diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
index c8d9f12..22b4521 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/qemux86-directdisk.wks
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 include common.wks.inc
 
-bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="vga=0 rw oprofile.timer=1 rootfstype=ext4 "
+bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="rw oprofile.timer=1 rootfstype=ext4 "
 
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
index 7e66207..018815b 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         """Get path to the executable in a lazy way."""
         if name in ("mdir", "mcopy", "mdel", "mdeltree", "sfdisk", "e2fsck",
-                    "resize2fs", "mkswap", "mkdosfs", "debugfs"):
+                    "resize2fs", "mkswap", "mkdosfs", "debugfs","blkid"):
             aname = "_%s" % name
             if aname not in self.__dict__:
                 setattr(self, aname, find_executable(name, self.paths))
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 
     def _get_part_image(self, pnum):
         if pnum not in self.partitions:
-            raise WicError("Partition %s is not in the image")
+            raise WicError("Partition %s is not in the image" % pnum)
         part = self.partitions[pnum]
         # check if fstype is supported
         for fstype in self.fstypes:
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@
                     seek=self.partitions[pnum].start)
 
     def dir(self, pnum, path):
+        if pnum not in self.partitions:
+            raise WicError("Partition %s is not in the image" % pnum)
+
         if self.partitions[pnum].fstype.startswith('ext'):
             return exec_cmd("{} {} -R 'ls -l {}'".format(self.debugfs,
                                                          self._get_part_image(pnum),
@@ -323,16 +326,31 @@
                                                    self._get_part_image(pnum),
                                                    path))
 
-    def copy(self, src, pnum, path):
+    def copy(self, src, dest):
         """Copy partition image into wic image."""
+        pnum =  dest.part if isinstance(src, str) else src.part
+
         if self.partitions[pnum].fstype.startswith('ext'):
-            cmd = "printf 'cd {}\nwrite {} {}\n' | {} -w {}".\
-                      format(path, src, os.path.basename(src),
+            if isinstance(src, str):
+                cmd = "printf 'cd {}\nwrite {} {}\n' | {} -w {}".\
+                      format(os.path.dirname(dest.path), src, os.path.basename(src),
                              self.debugfs, self._get_part_image(pnum))
+            else: # copy from wic
+                # run both dump and rdump to support both files and directory
+                cmd = "printf 'cd {}\ndump /{} {}\nrdump /{} {}\n' | {} {}".\
+                      format(os.path.dirname(src.path), src.path,
+                             dest, src.path, dest, self.debugfs,
+                             self._get_part_image(pnum))
         else: # fat
-            cmd = "{} -i {} -snop {} ::{}".format(self.mcopy,
+            if isinstance(src, str):
+                cmd = "{} -i {} -snop {} ::{}".format(self.mcopy,
                                                   self._get_part_image(pnum),
-                                                  src, path)
+                                                  src, dest.path)
+            else:
+                cmd = "{} -i {} -snop ::{} {}".format(self.mcopy,
+                                                  self._get_part_image(pnum),
+                                                  src.path, dest)
+
         exec_cmd(cmd, as_shell=True)
         self._put_part_image(pnum)
 
@@ -424,7 +442,7 @@
             outf.flush()
 
         def read_ptable(path):
-            out = exec_cmd("{} -dJ {}".format(self.sfdisk, path))
+            out = exec_cmd("{} -J {}".format(self.sfdisk, path))
             return json.loads(out)
 
         def write_ptable(parts, target):
@@ -525,7 +543,8 @@
                         logger.info("creating swap partition {}".format(pnum))
                         label = part.get("name")
                         label_str = "-L {}".format(label) if label else ''
-                        uuid = part.get("uuid")
+                        out = exec_cmd("{} --probe {}".format(self.blkid, self._get_part_image(pnum)))
+                        uuid = out[out.index("UUID=\"")+6:out.index("UUID=\"")+42]
                         uuid_str = "-U {}".format(uuid) if uuid else ''
                         with open(partfname, 'w') as sparse:
                             os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), part['size'] * self._lsector_size)
@@ -551,11 +570,15 @@
 
 def wic_cp(args, native_sysroot):
     """
-    Copy local file or directory to the vfat partition of
+    Copy file or directory to/from the vfat/ext partition of
     partitioned image.
     """
-    disk = Disk(args.dest.image, native_sysroot)
-    disk.copy(args.src, args.dest.part, args.dest.path)
+    if isinstance(args.dest, str):
+        disk = Disk(args.src.image, native_sysroot)
+    else:
+        disk = Disk(args.dest.image, native_sysroot)
+    disk.copy(args.src, args.dest)
+
 
 def wic_rm(args, native_sysroot):
     """
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
index 812ebe3..bd3a2b9 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
@@ -341,12 +341,15 @@
 
 wic_cp_usage = """
 
