just create
+        filesystems from the artifacts directly and combine them into
+        a partitioned image.
+        """
+        fstab_path = self._write_fstab(self.rootfs_dir.get("ROOTFS_DIR"))
+
+        for part in self.parts:
+            # get rootfs size from bitbake variable if it's not set in .ks file
+            if not part.size:
+                # and if rootfs name is specified for the partition
+                image_name = self.rootfs_dir.get(part.rootfs_dir)
+                if image_name and os.path.sep not in image_name:
+                    # Bitbake variable ROOTFS_SIZE is calculated in
+                    # Image._get_rootfs_size method from meta/lib/oe/image.py
+                    # using IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE, IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT,
+                    # IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR and IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE
+                    rsize_bb = get_bitbake_var('ROOTFS_SIZE', image_name)
+                    if rsize_bb:
+                        part.size = int(round(float(rsize_bb)))
+
+        self._image.prepare(self)
+
+        if fstab_path:
+            shutil.move(fstab_path + ".orig", fstab_path)
+
+        self._image.layout_partitions()
+        self._image.create()
+
+    def assemble(self):
+        """
+        Assemble partitions into disk image
+        """
+        self._image.assemble()
+
+    def finalize(self):
+        """
+        Finalize the disk image.
+
+        For example, prepare the image to be bootable by e.g.
+        creating and installing a bootloader configuration.
+        """
+        source_plugin = self.ks.bootloader.source
+        disk_name = self.parts[0].disk
+        if source_plugin:
+            plugin = PluginMgr.get_plugins('source')[source_plugin]
+            plugin.do_install_disk(self._image, disk_name, self, self.workdir,
+                                   self.oe_builddir, self.bootimg_dir,
+                                   self.kernel_dir, self.native_sysroot)
+
+        full_path = self._image.path
+        # Generate .bmap
+        if self.bmap:
+            logger.debug("Generating bmap file for %s", disk_name)
+            exec_native_cmd("bmaptool create %s -o %s.bmap" % (full_path, full_path),
+                            self.native_sysroot)
+        # Compress the image
+        if self.compressor:
+            logger.debug("Compressing disk %s with %s", disk_name, self.compressor)
+            exec_cmd("%s %s" % (self.compressor, full_path))
+
+    def print_info(self):
+        """
+        Print the image(s) and artifacts used, for the user.
+        """
+        msg = "The new image(s) can be found here:\n"
+
+        extension = "direct" + {"gzip": ".gz",
+                                "bzip2": ".bz2",
+                                "xz": ".xz",
+                                None: ""}.get(self.compressor)
+        full_path = self._full_path(self.outdir, self.parts[0].disk, extension)
+        msg += '  %s\n\n' % full_path
+
+        msg += 'The following build artifacts were used to create the image(s):\n'
+        for part in self.parts:
+            if part.rootfs_dir is None:
+                continue
+            if part.mountpoint == '/':
+                suffix = ':'
+            else:
+                suffix = '["%s"]:' % (part.mountpoint or part.label)
+            msg += '  ROOTFS_DIR%s%s\n' % (suffix.ljust(20), part.rootfs_dir)
+
+        msg += '  BOOTIMG_DIR:                  %s\n' % self.bootimg_dir
+        msg += '  KERNEL_DIR:                   %s\n' % self.kernel_dir
+        msg += '  NATIVE_SYSROOT:               %s\n' % self.native_sysroot
+
+        logger.info(msg)
+
+    @property
+    def rootdev(self):
+        """
+        Get root device name to use as a 'root' parameter
+        in kernel command line.
+
+        Assume partition order same as in wks
+        """
+        for part in self.parts:
+            if part.mountpoint == "/":
+                if part.uuid:
+                    return "PARTUUID=%s" % part.uuid
+                else:
+                    suffix = 'p' if part.disk.startswith('mmcblk') else ''
+                    return "/dev/%s%s%-d" % (part.disk, suffix, part.realnum)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        if self._image:
+            self._image.cleanup()
+
+        # Move results to the output dir
+        if not os.path.exists(self.outdir):
+            os.makedirs(self.outdir)
+
+        for fname in os.listdir(self.workdir):
+            path = os.path.join(self.workdir, fname)
+            if os.path.isfile(path):
+                shutil.move(path, os.path.join(self.outdir, fname))
+
+        # remove work directory
+        shutil.rmtree(self.workdir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+# Overhead of the MBR partitioning scheme (just one sector)
+MBR_OVERHEAD = 1
+
+# Overhead of the GPT partitioning scheme
+GPT_OVERHEAD = 34
+
+# Size of a sector in bytes
+SECTOR_SIZE = 512
+
+class PartitionedImage():
+    """
+    Partitioned image in a file.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, path, ptable_format, partitions, native_sysroot=None):
+        self.path = path  # Path to the image file
+        self.numpart = 0  # Number of allocated partitions
+        self.realpart = 0 # Number of partitions in the partition table
+        self.offset = 0   # Offset of next partition (in sectors)
+        self.min_size = 0 # Minimum required disk size to fit
+                          # all partitions (in bytes)
+        self.ptable_format = ptable_format  # Partition table format
+        # Disk system identifier
+        self.identifier = int.from_bytes(os.urandom(4), 'little')
+
+        self.partitions = partitions
+        self.partimages = []
+        # Size of a sector used in calculations
+        self.sector_size = SECTOR_SIZE
+        self.native_sysroot = native_sysroot
+
+        # calculate the real partition number, accounting for partitions not
+        # in the partition table and logical partitions
+        realnum = 0
+        for part in self.partitions:
+            if part.no_table:
+                part.realnum = 0
+            else:
+                realnum += 1
+                if self.ptable_format == 'msdos' and realnum > 3:
+                    part.realnum = realnum + 1
+                    continue
+                part.realnum = realnum
+
+        # generate parition UUIDs
+        for part in self.partitions:
+            if not part.uuid and part.use_uuid:
+                if self.ptable_format == 'gpt':
+                    part.uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
+                else: # msdos partition table
+                    part.uuid = '%08x-%02d' % (self.identifier, part.realnum)
+
+    def prepare(self, imager):
+        """Prepare an image. Call prepare method of all image partitions."""
+        for part in self.partitions:
+            # need to create the filesystems in order to get their
+            # sizes before we can add them and do the layout.
+            part.prepare(imager, imager.workdir, imager.oe_builddir,
+                         imager.rootfs_dir, imager.bootimg_dir,
+                         imager.kernel_dir, imager.native_sysroot)
+
+            # Converting kB to sectors for parted
+            part.size_sec = part.disk_size * 1024 // self.sector_size
+
+    def layout_partitions(self):
+        """ Layout the partitions, meaning calculate the position of every
+        partition on the disk. The 'ptable_format' parameter defines the
+        partition table format and may be "msdos". """
+
+        logger.debug("Assigning %s partitions to disks", self.ptable_format)
+
+        # The number of primary and logical partitions. Extended partition and
+        # partitions not listed in the table are not included.
+        num_real_partitions = len([p for p in self.partitions if not p.no_table])
+
+        # Go through partitions in the order they are added in .ks file
+        for num in range(len(self.partitions)):
+            part = self.partitions[num]
+
+            if self.ptable_format == 'msdos' and part.part_type:
+                # The --part-type can also be implemented for MBR partitions,
+                # in which case it would map to the 1-byte "partition type"
+                # filed at offset 3 of the partition entry.
+                raise WicError("setting custom partition type is not " \
+                               "implemented for msdos partitions")
+
+            # Get the disk where the partition is located
+            self.numpart += 1
+            if not part.no_table:
+                self.realpart += 1
+
+            if self.numpart == 1:
+                if self.ptable_format == "msdos":
+                    overhead = MBR_OVERHEAD
+                elif self.ptable_format == "gpt":
+                    overhead = GPT_OVERHEAD
+
+                # Skip one sector required for the partitioning scheme overhead
+                self.offset += overhead
+
+            if self.realpart > 3 and num_real_partitions > 4:
+                # Reserve a sector for EBR for every logical partition
+                # before alignment is performed.
+                if self.ptable_format == "msdos":
+                    self.offset += 1
+
+            if part.align:
+                # If not first partition and we do have alignment set we need
+                # to align the partition.
+                # FIXME: This leaves a empty spaces to the disk. To fill the
+                # gaps we could enlargea the previous partition?
+
+                # Calc how much the alignment is off.
+                align_sectors = self.offset % (part.align * 1024 // self.sector_size)
+
+                if align_sectors:
+                    # If partition is not aligned as required, we need
+                    # to move forward to the next alignment point
+                    align_sectors = (part.align * 1024 // self.sector_size) - align_sectors
+
+                    logger.debug("Realignment for %s%s with %s sectors, original"
+                                 " offset %s, target alignment is %sK.",
+                                 part.disk, self.numpart, align_sectors,
+                                 self.offset, part.align)
+
+                    # increase the offset so we actually start the partition on right alignment
+                    self.offset += align_sectors
+
+            part.start = self.offset
+            self.offset += part.size_sec
+
+            part.type = 'primary'
+            if not part.no_table:
+                part.num = self.realpart
+            else:
+                part.num = 0
+
+            if self.ptable_format == "msdos":
+                # only count the partitions that are in partition table
+                if num_real_partitions > 4:
+                    if self.realpart > 3:
+                        part.type = 'logical'
+                        part.num = self.realpart + 1
+
+            logger.debug("Assigned %s to %s%d, sectors range %d-%d size %d "
+                         "sectors (%d bytes).", part.mountpoint, part.disk,
+                         part.num, part.start, self.offset - 1, part.size_sec,
+                         part.size_sec * self.sector_size)
+
+        # Once all the partitions have been layed out, we can calculate the
+        # minumim disk size
+        self.min_size = self.offset
+        if self.ptable_format == "gpt":
+            self.min_size += GPT_OVERHEAD
+
+        self.min_size *= self.sector_size
+
+    def _create_partition(self, device, parttype, fstype, start, size):
+        """ Create a partition on an image described by the 'device' object. """
+
+        # Start is included to the size so we need to substract one from the end.
+        end = start + size - 1
+        logger.debug("Added '%s' partition, sectors %d-%d, size %d sectors",
+                     parttype, start, end, size)
+
+        cmd = "parted -s %s unit s mkpart %s" % (device, parttype)
+        if fstype:
+            cmd += " %s" % fstype
+        cmd += " %d %d" % (start, end)
+
+        return exec_native_cmd(cmd, self.native_sysroot)
+
+    def create(self):
+        logger.debug("Creating sparse file %s", self.path)
+        with open(self.path, 'w') as sparse:
+            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), self.min_size)
+
+        logger.debug("Initializing partition table for %s", self.path)
+        exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s mklabel %s" %
+                        (self.path, self.ptable_format), self.native_sysroot)
+
+        logger.debug("Set disk identifier %x", self.identifier)
+        with open(self.path, 'r+b') as img:
+            img.seek(0x1B8)
+            img.write(self.identifier.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+
+        logger.debug("Creating partitions")
+
+        for part in self.partitions:
+            if part.num == 0:
+                continue
+
+            if self.ptable_format == "msdos" and part.num == 5:
+                # Create an extended partition (note: extended
+                # partition is described in MBR and contains all
+                # logical partitions). The logical partitions save a
+                # sector for an EBR just before the start of a
+                # partition. The extended partition must start one
+                # sector before the start of the first logical
+                # partition. This way the first EBR is inside of the
+                # extended partition. Since the extended partitions
+                # starts a sector before the first logical partition,
+                # add a sector at the back, so that there is enough
+                # room for all logical partitions.
+                self._create_partition(self.path, "extended",
+                                       None, part.start - 1,
+                                       self.offset - part.start + 1)
+
+            if part.fstype == "swap":
+                parted_fs_type = "linux-swap"
+            elif part.fstype == "vfat":
+                parted_fs_type = "fat32"
+            elif part.fstype == "msdos":
+                parted_fs_type = "fat16"
+                if not part.system_id:
+                    part.system_id = '0x6' # FAT16
+            else:
+                # Type for ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
+                parted_fs_type = "ext2"
+
+            # Boot ROM of OMAP boards require vfat boot partition to have an
+            # even number of sectors.
+            if part.mountpoint == "/boot" and part.fstype in ["vfat", "msdos"] \
+               and part.size_sec % 2:
+                logger.debug("Subtracting one sector from '%s' partition to "
+                             "get even number of sectors for the partition",
+                             part.mountpoint)
+                part.size_sec -= 1
+
+            self._create_partition(self.path, part.type,
+                                   parted_fs_type, part.start, part.size_sec)
+
+            if part.part_type:
+                logger.debug("partition %d: set type UID to %s",
+                             part.num, part.part_type)
+                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --typecode=%d:%s %s" % \
+                                         (part.num, part.part_type,
+                                          self.path), self.native_sysroot)
+
+            if part.uuid and self.ptable_format == "gpt":
+                logger.debug("partition %d: set UUID to %s",
+                             part.num, part.uuid)
+                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --partition-guid=%d:%s %s" % \
+                                (part.num, part.uuid, self.path),
+                                self.native_sysroot)
+
+            if part.label and self.ptable_format == "gpt":
+                logger.debug("partition %d: set name to %s",
+                             part.num, part.label)
+                exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s name %d %s" % \
+                                (self.path, part.num, part.label),
+                                self.native_sysroot)
+
+            if part.active:
+                flag_name = "legacy_boot" if self.ptable_format == 'gpt' else "boot"
+                logger.debug("Set '%s' flag for partition '%s' on disk '%s'",
+                             flag_name, part.num, self.path)
+                exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s set %d %s on" % \
+                                (self.path, part.num, flag_name),
+                                self.native_sysroot)
+            if part.system_id:
+                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --part-type %s %s %s" % \
+                                (self.path, part.num, part.system_id),
+                                self.native_sysroot)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        # remove partition images
+        for image in set(self.partimages):
+            os.remove(image)
+
+    def assemble(self):
+        logger.debug("Installing partitions")
+
+        for part in self.partitions:
+            source = part.source_file
+            if source:
+                # install source_file contents into a partition
+                sparse_copy(source, self.path, part.start * self.sector_size)
+
+                logger.debug("Installed %s in partition %d, sectors %d-%d, "
+                             "size %d sectors", source, part.num, part.start,
+                             part.start + part.size_sec - 1, part.size_sec)
+
+                partimage = self.path + '.p%d' % part.num
+                os.rename(source, partimage)
+                self.partimages.append(partimage)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct_plugin.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct_plugin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fe3930..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct_plugin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
-# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# DESCRIPTION
-# This implements the 'direct' imager plugin class for 'wic'
-#
-# AUTHORS
-# Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
-#
-
-from wic.utils import errors
-from wic.conf import configmgr
-
-import wic.imager.direct as direct
-from wic.pluginbase import ImagerPlugin
-
-class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
-    """
-    Install a system into a file containing a partitioned disk image.
-
-    An image file is formatted with a partition table, each partition
-    created from a rootfs or other OpenEmbedded build artifact and dd'ed
-    into the virtual disk. The disk image can subsequently be dd'ed onto
-    media and used on actual hardware.
-    """
-
-    name = 'direct'
-
-    @classmethod
-    def __rootfs_dir_to_dict(cls, rootfs_dirs):
-        """
-        Gets a string that contain 'connection=dir' splitted by
-        space and return a dict
-        """
-        krootfs_dir = {}
-        for rootfs_dir in rootfs_dirs.split(' '):
-            key, val = rootfs_dir.split('=')
-            krootfs_dir[key] = val
-
-        return krootfs_dir
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_create(cls, opts, *args):
-        """
-        Create direct image, called from creator as 'direct' cmd
-        """
-        if len(args) != 8:
-            raise errors.Usage("Extra arguments given")
-
-        native_sysroot = args[0]
-        kernel_dir = args[1]
-        bootimg_dir = args[2]
-        rootfs_dir = args[3]
-
-        creatoropts = configmgr.create
-        ksconf = args[4]
-
-        image_output_dir = args[5]
-        oe_builddir = args[6]
-        compressor = args[7]
-
-        krootfs_dir = cls.__rootfs_dir_to_dict(rootfs_dir)
-
-        configmgr._ksconf = ksconf
-
-        creator = direct.DirectImageCreator(oe_builddir,
-                                            image_output_dir,
-                                            krootfs_dir,
-                                            bootimg_dir,
-                                            kernel_dir,
-                                            native_sysroot,
-                                            compressor,
-                                            creatoropts,
-                                            opts.bmap)
-
-        try:
-            creator.create()
-            creator.assemble()
-            creator.finalize()
-            creator.print_outimage_info()
-
-        except errors.CreatorError:
-            raise
-        finally:
-            creator.cleanup()
-
-        return 0
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
index 4adb80b..9879cb9 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
@@ -24,25 +24,28 @@
 # Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
 #
 
