122 files changed, 5432 insertions, 2495 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-docs-cases/README b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools-docs/cases/README
index f8edbc7dad..f8edbc7dad 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-docs-cases/README
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools-docs/cases/README
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-docs-cases/build.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools-docs/cases/build.py
index 6e3ee94292..6e3ee94292 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-docs-cases/build.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools-docs/cases/build.py
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/README b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/README
index d4f20faa9f..d4f20faa9f 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/README
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/README
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/build.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/build.py
index c85c32496b..c85c32496b 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/build.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/build.py
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/gcc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/gcc.py
index a62c4d0bc4..a62c4d0bc4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/gcc.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/gcc.py
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/https.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/https.py
index 4525e3d758..98f27e5994 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/https.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/https.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class HTTPTests(OESDKTestCase):
     """
 
     def test_wget(self):
-        self._run('env -i wget --debug --output-document /dev/null https://yoctoproject.org/connectivity.html')
+        self._run('env -i wget --debug --output-document /dev/null https://www.yoctoproject.org/connectivity.html')
 
     def test_python(self):
         # urlopen() returns a file-like object on success and throws an exception otherwise
-        self._run('python3 -c \'import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen("https://yoctoproject.org/connectivity.html")\'')
+        self._run('python3 -c \'import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen("https://www.yoctoproject.org/connectivity.html")\'')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/sanity.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/sanity.py
index a55d456656..a55d456656 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/buildtools-cases/sanity.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/buildtools/cases/sanity.py
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/case.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/case.py
index bc4446a938..ad5524a714 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/case.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/case.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 import base64
+import os
 import zlib
 import unittest
 
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ class OETestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             d.tearDownDecorator()
         self.tearDownMethod()
 
+    def assertFileExists(self, filename, msg=None):
+        """
+        Test that filename exists. If it does not, the test will fail.
+        """
+        if not os.path.exists(filename):
+            self.fail(msg or "%s does not exist" % filename)
+
 class OEPTestResultTestCase:
     """
     Mix-in class to provide functions to make interacting with extraresults for
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/context.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/context.py
index 9313271f58..46de9135c1 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/context.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/context.py
@@ -179,9 +179,16 @@ class OETestContextExecutor(object):
         else:
             self.tc_kwargs['init']['td'] = {}
 
+        # Run image specific TEST_SUITE like testimage.bbclass by default
+        test_suites = self.tc_kwargs['init']['td'].get("TEST_SUITES")
+        if test_suites:
+            test_suites = test_suites.split()
+
         if args.run_tests:
             self.tc_kwargs['load']['modules'] = args.run_tests
             self.tc_kwargs['load']['modules_required'] = args.run_tests
+        elif test_suites:
+            self.tc_kwargs['load']['modules'] = test_suites
         else:
             self.tc_kwargs['load']['modules'] = []
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/data.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/data.py
index 5444b2cb75..0daf46334f 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/data.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/decorator/data.py
@@ -228,3 +228,15 @@ class skipIfNotArch(OETestDecorator):
         arch = self.case.td['HOST_ARCH']
         if arch not in self.archs:
              self.case.skipTest('Test skipped on %s' % arch)
+
+@registerDecorator
+class skipIfNotBuildArch(OETestDecorator):
+    """
+    Skip test if BUILD_ARCH is not present in the tuple specified.
+    """
+
+    attrs = ('archs',)
+    def setUpDecorator(self):
+        arch = self.case.td['BUILD_ARCH']
+        if arch not in self.archs:
+             self.case.skipTest('Test skipped on %s' % arch)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
index a86a706bd9..b683d9b80a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class OETestResultJSONHelper(object):
             os.makedirs(write_dir, exist_ok=True)
         test_results = self._get_existing_testresults_if_available(write_dir)
         test_results[result_id] = {'configuration': configuration, 'result': test_result}
-        json_testresults = json.dumps(test_results, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+        json_testresults = json.dumps(test_results, sort_keys=True, indent=1)
         self._write_file(write_dir, self.testresult_filename, json_testresults)
         if has_bb:
             bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/__init__.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/__init__.py
index 1382aa9b52..177f648fe3 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/__init__.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class OETarget(object):
 
     def __init__(self, logger, *args, **kwargs):
         self.logger = logger
+        self.runner = None
 
