diff --git a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
index 1112017..f3e0b6a 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
index 3e2b4f3..4f5a5b7 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
index 15a0237..8b8342b 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index d2cb43c..9d05f62 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
index 8a9e5cb..235a356 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
index e2086a2..eb26738 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
index 74c8a6c..be89325 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig b/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig
index 1b36d92..4142bcf 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_p9_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
index 8752171..2617b12 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/pseries_defconfig b/openpower/configs/pseries_defconfig
index 6a5ed1c..894f8e1 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/pseries_skiroot_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig b/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
index 332ca11..d1f1be1 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_p9_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index 03f9204..0bba433 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_p9_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
index 5413765..e20c635 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_p9_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
index b151f23..c2e180f 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.14.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_p9_defconfig"
diff --git a/openpower/linux/0003-Release-OpenPower-kernel.patch b/openpower/linux/0003-Release-OpenPower-kernel.patch
index 3874278..76d9208 100644
--- a/openpower/linux/0003-Release-OpenPower-kernel.patch
+++ b/openpower/linux/0003-Release-OpenPower-kernel.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:31:57 +1030
+Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:54:15 +1030
 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Release OpenPower kernel
 
 Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
 diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index eabbd7748a24..31c8f4bb2fe1 100644
+index 97b5ae76ac8c..6bc09c01fd2a 100644
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  VERSION = 4
  PATCHLEVEL = 14
- SUBLEVEL = 6
+ SUBLEVEL = 8
 -EXTRAVERSION =
 +EXTRAVERSION = -openpower1
  NAME = Petit Gorille
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot-binaries/hostboot_binaries.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot-binaries/hostboot_binaries.mk
index 12bf631..9b133c3 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot-binaries/hostboot_binaries.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot-binaries/hostboot_binaries.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 
-HOSTBOOT_BINARIES_VERSION ?= 779114a85edb6d86483375b32c6dcc2513437b67
+HOSTBOOT_BINARIES_VERSION ?= 8b5adb5502e6322ef3386123e54198abe4794f03
 HOSTBOOT_BINARIES_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot-binaries,$(HOSTBOOT_BINARIES_VERSION))
 
 HOSTBOOT_BINARIES_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index 00487e3..1f2fbba 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # hostboot
 #
 ################################################################################
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= 695bd891343faf1f0ef85fe53148590e58239efd
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 80ef0f2bbe20392af931dab977af106463ac3f58
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= d3025f5d7ddd0723946bb54fcb471d2bf1fd2da4
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 52ca8121f1ed4aa7cabd10ced3a912ee4af470c4
 
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8))
 HOSTBOOT_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot,$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION))
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0011-Convert-cmpi-to-cmpwi-to-fix-build-for-modern-binuti.patch b/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0011-Convert-cmpi-to-cmpwi-to-fix-build-for-modern-binuti.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 651200d..0000000
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0011-Convert-cmpi-to-cmpwi-to-fix-build-for-modern-binuti.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,225 +0,0 @@
-From 3e9a825d1a217ab02a24d14e80cad993a864079e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
-Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 13:43:47 +0930
-Subject: [PATCH] Convert cmpi to cmpwi to fix build for modern binutils
-
-From Linux 80f23935cadb ("powerpc: Convert cmp to cmpd in idle enter sequence"):
-
-    PowerPC's "cmp" instruction has four operands. Normally people write
-    "cmpw" or "cmpd" for the second cmp operand 0 or 1. But, frequently
-    people forget, and write "cmp" with just three operands.
-
-    With older binutils this is silently accepted as if this was "cmpw",
-    while often "cmpd" is wanted. With newer binutils GAS will complain
-    about this for 64-bit code. For 32-bit code it still silently assumes
-    "cmpw" is what is meant.
-
-    In this instance the code comes directly from ISA v2.07, including the
-    cmp, but cmpd is correct. Backport to stable so that new toolchains can
-    build old kernels.
-
-This is change is a noop with the existing toolchain. We change from
-implicitly generating the cmpwi to explicitly stating in for
-compatibility with newer toolchains.
