diff --git a/poky/scripts/contrib/convert-variable-renames.py b/poky/scripts/contrib/convert-variable-renames.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Conversion script to rename variables to versions with improved terminology.
+# Also highlights potentially problematic langage and removed variables.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Richard Purdie
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+
+import re
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import shutil
+import mimetypes
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    print("Please specify a directory to run the conversion script against.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+renames = {
+"BB_ENV_WHITELIST" : "BB_ENV_PASSTHROUGH",
+"BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE" : "BB_ENV_PASSTHROUGH_ADDITIONS",
+"BB_HASHCONFIG_WHITELIST" : "BB_HASHCONFIG_IGNORE_VARS",
+"BB_SETSCENE_ENFORCE_WHITELIST" : "BB_SETSCENE_ENFORCE_IGNORE_TASKS",
+"BB_HASHBASE_WHITELIST" : "BB_BASEHASH_IGNORE_VARS",
+"BB_HASHTASK_WHITELIST" : "BB_TASKHASH_IGNORE_TASKS",
+"CVE_CHECK_PN_WHITELIST" : "CVE_CHECK_SKIP_RECIPE",
+"CVE_CHECK_WHITELIST" : "CVE_CHECK_IGNORE",
+"MULTI_PROVIDER_WHITELIST" : "BB_MULTI_PROVIDER_ALLOWED",
+"PNBLACKLIST" : "SKIP_RECIPE",
+"SDK_LOCAL_CONF_BLACKLIST" : "ESDK_LOCALCONF_REMOVE",
+"SDK_LOCAL_CONF_WHITELIST" : "ESDK_LOCALCONF_ALLOW",
+"SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST" : "ESDK_CLASS_INHERIT_DISABLE",
+"SSTATE_DUPWHITELIST" : "SSTATE_ALLOW_OVERLAP_FILES",
+"SYSROOT_DIRS_BLACKLIST" : "SYSROOT_DIRS_IGNORE",
+"UNKNOWN_CONFIGURE_WHITELIST" : "UNKNOWN_CONFIGURE_OPT_IGNORE",
+"ICECC_USER_CLASS_BL" : "ICECC_CLASS_DISABLE",
+"ICECC_SYSTEM_CLASS_BL" : "ICECC_CLASS_DISABLE",
+"ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_WL" : "ICECC_RECIPE_ENABLE",
+"ICECC_USER_PACKAGE_BL" : "ICECC_RECIPE_DISABLE",
+"ICECC_SYSTEM_PACKAGE_BL" : "ICECC_RECIPE_DISABLE",
+"LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST" : "LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED",
+}
+
+removed_list = [
+"BB_STAMP_WHITELIST",
+"BB_STAMP_POLICY",
+"INHERIT_BLACKLIST",
+"TUNEABI_WHITELIST",
+]
+
+context_check_list = [
+"blacklist",
+"whitelist",
+"abort",
+]
+
+def processfile(fn):
+
+    print("processing file '%s'" % fn)
+    try:
+        fh, abs_path = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        modified = False
+        with os.fdopen(fh, 'w') as new_file:
+            with open(fn, "r") as old_file:
+                lineno = 0
+                for line in old_file:
+                    lineno += 1
+                    if not line or "BB_RENAMED_VARIABLE" in line:
+                        continue
+                    # Do the renames
+                    for old_name, new_name in renames.items():
+                        if old_name in line:
+                            line = line.replace(old_name, new_name)
+                            modified = True
+                    # Find removed names
+                    for removed_name in removed_list:
+                        if removed_name in line:
+                            print("%s needs further work at line %s because has been deprecated" % (fn, lineno, remove_name))
+                    for check_word in context_check_list:
+                        if re.search(check_word, line, re.IGNORECASE):
+                            print("%s needs further work at line %s since it contains %s"% (fn, lineno, check_word))
+                    new_file.write(line)
+            new_file.close()
+            if modified:
+                print("*** Modified file '%s'" % (fn))
+                shutil.copymode(fn, abs_path)
+                os.remove(fn)
+                shutil.move(abs_path, fn)
+    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+        pass
+
+ourname = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+ourversion = "0.1"
+
+if os.path.isfile(sys.argv[1]):
+    processfile(sys.argv[1])
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+for targetdir in sys.argv[1:]:
+    print("processing directory '%s'" % targetdir)
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(targetdir):
+        for name in files:
+            if name == ourname:
+                continue
+            fn = os.path.join(root, name)
+            if os.path.islink(fn):
+                continue
+            if "ChangeLog" in fn or "/.git/" in fn or fn.endswith(".html") or fn.endswith(".patch") or fn.endswith(".m4") or fn.endswith(".diff") or fn.endswith(".orig"):
+                continue
+            processfile(fn)
+
+print("All files processed with version %s" % ourversion)