     @abstractmethod
     def start(self):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py
index d93b3ac94a..769a6fec7e 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/qemu.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from .ssh import OESSHTarget
 from oeqa.utils.qemurunner import QemuRunner
 
-supported_fstypes = ['ext3', 'ext4', 'cpio.gz', 'wic']
+supported_fstypes = ['ext3', 'ext4', 'cpio.gz', 'wic', 'wic.zst', 'ext3.zst', 'ext4.zst']
 
 class OEQemuTarget(OESSHTarget):
     def __init__(self, logger, server_ip, timeout=300, user='root',
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/serial.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/serial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c2cd8b248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/serial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import base64
+import logging
+import os
+from threading import Lock
+from . import OETarget
+
+class OESerialTarget(OETarget):
+
+    def __init__(self, logger, target_ip, server_ip, server_port=0,
+                 timeout=300, serialcontrol_cmd=None, serialcontrol_extra_args=None,
+                 serialcontrol_ps1=None, serialcontrol_connect_timeout=None, 
+                 machine=None, **kwargs):
+        if not logger:
+            logger = logging.getLogger('target')
+            logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+            filePath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'remoteTarget.log')
+            fileHandler = logging.FileHandler(filePath, 'w', 'utf-8')
+            formatter = logging.Formatter(
+                        '%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)s: %(message)s',
+                        '%H:%M:%S')
+            fileHandler.setFormatter(formatter)
+            logger.addHandler(fileHandler)
+
+        super(OESerialTarget, self).__init__(logger)
+
+        if serialcontrol_ps1:
+            self.target_ps1 = serialcontrol_ps1
+        elif machine:
+            # fallback to a default value which assumes root@machine
+            self.target_ps1 = f'root@{machine}:.*# '
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Unable to determine shell command prompt (PS1) format.")
+
+        if not serialcontrol_cmd:
+            raise ValueError("Unable to determine serial control command.")
+
+        if serialcontrol_extra_args:
+            self.connection_script = f'{serialcontrol_cmd} {serialcontrol_extra_args}'
+        else:
+            self.connection_script = serialcontrol_cmd
+
+        if serialcontrol_connect_timeout:
+            self.connect_timeout = serialcontrol_connect_timeout
+        else:
+            self.connect_timeout = 10 # default to 10s connection timeout
+
+        self.default_command_timeout = timeout
+        self.ip = target_ip
+        self.server_ip = server_ip
+        self.server_port = server_port 
+        self.conn = None
+        self.mutex = Lock()
+
+    def start(self, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    def stop(self, **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    def get_connection(self):
+        if self.conn is None:
+            self.conn = SerialConnection(self.connection_script,
+                                         self.target_ps1,
+                                         self.connect_timeout,
+                                         self.default_command_timeout)
+
+        return self.conn
+
+    def run(self, cmd, timeout=None):
+        """
+            Runs command on target over the provided serial connection.
+            The first call will open the connection, and subsequent
+            calls will re-use the same connection to send new commands.
+
+            command:    Command to run on target.
+            timeout:    <value>:    Kill command after <val> seconds.
+                        None:       Kill command default value seconds.
+                        0:          No timeout, runs until return.
+        """
+        # Lock needed to avoid multiple threads running commands concurrently
+        # A serial connection can only be used by one caller at a time
+        with self.mutex:
+            conn = self.get_connection()
+
+            self.logger.debug(f"[Running]$ {cmd}")
+            # Run the command, then echo $? to get the command's return code
+            try:
+                output = conn.run_command(cmd, timeout)