+import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 
-from wic import msger
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.engine import get_custom_config
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.misc import get_custom_config
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd, get_bitbake_var, \
-                              BOOTDD_EXTRA_SPACE
+from wic.utils.misc import (exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd, get_bitbake_var,
+                            BOOTDD_EXTRA_SPACE)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     """
     Create EFI boot partition.
-    This plugin supports GRUB 2 and gummiboot bootloaders.
+    This plugin supports GRUB 2 and systemd-boot bootloaders.
     """
 
     name = 'bootimg-efi'
 
     @classmethod
-    def do_configure_grubefi(cls, hdddir, creator, cr_workdir):
+    def do_configure_grubefi(cls, creator, cr_workdir):
         """
         Create loader-specific (grub-efi) config
         """
@@ -53,11 +56,11 @@
             if custom_cfg:
                 # Use a custom configuration for grub
                 grubefi_conf = custom_cfg
-                msger.debug("Using custom configuration file "
-                        "%s for grub.cfg" % configfile)
+                logger.debug("Using custom configuration file "
+                             "%s for grub.cfg", configfile)
             else:
-                msger.error("configfile is specified but failed to "
-                        "get it from %s." % configfile)
+                raise WicError("configfile is specified but failed to "
+                               "get it from %s." % configfile)
 
         if not custom_cfg:
             # Create grub configuration using parameters from wks file
@@ -75,14 +78,14 @@
                 % (kernel, creator.rootdev, bootloader.append)
             grubefi_conf += "}\n"
 
-        msger.debug("Writing grubefi config %s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" \
-                        % cr_workdir)
+        logger.debug("Writing grubefi config %s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg",
+                     cr_workdir)
         cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir, "w")
         cfg.write(grubefi_conf)
         cfg.close()
 
     @classmethod
-    def do_configure_gummiboot(cls, hdddir, creator, cr_workdir):
+    def do_configure_systemdboot(cls, hdddir, creator, cr_workdir, source_params):
         """
         Create loader-specific systemd-boot/gummiboot config
         """
@@ -98,8 +101,21 @@
         loader_conf += "default boot\n"
         loader_conf += "timeout %d\n" % bootloader.timeout
 
-        msger.debug("Writing gummiboot config %s/hdd/boot/loader/loader.conf" \
-                        % cr_workdir)
+        initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
+
+        if initrd:
+            # obviously we need to have a common common deploy var
+            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+            if not bootimg_dir:
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
+
+            cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s" % (bootimg_dir, initrd, hdddir)
+            exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+        else:
+            logger.debug("Ignoring missing initrd")
+
+        logger.debug("Writing systemd-boot config "
+                     "%s/hdd/boot/loader/loader.conf", cr_workdir)
         cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/loader/loader.conf" % cr_workdir, "w")
         cfg.write(loader_conf)
         cfg.close()
@@ -109,16 +125,16 @@
         if configfile:
             custom_cfg = get_custom_config(configfile)
             if custom_cfg:
-                # Use a custom configuration for gummiboot
+                # Use a custom configuration for systemd-boot
                 boot_conf = custom_cfg
-                msger.debug("Using custom configuration file "
-                        "%s for gummiboots's boot.conf" % configfile)
+                logger.debug("Using custom configuration file "
+                             "%s for systemd-boots's boot.conf", configfile)
             else:
-                msger.error("configfile is specified but failed to "
-                        "get it from %s." % configfile)
+                raise WicError("configfile is specified but failed to "
+                               "get it from %s.", configfile)
 
         if not custom_cfg:
-            # Create gummiboot configuration using parameters from wks file
+            # Create systemd-boot configuration using parameters from wks file
             kernel = "/bzImage"
 
             boot_conf = ""
@@ -127,8 +143,11 @@
             boot_conf += "options LABEL=Boot root=%s %s\n" % \
                              (creator.rootdev, bootloader.append)
 
-        msger.debug("Writing gummiboot config %s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf" \
-                        % cr_workdir)
+            if initrd:
+                boot_conf += "initrd /%s\n" % initrd
+
+        logger.debug("Writing systemd-boot config "
+                     "%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf", cr_workdir)
         cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf" % cr_workdir, "w")
         cfg.write(boot_conf)
         cfg.close()
@@ -148,14 +167,13 @@
 
         try:
             if source_params['loader'] == 'grub-efi':
-                cls.do_configure_grubefi(hdddir, creator, cr_workdir)
-            elif source_params['loader'] == 'gummiboot' \
-                 or source_params['loader'] == 'systemd-boot':
-                cls.do_configure_gummiboot(hdddir, creator, cr_workdir)
+                cls.do_configure_grubefi(creator, cr_workdir)
+            elif source_params['loader'] == 'systemd-boot':
+                cls.do_configure_systemdboot(hdddir, creator, cr_workdir, source_params)
             else:
-                msger.error("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" % source_params['loader'])
+                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" % source_params['loader'])
         except KeyError:
-            msger.error("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
+            raise WicError("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
 
 
     @classmethod
@@ -167,12 +185,10 @@
         'prepares' the partition to be incorporated into the image.
         In this case, prepare content for an EFI (grub) boot partition.
         """
-        if not bootimg_dir:
-            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("HDDDIR")
-            if not bootimg_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find HDDDIR, exiting\n")
-            # just so the result notes display it
-            creator.set_bootimg_dir(bootimg_dir)
+        if not kernel_dir:
+            kernel_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+            if not kernel_dir:
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
 
         staging_kernel_dir = kernel_dir
 
@@ -182,24 +198,27 @@
             (staging_kernel_dir, hdddir)
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
+
         try:
             if source_params['loader'] == 'grub-efi':
                 shutil.copyfile("%s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir,
                                 "%s/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir)
-                cp_cmd = "cp %s/EFI/BOOT/* %s/EFI/BOOT" % (bootimg_dir, hdddir)
-                exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                for mod in [x for x in os.listdir(kernel_dir) if x.startswith("grub-efi-")]:
+                    cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, mod[9:])
+                    exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
                 shutil.move("%s/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir,
                             "%s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir)
-            elif source_params['loader'] == 'gummiboot' \
-                 or source_params['loader'] == 'systemd-boot':
-                cp_cmd = "cp %s/EFI/BOOT/* %s/EFI/BOOT" % (bootimg_dir, hdddir)
-                exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+            elif source_params['loader'] == 'systemd-boot':
+                for mod in [x for x in os.listdir(kernel_dir) if x.startswith("systemd-")]:
+                    cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, mod[8:])
+                    exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
             else:
-                msger.error("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" % source_params['loader'])
+                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" %
+                               source_params['loader'])
         except KeyError:
-            msger.error("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
+            raise WicError("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
 
-        startup = os.path.join(bootimg_dir, "startup.nsh")
+        startup = os.path.join(kernel_dir, "startup.nsh")
         if os.path.exists(startup):
             cp_cmd = "cp %s %s/" % (startup, hdddir)
             exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
@@ -215,8 +234,8 @@
 
         blocks += extra_blocks
 
-        msger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks" % \
-                    (extra_blocks, part.mountpoint, blocks))
+        logger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks",
+                     extra_blocks, part.mountpoint, blocks)
 
         # dosfs image, created by mkdosfs
         bootimg = "%s/boot.img" % cr_workdir
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
index b76c121..13fddbd 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
@@ -23,14 +23,18 @@
 # Maciej Borzecki <maciej.borzecki (at] open-rnd.pl>
 #
 