-
-With gcc 4.9.3, binutils 2.25.2:
-
-  $ cat asm-test.S
-  .text
-
-  .global test
-          cmpi 0, 8, 1
-  $ powerpc64-linux-gcc -c asm-test.S
-  $ objdump -d asm-test.o
-  0000000000000000 <.text>:
-     	2c 08 00 01 	cmpwi   r8,1
-
-Old compiler, updated instruction:
-
-  $ cat asm-test.S
-  .text
-
-  .global test
-          cmpwi 0, 8, 1
-  $ powerpc64-linux-gcc -c asm-test.S
-  $ objdump -d asm-test.o
-  0000000000000000 <.text>:
-     	2c 08 00 01 	cmpwi   r8,1
-
-And then the new toolchain (gcc 6.3.0, binutils 2.28) with the updated
-asm:
-
-  $ cat asm-test.S
-  .text
-
-  .global test
-          cmpwi 0, 8, 1
-  $ powerpc64-linux-gnu-gcc -c asm-test.S
-  $ objdump -d asm-test.o
-  0000000000000000 <.text>:
-     	2c 08 00 01 	cmpwi   r8,1
-
-Change-Id: I878ab3596f54c221879945944f2dfbf053427026
-Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
-Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel.stanley@au1.ibm.com>
----
- src/kernel/start.S     | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
- src/runtime/rt_start.S |  2 +-
- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/kernel/start.S b/src/kernel/start.S
-index 6474a2ced794..5015b652e407 100644
---- a/src/kernel/start.S
-+++ b/src/kernel/start.S
-@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ UNIMPL_INTERRUPT(hype_decrementer, 0x980)
- ;//
- .org _start + 0xC00
- intvect_system_call_fast:
--    cmpi cr0, r3, 0x0800
-+    cmpwi cr0, r3, 0x0800
-     bge  cr0, system_call_fast_path
- STD_INTERRUPT(system_call, 0xC08)
- 
-@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ _other_thread_spinlock:
- 1:
-     ld r3, 0(r2)
-     ;// Loop until value is 1...
--    cmpi cr0, r3, 1
-+    cmpwi cr0, r3, 1
-     beq _other_thread_spinlock_complete
-     or 1,1,1 ;// Lower thread priority.
-     b 1b
-@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ _other_thread_spinlock_complete:
-     extrwi r1, r1, 3, 19
-     sldi r1, r1, 3
-     ldx r2, r1, r2              ;// Dereference to get on-node CPUs array.
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0             ;// Check for NULL node array.
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0            ;// Check for NULL node array.
-     beq- 1f
-     mfspr r1, PIR               ;// Extract on-node CPU id.
-     clrlslwi r1, r1, 22, 3
-     ldx r3, r1, r2              ;// Load CPU object.
--    cmpi cr0, r3, 0             ;// Check for NULL CPU object.
-+    cmpwi cr0, r3, 0            ;// Check for NULL CPU object.
-     beq- 1f
-     ld r1, CPU_KERNEL_STACK(r3) ;// Load initial stack.
- 
-@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ kernel_save_task:
-     std r31, TASK_GPR_31(r1)    ;// Save GPR31
- 
-     ld r2, TASK_FP_CONTEXT(r1)  ;// Load FP Context pointer.
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0
-     bne- cr0, 1f                ;// Jump to FP-save if != NULL.
- 2:
- 
-@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ kernel_dispatch_task:
- 
-                         ;// Check if FP enabled, load context.
-     ld r2, TASK_FP_CONTEXT(r1)
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0
-     bne- 1f
- 2:
-                         ;// Restore GPRs from context.
-@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ intvect_system_reset:
-     lis r2, kernel_other_thread_spinlock@h
-     ori r2, r2, kernel_other_thread_spinlock@l
-     ld r2, 0(r2)
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0
-     beq- _start
- 
-     ;// Get CPU object from thread ID, check for NULL which implies not
-@@ -598,12 +598,12 @@ intvect_system_reset:
-     extrwi r1, r1, 3, 19
-     sldi r1, r1, 3
-     ldx r2, r1, r2              ;// Dereference to get on-node CPUs array.
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0             ;// Check for NULL node array.
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0            ;// Check for NULL node array.
-     beq- _start
-     mfspr r1, PIR               ;// Extract on-node CPU id.
-     clrlslwi r1, r1, 22, 3
-     ldx r2, r1, r2              ;// Load CPU object.
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0             ;// Check for NULL CPU object.
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0            ;// Check for NULL CPU object.
-     beq- _start
- 
-     ;// Check for inactive CPU.
