diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py b/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py
index 4f3e21a..efd36b3 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oe/package.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
+import stat
+import mmap
+import subprocess
+
 def runstrip(arg):
     # Function to strip a single file, called from split_and_strip_files below
     # A working 'file' (one which works on the target architecture)
     #
-    # The elftype is a bit pattern (explained in split_and_strip_files) to tell
+    # The elftype is a bit pattern (explained in is_elf below) to tell
     # us what type of file we're processing...
     # 4 - executable
     # 8 - shared library
     # 16 - kernel module
 
-    import stat, subprocess
-
     (file, elftype, strip) = arg
 
     newmode = None
@@ -19,11 +21,15 @@
         os.chmod(file, newmode)
 
     stripcmd = [strip]
-
+    skip_strip = False
     # kernel module    
     if elftype & 16:
-        stripcmd.extend(["--strip-debug", "--remove-section=.comment",
-            "--remove-section=.note", "--preserve-dates"])
+        if is_kernel_module_signed(file):
+            bb.debug(1, "Skip strip on signed module %s" % file)
+            skip_strip = True
+        else:
+            stripcmd.extend(["--strip-debug", "--remove-section=.comment",
+                "--remove-section=.note", "--preserve-dates"])
     # .so and shared library
     elif ".so" in file and elftype & 8:
         stripcmd.extend(["--remove-section=.comment", "--remove-section=.note", "--strip-unneeded"])
@@ -34,18 +40,59 @@
     stripcmd.append(file)
     bb.debug(1, "runstrip: %s" % stripcmd)
 
-    try:
+    if not skip_strip:
         output = subprocess.check_output(stripcmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        bb.error("runstrip: '%s' strip command failed with %s (%s)" % (stripcmd, e.returncode, e.output))
 
     if newmode:
         os.chmod(file, origmode)
 
-    return
+# Detect .ko module by searching for "vermagic=" string
+def is_kernel_module(path):
+    with open(path) as f:
+        return mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), 0, prot=mmap.PROT_READ).find(b"vermagic=") >= 0
 
+# Detect if .ko module is signed
+def is_kernel_module_signed(path):
+    with open(path, "rb") as f:
+        f.seek(-28, 2)
+        module_tail = f.read()
+        return "Module signature appended" in "".join(chr(c) for c in bytearray(module_tail))
 
-def strip_execs(pn, dstdir, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, qa_already_stripped=False):
+# Return type (bits):
+# 0 - not elf
+# 1 - ELF
+# 2 - stripped
+# 4 - executable
+# 8 - shared library
+# 16 - kernel module
+def is_elf(path):
+    exec_type = 0
+    result = subprocess.check_output(["file", "-b", path], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode("utf-8")
+
+    if "ELF" in result:
+        exec_type |= 1
+        if "not stripped" not in result:
+            exec_type |= 2
+        if "executable" in result:
+            exec_type |= 4
+        if "shared" in result:
+            exec_type |= 8
+        if "relocatable" in result:
+            if path.endswith(".ko") and path.find("/lib/modules/") != -1 and is_kernel_module(path):
+                exec_type |= 16
+    return (path, exec_type)
+
+def is_static_lib(path):
+    if path.endswith('.a') and not os.path.islink(path):
+        with open(path, 'rb') as fh:
+            # The magic must include the first slash to avoid
+            # matching golang static libraries
+            magic = b'!<arch>\x0a/'
+            start = fh.read(len(magic))
+            return start == magic
+    return False
+
+def strip_execs(pn, dstdir, strip_cmd, libdir, base_libdir, d, qa_already_stripped=False):
     """
     Strip executable code (like executables, shared libraries) _in_place_
     - Based on sysroot_strip in staging.bbclass
@@ -56,39 +103,7 @@
     :param qa_already_stripped: Set to True if already-stripped' in ${INSANE_SKIP}
     This is for proper logging and messages only.
     """
-    import stat, errno, oe.path, oe.utils, mmap
-
-    # Detect .ko module by searching for "vermagic=" string
-    def is_kernel_module(path):
-        with open(path) as f:
-            return mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), 0, prot=mmap.PROT_READ).find(b"vermagic=") >= 0
-
-    # Return type (bits):
-    # 0 - not elf
-    # 1 - ELF
-    # 2 - stripped
-    # 4 - executable
-    # 8 - shared library
-    # 16 - kernel module
-    def is_elf(path):
-        exec_type = 0
-        ret, result = oe.utils.getstatusoutput("file -b '%s'" % path)
-
-        if ret:
-            bb.error("split_and_strip_files: 'file %s' failed" % path)
-            return exec_type
-
-        if "ELF" in result:
-            exec_type |= 1
-            if "not stripped" not in result:
-                exec_type |= 2
-            if "executable" in result:
-                exec_type |= 4
-            if "shared" in result:
-                exec_type |= 8
-            if "relocatable" in result and is_kernel_module(path):
-                exec_type |= 16
-        return exec_type
+    import stat, errno, oe.path, oe.utils
 
     elffiles = {}
     inodes = {}
@@ -98,6 +113,8 @@
     #
     # First lets figure out all of the files we may have to process
     #
+    checkelf = []
+    inodecache = {}
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(dstdir):
         for f in files:
             file = os.path.join(root, f)
@@ -123,7 +140,11 @@
 
                 # It's a file (or hardlink), not a link
                 # ...but is it ELF, and is it already stripped?
-                elf_file = is_elf(file)
+                checkelf.append(file)
+                inodecache[file] = s.st_ino
+    results = oe.utils.multiprocess_launch(is_elf, checkelf, d)
+    for (file, elf_file) in results:
+                #elf_file = is_elf(file)
                 if elf_file & 1:
                     if elf_file & 2:
                         if qa_already_stripped:
@@ -132,13 +153,13 @@
                             bb.warn("File '%s' from %s was already stripped, this will prevent future debugging!" % (file[len(dstdir):], pn))
                         continue
 
-                    if s.st_ino in inodes:
+                    if inodecache[file] in inodes:
                         os.unlink(file)
-                        os.link(inodes[s.st_ino], file)
+                        os.link(inodes[inodecache[file]], file)
                     else:
                         # break hardlinks so that we do not strip the original.
-                        inodes[s.st_ino] = file
-                        bb.utils.copyfile(file, file)
+                        inodes[inodecache[file]] = file
+                        bb.utils.break_hardlinks(file)
                         elffiles[file] = elf_file
 
     #
@@ -149,8 +170,7 @@
         elf_file = int(elffiles[file])
         sfiles.append((file, elf_file, strip_cmd))
 
-    oe.utils.multiprocess_exec(sfiles, runstrip)
-
+    oe.utils.multiprocess_launch(runstrip, sfiles, d)
 
 
 def file_translate(file):