+import logging
 import os
 import re
 
-from wic import msger
-from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, get_bitbake_var
 from glob import glob
 
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
+from wic.utils.misc import exec_cmd, get_bitbake_var
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
+
 class BootimgPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     """
     Create an image of boot partition, copying over files
@@ -40,26 +44,6 @@
     name = 'bootimg-partition'
 
     @classmethod
-    def do_install_disk(cls, disk, disk_name, cr, workdir, oe_builddir,
-                        bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Called after all partitions have been prepared and assembled into a
-        disk image. Do nothing.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
-                               oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
-                               native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Called before do_prepare_partition(). Possibly prepare
-        configuration files of some sort.
-
-        """
-        pass
-
-    @classmethod
     def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
                              oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
                              rootfs_dir, native_sysroot):
@@ -74,19 +58,19 @@
         install_cmd = "install -d %s" % hdddir
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
-        if not bootimg_dir:
-            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-            if not bootimg_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting\n")
+        if not kernel_dir:
+            kernel_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+            if not kernel_dir:
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
 
-        msger.debug('Bootimg dir: %s' % bootimg_dir)
+        logger.debug('Kernel dir: %s', bootimg_dir)
 
         boot_files = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_BOOT_FILES")
 
         if not boot_files:
-            msger.error('No boot files defined, IMAGE_BOOT_FILES unset')
+            raise WicError('No boot files defined, IMAGE_BOOT_FILES unset')
 
-        msger.debug('Boot files: %s' % boot_files)
+        logger.debug('Boot files: %s', boot_files)
 
         # list of tuples (src_name, dst_name)
         deploy_files = []
@@ -94,11 +78,11 @@
             if ';' in src_entry:
                 dst_entry = tuple(src_entry.split(';'))
                 if not dst_entry[0] or not dst_entry[1]:
-                    msger.error('Malformed boot file entry: %s' % (src_entry))
+                    raise WicError('Malformed boot file entry: %s' % src_entry)
             else:
                 dst_entry = (src_entry, src_entry)
 
-            msger.debug('Destination entry: %r' % (dst_entry,))
+            logger.debug('Destination entry: %r', dst_entry)
             deploy_files.append(dst_entry)
 
         for deploy_entry in deploy_files:
@@ -114,27 +98,26 @@
                                     os.path.join(dst,
                                                  os.path.basename(name))
 
-                srcs = glob(os.path.join(bootimg_dir, src))
+                srcs = glob(os.path.join(kernel_dir, src))
 
-                msger.debug('Globbed sources: %s' % (', '.join(srcs)))
+                logger.debug('Globbed sources: %s', ', '.join(srcs))
                 for entry in srcs:
                     entry_dst_name = entry_name_fn(entry)
                     install_task.append((entry,
                                          os.path.join(hdddir,
                                                       entry_dst_name)))
             else:
-                install_task = [(os.path.join(bootimg_dir, src),
+                install_task = [(os.path.join(kernel_dir, src),
                                  os.path.join(hdddir, dst))]
 
             for task in install_task:
                 src_path, dst_path = task
-                msger.debug('Install %s as %s' % (os.path.basename(src_path),
-                                                  dst_path))
+                logger.debug('Install %s as %s',
+                             os.path.basename(src_path), dst_path)
                 install_cmd = "install -m 0644 -D %s %s" \
                               % (src_path, dst_path)
                 exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
-        msger.debug('Prepare boot partition using rootfs in %s' % (hdddir))
+        logger.debug('Prepare boot partition using rootfs in %s', hdddir)
         part.prepare_rootfs(cr_workdir, oe_builddir, hdddir,
                             native_sysroot)
-
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py
index f204daa..5890c12 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py
@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@
 # Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
 #
 
+import logging
 import os
 
-from wic.utils.errors import ImageError
-from wic import msger
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.engine import get_custom_config
 from wic.utils import runner
-from wic.utils.misc import get_custom_config
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd, \
-                              get_bitbake_var, BOOTDD_EXTRA_SPACE
+from wic.utils.misc import (exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd,
+                            get_bitbake_var, BOOTDD_EXTRA_SPACE)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 class BootimgPcbiosPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     """
@@ -42,33 +44,45 @@
     name = 'bootimg-pcbios'
 
     @classmethod
+    def _get_bootimg_dir(cls, bootimg_dir, dirname):
+        """
+        Check if dirname exists in default bootimg_dir or
+        in wic-tools STAGING_DIR.
+        """
+        for result in (bootimg_dir, get_bitbake_var("STAGING_DATADIR", "wic-tools")):
+            if os.path.exists("%s/%s" % (result, dirname)):
+                return result
+
+        raise WicError("Couldn't find correct bootimg_dir, exiting")
+
+    @classmethod
     def do_install_disk(cls, disk, disk_name, creator, workdir, oe_builddir,
                         bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
         """
         Called after all partitions have been prepared and assembled into a
         disk image.  In this case, we install the MBR.
         """
+        bootimg_dir = cls._get_bootimg_dir(bootimg_dir, 'syslinux')
         mbrfile = "%s/syslinux/" % bootimg_dir
         if creator.ptable_format == 'msdos':
             mbrfile += "mbr.bin"
         elif creator.ptable_format == 'gpt':
             mbrfile += "gptmbr.bin"
         else:
-            msger.error("Unsupported partition table: %s" % creator.ptable_format)
+            raise WicError("Unsupported partition table: %s" %
+                           creator.ptable_format)
 
         if not os.path.exists(mbrfile):
-            msger.error("Couldn't find %s.  If using the -e option, do you "
-                        "have the right MACHINE set in local.conf?  If not, "
-                        "is the bootimg_dir path correct?" % mbrfile)
+            raise WicError("Couldn't find %s.  If using the -e option, do you "
+                           "have the right MACHINE set in local.conf?  If not, "
+                           "is the bootimg_dir path correct?" % mbrfile)
 
         full_path = creator._full_path(workdir, disk_name, "direct")
-        msger.debug("Installing MBR on disk %s as %s with size %s bytes" \
-                    % (disk_name, full_path, disk['min_size']))
+        logger.debug("Installing MBR on disk %s as %s with size %s bytes",
+                     disk_name, full_path, disk.min_size)
 
-        rcode = runner.show(['dd', 'if=%s' % mbrfile,
-                             'of=%s' % full_path, 'conv=notrunc'])
-        if rcode != 0:
-            raise ImageError("Unable to set MBR to %s" % full_path)
+        dd_cmd = "dd if=%s of=%s conv=notrunc" % (mbrfile, full_path)
+        exec_cmd(dd_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
     @classmethod
     def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
@@ -90,11 +104,11 @@
             if custom_cfg:
                 # Use a custom configuration for grub
                 syslinux_conf = custom_cfg
-                msger.debug("Using custom configuration file "
-                            "%s for syslinux.cfg" % bootloader.configfile)
+                logger.debug("Using custom configuration file %s "
+                             "for syslinux.cfg", bootloader.configfile)
             else:
-                msger.error("configfile is specified but failed to "
-                            "get it from %s." % bootloader.configfile)
+                raise WicError("configfile is specified but failed to "
+                               "get it from %s." % bootloader.configfile)
 
         if not custom_cfg:
             # Create syslinux configuration using parameters from wks file
@@ -122,8 +136,8 @@
             syslinux_conf += "APPEND label=boot root=%s %s\n" % \
                              (creator.rootdev, bootloader.append)
 
-        msger.debug("Writing syslinux config %s/hdd/boot/syslinux.cfg" \
-                    % cr_workdir)
+        logger.debug("Writing syslinux config %s/hdd/boot/syslinux.cfg",
+                     cr_workdir)
         cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/syslinux.cfg" % cr_workdir, "w")
         cfg.write(syslinux_conf)
         cfg.close()
@@ -137,33 +151,25 @@
         'prepares' the partition to be incorporated into the image.
         In this case, prepare content for legacy bios boot partition.
         """
-        def _has_syslinux(dirname):
-            if dirname:
-                syslinux = "%s/syslinux" % dirname
-                if os.path.exists(syslinux):
-                    return True
-            return False
-
-        if not _has_syslinux(bootimg_dir):
-            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_DATADIR")
-            if not bootimg_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find STAGING_DATADIR, exiting\n")
-            if not _has_syslinux(bootimg_dir):
-                msger.error("Please build syslinux first\n")
-            # just so the result notes display it
-            creator.set_bootimg_dir(bootimg_dir)
+        bootimg_dir = cls._get_bootimg_dir(bootimg_dir, 'syslinux')
 
         staging_kernel_dir = kernel_dir
 
         hdddir = "%s/hdd/boot" % cr_workdir
 
-        install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s/bzImage %s/vmlinuz" \
-            % (staging_kernel_dir, hdddir)
-        exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+        cmds = ("install -m 0644 %s/bzImage %s/vmlinuz" %
+                (staging_kernel_dir, hdddir),
+                "install -m 444 %s/syslinux/ldlinux.sys %s/ldlinux.sys" %
+                (bootimg_dir, hdddir),
+                "install -m 0644 %s/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 %s/vesamenu.c32" %
+                (bootimg_dir, hdddir),
+                "install -m 444 %s/syslinux/libcom32.c32 %s/libcom32.c32" %
+                (bootimg_dir, hdddir),
+                "install -m 444 %s/syslinux/libutil.c32 %s/libutil.c32" %
+                (bootimg_dir, hdddir))
 
-        install_cmd = "install -m 444 %s/syslinux/ldlinux.sys %s/ldlinux.sys" \
-            % (bootimg_dir, hdddir)
-        exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+        for install_cmd in cmds:
+            exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
         du_cmd = "du -bks %s" % hdddir
         out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
@@ -176,8 +182,8 @@
 
         blocks += extra_blocks
 
-        msger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks" % \
-                    (extra_blocks, part.mountpoint, blocks))
+        logger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks",
+                     extra_blocks, part.mountpoint, blocks)
 
         # dosfs image, created by mkdosfs
         bootimg = "%s/boot.img" % cr_workdir
@@ -198,7 +204,5 @@
         out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
         bootimg_size = out.split()[0]
 
-        part.size = int(out.split()[0])
+        part.size = int(bootimg_size)
         part.source_file = bootimg
-
-
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/fsimage.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/fsimage.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f894e89..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/fsimage.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
-# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-
-import os
-
-from wic import msger
-from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import get_bitbake_var
-
-class FSImagePlugin(SourcePlugin):
-    """
-    Add an already existing filesystem image to the partition layout.
-    """
-
-    name = 'fsimage'
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_install_disk(cls, disk, disk_name, cr, workdir, oe_builddir,
-                        bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Called after all partitions have been prepared and assembled into a
-        disk image. Do nothing.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
-                               oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
-                               native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Called before do_prepare_partition(). Possibly prepare
-        configuration files of some sort.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
-                             oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
-                             rootfs_dir, native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Called to do the actual content population for a partition i.e. it
-        'prepares' the partition to be incorporated into the image.
-        """
-        if not bootimg_dir:
-            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-            if not bootimg_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting\n")
-
-        msger.debug('Bootimg dir: %s' % bootimg_dir)
-
-        if 'file' not in source_params:
-            msger.error("No file specified\n")
-            return
-
-        src = os.path.join(bootimg_dir, source_params['file'])
-
-
-        msger.debug('Preparing partition using image %s' % (src))
-        part.prepare_rootfs_from_fs_image(cr_workdir, src, "")
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py
index 3858fd4..1ceba62 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@
 # AUTHORS
 # Mihaly Varga <mihaly.varga (at] ni.com>
 
+import glob
+import logging
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
-import glob
 
-from wic import msger
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.engine import get_custom_config
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.misc import get_custom_config
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd, get_bitbake_var
+from wic.utils.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd, get_bitbake_var
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 class IsoImagePlugin(SourcePlugin):
     """
@@ -85,8 +88,9 @@
         syslinux_conf += "APPEND initrd=/initrd LABEL=boot %s\n" \
                              % bootloader.append
 