- Copy files and directories to the vfat or ext* partition
+ Copy files and directories to/from the vfat or ext* partition
 
- usage: wic cp <src> <image>:<partition>[<path>] [--native-sysroot <path>]
+ usage: wic cp <src> <dest> [--native-sysroot <path>]
 
- This command  copies local files or directories to the vfat or ext* partitions
-of partitioned  image.
+ source/destination image in format <image>:<partition>[<path>]
+
+ This command copies files or directories either
+  - from local to vfat or ext* partitions of partitioned image
+  - from vfat or ext* partitions of partitioned image to local
 
  See 'wic help cp' for more detailed instructions.
 
@@ -355,16 +358,18 @@
 wic_cp_help = """
 
 NAME
-    wic cp - copy files and directories to the vfat or ext* partitions
+    wic cp - copy files and directories to/from the vfat or ext* partitions
 
 SYNOPSIS
-    wic cp <src> <image>:<partition>
-    wic cp <src> <image>:<partition><path>
-    wic cp <src> <image>:<partition><path> --native-sysroot <path>
+    wic cp <src> <dest>:<partition>
+    wic cp <src>:<partition> <dest>
+    wic cp <src> <dest-image>:<partition><path>
+    wic cp <src> <dest-image>:<partition><path> --native-sysroot <path>
 
 DESCRIPTION
-    This command copies files and directories to the vfat or ext* partition of
-    the partitioned image.
+    This command copies files or directories either
+      - from local to vfat or ext* partitions of partitioned image
+      - from vfat or ext* partitions of partitioned image to local
 
     The first form of it copies file or directory to the root directory of
     the partition:
@@ -397,6 +402,10 @@
                4 files                   0 bytes
                                 15 675 392 bytes free
 
+    The third form of the command copies file or directory from the specified directory
+    on the partition to local:
+       $ wic cp tmp/deploy/images/qemux86-64/core-image-minimal-qemux86-64.wic:1/vmlinuz test
+
     The -n option is used to specify the path to the native sysroot
     containing the tools(parted and mtools) to use.
 """
@@ -527,7 +536,8 @@
 
     Source plugins can also be implemented and added by external
     layers - any plugins found in a scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/
-    directory in an external layer will also be made available.
+    or lib/wic/plugins/source/ directory in an external layer will
+    also be made available.
 
     When the wic implementation needs to invoke a partition-specific
     implementation, it looks for the plugin that has the same name as
@@ -960,6 +970,26 @@
                          is omitted, not the directory itself. This option only
                          has an effect with the rootfs source plugin.
 
+         --include-path: This option is specific to wic. It adds the contents
+                         of the given path or a rootfs to the resulting image.
+                         The option contains two fields, the origin and the
+                         destination. When the origin is a rootfs, it follows
+                         the same logic as the rootfs-dir argument and the
+                         permissions and owners are kept. When the origin is a
+                         path, it is relative to the directory in which wic is
+                         running not the rootfs itself so use of an absolute
+                         path is recommended, and the owner and group is set to
+                         root:root. If no destination is given it is
+                         automatically set to the root of the rootfs. This
+                         option only has an effect with the rootfs source
+                         plugin.
+
+         --change-directory: This option is specific to wic. It changes to the
+                             given directory before copying the files. This
+                             option is useful when we want to split a rootfs in
+                             multiple partitions and we want to keep the right
+                             permissions and usernames in all the partitions.
+
          --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
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
index 6a643ba..b8befe7 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/ksparser.py
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
         part.add_argument('--active', action='store_true')
         part.add_argument('--align', type=int)
         part.add_argument('--exclude-path', nargs='+')
+        part.add_argument('--include-path', nargs='+', action='append')
+        part.add_argument('--change-directory')
         part.add_argument("--extra-space", type=sizetype)
         part.add_argument('--fsoptions', dest='fsopts')
         part.add_argument('--fstype', default='vfat',
@@ -245,6 +247,11 @@
                     elif line.startswith('bootloader'):
                         if not self.bootloader:
                             self.bootloader = parsed
+                            # Concatenate the strings set in APPEND
+                            append_var = get_bitbake_var("APPEND")
+                            if append_var:
+                                self.bootloader.append = ' '.join(filter(None, \
+                                                         (self.bootloader.append, append_var)))
                         else:
                             err = "%s:%d: more than one bootloader specified" \
                                       % (confpath, lineno)
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/misc.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/misc.py
index 1f199b9..91975ba 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/misc.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/misc.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
                   "parted": "parted",
                   "sfdisk": "util-linux",
                   "sgdisk": "gptfdisk",
-                  "syslinux": "syslinux"
+                  "syslinux": "syslinux",
+                  "tar": "tar"
                  }
 