+                status = conn.run_command("echo $?")
+                self.logger.debug(f"   [stdout]: {output}")
+                self.logger.debug(f"   [ret code]: {status}\n\n")
+            except SerialTimeoutException as e:
+                self.logger.debug(e)
+                output = ""
+                status = 255
+
+            # Return to $HOME after each command to simulate a stateless SSH connection
+            conn.run_command('cd "$HOME"')
+
+        return (int(status), output)
+
+    def copyTo(self, localSrc, remoteDst):
+        """
+            Copies files by converting them to base 32, then transferring
+            the ASCII text to the target, and decoding it in place on the
+            target.
+
+            On a 115k baud serial connection, this method transfers at
+            roughly 30kbps.
+        """
+        with open(localSrc, 'rb') as file:
+            data = file.read()
+
+        b32 = base64.b32encode(data).decode('utf-8')
+
+        # To avoid shell line limits, send a chunk at a time
+        SPLIT_LEN = 512 
+        lines = [b32[i:i+SPLIT_LEN] for i in range(0, len(b32), SPLIT_LEN)]
+
+        with self.mutex:
+            conn = self.get_connection()
+
+            filename = os.path.basename(localSrc)
+            TEMP = f'/tmp/{filename}.b32'
+
+            # Create or empty out the temp file
+            conn.run_command(f'echo -n "" > {TEMP}')
+
+            for line in lines:
+                conn.run_command(f'echo -n {line} >> {TEMP}')
+
+            # Check to see whether the remoteDst is a directory
+            is_directory = conn.run_command(f'[[ -d {remoteDst} ]]; echo $?')
+            if int(is_directory) == 0:
+                # append the localSrc filename to the end of remoteDst
+                remoteDst = os.path.join(remoteDst, filename)
+
+            conn.run_command(f'base32 -d {TEMP} > {remoteDst}')
+            conn.run_command(f'rm {TEMP}')
+
+        return 0, 'Success'
+
+    def copyFrom(self, remoteSrc, localDst):
+        """
+            Copies files by converting them to base 32 on the target, then
+            transferring the ASCII text to the host. That text is then
+            decoded here and written out to the destination.
+
+            On a 115k baud serial connection, this method transfers at
+            roughly 30kbps.
+        """
+        with self.mutex:
+            b32 = self.get_connection().run_command(f'base32 {remoteSrc}')
+
+            data = base64.b32decode(b32.replace('\r\n', ''))
+
+            # If the local path is a directory, get the filename from
+            # the remoteSrc path and append it to localDst
+            if os.path.isdir(localDst):
+                filename = os.path.basename(remoteSrc)
+                localDst = os.path.join(localDst, filename)
+
+            with open(localDst, 'wb') as file:
+                file.write(data)
+
+        return 0, 'Success'
+
+    def copyDirTo(self, localSrc, remoteDst):
+        """
+            Copy recursively localSrc directory to remoteDst in target.
+        """
+
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(localSrc):
+            # Create directories in the target as needed
+            for d in dirs:
+                tmpDir = os.path.join(root, d).replace(localSrc, "")
+                newDir = os.path.join(remoteDst, tmpDir.lstrip("/"))
+                cmd = "mkdir -p %s" % newDir
+                self.run(cmd)
+
+            # Copy files into the target
+            for f in files:
+                tmpFile = os.path.join(root, f).replace(localSrc, "")
+                dstFile = os.path.join(remoteDst, tmpFile.lstrip("/"))
+                srcFile = os.path.join(root, f)
+                self.copyTo(srcFile, dstFile)
+
+    def deleteFiles(self, remotePath, files):
+        """
+            Deletes files in target's remotePath.
+        """
+
+        cmd = "rm"
+        if not isinstance(files, list):
+            files = [files]
+
+        for f in files:
+            cmd = "%s %s" % (cmd, os.path.join(remotePath, f))
+
+        self.run(cmd)
+
+    def deleteDir(self, remotePath):
+        """
+            Deletes target's remotePath directory.
+        """
+
+        cmd = "rmdir %s" % remotePath
+        self.run(cmd)
+
+    def deleteDirStructure(self, localPath, remotePath):
+        """
+        Delete recursively localPath structure directory in target's remotePath.
+