-        msger.debug("Writing syslinux config %s/ISO/isolinux/isolinux.cfg" \
-                    % cr_workdir)
+        logger.debug("Writing syslinux config %s/ISO/isolinux/isolinux.cfg",
+                     cr_workdir)
+
         with open("%s/ISO/isolinux/isolinux.cfg" % cr_workdir, "w") as cfg:
             cfg.write(syslinux_conf)
 
@@ -99,11 +103,11 @@
         if configfile:
             grubefi_conf = get_custom_config(configfile)
             if grubefi_conf:
-                msger.debug("Using custom configuration file "
-                        "%s for grub.cfg" % configfile)
+                logger.debug("Using custom configuration file %s for grub.cfg",
+                             configfile)
             else:
-                msger.error("configfile is specified but failed to "
-                        "get it from %s." % configfile)
+                raise WicError("configfile is specified "
+                               "but failed to get it from %s", configfile)
         else:
             splash = os.path.join(cr_workdir, "EFI/boot/splash.jpg")
             if os.path.exists(splash):
@@ -133,8 +137,8 @@
             if splashline:
                 grubefi_conf += "%s\n" % splashline
 
-        msger.debug("Writing grubefi config %s/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" \
-                        % cr_workdir)
+        logger.debug("Writing grubefi config %s/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg", cr_workdir)
+
         with open("%s/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir, "w") as cfg:
             cfg.write(grubefi_conf)
 
@@ -144,25 +148,25 @@
         Create path for initramfs image
         """
 
-        initrd = get_bitbake_var("INITRD")
+        initrd = get_bitbake_var("INITRD_LIVE") or get_bitbake_var("INITRD")
         if not initrd:
             initrd_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
             if not initrd_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting.\n")
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting.")
 
             image_name = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_BASENAME")
             if not image_name:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find IMAGE_BASENAME, exiting.\n")
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find IMAGE_BASENAME, exiting.")
 
             image_type = get_bitbake_var("INITRAMFS_FSTYPES")
             if not image_type:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find INITRAMFS_FSTYPES, exiting.\n")
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find INITRAMFS_FSTYPES, exiting.")
 
-            machine_arch = get_bitbake_var("MACHINE_ARCH")
-            if not machine_arch:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find MACHINE_ARCH, exiting.\n")
+            target_arch = get_bitbake_var("TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH")
+            if not target_arch:
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH, exiting.")
 
-            initrd = glob.glob('%s/%s*%s.%s' % (initrd_dir, image_name, machine_arch, image_type))[0]
+            initrd = glob.glob('%s/%s*%s.%s' % (initrd_dir, image_name, target_arch, image_type))[0]
 
         if not os.path.exists(initrd):
             # Create initrd from rootfs directory
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@
                 os.symlink(os.readlink("%s/sbin/init" % rootfs_dir), \
                             "%s/init" % initrd_dir)
             else:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find or build initrd, exiting.\n")
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find or build initrd, exiting.")
 
             exec_cmd("cd %s && find . | cpio -o -H newc -R +0:+0 >./initrd.cpio " \
                     % initrd_dir, as_shell=True)
@@ -194,55 +198,6 @@
         return initrd
 
     @classmethod
-    def do_stage_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
-                           oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
-                           native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Special content staging called before do_prepare_partition().
-        It cheks if all necessary tools are available, if not
-        tries to instal them.
-        """
-        # Make sure parted is available in native sysroot
-        if not os.path.isfile("%s/usr/sbin/parted" % native_sysroot):
-            msger.info("Building parted-native...\n")
-            exec_cmd("bitbake parted-native")
-
-        # Make sure mkfs.ext2/3/4 is available in native sysroot
-        if not os.path.isfile("%s/sbin/mkfs.ext2" % native_sysroot):
-            msger.info("Building e2fsprogs-native...\n")
-            exec_cmd("bitbake e2fsprogs-native")
-
-        # Make sure syslinux is available in sysroot and in native sysroot
-        syslinux_dir = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_DATADIR")
-        if not syslinux_dir:
-            msger.error("Couldn't find STAGING_DATADIR, exiting.\n")
-        if not os.path.exists("%s/syslinux" % syslinux_dir):
-            msger.info("Building syslinux...\n")
-            exec_cmd("bitbake syslinux")
-        if not os.path.exists("%s/syslinux" % syslinux_dir):
-            msger.error("Please build syslinux first\n")
-
-        # Make sure syslinux is available in native sysroot
-        if not os.path.exists("%s/usr/bin/syslinux" % native_sysroot):
-            msger.info("Building syslinux-native...\n")
-            exec_cmd("bitbake syslinux-native")
-
-        #Make sure mkisofs is available in native sysroot
-        if not os.path.isfile("%s/usr/bin/mkisofs" % native_sysroot):
-            msger.info("Building cdrtools-native...\n")
-            exec_cmd("bitbake cdrtools-native")
-
-        # Make sure mkfs.vfat is available in native sysroot
-        if not os.path.isfile("%s/sbin/mkfs.vfat" % native_sysroot):
-            msger.info("Building dosfstools-native...\n")
-            exec_cmd("bitbake dosfstools-native")
-
-        # Make sure mtools is available in native sysroot
-        if not os.path.isfile("%s/usr/bin/mcopy" % native_sysroot):
-            msger.info("Building mtools-native...\n")
-            exec_cmd("bitbake mtools-native")
-
-    @classmethod
     def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
                                oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
                                native_sysroot):
@@ -258,11 +213,11 @@
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
         # Overwrite the name of the created image
-        msger.debug("%s" % source_params)
+        logger.debug(source_params)
         if 'image_name' in source_params and \
                     source_params['image_name'].strip():
             creator.name = source_params['image_name'].strip()
-            msger.debug("The name of the image is: %s" % creator.name)
+            logger.debug("The name of the image is: %s", creator.name)
 
     @classmethod
     def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, creator, cr_workdir,
@@ -278,7 +233,7 @@
 
         if part.rootfs_dir is None:
             if not 'ROOTFS_DIR' in rootfs_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find --rootfs-dir, exiting.\n")
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find --rootfs-dir, exiting.")
             rootfs_dir = rootfs_dir['ROOTFS_DIR']
         else:
             if part.rootfs_dir in rootfs_dir:
@@ -286,24 +241,21 @@
             elif part.rootfs_dir:
                 rootfs_dir = part.rootfs_dir
             else:
-                msg = "Couldn't find --rootfs-dir=%s connection "
-                msg += "or it is not a valid path, exiting.\n"
-                msger.error(msg % part.rootfs_dir)
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find --rootfs-dir=%s connection "
+                               "or it is not a valid path, exiting." %
+                               part.rootfs_dir)
 
         if not os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
             rootfs_dir = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_ROOTFS")
         if not os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
-            msger.error("Couldn't find IMAGE_ROOTFS, exiting.\n")
+            raise WicError("Couldn't find IMAGE_ROOTFS, exiting.")
 
         part.rootfs_dir = rootfs_dir
 
         # Prepare rootfs.img
-        hdd_dir = get_bitbake_var("HDDDIR")
+        deploy_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
         img_iso_dir = get_bitbake_var("ISODIR")
-
-        rootfs_img = "%s/rootfs.img" % hdd_dir
-        if not os.path.isfile(rootfs_img):
-            rootfs_img = "%s/rootfs.img" % img_iso_dir
+        rootfs_img = "%s/rootfs.img" % img_iso_dir
         if not os.path.isfile(rootfs_img):
             # check if rootfs.img is in deploydir
             deploy_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
@@ -331,15 +283,22 @@
         if os.path.isfile(part.source_file):
             os.remove(part.source_file)
 
-        # Prepare initial ramdisk
-        initrd = "%s/initrd" % hdd_dir
-        if not os.path.isfile(initrd):
-            initrd = "%s/initrd" % img_iso_dir
-        if not os.path.isfile(initrd):
-            initrd = cls._build_initramfs_path(rootfs_dir, cr_workdir)
+        # Support using a different initrd other than default
+        if source_params.get('initrd'):
+            initrd = source_params['initrd']
+            if not deploy_dir:
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
+            cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s" % (deploy_dir, initrd, cr_workdir)
+            exec_cmd(cp_cmd)
+        else:
+            # Prepare initial ramdisk
+            initrd = "%s/initrd" % deploy_dir
+            if not os.path.isfile(initrd):
+                initrd = "%s/initrd" % img_iso_dir
+            if not os.path.isfile(initrd):
+                initrd = cls._build_initramfs_path(rootfs_dir, cr_workdir)
 
-        install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s %s/initrd" \
-            % (initrd, isodir)
+        install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s %s/initrd" % (initrd, isodir)
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
         # Remove the temporary file created by _build_initramfs_path function
@@ -348,7 +307,7 @@
 
         # Install bzImage
         install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s/bzImage %s/bzImage" % \
-            (kernel_dir, isodir)
+                      (kernel_dir, isodir)
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
         #Create bootloader for efi boot
@@ -371,7 +330,7 @@
                 # didn't contains it
                 target_arch = get_bitbake_var("TARGET_SYS")
                 if not target_arch:
-                    msger.error("Coludn't find target architecture\n")
+                    raise WicError("Coludn't find target architecture")
 
                 if re.match("x86_64", target_arch):
                     grub_target = 'x86_64-efi'
@@ -380,21 +339,18 @@
                     grub_target = 'i386-efi'
                     grub_image = "bootia32.efi"
                 else:
-                    msger.error("grub-efi is incompatible with target %s\n" \
-                                % target_arch)
+                    raise WicError("grub-efi is incompatible with target %s" %
+                                   target_arch)
 
                 if not os.path.isfile("%s/EFI/BOOT/%s" \
                                 % (bootimg_dir, grub_image)):
-                    grub_path = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_LIBDIR")
+                    grub_path = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_LIBDIR", "wic-tools")
                     if not grub_path:
-                        msger.error("Couldn't find STAGING_LIBDIR, exiting.\n")
+                        raise WicError("Couldn't find STAGING_LIBDIR, exiting.")
 
                     grub_core = "%s/grub/%s" % (grub_path, grub_target)
                     if not os.path.exists(grub_core):
-                        msger.info("Building grub-efi...\n")
-                        exec_cmd("bitbake grub-efi")
-                    if not os.path.exists(grub_core):
-                        msger.error("Please build grub-efi first\n")
+                        raise WicError("Please build grub-efi first")
 
                     grub_cmd = "grub-mkimage -p '/EFI/BOOT' "
                     grub_cmd += "-d %s "  % grub_core
@@ -410,11 +366,10 @@
                     exec_native_cmd(grub_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
             else:
-                # TODO: insert gummiboot stuff
-                msger.error("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" \
-                            % source_params['loader'])
+                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" %
+                               source_params['loader'])
         except KeyError:
-            msger.error("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
+            raise WicError("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
 
         if os.path.exists("%s/EFI/BOOT" % isodir):
             shutil.rmtree("%s/EFI/BOOT" % isodir)
@@ -437,9 +392,8 @@
             blocks = int(out.split()[0])
             # Add some extra space for file system overhead
             blocks += 100
-            msg = "Added 100 extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks" \
-                    % (part.mountpoint, blocks)
-            msger.debug(msg)
+            logger.debug("Added 100 extra blocks to %s to get to %d "
+                         "total blocks", part.mountpoint, blocks)
 
             # dosfs image for EFI boot
             bootimg = "%s/efi.img" % isodir
@@ -459,9 +413,9 @@
             exec_cmd(chmod_cmd)
 
         # Prepare files for legacy boot
-        syslinux_dir = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_DATADIR")
+        syslinux_dir = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_DATADIR", "wic-tools")
         if not syslinux_dir:
-            msger.error("Couldn't find STAGING_DATADIR, exiting.\n")
+            raise WicError("Couldn't find STAGING_DATADIR, exiting.")
 
         if os.path.exists("%s/isolinux" % isodir):
             shutil.rmtree("%s/isolinux" % isodir)
@@ -501,7 +455,7 @@
         mkisofs_cmd += "-eltorito-platform 0xEF -eltorito-boot %s " % efi_img
         mkisofs_cmd += "-no-emul-boot %s " % isodir
 