 def runtool(cmdln_or_args):
@@ -112,6 +113,15 @@
     """
     return _exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell)[1]
 
+def find_executable(cmd, paths):
+    recipe = cmd
+    if recipe in NATIVE_RECIPES:
+        recipe =  NATIVE_RECIPES[recipe]
+    provided = get_bitbake_var("ASSUME_PROVIDED")
+    if provided and "%s-native" % recipe in provided:
+        return True
+
+    return spawn.find_executable(cmd, paths)
 
 def exec_native_cmd(cmd_and_args, native_sysroot, pseudo=""):
     """
@@ -136,7 +146,7 @@
     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):
+    if find_executable(args[0], native_paths):
         ret, out = _exec_cmd(native_cmd_and_args, True)
     else:
         ret = 127
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
index d809408..7d9dd61 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
         self.device = None
         self.extra_space = args.extra_space
         self.exclude_path = args.exclude_path
+        self.include_path = args.include_path
+        self.change_directory = args.change_directory
         self.fsopts = args.fsopts
         self.fstype = args.fstype
         self.label = args.label
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@
                            (self.mountpoint, self.size, self.fixed_size))
 
     def prepare_rootfs(self, cr_workdir, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
-                       native_sysroot, real_rootfs = True):
+                       native_sysroot, real_rootfs = True, pseudo_dir = None):
         """
         Prepare content for a rootfs partition i.e. create a partition
         and fill it from a /rootfs dir.
@@ -197,15 +199,14 @@
         Currently handles ext2/3/4, btrfs, vfat and squashfs.
         """
         p_prefix = os.environ.get("PSEUDO_PREFIX", "%s/usr" % native_sysroot)
-        p_localstatedir = os.environ.get("PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR",
-                                         "%s/../pseudo" %  rootfs_dir)
-        p_passwd = os.environ.get("PSEUDO_PASSWD", rootfs_dir)
-        p_nosymlinkexp = os.environ.get("PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP", "1")
-        pseudo = "export PSEUDO_PREFIX=%s;" % p_prefix
-        pseudo += "export PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=%s;" % p_localstatedir
-        pseudo += "export PSEUDO_PASSWD=%s;" % p_passwd
-        pseudo += "export PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=%s;" % p_nosymlinkexp
-        pseudo += "%s " % get_bitbake_var("FAKEROOTCMD")
+        if (pseudo_dir):
+            pseudo = "export PSEUDO_PREFIX=%s;" % p_prefix
+            pseudo += "export PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=%s;" % pseudo_dir
+            pseudo += "export PSEUDO_PASSWD=%s;" % rootfs_dir
+            pseudo += "export PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=1;"
+            pseudo += "%s " % get_bitbake_var("FAKEROOTCMD")
+        else:
+            pseudo = None
 
         rootfs = "%s/rootfs_%s.%s.%s" % (cr_workdir, self.label,
                                          self.lineno, self.fstype)
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
index f74d643..d9b4e57 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 PLUGIN_TYPES = ["imager", "source"]
 