+        This function is useful to delete a package that is installed in the
+        device under test (DUT) and the host running the test has such package
+        extracted in tmp directory.
+
+        Example:
+            pwd: /home/user/tmp
+            tree:   .
+                    └── work
+                        ├── dir1
+                        │   └── file1
+                        └── dir2
+
+            localpath = "/home/user/tmp" and remotepath = "/home/user"
+
+            With the above variables this function will try to delete the
+            directory in the DUT in this order:
+                /home/user/work/dir1/file1
+                /home/user/work/dir1        (if dir is empty)
+                /home/user/work/dir2        (if dir is empty)
+                /home/user/work             (if dir is empty)
+        """
+
+        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(localPath, topdown=False):
+            # Delete files first
+            tmpDir = os.path.join(root).replace(localPath, "")
+            remoteDir = os.path.join(remotePath, tmpDir.lstrip("/"))
+            self.deleteFiles(remoteDir, files)
+
+            # Remove dirs if empty
+            for d in dirs:
+                tmpDir = os.path.join(root, d).replace(localPath, "")
+                remoteDir = os.path.join(remotePath, tmpDir.lstrip("/"))
+                self.deleteDir(remoteDir)
+
+class SerialTimeoutException(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        self.msg = msg
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.msg
+
+class SerialConnection:
+
+    def __init__(self, script, target_prompt, connect_timeout, default_command_timeout):
+        import pexpect # limiting scope to avoid build dependency
+        self.prompt = target_prompt
+        self.connect_timeout = connect_timeout
+        self.default_command_timeout = default_command_timeout
+        self.conn = pexpect.spawn('/bin/bash', ['-c', script], encoding='utf8')
+        self._seek_to_clean_shell()
+        # Disable echo to avoid the need to parse the outgoing command
+        self.run_command('stty -echo')
+
+    def _seek_to_clean_shell(self):
+        """
+            Attempts to find a clean shell, meaning it is clear and
+            ready to accept a new command. This is necessary to ensure
+            the correct output is captured from each command.
+        """
+        import pexpect # limiting scope to avoid build dependency
+        # Look for a clean shell
+        # Wait a short amount of time for the connection to finish
+        pexpect_code = self.conn.expect([self.prompt, pexpect.TIMEOUT],
+                                        timeout=self.connect_timeout)
+
+        # if a timeout occurred, send an empty line and wait for a clean shell
+        if pexpect_code == 1:
+            # send a newline to clear and present the shell
+            self.conn.sendline("")
+            pexpect_code = self.conn.expect(self.prompt)
+
+    def run_command(self, cmd, timeout=None):
+        """
+            Runs command on target over the provided serial connection.
+            Returns any output on the shell while the command was run.
+
+            command:    Command to run on target.
+            timeout:    <value>:    Kill command after <val> seconds.
+                        None:       Kill command default value seconds.
+                        0:          No timeout, runs until return.
+        """
+        import pexpect # limiting scope to avoid build dependency
+        # Convert from the OETarget defaults to pexpect timeout values
+        if timeout is None:
+            timeout = self.default_command_timeout
+        elif timeout == 0:
+            timeout = None # passing None to pexpect is infinite timeout
+
+        self.conn.sendline(cmd)
+        pexpect_code = self.conn.expect([self.prompt, pexpect.TIMEOUT], timeout=timeout)
+
+        # check for timeout
+        if pexpect_code == 1:
+            self.conn.send('\003') # send Ctrl+C
+            self._seek_to_clean_shell()
+            raise SerialTimeoutException(f'Timeout executing: {cmd} after {timeout}s')
+
+        return self.conn.before.removesuffix('\r\n')
+
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
index 09cdd14c75..0ac3ae4388 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/target/ssh.py
@@ -55,24 +55,28 @@ class OESSHTarget(OETarget):
     def stop(self, **kwargs):
         pass
 