-        msger.debug("running command: %s" % mkisofs_cmd)
+        logger.debug("running command: %s", mkisofs_cmd)
         exec_native_cmd(mkisofs_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
         shutil.rmtree(isodir)
@@ -522,23 +476,19 @@
         utility for booting via BIOS from disk storage devices.
         """
 
+        iso_img = "%s.p1" % disk.path
         full_path = creator._full_path(workdir, disk_name, "direct")
-        iso_img = "%s.p1" % full_path
         full_path_iso = creator._full_path(workdir, disk_name, "iso")
 
         isohybrid_cmd = "isohybrid -u %s" % iso_img
-        msger.debug("running command: %s" % \
-                    isohybrid_cmd)
+        logger.debug("running command: %s", isohybrid_cmd)
         exec_native_cmd(isohybrid_cmd, native_sysroot)
 
         # Replace the image created by direct plugin with the one created by
         # mkisofs command. This is necessary because the iso image created by
         # mkisofs has a very specific MBR is system area of the ISO image, and
         # direct plugin adds and configures an another MBR.
-        msger.debug("Replaceing the image created by direct plugin\n")
-        os.remove(full_path)
+        logger.debug("Replaceing the image created by direct plugin\n")
+        os.remove(disk.path)
         shutil.copy2(iso_img, full_path_iso)
         shutil.copy2(full_path_iso, full_path)
-
-        # Remove temporary ISO file
-        os.remove(iso_img)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
index 618dd44..e1c4f5e 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
+import logging
 import os
 
-from wic import msger
+from wic import WicError
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, get_bitbake_var
+from wic.utils.misc import exec_cmd, get_bitbake_var
 from wic.filemap import sparse_copy
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
+
 class RawCopyPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     """
     Populate partition content from raw image file.
@@ -30,25 +33,6 @@
     name = 'rawcopy'
 
     @classmethod
-    def do_install_disk(cls, disk, disk_name, cr, workdir, oe_builddir,
-                        bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Called after all partitions have been prepared and assembled into a
-        disk image. Do nothing.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
-                               oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
-                               native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Called before do_prepare_partition(). Possibly prepare
-        configuration files of some sort.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    @classmethod
     def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
                              oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
                              rootfs_dir, native_sysroot):
@@ -56,18 +40,17 @@
         Called to do the actual content population for a partition i.e. it
         'prepares' the partition to be incorporated into the image.
         """
-        if not bootimg_dir:
-            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-            if not bootimg_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting\n")
+        if not kernel_dir:
+            kernel_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+            if not kernel_dir:
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
 
-        msger.debug('Bootimg dir: %s' % bootimg_dir)
+        logger.debug('Kernel dir: %s', kernel_dir)
 
         if 'file' not in source_params:
-            msger.error("No file specified\n")
-            return
+            raise WicError("No file specified")
 
-        src = os.path.join(bootimg_dir, source_params['file'])
+        src = os.path.join(kernel_dir, source_params['file'])
         dst = os.path.join(cr_workdir, "%s.%s" % (source_params['file'], part.lineno))
 
         if 'skip' in source_params:
@@ -84,4 +67,3 @@
             part.size = filesize
 
         part.source_file = dst
-
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
index 425da8b..f2e2ca8 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@
 # Joao Henrique Ferreira de Freitas <joaohf (at] gmail.com>
 #
 
+import logging
 import os
+import shutil
 
-from wic import msger
+from oe.path import copyhardlinktree
+
+from wic import WicError
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import get_bitbake_var
+from wic.utils.misc import get_bitbake_var, exec_cmd
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
 class RootfsPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     """
@@ -45,10 +51,9 @@
 
         image_rootfs_dir = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_ROOTFS", rootfs_dir)
         if not os.path.isdir(image_rootfs_dir):
-            msg = "No valid artifact IMAGE_ROOTFS from image named"
-            msg += " %s has been found at %s, exiting.\n" % \
-                (rootfs_dir, image_rootfs_dir)
-            msger.error(msg)
+            raise WicError("No valid artifact IMAGE_ROOTFS from image "
+                           "named %s has been found at %s, exiting." %
+                           (rootfs_dir, image_rootfs_dir))
 
         return image_rootfs_dir
 
@@ -63,8 +68,8 @@
         """
         if part.rootfs_dir is None:
             if not 'ROOTFS_DIR' in krootfs_dir:
-                msg = "Couldn't find --rootfs-dir, exiting"
-                msger.error(msg)
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find --rootfs-dir, exiting")
+
             rootfs_dir = krootfs_dir['ROOTFS_DIR']
         else:
             if part.rootfs_dir in krootfs_dir:
@@ -72,12 +77,49 @@
             elif part.rootfs_dir:
                 rootfs_dir = part.rootfs_dir
             else:
-                msg = "Couldn't find --rootfs-dir=%s connection"
-                msg += " or it is not a valid path, exiting"
-                msger.error(msg % part.rootfs_dir)
+                raise WicError("Couldn't find --rootfs-dir=%s connection or "
+                               "it is not a valid path, exiting" % part.rootfs_dir)
 
         real_rootfs_dir = cls.__get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir)
 
-        part.rootfs_dir = real_rootfs_dir
-        part.prepare_rootfs(cr_workdir, oe_builddir, real_rootfs_dir, native_sysroot)
+        # Handle excluded paths.
+        if part.exclude_path is not None:
+            # We need a new rootfs directory we can delete files from. Copy to
+            # workdir.
+            new_rootfs = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(cr_workdir, "rootfs"))
 
+            if os.path.lexists(new_rootfs):
+                shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(new_rootfs))
+
+            copyhardlinktree(real_rootfs_dir, new_rootfs)
+
+            real_rootfs_dir = new_rootfs
+
+            for orig_path in part.exclude_path:
+                path = orig_path
+                if os.path.isabs(path):
+                    msger.error("Must be relative: --exclude-path=%s" % orig_path)
+
+                full_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(new_rootfs, path))
+
+                # Disallow climbing outside of parent directory using '..',
+                # because doing so could be quite disastrous (we will delete the
+                # directory).
+                if not full_path.startswith(new_rootfs):
+                    msger.error("'%s' points to a path outside the rootfs" % orig_path)
+
+                if path.endswith(os.sep):
+                    # Delete content only.
+                    for entry in os.listdir(full_path):
+                        full_entry = os.path.join(full_path, entry)
+                        if os.path.isdir(full_entry) and not os.path.islink(full_entry):
+                            shutil.rmtree(full_entry)
+                        else:
+                            os.remove(full_entry)
+                else:
+                    # Delete whole directory.
+                    shutil.rmtree(full_path)
+
+        part.rootfs_dir = real_rootfs_dir
+        part.prepare_rootfs(cr_workdir, oe_builddir,
+                            real_rootfs_dir, native_sysroot)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs_pcbios_ext.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs_pcbios_ext.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d60e6f..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs_pcbios_ext.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
-# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-#
-# This program is free software; you can distribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for mo details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# AUTHOR
-# Adrian Freihofer <adrian.freihofer (at] neratec.com>
-#
-
-import os
-from wic import msger
-from wic.utils import syslinux
-from wic.utils import runner
-from wic.utils.oe import misc
-from wic.utils.errors import ImageError
-from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-
-
-# pylint: disable=no-init
-class RootfsPlugin(SourcePlugin):
-    """
-    Create root partition and install syslinux bootloader
-
-    This plugin creates a disk image containing a bootable root partition with
-    syslinux installed. The filesystem is ext2/3/4, no extra boot partition is
-    required.
-
-    Example kickstart file:
-    part / --source rootfs-pcbios-ext --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label rootfs --align 1024
-    bootloader --source rootfs-pcbios-ext --timeout=0 --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4"
-
-    The first line generates a root file system including a syslinux.cfg file
-    The "--source rootfs-pcbios-ext" in the second line triggers the installation
-    of ldlinux.sys into the image.
-    """
-
-    name = 'rootfs-pcbios-ext'
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir):
-        """
-        Find rootfs pseudo dir
-
-        If rootfs_dir is a directory consider it as rootfs directory.
-        Otherwise ask bitbake about the IMAGE_ROOTFS directory.
-        """
-        if os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
-            return rootfs_dir
-
-        image_rootfs_dir = misc.get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_ROOTFS", rootfs_dir)
-        if not os.path.isdir(image_rootfs_dir):
-            msg = "No valid artifact IMAGE_ROOTFS from image named"
-            msg += " %s has been found at %s, exiting.\n" % \
-                (rootfs_dir, image_rootfs_dir)
-            msger.error(msg)
-
-        return image_rootfs_dir
-
-    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    @classmethod
-    def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, image_creator,
-                               image_creator_workdir, oe_builddir, bootimg_dir,
-                               kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Creates syslinux config in rootfs directory
-
-        Called before do_prepare_partition()
-        """
-        bootloader = image_creator.ks.bootloader
-
-        syslinux_conf = ""
-        syslinux_conf += "PROMPT 0\n"
-
-        syslinux_conf += "TIMEOUT " + str(bootloader.timeout) + "\n"
-        syslinux_conf += "ALLOWOPTIONS 1\n"
-
-        # Derive SERIAL... line from from kernel boot parameters
-        syslinux_conf += syslinux.serial_console_form_kargs(options) + "\n"
-
-        syslinux_conf += "DEFAULT linux\n"
-        syslinux_conf += "LABEL linux\n"
-        syslinux_conf += "  KERNEL /boot/bzImage\n"
-
-        syslinux_conf += "  APPEND label=boot root=%s %s\n" % \
-                             (image_creator.rootdev, bootloader.append)
-
-        syslinux_cfg = os.path.join(image_creator.rootfs_dir['ROOTFS_DIR'], "boot", "syslinux.cfg")
-        msger.debug("Writing syslinux config %s" % syslinux_cfg)
-        with open(syslinux_cfg, "w") as cfg:
-            cfg.write(syslinux_conf)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, image_creator,
-                             image_creator_workdir, oe_builddir, bootimg_dir,
-                             kernel_dir, krootfs_dir, native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Creates partition out of rootfs directory
-
-        Prepare content for a rootfs partition i.e. create a partition
-        and fill it from a /rootfs dir.
-        Install syslinux bootloader into root partition image file
-        """
-        def is_exe(exepath):
-            """Verify exepath is an executable file"""
-            return os.path.isfile(exepath) and os.access(exepath, os.X_OK)
-
-        # Make sure syslinux-nomtools is available in native sysroot or fail
-        native_syslinux_nomtools = os.path.join(native_sysroot, "usr/bin/syslinux-nomtools")
-        if not is_exe(native_syslinux_nomtools):
-            msger.info("building syslinux-native...")
-            misc.exec_cmd("bitbake syslinux-native")
-        if not is_exe(native_syslinux_nomtools):
-            msger.error("Couldn't find syslinux-nomtools (%s), exiting\n" %
-                        native_syslinux_nomtools)
-
-        if part.rootfs is None:
-            if 'ROOTFS_DIR' not in krootfs_dir:
-                msger.error("Couldn't find --rootfs-dir, exiting")
-            rootfs_dir = krootfs_dir['ROOTFS_DIR']
-        else:
-            if part.rootfs in krootfs_dir:
-                rootfs_dir = krootfs_dir[part.rootfs]
-            elif part.rootfs:
-                rootfs_dir = part.rootfs
-            else:
-                msg = "Couldn't find --rootfs-dir=%s connection"
-                msg += " or it is not a valid path, exiting"
-                msger.error(msg % part.rootfs)
-
-        real_rootfs_dir = cls._get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir)
-
-        part.rootfs_dir = real_rootfs_dir
-        part.prepare_rootfs(image_creator_workdir, oe_builddir, real_rootfs_dir, native_sysroot)
-
-        # install syslinux into rootfs partition
-        syslinux_cmd = "syslinux-nomtools -d /boot -i %s" % part.source_file
-        misc.exec_native_cmd(syslinux_cmd, native_sysroot)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def do_install_disk(cls, disk, disk_name, image_creator, workdir, oe_builddir,
-                        bootimg_dir, kernel_dir, native_sysroot):
-        """
-        Assemble partitions to disk image
-
-        Called after all partitions have been prepared and assembled into a
-        disk image. In this case, we install the MBR.
-        """
-        mbrfile = os.path.join(native_sysroot, "usr/share/syslinux/")
-        if image_creator.ptable_format == 'msdos':
-            mbrfile += "mbr.bin"
-        elif image_creator.ptable_format == 'gpt':
-            mbrfile += "gptmbr.bin"
-        else:
-            msger.error("Unsupported partition table: %s" % \
-                        image_creator.ptable_format)
-
-        if not os.path.exists(mbrfile):
-            msger.error("Couldn't find %s. Has syslinux-native been baked?" % mbrfile)
-
-        full_path = disk['disk'].device
-        msger.debug("Installing MBR on disk %s as %s with size %s bytes" \
-                    % (disk_name, full_path, disk['min_size']))
-
-        ret_code = runner.show(['dd', 'if=%s' % mbrfile, 'of=%s' % full_path, 'conv=notrunc'])
-        if ret_code != 0:
-            raise ImageError("Unable to set MBR to %s" % full_path)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/test b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/test
deleted file mode 100644
index 9daeafb..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/test
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-test
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/errors.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/errors.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d1b514d..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/errors.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
-# Copyright (c) 2011 Intel, Inc.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-class WicError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-class CreatorError(WicError):
-    pass
-
-class Usage(WicError):
-    pass
-
-class ImageError(WicError):
-    pass
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/misc.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/misc.py
index 1415ae9..37e0ad6 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/misc.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/misc.py
@@ -1,95 +1,230 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
+# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
+# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 Intel Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation.
+# All rights reserved.
 #
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+# This module provides a place to collect various wic-related utils
+# for the OpenEmbedded Image Tools.
+#
+# AUTHORS
+# Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
+#
+"""Miscellaneous functions."""
 