-SCRIPTS_PLUGIN_DIR = "scripts/lib/wic/plugins"
+SCRIPTS_PLUGIN_DIR = ["scripts/lib/wic/plugins", "lib/wic/plugins"]
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@
             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)
+                for script_plugin_dir in SCRIPTS_PLUGIN_DIR:
+                    path = os.path.join(layer_path, script_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
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index 2441cc3..2d06c24 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
                 # Reserve a sector for EBR for every logical partition
                 # before alignment is performed.
                 if part.type == 'logical':
-                    self.offset += 1
+                    self.offset += 2
 
             align_sectors = 0
             if part.align:
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
                         self.extendedpart = part.num
                     else:
                         self.extended_size_sec += align_sectors
-                    self.extended_size_sec += part.size_sec + 1
+                    self.extended_size_sec += part.size_sec + 2
                 else:
                     self.primary_part_num += 1
                     part.num = self.primary_part_num
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
                 # 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,
+                                       None, part.start - 2,
                                        self.extended_size_sec)
 
             if part.fstype == "swap":
@@ -580,9 +580,7 @@
                                 self.native_sysroot)
 
     def cleanup(self):
-        # remove partition images
-        for image in set(self.partimages):
-            os.remove(image)
+        pass
 
     def assemble(self):
         logger.debug("Installing partitions")
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
index 82970ce..3c4997d 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             raise WicError("No file specified")
 
         src = os.path.join(kernel_dir, source_params['file'])
-        dst = os.path.join(cr_workdir, "%s.%s" % (source_params['file'], part.lineno))
+        dst = os.path.join(cr_workdir, "%s.%s" % (os.path.basename(source_params['file']), part.lineno))
 
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(dst)):
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(dst))
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
index e26e95b..f1db83f 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 import sys
 
 from oe.path import copyhardlinktree
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from wic import WicError
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
-from wic.misc import get_bitbake_var
+from wic.misc import get_bitbake_var, exec_native_cmd
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 
@@ -32,6 +33,22 @@
     name = 'rootfs'
 
     @staticmethod
+    def __validate_path(cmd, rootfs_dir, path):
+        if os.path.isabs(path):
+            logger.error("%s: Must be relative: %s" % (cmd, orig_path))
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Disallow climbing outside of parent directory using '..',
+        # because doing so could be quite disastrous (we will delete the
+        # directory, or modify a directory outside OpenEmbedded).
+        full_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(rootfs_dir, path))
+        if not full_path.startswith(os.path.realpath(rootfs_dir)):
+            logger.error("%s: Must point inside the rootfs:" % (cmd, path))
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        return full_path
+
+    @staticmethod
     def __get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir):
         if os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
             return os.path.realpath(rootfs_dir)
@@ -44,6 +61,15 @@
 
         return os.path.realpath(image_rootfs_dir)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def __get_pseudo(native_sysroot, rootfs, pseudo_dir):
+        pseudo = "export PSEUDO_PREFIX=%s/usr;" % native_sysroot
+        pseudo += "export PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=%s;" % pseudo_dir
+        pseudo += "export PSEUDO_PASSWD=%s;" % rootfs
+        pseudo += "export PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=1;"
+        pseudo += "%s " % get_bitbake_var("FAKEROOTCMD")
+        return pseudo
+
     @classmethod
     def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
                              oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
@@ -68,10 +94,16 @@
                                "it is not a valid path, exiting" % part.rootfs_dir)
 
         part.rootfs_dir = cls.__get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir)
+        pseudo_dir = os.path.join(part.rootfs_dir, "../pseudo")
+        if not os.path.lexists(pseudo_dir):
+            logger.warn("%s folder does not exist. "
+                        "Usernames and permissions will be invalid " % pseudo_dir)
+            pseudo_dir = None
 
         new_rootfs = None
+        new_pseudo = None
         # Handle excluded paths.
-        if part.exclude_path is not None:
+        if part.exclude_path or part.include_path or part.change_directory:
             # 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%d" % part.lineno))
@@ -79,22 +111,93 @@
             if os.path.lexists(new_rootfs):
                 shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(new_rootfs))
 
-            copyhardlinktree(part.rootfs_dir, new_rootfs)
+            if part.change_directory:
+                cd = part.change_directory
+                if cd[-1] == '/':
+                    cd = cd[:-1]
+                orig_dir = cls.__validate_path("--change-directory", part.rootfs_dir, cd)
+            else:
+                orig_dir = part.rootfs_dir
+            copyhardlinktree(orig_dir, new_rootfs)
 