-@@ -617,13 +617,13 @@ intvect_system_reset:
-     mfsrr1 r2
-     extrdi r2, r2, 3, 42
-     ;// Check for decrementer (bits = 011).
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0x3
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0x3
-     beq+ intvect_system_reset_decrementer
-     ;// Check for external interrupt (bits = 010).
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0x4
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0x4
-     beq+ intvect_system_reset_external
-     ;// Check for HMI (bits = 101).
--    cmpi cr0, r2, 0x5
-+    cmpwi cr0, r2, 0x5
-     beq+ 1f ;// Unable to handle HMI, jump to 'unknown reason'.
- 
- 1:  ;// Unknown reason, call as unhandled_exception.
-@@ -721,14 +721,14 @@ system_call_fast_path:
-     b 1f                        ;// Jump to exit point.
-         ;// Check if this is HMER write (0x801).
- 2:
--    cmpi cr0, r3, 0x801
-+    cmpwi cr0, r3, 0x801
-     bne cr0, 3f
-     mtspr HMER, r4
-     li r3, 0
-     b 1f                        ;// Jump to exit point.
-         ;// Check if this is SCRATCH read (0x802).
- 3:
--    cmpi cr0, r3, 0x802
-+    cmpwi cr0, r3, 0x802
-     bne cr0, 4f
-         ;// Check for being on master processor.
-     mfsprg3 r6          ;// Get task structure.
-@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ system_call_fast_path:
-     b intvect_system_call
-         ;// Check if this is SCRATCH write (0x803).
- 4:
--    cmpi cr0, r3, 0x803
-+    cmpwi cr0, r3, 0x803
-     bne cr0, 5f
-         ;// Check for master processor.
-     mfsprg3 r6          ;// Get task structure.
-@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ system_call_fast_path:
-     b 1f                        ;// Jump to exit point.
-         ;// Check if this is PVR read (0x804).
- 5:
--    cmpi cr0, r3, 0x804
-+    cmpwi cr0, r3, 0x804
-     bne cr0, 6f
-     mfspr r3, PVR
-     b 1f                        ;// Jump to exit point.
-@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ system_call_fast_path:
- .global userspace_task_entry
- userspace_task_entry:
-         ;// Skip stack frame if GPR1 == NULL.
--    cmpi cr0, r1, 0
-+    cmpwi cr0, r1, 0
-     beq- 1f
-         ;// Create frame.
-         ;//     NULL back-chain + 48 bytes + quad-word alignment.  See ABI.
-diff --git a/src/runtime/rt_start.S b/src/runtime/rt_start.S
-index d69184aef29f..821e9f956b8e 100644
---- a/src/runtime/rt_start.S
-+++ b/src/runtime/rt_start.S
-@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ _init:
- 
-     ld r8, 0(r10)             # Get count of relocations.
- 
--    cmpi cr0, r8, 0           # Perform relocations (if any).
-+    cmpwi cr0, r8, 0          # Perform relocations (if any).
-     beq 2f
-     mtctr r8
- 1:
--- 
-2.13.1
-
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0014-htmgt-Remove-unused-variable.patch b/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0014-htmgt-Remove-unused-variable.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index facaaee..0000000
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0014-htmgt-Remove-unused-variable.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-From 7a6194962c4c55ac8f225de3b64cac347b9901a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Joel Stanley <joel.stanley@au1.ibm.com>
-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:21:08 +0930
-Subject: [PATCH] htmgt: Remove unused variable
-
-Change-Id: I633f2faca41e40b47ed49a05bfe0724fa4b2114d
-Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel.stanley@au1.ibm.com>
----
- src/usr/htmgt/htmgt_cfgdata.C | 3 +--
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/usr/htmgt/htmgt_cfgdata.C b/src/usr/htmgt/htmgt_cfgdata.C
-index 584793c69eb8..19e7b21bf23a 100644
---- a/src/usr/htmgt/htmgt_cfgdata.C
-+++ b/src/usr/htmgt/htmgt_cfgdata.C
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
- /*                                                                        */
- /* OpenPOWER HostBoot Project                                             */
- /*                                                                        */
--/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2014,2016                        */
-+/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2014,2017                        */
- /* [+] International Business Machines Corp.                              */
- /*                                                                        */
- /*                                                                        */
-@@ -654,7 +654,6 @@ void getSystemConfigMessageData(const TargetHandle_t i_occ, uint8_t* o_data,
-     //If a new processor with more cores comes along,
-     //this command will have to change.