+import logging
 import os
-import time
-import wic.engine
+import re
 
-def build_name(kscfg, release=None, prefix=None, suffix=None):
-    """Construct and return an image name string.
+from collections import defaultdict
+from distutils import spawn
 
-    This is a utility function to help create sensible name and fslabel
-    strings. The name is constructed using the sans-prefix-and-extension
-    kickstart filename and the supplied prefix and suffix.
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.utils import runner
 
-    kscfg -- a path to a kickstart file
-    release --  a replacement to suffix for image release
-    prefix -- a prefix to prepend to the name; defaults to None, which causes
-              no prefix to be used
-    suffix -- a suffix to append to the name; defaults to None, which causes
-              a YYYYMMDDHHMM suffix to be used
+logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
-    Note, if maxlen is less then the len(suffix), you get to keep both pieces.
+# executable -> recipe pairs for exec_native_cmd
+NATIVE_RECIPES = {"bmaptool": "bmap-tools",
+                  "grub-mkimage": "grub-efi",
+                  "isohybrid": "syslinux",
+                  "mcopy": "mtools",
+                  "mkdosfs": "dosfstools",
+                  "mkisofs": "cdrtools",
+                  "mkfs.btrfs": "btrfs-tools",
+                  "mkfs.ext2": "e2fsprogs",
+                  "mkfs.ext3": "e2fsprogs",
+                  "mkfs.ext4": "e2fsprogs",
+                  "mkfs.vfat": "dosfstools",
+                  "mksquashfs": "squashfs-tools",
+                  "mkswap": "util-linux",
+                  "mmd": "syslinux",
+                  "parted": "parted",
+                  "sfdisk": "util-linux",
+                  "sgdisk": "gptfdisk",
+                  "syslinux": "syslinux"
+                 }
 
+def _exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False):
     """
-    name = os.path.basename(kscfg)
-    idx = name.rfind('.')
-    if idx >= 0:
-        name = name[:idx]
+    Execute command, catching stderr, stdout
 
-    if release is not None:
-        suffix = ""
-    if prefix is None:
-        prefix = ""
-    if suffix is None:
-        suffix = time.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")
-
-    if name.startswith(prefix):
-        name = name[len(prefix):]
-
-    prefix = "%s-" % prefix if prefix else ""
-    suffix = "-%s" % suffix if suffix else ""
-
-    ret = prefix + name + suffix
-
-    return ret
-
-def find_canned(scripts_path, file_name):
+    Need to execute as_shell if the command uses wildcards
     """
-    Find a file either by its path or by name in the canned files dir.
+    logger.debug("_exec_cmd: %s", cmd_and_args)
+    args = cmd_and_args.split()
+    logger.debug(args)
 
-    Return None if not found
+    if as_shell:
+        ret, out = runner.runtool(cmd_and_args)
+    else:
+        ret, out = runner.runtool(args)
+    out = out.strip()
+    if ret != 0:
+        raise WicError("_exec_cmd: %s returned '%s' instead of 0\noutput: %s" % \
+                       (cmd_and_args, ret, out))
+
+    logger.debug("_exec_cmd: output for %s (rc = %d): %s",
+                 cmd_and_args, ret, out)
+
+    return ret, out
+
+
+def exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False):
     """
-    if os.path.exists(file_name):
-        return file_name
-
-    layers_canned_wks_dir = wic.engine.build_canned_image_list(scripts_path)
-    for canned_wks_dir in layers_canned_wks_dir:
-        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(canned_wks_dir):
-            for fname in files:
-                if fname == file_name:
-                    fullpath = os.path.join(canned_wks_dir, fname)
-                    return fullpath
-
-def get_custom_config(boot_file):
+    Execute command, return output
     """
-    Get the custom configuration to be used for the bootloader.
+    return _exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell)[1]
 
-    Return None if the file can't be found.
+
+def exec_native_cmd(cmd_and_args, native_sysroot, pseudo=""):
     """
-    scripts_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-    # Get the scripts path of poky
-    for x in range(0, 3):
-        scripts_path = os.path.dirname(scripts_path)
+    Execute native command, catching stderr, stdout
 
-    cfg_file = find_canned(scripts_path, boot_file)
-    if cfg_file:
-        with open(cfg_file, "r") as f:
-            config = f.read()
-        return config
+    Need to execute as_shell if the command uses wildcards
 
