diff --git a/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/disable_tests.patch b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/disable_tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5e71ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/disable_tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff -Naur protobuf-c-0.15.old/src/Makefile.am protobuf-c-0.15/src/Makefile.am
+--- protobuf-c-0.15.old/src/Makefile.am	2012-11-28 14:59:57.845251943 +0100
++++ protobuf-c-0.15/src/Makefile.am	2012-11-28 15:00:23.549252632 +0100
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ if BUILD_PROTOC_C
+-SUBDIRS = . test
++
+ bin_PROGRAMS = protoc-c
+ protoc_c_SOURCES = \
+ google/protobuf/compiler/c/c_service.cc \
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
+ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libprotobuf-c.la
+ protobufcincludedir = $(includedir)/google/protobuf-c
+
+-EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt test/CMakeLists.txt
++EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt
+
+ libprotobuf_c_la_SOURCES = \
+ google/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-dispatch.c \
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b29342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From 46e331263eb92e47510e88478b255f226d30245c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Keith Holman <Keith.Holman@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:19:35 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] protobuf: allow running python scripts from anywhere
+
+The Makefile to generate the examples with Google Protocol Buffers
+generates some scripts for python.  However, these generated scripts
+only work if they are ran in the same directory as the source files.
+This fix generates scripts to execute from anywhere on the system.
+
+Signed-off-by: Keith Holman <Keith.Holman@windriver.com>
+---
+ examples/Makefile | 6 ++++--
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
+index 8dc9083..a993d63 100644
+--- a/examples/Makefile
++++ b/examples/Makefile
+@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ list_people_java: javac_middleman
+ add_person_python: add_person.py protoc_middleman
+ 	@echo "Writing shortcut script add_person_python..."
+ 	@echo '#! /bin/sh' > add_person_python
+-	@echo './add_person.py "$$@"' >> add_person_python
++	@echo 'SCRIPT_DIR=$$(dirname $$0)' >> add_person_python
++	@echo '$$SCRIPT_DIR/add_person.py "$$@"' >> add_person_python
+ 	@chmod +x add_person_python
+
+ list_people_python: list_people.py protoc_middleman
+ 	@echo "Writing shortcut script list_people_python..."
+ 	@echo '#! /bin/sh' > list_people_python
+-	@echo './list_people.py "$$@"' >> list_people_python
++	@echo 'SCRIPT_DIR=$$(dirname $$0)' >> list_people_python
++	@echo '$$SCRIPT_DIR/list_people.py "$$@"' >> list_people_python
+ 	@chmod +x list_people_python
+--
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/run-ptest b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/run-ptest
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a5a7b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/run-ptest
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+TEST_FILE="/tmp/test.data"
+
+RETVAL=0
+# Test every writing test application
+for write_exe_full_path in ${DIR}/add_person_*; do
+	if [ -x "${write_exe_full_path}" ]; then
+		write_exe=`basename ${write_exe_full_path}`
+		echo "Generating new test file using ${write_exe}..."
+		${write_exe_full_path} "${TEST_FILE}"
+		RETVAL=$?
+
+		# Test every reading test application
+		for read_exe_full_path in ${DIR}/list_people_*; do
+			read_exe=`basename ${read_exe_full_path}`
+			echo "Test: Write with ${write_exe}; Read with ${read_exe}..."
+			if [ -x "${read_exe_full_path}" ]; then
+				${read_exe_full_path} "${TEST_FILE}"
+				RETVAL=$?
+			fi
+		done
+
+		# Cleanup...