-    def _run(self, command, timeout=None, ignore_status=True):
+    def _run(self, command, timeout=None, ignore_status=True, raw=False, ignore_ssh_fails=False):
         """
             Runs command in target using SSHProcess.
         """
         self.logger.debug("[Running]$ %s" % " ".join(command))
 
         starttime = time.time()
-        status, output = SSHCall(command, self.logger, timeout)
+        status, output = SSHCall(command, self.logger, timeout, raw)
         self.logger.debug("[Command returned '%d' after %.2f seconds]"
                  "" % (status, time.time() - starttime))
 
-        if status and not ignore_status:
+        if status == 255 and not ignore_ssh_fails:
+            raise AssertionError("ssh exited with status '255' for command "
+                                 "'%s': this is likely an SSH failure\n%s"
+                                 % (command, output))
+        elif status and not ignore_status:
             raise AssertionError("Command '%s' returned non-zero exit "
                                  "status %d:\n%s" % (command, status, output))
 
         return (status, output)
 
-    def run(self, command, timeout=None, ignore_status=True):
+    def run(self, command, timeout=None, ignore_status=True, raw=False, ignore_ssh_fails=False):
         """
             Runs command in target.
 
@@ -91,8 +95,11 @@ class OESSHTarget(OETarget):
         else:
             processTimeout = self.timeout
 
-        status, output = self._run(sshCmd, processTimeout, ignore_status)
-        self.logger.debug('Command: %s\nStatus: %d Output:  %s\n' % (command, status, output))
+        status, output = self._run(sshCmd, processTimeout, ignore_status, raw, ignore_ssh_fails)
+        if len(output) > (64 * 1024):
+            self.logger.debug('Command: %s\nStatus: %d Output length:  %s\n' % (command, status, len(output)))
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug('Command: %s\nStatus: %d Output:  %s\n' % (command, status, output))
 
         return (status, output)
 
@@ -206,22 +213,23 @@ class OESSHTarget(OETarget):
                 remoteDir = os.path.join(remotePath, tmpDir.lstrip("/"))
                 self.deleteDir(remoteDir)
 
-def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
+def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, raw=False, **opts):
 
     def run():
         nonlocal output
         nonlocal process
-        output_raw = b''
+        output_raw = bytearray()
         starttime = time.time()
+        progress = time.time()
         process = subprocess.Popen(command, **options)
         has_timeout = False
+        appendline = None
         if timeout:
             endtime = starttime + timeout
             eof = False
             os.set_blocking(process.stdout.fileno(), False)
             while not has_timeout and not eof:
                 try:
-                    logger.debug('Waiting for process output: time: %s, endtime: %s' % (time.time(), endtime))
                     if select.select([process.stdout], [], [], 5)[0] != []:
                         # wait a bit for more data, tries to avoid reading single characters
                         time.sleep(0.2)
@@ -229,9 +237,9 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
                         if not data:
                             eof = True
                         else:
-                            output_raw += data
+                            output_raw.extend(data)
                             # ignore errors to capture as much as possible
-                            logger.debug('Partial data from SSH call:\n%s' % data.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore'))
+                            #logger.debug('Partial data from SSH call:\n%s' % data.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore'))
                             endtime = time.time() + timeout
                 except InterruptedError:
                     logger.debug('InterruptedError')
@@ -244,6 +252,10 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
                     logger.debug('SSHCall has timeout! Time: %s, endtime: %s' % (time.time(), endtime))
                     has_timeout = True
 
+                if time.time() >= (progress + 60):
+                    logger.debug('Waiting for process output at time: %s with datasize: %s' % (time.time(), len(output_raw)))
+                    progress = time.time()
+
             process.stdout.close()
 
             # process hasn't returned yet
@@ -256,17 +268,29 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
                     logger.debug('OSError when killing process')
                     pass
                 endtime = time.time() - starttime
-                lastline = ("\nProcess killed - no output for %d seconds. Total"
+                appendline = ("\nProcess killed - no output for %d seconds. Total"
                             " running time: %d seconds." % (timeout, endtime))
-                logger.debug('Received data from SSH call:\n%s ' % lastline)
-                output += lastline
+                logger.debug('Received data from SSH call:\n%s ' % appendline)
                 process.wait()
 
+            if raw:
+                output = bytes(output_raw)
+                if appendline:
+                    output += bytes(appendline, "utf-8")
+            else:
+                output = output_raw.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
+                if appendline:
+                    output += appendline
         else:
-            output_raw = process.communicate()[0]
+            output = output_raw = process.communicate()[0]
+            if not raw:
+                output = output_raw.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
 
-        output = output_raw.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
-        logger.debug('Data from SSH call:\n%s' % output.rstrip())
+        if len(output) < (64 * 1024):
+            if output.rstrip():
+                logger.debug('Data from SSH call:\n%s' % output.rstrip())
+            else:
+                logger.debug('No output from SSH call')
 
         # timout or not, make sure process exits and is not hanging
         if process.returncode == None:
@@ -292,7 +316,7 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
 
     options = {
         "stdout": subprocess.PIPE,
-        "stderr": subprocess.STDOUT,
+        "stderr": subprocess.STDOUT if not raw else None,
         "stdin": None,
         "shell": False,
         "bufsize": -1,
@@ -320,4 +344,4 @@ def SSHCall(command, logger, timeout=None, **opts):
         logger.debug('Something went wrong, killing SSH process')
         raise
 
-    return (process.returncode, output.rstrip())
+    return (process.returncode, output if raw else output.rstrip())
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/common.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/common.py
index 88cc758ad3..bcc4fde632 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/common.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/common.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import os
 
 import unittest
 import logging
-import os
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("oeqa")
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/files/maturin/guessing-game/Cargo.toml b/meta/lib/oeqa/files/maturin/guessing-game/Cargo.toml
index de95025e86..a78ada2593 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/files/maturin/guessing-game/Cargo.toml
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/files/maturin/guessing-game/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 rand = "0.8.4"
 