-    return None
+    Always need to execute native commands as_shell
+    """
+    # The reason -1 is used is because there may be "export" commands.
+    args = cmd_and_args.split(';')[-1].split()
+    logger.debug(args)
+
+    if pseudo:
+        cmd_and_args = pseudo + cmd_and_args
+
+    wtools_sysroot = get_bitbake_var("RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE", "wic-tools")
+
+    native_paths = \
+            "%s/sbin:%s/usr/sbin:%s/usr/bin:%s/sbin:%s/usr/sbin:%s/usr/bin" % \
+            (wtools_sysroot, wtools_sysroot, wtools_sysroot,
+             native_sysroot, native_sysroot, native_sysroot)
+    native_cmd_and_args = "export PATH=%s:$PATH;%s" % \
+                           (native_paths, cmd_and_args)
+    logger.debug("exec_native_cmd: %s", native_cmd_and_args)
+
+    # If the command isn't in the native sysroot say we failed.
+    if spawn.find_executable(args[0], native_paths):
+        ret, out = _exec_cmd(native_cmd_and_args, True)
+    else:
+        ret = 127
+        out = "can't find native executable %s in %s" % (args[0], native_paths)
+
+    prog = args[0]
+    # shell command-not-found
+    if ret == 127 \
+       or (pseudo and ret == 1 and out == "Can't find '%s' in $PATH." % prog):
+        msg = "A native program %s required to build the image "\
+              "was not found (see details above).\n\n" % prog
+        recipe = NATIVE_RECIPES.get(prog)
+        if recipe:
+            msg += "Please make sure wic-tools have %s-native in its DEPENDS, bake it with 'bitbake wic-tools' "\
+                   "and try again.\n" % recipe
+        else:
+            msg += "Wic failed to find a recipe to build native %s. Please "\
+                   "file a bug against wic.\n" % prog
+        raise WicError(msg)
+
+    return ret, out
+
+BOOTDD_EXTRA_SPACE = 16384
+
+class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
+    """
+    Container for Bitbake variables.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        defaultdict.__init__(self, dict)
+
+        # default_image and vars_dir attributes should be set from outside
+        self.default_image = None
+        self.vars_dir = None
+
+    def _parse_line(self, line, image, matcher=re.compile(r"^([a-zA-Z0-9\-_+./~]+)=(.*)")):
+        """
+        Parse one line from bitbake -e output or from .env file.
+        Put result key-value pair into the storage.
+        """
+        if "=" not in line:
+            return
+        match = matcher.match(line)
+        if not match:
+            return
+        key, val = match.groups()
+        self[image][key] = val.strip('"')
+
+    def get_var(self, var, image=None, cache=True):
+        """
+        Get bitbake variable from 'bitbake -e' output or from .env file.
+        This is a lazy method, i.e. it runs bitbake or parses file only when
+        only when variable is requested. It also caches results.
+        """
+        if not image:
+            image = self.default_image
+
+        if image not in self:
+            if image and self.vars_dir:
+                fname = os.path.join(self.vars_dir, image + '.env')
+                if os.path.isfile(fname):
+                    # parse .env file
+                    with open(fname) as varsfile:
+                        for line in varsfile:
+                            self._parse_line(line, image)
+                else:
+                    print("Couldn't get bitbake variable from %s." % fname)
+                    print("File %s doesn't exist." % fname)
+                    return
+            else:
+                # Get bitbake -e output
+                cmd = "bitbake -e"
+                if image:
+                    cmd += " %s" % image
+
+                log_level = logger.getEffectiveLevel()
+                logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+                ret, lines = _exec_cmd(cmd)
+                logger.setLevel(log_level)
+
+                if ret:
+                    logger.error("Couldn't get '%s' output.", cmd)
+                    logger.error("Bitbake failed with error:\n%s\n", lines)
+                    return
+
+                # Parse bitbake -e output
+                for line in lines.split('\n'):
+                    self._parse_line(line, image)
+
+            # Make first image a default set of variables
+            if cache:
+                images = [key for key in self if key]
+                if len(images) == 1:
+                    self[None] = self[image]
+
+        result = self[image].get(var)
+        if not cache:
+            self.pop(image, None)
+
+        return result
+
+# Create BB_VARS singleton
+BB_VARS = BitbakeVars()
+
+def get_bitbake_var(var, image=None, cache=True):
+    """
+    Provide old get_bitbake_var API by wrapping
+    get_var method of BB_VARS singleton.
+    """
+    return BB_VARS.get_var(var, image, cache)
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/oe/__init__.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/oe/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a81575..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/oe/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#
-# OpenEmbedded wic utils library
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# AUTHORS
-# Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
-#
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/oe/misc.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/oe/misc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fe188c9..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/oe/misc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,246 +0,0 @@
-# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
-# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2013, Intel Corporation.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# DESCRIPTION
-# This module provides a place to collect various wic-related utils
-# for the OpenEmbedded Image Tools.
-#
-# AUTHORS
-# Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
-#
-"""Miscellaneous functions."""
-
-import os
-from collections import defaultdict
-from distutils import spawn
-
-from wic import msger
-from wic.utils import runner
-
-# executable -> recipe pairs for exec_native_cmd
-NATIVE_RECIPES = {"bmaptool": "bmap-tools",
-                  "mcopy": "mtools",
-                  "mkdosfs": "dosfstools",
-                  "mkfs.btrfs": "btrfs-tools",
-                  "mkfs.ext2": "e2fsprogs",
-                  "mkfs.ext3": "e2fsprogs",
-                  "mkfs.ext4": "e2fsprogs",
-                  "mkfs.vfat": "dosfstools",
-                  "mksquashfs": "squashfs-tools",
-                  "mkswap": "util-linux",
-                  "parted": "parted",
-                  "sfdisk": "util-linux",
-                  "sgdisk": "gptfdisk",
-                  "syslinux": "syslinux"
-                 }
-
-def _exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False, catch=3):
-    """
-    Execute command, catching stderr, stdout
-
-    Need to execute as_shell if the command uses wildcards
-    """
-    msger.debug("_exec_cmd: %s" % cmd_and_args)
-    args = cmd_and_args.split()
-    msger.debug(args)
-
-    if as_shell:
-        ret, out = runner.runtool(cmd_and_args, catch)
-    else:
-        ret, out = runner.runtool(args, catch)
-    out = out.strip()
-    msger.debug("_exec_cmd: output for %s (rc = %d): %s" % \
-                (cmd_and_args, ret, out))
-
-    return (ret, out)
-
-
-def exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False, catch=3):
-    """
-    Execute command, catching stderr, stdout
-
-    Exits if rc non-zero
-    """
-    ret, out = _exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell, catch)
-
-    if ret != 0:
-        msger.error("exec_cmd: %s returned '%s' instead of 0" % \
-                    (cmd_and_args, ret))
-
-    return out
-
-def exec_native_cmd(cmd_and_args, native_sysroot, catch=3, pseudo=""):
-    """
-    Execute native command, catching stderr, stdout
-
-    Need to execute as_shell if the command uses wildcards
-
-    Always need to execute native commands as_shell
-    """
-    # The reason -1 is used is because there may be "export" commands.
-    args = cmd_and_args.split(';')[-1].split()
-    msger.debug(args)
-
-    if pseudo:
-        cmd_and_args = pseudo + cmd_and_args
-    native_paths = \
-        "%s/sbin:%s/usr/sbin:%s/usr/bin" % \
-        (native_sysroot, native_sysroot, native_sysroot)
-    native_cmd_and_args = "export PATH=%s:$PATH;%s" % \
-                           (native_paths, cmd_and_args)
-    msger.debug("exec_native_cmd: %s" % cmd_and_args)
-
-    # If the command isn't in the native sysroot say we failed.
-    if spawn.find_executable(args[0], native_paths):
-        ret, out = _exec_cmd(native_cmd_and_args, True, catch)
-    else:
-        ret = 127
-
-    prog = args[0]
-    # shell command-not-found
-    if ret == 127 \
-       or (pseudo and ret == 1 and out == "Can't find '%s' in $PATH." % prog):
-        msg = "A native program %s required to build the image "\
-              "was not found (see details above).\n\n" % prog
-        recipe = NATIVE_RECIPES.get(prog)
-        if recipe:
-            msg += "Please bake it with 'bitbake %s-native' "\
-                   "and try again.\n" % recipe
-        else:
-            msg += "Wic failed to find a recipe to build native %s. Please "\
-                   "file a bug against wic.\n" % prog
-        msger.error(msg)
-    if out:
-        msger.debug('"%s" output: %s' % (args[0], out))
-
-    if ret != 0:
-        msger.error("exec_cmd: '%s' returned '%s' instead of 0" % \
-                    (cmd_and_args, ret))
-
-    return ret, out
-
-BOOTDD_EXTRA_SPACE = 16384
-
-class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
-    """
-    Container for Bitbake variables.
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        defaultdict.__init__(self, dict)
-
-        # default_image and vars_dir attributes should be set from outside
-        self.default_image = None
-        self.vars_dir = None
-
-    def _parse_line(self, line, image):
-        """
-        Parse one line from bitbake -e output or from .env file.
-        Put result key-value pair into the storage.
-        """
-        if "=" not in line:
-            return
-        try:
-            key, val = line.split("=")
-        except ValueError:
-            return
-        key = key.strip()
-        val = val.strip()
-        if key.replace('_', '').isalnum():
-            self[image][key] = val.strip('"')
-
-    def get_var(self, var, image=None):
-        """
-        Get bitbake variable from 'bitbake -e' output or from .env file.
-        This is a lazy method, i.e. it runs bitbake or parses file only when
-        only when variable is requested. It also caches results.
-        """
-        if not image:
-            image = self.default_image
-
-        if image not in self:
-            if image and self.vars_dir:
-                fname = os.path.join(self.vars_dir, image + '.env')
-                if os.path.isfile(fname):
-                    # parse .env file
-                    with open(fname) as varsfile:
-                        for line in varsfile:
-                            self._parse_line(line, image)
-                else:
-                    print("Couldn't get bitbake variable from %s." % fname)
-                    print("File %s doesn't exist." % fname)
-                    return
-            else:
-                # Get bitbake -e output
-                cmd = "bitbake -e"
-                if image:
-                    cmd += " %s" % image
-
-                log_level = msger.get_loglevel()
-                msger.set_loglevel('normal')
-                ret, lines = _exec_cmd(cmd)
-                msger.set_loglevel(log_level)
-
-                if ret:
-                    print("Couldn't get '%s' output." % cmd)
-                    print("Bitbake failed with error:\n%s\n" % lines)
-                    return
-
-                # Parse bitbake -e output
-                for line in lines.split('\n'):
-                    self._parse_line(line, image)
-
-            # Make first image a default set of variables
-            images = [key for key in self if key]
-            if len(images) == 1:
-                self[None] = self[image]
-
-        return self[image].get(var)
-
-# Create BB_VARS singleton
-BB_VARS = BitbakeVars()
-
-def get_bitbake_var(var, image=None):
-    """
-    Provide old get_bitbake_var API by wrapping
-    get_var method of BB_VARS singleton.
-    """
-    return BB_VARS.get_var(var, image)
-
-def parse_sourceparams(sourceparams):
-    """
-    Split sourceparams string of the form key1=val1[,key2=val2,...]
-    into a dict.  Also accepts valueless keys i.e. without =.
-
-    Returns dict of param key/val pairs (note that val may be None).
-    """
-    params_dict = {}
-
-    params = sourceparams.split(',')
-    if params:
-        for par in params:
-            if not par:
-                continue
-            if not '=' in par:
-                key = par
-                val = None
-            else:
-                key, val = par.split('=')
-            params_dict[key] = val
-
-    return params_dict
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/partitionedfs.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/partitionedfs.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ea4a30..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/partitionedfs.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,379 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python -tt
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Intel, Inc.
-# Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
-# Copyright (c) 2008 Daniel P. Berrange
-# Copyright (c) 2008 David P. Huff
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import os
-from wic import msger
-from wic.utils.errors import ImageError
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import exec_cmd, exec_native_cmd
-from wic.filemap import sparse_copy
-
-# Overhead of the MBR partitioning scheme (just one sector)
-MBR_OVERHEAD = 1
-
-# Overhead of the GPT partitioning scheme
-GPT_OVERHEAD = 34
-
-# Size of a sector in bytes
-SECTOR_SIZE = 512
-
-class Image():
-    """
-    Generic base object for an image.
-
-    An Image is a container for a set of DiskImages and associated
-    partitions.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, native_sysroot=None):
-        self.disks = {}
-        self.partitions = []
-        self.partimages = []
-        # Size of a sector used in calculations
-        self.sector_size = SECTOR_SIZE
-        self._partitions_layed_out = False
-        self.native_sysroot = native_sysroot
-
-    def __add_disk(self, disk_name):
-        """ Add a disk 'disk_name' to the internal list of disks. Note,
-        'disk_name' is the name of the disk in the target system
-        (e.g., sdb). """
-
-        if disk_name in self.disks:
-            # We already have this disk
-            return
-
-        assert not self._partitions_layed_out
-
-        self.disks[disk_name] = \
-                {'disk': None,     # Disk object
-                 'numpart': 0,     # Number of allocate partitions
-                 'realpart': 0,    # Number of partitions in the partition table
-                 'partitions': [], # Indexes to self.partitions
-                 'offset': 0,      # Offset of next partition (in sectors)
-                 # Minimum required disk size to fit all partitions (in bytes)
-                 'min_size': 0,
-                 'ptable_format': "msdos", # Partition table format
-                 'identifier': None} # Disk system identifier
-
-    def add_disk(self, disk_name, disk_obj, identifier):
-        """ Add a disk object which have to be partitioned. More than one disk
-        can be added. In case of multiple disks, disk partitions have to be
-        added for each disk separately with 'add_partition()". """
-
-        self.__add_disk(disk_name)
-        self.disks[disk_name]['disk'] = disk_obj
-        self.disks[disk_name]['identifier'] = identifier
-
-    def __add_partition(self, part):
-        """ This is a helper function for 'add_partition()' which adds a
-        partition to the internal list of partitions. """
-
-        assert not self._partitions_layed_out
-
-        self.partitions.append(part)
-        self.__add_disk(part['disk_name'])
-
-    def add_partition(self, size, disk_name, mountpoint, source_file=None, fstype=None,
-                      label=None, fsopts=None, boot=False, align=None, no_table=False,
-                      part_type=None, uuid=None, system_id=None):
-        """ Add the next partition. Partitions have to be added in the
-        first-to-last order. """
-
-        ks_pnum = len(self.partitions)
-
-        # Converting kB to sectors for parted
-        size = size * 1024 // self.sector_size
-
-        part = {'ks_pnum': ks_pnum, # Partition number in the KS file
-                'size': size, # In sectors
-                'mountpoint': mountpoint, # Mount relative to chroot
-                'source_file': source_file, # partition contents
-                'fstype': fstype, # Filesystem type
-                'fsopts': fsopts, # Filesystem mount options
-                'label': label, # Partition label
-                'disk_name': disk_name, # physical disk name holding partition
-                'device': None, # kpartx device node for partition
-                'num': None, # Partition number
-                'boot': boot, # Bootable flag
-                'align': align, # Partition alignment
-                'no_table' : no_table, # Partition does not appear in partition table
-                'part_type' : part_type, # Partition type
-                'uuid': uuid, # Partition UUID
-                'system_id': system_id} # Partition system id
-
-        self.__add_partition(part)
-
-    def layout_partitions(self, ptable_format="msdos"):
-        """ Layout the partitions, meaning calculate the position of every
-        partition on the disk. The 'ptable_format' parameter defines the
-        partition table format and may be "msdos". """
-
-        msger.debug("Assigning %s partitions to disks" % ptable_format)
-
-        if self._partitions_layed_out:
-            return
-
-        self._partitions_layed_out = True
-
-        # Go through partitions in the order they are added in .ks file
-        for num in range(len(self.partitions)):
-            part = self.partitions[num]
-
-            if part['disk_name'] not in self.disks:
-                raise ImageError("No disk %s for partition %s" \
-                                 % (part['disk_name'], part['mountpoint']))
-
-            if ptable_format == 'msdos' and part['part_type']:
-                # The --part-type can also be implemented for MBR partitions,
-                # in which case it would map to the 1-byte "partition type"
-                # filed at offset 3 of the partition entry.
-                raise ImageError("setting custom partition type is not " \
-                                 "implemented for msdos partitions")
-
-            # Get the disk where the partition is located
-            disk = self.disks[part['disk_name']]
-            disk['numpart'] += 1
-            if not part['no_table']:
-                disk['realpart'] += 1
-            disk['ptable_format'] = ptable_format
-
-            if disk['numpart'] == 1:
-                if ptable_format == "msdos":
-                    overhead = MBR_OVERHEAD
-                elif ptable_format == "gpt":
-                    overhead = GPT_OVERHEAD
-
-                # Skip one sector required for the partitioning scheme overhead
-                disk['offset'] += overhead
-
-            if disk['realpart'] > 3:
-                # Reserve a sector for EBR for every logical partition
-                # before alignment is performed.
-                if ptable_format == "msdos":
-                    disk['offset'] += 1
-
-
-            if part['align']:
-                # If not first partition and we do have alignment set we need
-                # to align the partition.
-                # FIXME: This leaves a empty spaces to the disk. To fill the
-                # gaps we could enlargea the previous partition?
-
-                # Calc how much the alignment is off.
-                align_sectors = disk['offset'] % (part['align'] * 1024 // self.sector_size)
-
-                if align_sectors:
-                    # If partition is not aligned as required, we need
-                    # to move forward to the next alignment point
-                    align_sectors = (part['align'] * 1024 // self.sector_size) - align_sectors
-
-                    msger.debug("Realignment for %s%s with %s sectors, original"
-                                " offset %s, target alignment is %sK." %
-                                (part['disk_name'], disk['numpart'], align_sectors,
-                                 disk['offset'], part['align']))
-
-                    # increase the offset so we actually start the partition on right alignment
-                    disk['offset'] += align_sectors
-
-            part['start'] = disk['offset']
-            disk['offset'] += part['size']
-
-            part['type'] = 'primary'
-            if not part['no_table']:
-                part['num'] = disk['realpart']
-            else:
-                part['num'] = 0
-
-            if disk['ptable_format'] == "msdos":
-                if len(self.partitions) > 4:
-                    if disk['realpart'] > 3:
-                        part['type'] = 'logical'
-                        part['num'] = disk['realpart'] + 1
-
-            disk['partitions'].append(num)
-            msger.debug("Assigned %s to %s%d, sectors range %d-%d size %d "
-                        "sectors (%d bytes)." \
-                            % (part['mountpoint'], part['disk_name'], part['num'],
-                               part['start'], part['start'] + part['size'] - 1,
-                               part['size'], part['size'] * self.sector_size))
-
-        # Once all the partitions have been layed out, we can calculate the
-        # minumim disk sizes.
-        for disk in self.disks.values():
-            disk['min_size'] = disk['offset']
-            if disk['ptable_format'] == "gpt":
-                disk['min_size'] += GPT_OVERHEAD
-
-            disk['min_size'] *= self.sector_size
-
-    def __create_partition(self, device, parttype, fstype, start, size):
-        """ Create a partition on an image described by the 'device' object. """
-
-        # Start is included to the size so we need to substract one from the end.
-        end = start + size - 1
-        msger.debug("Added '%s' partition, sectors %d-%d, size %d sectors" %
-                    (parttype, start, end, size))
-
-        cmd = "parted -s %s unit s mkpart %s" % (device, parttype)
-        if fstype:
-            cmd += " %s" % fstype
-        cmd += " %d %d" % (start, end)
-
-        return exec_native_cmd(cmd, self.native_sysroot)
-
-    def __format_disks(self):
-        self.layout_partitions()
-
-        for dev in self.disks:
-            disk = self.disks[dev]
-            msger.debug("Initializing partition table for %s" % \
-                        (disk['disk'].device))
-            exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s mklabel %s" % \
-                            (disk['disk'].device, disk['ptable_format']),
-                            self.native_sysroot)
-
-            if disk['identifier']:
-                msger.debug("Set disk identifier %x" % disk['identifier'])
-                with open(disk['disk'].device, 'r+b') as img:
-                    img.seek(0x1B8)
-                    img.write(disk['identifier'].to_bytes(4, 'little'))
-
-        msger.debug("Creating partitions")
-
-        for part in self.partitions:
-            if part['num'] == 0:
-                continue
-
-            disk = self.disks[part['disk_name']]
-            if disk['ptable_format'] == "msdos" and part['num'] == 5:
-                # Create an extended partition (note: extended
-                # partition is described in MBR and contains all
-                # logical partitions). The logical partitions save a
-                # sector for an EBR just before the start of a
-                # partition. The extended partition must start one
-                # sector before the start of the first logical
-                # partition. This way the first EBR is inside of the
-                # extended partition. Since the extended partitions
-                # starts a sector before the first logical partition,
-                # add a sector at the back, so that there is enough
-                # room for all logical partitions.
-                self.__create_partition(disk['disk'].device, "extended",
-                                        None, part['start'] - 1,
-                                        disk['offset'] - part['start'] + 1)
-
-            if part['fstype'] == "swap":
-                parted_fs_type = "linux-swap"
-            elif part['fstype'] == "vfat":
-                parted_fs_type = "fat32"
-            elif part['fstype'] == "msdos":
-                parted_fs_type = "fat16"
-            elif part['fstype'] == "ontrackdm6aux3":
-                parted_fs_type = "ontrackdm6aux3"
-            else:
-                # Type for ext2/ext3/ext4/btrfs
-                parted_fs_type = "ext2"
-
-            # Boot ROM of OMAP boards require vfat boot partition to have an
-            # even number of sectors.
-            if part['mountpoint'] == "/boot" and part['fstype'] in ["vfat", "msdos"] \
-               and part['size'] % 2:
-                msger.debug("Subtracting one sector from '%s' partition to " \
-                            "get even number of sectors for the partition" % \
-                            part['mountpoint'])
-                part['size'] -= 1
-
-            self.__create_partition(disk['disk'].device, part['type'],
-                                    parted_fs_type, part['start'], part['size'])
-
-            if part['part_type']:
-                msger.debug("partition %d: set type UID to %s" % \
-                            (part['num'], part['part_type']))
-                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --typecode=%d:%s %s" % \
-                                         (part['num'], part['part_type'],
-                                          disk['disk'].device), self.native_sysroot)
-
-            if part['uuid'] and disk['ptable_format'] == "gpt":
-                msger.debug("partition %d: set UUID to %s" % \
-                            (part['num'], part['uuid']))
-                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --partition-guid=%d:%s %s" % \
-                                (part['num'], part['uuid'], disk['disk'].device),
-                                self.native_sysroot)
-
-            if part['boot']:
-                flag_name = "legacy_boot" if disk['ptable_format'] == 'gpt' else "boot"
-                msger.debug("Set '%s' flag for partition '%s' on disk '%s'" % \
-                            (flag_name, part['num'], disk['disk'].device))
-                exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s set %d %s on" % \
-                                (disk['disk'].device, part['num'], flag_name),
-                                self.native_sysroot)
-            if part['system_id']:
-                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --part-type %s %s %s" % \
-                                (disk['disk'].device, part['num'], part['system_id']),
-                                self.native_sysroot)
-
-            # Parted defaults to enabling the lba flag for fat16 partitions,
-            # which causes compatibility issues with some firmware (and really
-            # isn't necessary).
-            if parted_fs_type == "fat16":
-                if disk['ptable_format'] == 'msdos':
-                    msger.debug("Disable 'lba' flag for partition '%s' on disk '%s'" % \
-                                (part['num'], disk['disk'].device))
-                    exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s set %d lba off" % \
-                                    (disk['disk'].device, part['num']),
-                                    self.native_sysroot)
-
-    def cleanup(self):
-        if self.disks:
-            for dev in self.disks:
-                disk = self.disks[dev]
-                try:
-                    disk['disk'].cleanup()
-                except:
-                    pass
-        # remove partition images
-        for image in self.partimages:
-            if os.path.isfile(image):
-                os.remove(image)
-
-    def assemble(self, image_file):
-        msger.debug("Installing partitions")
-
-        for part in self.partitions:
-            source = part['source_file']
-            if source:
-                # install source_file contents into a partition
-                sparse_copy(source, image_file, part['start'] * self.sector_size)
-
-                msger.debug("Installed %s in partition %d, sectors %d-%d, "
-                            "size %d sectors" % \
-                            (source, part['num'], part['start'],
-                             part['start'] + part['size'] - 1, part['size']))
-
-                partimage = image_file + '.p%d' % part['num']
-                os.rename(source, partimage)
-                self.partimages.append(partimage)
-
-    def create(self):
-        for dev in self.disks:
-            disk = self.disks[dev]
-            disk['disk'].create()
-
-        self.__format_disks()
-
-        return
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py
index db536ba..4aa00fb 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/runner.py
@@ -14,29 +14,17 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
 # Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-
-import os
 import subprocess
 
