diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
index d39c474..6ebe368 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(repodir, '.git')):
         bb.process.run('git init', cwd=repodir)
         bb.process.run('git config --local gc.autodetach 0', cwd=repodir)
-        bb.process.run('git add .', cwd=repodir)
+        bb.process.run('git add -f -A .', cwd=repodir)
         commit_cmd = ['git']
         oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(commit_cmd, d=d)
         commit_cmd += ['commit', '-q']
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
index f962a71..ebe7228 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@
         # Copy in new ones
         _copy_source_code(tmpsrctree, srctree)
 
-        (stdout,_) = __run('git ls-files --modified --others --exclude-standard')
+        (stdout,_) = __run('git ls-files --modified --others')
         filelist = stdout.splitlines()
         pbar = bb.ui.knotty.BBProgress('Adding changed files', len(filelist))
         pbar.start()
         batchsize = 100
         for i in range(0, len(filelist), batchsize):
             batch = filelist[i:i+batchsize]
-            __run('git add -A %s' % ' '.join(['"%s"' % item for item in batch]))
+            __run('git add -f -A %s' % ' '.join(['"%s"' % item for item in batch]))
             pbar.update(i)
         pbar.finish()
 
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
index b8befe7..05ae292 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
@@ -51,26 +51,31 @@
     def error(self, message):
         raise ArgumentError(None, message)
 
-def sizetype(arg):
-    """
-    Custom type for ArgumentParser
-    Converts size string in <num>[K|k|M|G] format into the integer value
-    """
-    if arg.isdigit():
-        return int(arg) * 1024
+def sizetype(default):
+    def f(arg):
+        """
+        Custom type for ArgumentParser
+        Converts size string in <num>[K|k|M|G] format into the integer value
+        """
+        try:
+            suffix = default
+            size = int(arg)
+        except ValueError:
+            try:
+                suffix = arg[-1:]
+                size = int(arg[:-1])
+            except ValueError:
+                raise ArgumentTypeError("Invalid size: %r" % arg)
 
-    if not arg[:-1].isdigit():
+        if suffix == "k" or suffix == "K":
+            return size
+        if suffix == "M":
+            return size * 1024
+        if suffix == "G":
+            return size * 1024 * 1024
+
         raise ArgumentTypeError("Invalid size: %r" % arg)
-
-    size = int(arg[:-1])
-    if arg.endswith("k") or arg.endswith("K"):
-        return size
-    if arg.endswith("M"):
-        return size * 1024
-    if arg.endswith("G"):
-        return size * 1024 * 1024
-
-    raise ArgumentTypeError("Invalid size: %r" % arg)
+    return f
 
 def overheadtype(arg):
     """
@@ -136,6 +141,7 @@
         part.add_argument('mountpoint', nargs='?')
         part.add_argument('--active', action='store_true')
         part.add_argument('--align', type=int)
+        part.add_argument('--offset', type=sizetype("K"))
         part.add_argument('--exclude-path', nargs='+')
         part.add_argument('--include-path', nargs='+', action='append')
         part.add_argument('--change-directory')
@@ -161,8 +167,8 @@
         # --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)
+        sizeexcl.add_argument('--size', type=sizetype("M"), default=0)
+        sizeexcl.add_argument('--fixed-size', type=sizetype("M"), default=0)
 
         part.add_argument('--source')
         part.add_argument('--sourceparams')
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
index 7d9dd61..85eb15c 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         self.mountpoint = args.mountpoint
         self.no_table = args.no_table
         self.num = None
+        self.offset = args.offset
         self.overhead_factor = args.overhead_factor
         self.part_name = args.part_name
         self.part_type = args.part_type
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index 2d06c24..1f65a7a 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -428,6 +428,21 @@
                     # increase the offset so we actually start the partition on right alignment
                     self.offset += align_sectors
 
+            if part.offset is not None:
+                offset = (part.offset * 1024) // self.sector_size
+
+                if offset * self.sector_size != part.offset * 1024:
+                    raise WicError("Could not place %s%s at offset %dK with sector size %d" % (part.disk, self.numpart, part.offset, self.sector_size))
+
+                delta = offset - self.offset
+                if delta < 0:
+                    raise WicError("Could not place %s%s at offset %dK: next free sector is %d (delta: %d)" % (part.disk, self.numpart, part.offset, offset, delta))
+
+                logger.debug("Skipping %d sectors to place %s%s at offset %dK",
+                             delta, part.disk, self.numpart, part.offset)
+
+                self.offset = offset
+
             part.start = self.offset
             self.offset += part.size_sec