-            for orig_path in part.exclude_path:
+            # Convert the pseudo directory to its new location
+            if (pseudo_dir):
+                new_pseudo = os.path.realpath(
+                             os.path.join(cr_workdir, "pseudo%d" % part.lineno))
+                if os.path.lexists(new_pseudo):
+                    shutil.rmtree(new_pseudo)
+                os.mkdir(new_pseudo)
+                shutil.copy(os.path.join(pseudo_dir, "files.db"),
+                            os.path.join(new_pseudo, "files.db"))
+
+                pseudo_cmd = "%s -B -m %s -M %s" % (cls.__get_pseudo(native_sysroot,
+                                                                     new_rootfs,
+                                                                     new_pseudo),
+                                                    orig_dir, new_rootfs)
+                exec_native_cmd(pseudo_cmd, native_sysroot)
+
+            for in_path in part.include_path or []:
+                #parse arguments
+                include_path = in_path[0]
+                if len(in_path) > 2:
+                    logger.error("'Invalid number of arguments for include-path")
+                    sys.exit(1)
+                if len(in_path) == 2:
+                    path = in_path[1]
+                else:
+                    path = None
+
+                # Pack files to be included into a tar file.
+                # We need to create a tar file, because that way we can keep the
+                # permissions from the files even when they belong to different
+                # pseudo enviroments.
+                # If we simply copy files using copyhardlinktree/copytree... the
+                # copied files will belong to the user running wic.
+                tar_file = os.path.realpath(
+                           os.path.join(cr_workdir, "include-path%d.tar" % part.lineno))
+                if os.path.isfile(include_path):
+                    parent = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(include_path))
+                    tar_cmd = "tar c --owner=root --group=root -f %s -C %s %s" % (
+                                tar_file, parent, os.path.relpath(include_path, parent))
+                    exec_native_cmd(tar_cmd, native_sysroot)
+                else:
+                    if include_path in krootfs_dir:
+                        include_path = krootfs_dir[include_path]
+                    include_path = cls.__get_rootfs_dir(include_path)
+                    include_pseudo = os.path.join(include_path, "../pseudo")
+                    if os.path.lexists(include_pseudo):
+                        pseudo = cls.__get_pseudo(native_sysroot, include_path,
+                                                  include_pseudo)
+                        tar_cmd = "tar cf %s -C %s ." % (tar_file, include_path)
+                    else:
+                        pseudo = None
+                        tar_cmd = "tar c --owner=root --group=root -f %s -C %s ." % (
+                                tar_file, include_path)
+                    exec_native_cmd(tar_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo)
+
+                #create destination
+                if path:
+                    destination = cls.__validate_path("--include-path", new_rootfs, path)
+                    Path(destination).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                else:
+                    destination = new_rootfs
+
+                #extract destination
+                untar_cmd = "tar xf %s -C %s" % (tar_file, destination)
+                if new_pseudo:
+                    pseudo = cls.__get_pseudo(native_sysroot, new_rootfs, new_pseudo)
+                else:
+                    pseudo = None
+                exec_native_cmd(untar_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo)
+                os.remove(tar_file)
+
+            for orig_path in part.exclude_path or []:
                 path = orig_path
-                if os.path.isabs(path):
-                    logger.error("Must be relative: --exclude-path=%s" % orig_path)
-                    sys.exit(1)
 
-                full_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(new_rootfs, path))
+                full_path = cls.__validate_path("--exclude-path", 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):
-                    logger.error("'%s' points to a path outside the rootfs" % orig_path)
-                    sys.exit(1)
+                if not os.path.lexists(full_path):
+                    continue
 
                 if path.endswith(os.sep):
                     # Delete content only.
@@ -109,4 +212,5 @@
                     shutil.rmtree(full_path)
 
         part.prepare_rootfs(cr_workdir, oe_builddir,
-                            new_rootfs or part.rootfs_dir, native_sysroot)
+                            new_rootfs or part.rootfs_dir, native_sysroot,
+                            pseudo_dir = new_pseudo or pseudo_dir)