-from wic import msger
+from wic import WicError
 
-def runtool(cmdln_or_args, catch=1):
+def runtool(cmdln_or_args):
     """ wrapper for most of the subprocess calls
     input:
         cmdln_or_args: can be both args and cmdln str (shell=True)
-        catch: 0, quitely run
-               1, only STDOUT
-               2, only STDERR
-               3, both STDOUT and STDERR
     return:
-        (rc, output)
-        if catch==0: the output will always None
+        rc, output
     """
-
-    if catch not in (0, 1, 2, 3):
-        # invalid catch selection, will cause exception, that's good
-        return None
-
     if isinstance(cmdln_or_args, list):
         cmd = cmdln_or_args[0]
         shell = False
@@ -45,66 +33,20 @@
         cmd = shlex.split(cmdln_or_args)[0]
         shell = True
 
-    if catch != 3:
-        dev_null = os.open("/dev/null", os.O_WRONLY)
-
-    if catch == 0:
-        sout = dev_null
-        serr = dev_null
-    elif catch == 1:
-        sout = subprocess.PIPE
-        serr = dev_null
-    elif catch == 2:
-        sout = dev_null
-        serr = subprocess.PIPE
-    elif catch == 3:
-        sout = subprocess.PIPE
-        serr = subprocess.STDOUT
+    sout = subprocess.PIPE
+    serr = subprocess.STDOUT
 
     try:
         process = subprocess.Popen(cmdln_or_args, stdout=sout,
                                    stderr=serr, shell=shell)
-        (sout, serr) = process.communicate()
+        sout, serr = process.communicate()
         # combine stdout and stderr, filter None out and decode
         out = ''.join([out.decode('utf-8') for out in [sout, serr] if out])
     except OSError as err:
         if err.errno == 2:
             # [Errno 2] No such file or directory
-            msger.error('Cannot run command: %s, lost dependency?' % cmd)
+            raise WicError('Cannot run command: %s, lost dependency?' % cmd)
         else:
             raise # relay
-    finally:
-        if catch != 3:
-            os.close(dev_null)
 
-    return (process.returncode, out)
-
-def show(cmdln_or_args):
-    # show all the message using msger.verbose
-
-    rcode, out = runtool(cmdln_or_args, catch=3)
-
-    if isinstance(cmdln_or_args, list):
-        cmd = ' '.join(cmdln_or_args)
-    else:
-        cmd = cmdln_or_args
-
-    msg = 'running command: "%s"' % cmd
-    if out:
-        out = out.strip()
-    if out:
-        msg += ', with output::'
-        msg += '\n  +----------------'
-        for line in out.splitlines():
-            msg += '\n  | %s' % line
-        msg += '\n  +----------------'
-
-    msger.verbose(msg)
-    return rcode
-
-def outs(cmdln_or_args, catch=1):
-    # get the outputs of tools
-    return runtool(cmdln_or_args, catch)[1].strip()
-
-def quiet(cmdln_or_args):
-    return runtool(cmdln_or_args, catch=0)[0]
+    return process.returncode, out
diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/syslinux.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/syslinux.py
deleted file mode 100644
index aace286..0000000
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/scripts/lib/wic/utils/syslinux.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
-# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; version 2 of the License
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
-# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
-# Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-#
-# AUTHOR
-# Adrian Freihofer <adrian.freihofer (at] neratec.com>
-
-
-import re
-from wic import msger
-
-
-def serial_console_form_kargs(kernel_args):
-    """
-    Create SERIAL... line from kernel parameters
-
-    syslinux needs a line SERIAL port [baudrate [flowcontrol]]
-    in the syslinux.cfg file. The config line is generated based
-    on kernel boot parameters. The the parameters of the first
-    ttyS console are considered for syslinux config.
-    @param kernel_args kernel command line
-    @return line for syslinux config file e.g. "SERIAL 0 115200"
-    """
-    syslinux_conf = ""
-    for param in kernel_args.split():
-        param_match = re.match("console=ttyS([0-9]+),?([0-9]*)([noe]?)([0-9]?)(r?)", param)
-        if param_match:
-            syslinux_conf += "SERIAL " + param_match.group(1)
-            # baudrate
-            if param_match.group(2):
-                syslinux_conf += " " + param_match.group(2)
-            # parity
-            if param_match.group(3) and param_match.group(3) != 'n':
-                msger.warning("syslinux does not support parity for console. {} is ignored."
-                              .format(param_match.group(3)))
-            # number of bits
-            if param_match.group(4) and param_match.group(4) != '8':
-                msger.warning("syslinux supports 8 bit console configuration only. {} is ignored."
-                              .format(param_match.group(4)))
-            # flow control
-            if param_match.group(5) and param_match.group(5) != '':
-                msger.warning("syslinux console flowcontrol configuration. {} is ignored."
-                              .format(param_match.group(5)))
-            break
-
-    return syslinux_conf