+		if [ -e "${TEST_FILE}" ]; then
+			rm "${TEST_FILE}"
+		fi
+	fi
+done
+
+exit $RETVAL
+
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.2.1.bb b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.2.1.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff2499e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.2.1.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+SUMMARY = "protobuf-c"
+DESCRIPTION = "This package provides a code generator and runtime libraries to use Protocol Buffers from pure C"
+HOMEPAGE = "http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-c/"
+SECTION = "console/tools"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=235c3195a3968524dc1524b4ebea0c0e"
+
+COMPATIBLE_HOST = "(x86_64|arm|aarch64).*-linux"
+
+DEPENDS = "protobuf protobuf-c-native"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "e544249c329391fff512c3874895cfbe"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "846eb4846f19598affdc349d817a8c4c0c68fd940303e6934725c889f16f00bd"
+SRC_URI = "https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/releases/download/v1.2.1/protobuf-c-1.2.1.tar.gz "
+#SRC_URI_append_class-target ="file://0001-protobuf-c-Remove-the-rules-which-depend-on-the-nati.patch"
+
+inherit autotools pkgconfig
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+
+do_configure_prepend_class-target() {
+    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
+}
+
+do_install_append_class-native() {
+    install -m 755 ${B}/t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data ${D}/${bindir}
+}
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-native_3.0.0.bb b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-native_3.0.0.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33467b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-native_3.0.0.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+SUMMARY = "protobuf"
+DESCRIPTION = "Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in \
+an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for \
+almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/"
+SECTION = "console/tools"
+LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=35953c752efc9299b184f91bef540095"
+
+PR = "r0"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "d4f6ca65aadc6310b3872ee421e79fa6"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f5b3563f118f1d3d6e001705fa7082e8fc3bda50038ac3dff787650795734146"
+SRC_URI = "https://github.com/google/protobuf/archive/v3.0.0.tar.gz;downloadfilename=protobuf-3.0.0.tar.gz \
+	"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF += " --with-protoc=echo --disable-shared"
+
+inherit native autotools
+
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.0.0.bb b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.0.0.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd81fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/meta-virtualization/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.0.0.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+SUMMARY = "protobuf"
+DESCRIPTION = "Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in \
+an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for \
+almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats."
+HOMEPAGE = "http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/"
+SECTION = "console/tools"
+LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=35953c752efc9299b184f91bef540095"
+
+PR = "r0"
+EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
+
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "d4f6ca65aadc6310b3872ee421e79fa6"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f5b3563f118f1d3d6e001705fa7082e8fc3bda50038ac3dff787650795734146"
+SRC_URI = "https://github.com/google/protobuf/archive/v3.0.0.tar.gz;downloadfilename=protobuf-3.0.0.tar.gz\
+	        file://protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch \
+	        file://run-ptest \
+            "
+
+COMPATIBLE_HOST = "(x86_64|arm|aarch64).*-linux"
+
+EXTRA_OECONF += " --with-protoc=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/protoc"
+inherit autotools setuptools ptest
+
+DEPENDS += "protobuf-native"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest = "bash"
+
+PYTHON_SRC_DIR="python"
+TEST_SRC_DIR="examples"
+LANG_SUPPORT="cpp python"
+
+do_compile() {
+	# Compile protoc compiler
+	base_do_compile
+}
+
+do_compile_ptest() {
+	# Modify makefile to use the cross-compiler
+	sed -e "s|c++|${CXX} \$(LDFLAGS)|g" -i "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/Makefile"
+
+	mkdir -p "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}"
+
+	# Add the location of the cross-compiled header and library files
+	# which haven't been installed yet.
+	cp "${B}/protobuf.pc" "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
+	sed -e 's|libdir=|libdir=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
+	sed -e 's|Cflags:|Cflags: -I${S}/src|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
+	sed -e 's|Libs:|Libs: -L${B}/src/.libs|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
+	export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}"
+
+	# Save the pkgcfg sysroot variable, and update it to nothing so
+	# that it doesn't append the sysroot to the beginning of paths.
+	# The header and library files aren't installed to the target
+	# system yet.  So the absolute paths were specified above.
+	save_pkg_config_sysroot_dir=$PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR
+	export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=
+
+	# Compile the tests
+	for lang in ${LANG_SUPPORT}; do
+		oe_runmake -C "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}" ${lang}
+	done
+
+	# Restore the pkgconfig sysroot variable
+	export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=$save_pkg_config_sysroot_dir
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	local olddir=`pwd`
+
+	# Install protoc compiler
+	autotools_do_install
+
+	# Install header files
+	export PROTOC="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/protoc"
+	cd "${S}/${PYTHON_SRC_DIR}"
+	distutils_do_install
+
+	cd "$olddir"
+}
+
+do_install_ptest() {
+	local olddir=`pwd`
+
+	cd "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}"
+	install -d "${D}/${PTEST_PATH}"
+	for i in add_person* list_people*; do
+		if [ -x "$i" ]; then
+			install "$i" "${D}/${PTEST_PATH}"
+		fi
+	done
+	cp "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/addressbook_pb2.py" "${D}/${PTEST_PATH}"
+	
+	cd "$olddir"
+}
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "nativesdk"
+