-     TargetHandleList cores;
--    TargetHandleList::iterator coreIt;
-     getChildChiplets(cores, proc, TYPE_CORE, false);
- 
-     uint16_t tempSensor = 0;
--- 
-2.14.1
-
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0015-hwpf-Remove-unused-variable.patch b/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0015-hwpf-Remove-unused-variable.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9536d01..0000000
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/p8Patches/hostboot-0015-hwpf-Remove-unused-variable.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-From b08fb29b63f649bf5129c05fee8ac79779f9339c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Joel Stanley <joel.stanley@au1.ibm.com>
-Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 20:40:42 +0930
-Subject: [PATCH] hwpf: Remove unused variable
-
-Change-Id: I2708f34211d712af911e5ca6b8d212f22cc68133
-Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel.stanley@au1.ibm.com>
----
- src/usr/hwpf/hwp/activate_powerbus/proc_build_smp/proc_build_smp_adu.C | 3 +--
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/usr/hwpf/hwp/activate_powerbus/proc_build_smp/proc_build_smp_adu.C b/src/usr/hwpf/hwp/activate_powerbus/proc_build_smp/proc_build_smp_adu.C
-index 1391cb1c8d25..b3a8cc8c7636 100644
---- a/src/usr/hwpf/hwp/activate_powerbus/proc_build_smp/proc_build_smp_adu.C
-+++ b/src/usr/hwpf/hwp/activate_powerbus/proc_build_smp/proc_build_smp_adu.C
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
- /*                                                                        */
- /* OpenPOWER HostBoot Project                                             */
- /*                                                                        */
--/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2012,2016                        */
-+/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2012,2017                        */
- /* [+] International Business Machines Corp.                              */
- /*                                                                        */
- /*                                                                        */
-@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ fapi::ReturnCode proc_build_smp_quiesce_pb(
-     fapi::ReturnCode rc;
-     std::map<proc_fab_smp_node_id, proc_build_smp_node>::iterator n_iter;
-     std::map<proc_fab_smp_chip_id, proc_build_smp_chip>::iterator p_iter;
--    std::vector<proc_build_smp_chip*>::iterator quiesce_iter;
-     // ADU status/control information
-     proc_adu_utils_fbc_op adu_ctl;
-     proc_adu_utils_fbc_op_hp_ctl adu_hp_ctl;
--- 
-2.14.1
-
diff --git a/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk b/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
index b62c961..841849a 100644
--- a/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/occ/occ.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 OCC_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= 28f2cec690b7f19548ce860a8820f519e6c39a6a
-OCC_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 49ea880a77890b05a7b06cdf083122acb7f15a10
+OCC_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= fce2d94a9bc94e9468bce173b11fd0b96ef36c1f
 
 OCC_VERSION ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(OCC_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER),$(OCC_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8))
 OCC_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,occ,$(OCC_VERSION))
diff --git a/openpower/package/openpower-pnor/openpower-pnor.mk b/openpower/package/openpower-pnor/openpower-pnor.mk
index 59ff0d2..c80160b 100644
--- a/openpower/package/openpower-pnor/openpower-pnor.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/openpower-pnor/openpower-pnor.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-OPENPOWER_PNOR_VERSION ?= 4c844a5ef7efc6605c4c877b6c92cf0a1a0df0b5
+OPENPOWER_PNOR_VERSION ?= b7aad501e62c36f2e7341f4e1101969bad2e8f21
 OPENPOWER_PNOR_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,pnor,$(OPENPOWER_PNOR_VERSION))
 
 OPENPOWER_PNOR_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
diff --git a/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk b/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk
index 82339be..ae95e6f 100644
--- a/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/sbe/sbe.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-SBE_VERSION ?= b6054b3ff39537c7fe2c2af7810df6d090ae11f7
+SBE_VERSION ?= 86ae83c5d6a45b3eb616af87adf081f0216fae08
 SBE_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,sbe,$(SBE_VERSION))
 
 SBE_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
diff --git a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
index d5fa57f..8553a06 100644
--- a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 config BR2_SKIBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "v5.9-190-gb7b7b84ef565" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "v5.9-219-g4e23b42d2ad7" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION