1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/packagedata.py b/meta/lib/oe/packagedata.py
index a82085a792..feb834c0e3 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/packagedata.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/packagedata.py
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ def read_subpkgdata_dict(pkg, d):
         ret[newvar] = subd[var]
     return ret
 
+def read_subpkgdata_extended(pkg, d):
+    import json
+    import gzip
+
+    fn = d.expand("${PKGDATA_DIR}/extended/%s.json.gz" % pkg)
+    try:
+        with gzip.open(fn, "rt", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return None
+
 def _pkgmap(d):
     """Return a dictionary mapping package to recipe name."""