 [dependencies.pyo3]
-version = "0.19.0"
+version = "0.24.1"
 # "abi3-py38" tells pyo3 (and maturin) to build using the stable ABI with minimum Python version 3.8
 features = ["abi3-py38"]
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/files/test.go b/meta/lib/oeqa/files/test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ca9302654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/files/test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+        fmt.Println("Hello from Go!")
+}
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/manual/crops.json b/meta/lib/oeqa/manual/crops.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cfa653843..0000000000
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/manual/crops.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,294 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "crops-default.crops-default.sdkext_eSDK_devtool_build_make",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com",
-                    "name": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "IMPORTANT NOTE: The firsts 5 steps refer to configuration of the environment to run the rest of the steps. These only apply for CROPS-eSDK.    \n\n\n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": " Initiate your Crops-esdk environment as it says in wiki https://github.com/crops/docker-win-mac-docs/wiki   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "Create the following tree of files  <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/sdkext/files/myapp <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/sdkext/files/myapp_cmake   \n\n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": " Create the following files withing the myapp directory  myapp.c and the Makefile. Write the following inside of each file: \n---------------------------------------- \nMakefile should contain  \n\nall: myapp  \n\nmyapp: myapp.o \n\t$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $< -o $@  \n\nmyapp.o: myapp.c  \n\t$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ \n\nclean: \n\trm -rf myapp.o myapp  \n\n-----------------------------  \nmyapp.c  shold contain  \n\n\n#include <stdio.h>    \n\nint \nmain(int argc, char *argv[]) \n{ \n\tprintf(\"Hello world\\n\"); \n \n\treturn 0; \n} \n------------------------------------  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "be sure that the indentations on the makefile are tabs not spaces.  \n\n"
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": " Create the following files within the myapp_cmake directory CMakeLists.txt and myapp.c. Write the following inside each file:  \n\n------------------------------------ \nCMakeLists.txt should contain:  \n\ncmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6) \nproject (myapp) \n# The version number. \nset (myapp_VERSION_MAJOR 1) \nset (myapp_VERSION_MINOR 0)  \n\n# add the executable \nadd_executable (myapp myapp.c)  \n\ninstall(TARGETS myapp \nRUNTIME DESTINATION bin)  \n\n------------------------------------------ \nmyapp.c should contain:  \n\n#include <stdio.h>     \n\nint  \nmain(int argc, char *argv[])  \n{ \n\tprintf(\"Hello world\\n\");  \n\n\treturn 0; \n} \n-------------------------------------------------  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "Be sure that the indentations on CMakeLists.txt is tabs not spaces."
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": " source environment-setup-i586-poky-linux  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should output a message that says SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks etc etc ...   \n\n"
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": " run command which devtool  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "this should output the directory of the devtool script and it should be within the sdk workdir you are working in.  \n\n  "
-                },
-                "8": {
-                    "action": "devtool add myapp <directory>(this is myapp dir)    \n\n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "The directory you should input is the myapp directory. This should automatically create the recipe myapp.bb under <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/recipes/myapp/myapp.bb"
-                },
-                "9": {
-                    "action": " devtool build myapp  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should compile an image"
-                },
-                "10": {
-                    "action": " devtool reset myapp  ",
-                    "expected_results": "This cleans sysroot of the myapp recipe, but it leaves the source tree intact. meaning it does not erase."
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "sdkext_eSDK_devtool_build_make"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "crops-default.crops-default.sdkext_devtool_build_esdk_package",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com",
-                    "name": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "IMPORTANT NOTE: The firsts 5 steps refer to configuration of the environment to run the rest of the steps. These only apply for CROPS-eSDK.    \n\n\n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": " Initiate your Crops-esdk environment as it says in wiki https://github.com/crops/docker-win-mac-docs/wiki   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": " Create the following tree of files    <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/sdkext/files/myapp/ \n <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/sdkext/files/myapp_cmake  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": " Create the following files withing the myapp directory  myapp.c and the Makefile. Write the following inside of each file: \n---------------------------------------- \nMakefile should contain  \n\nall: myapp  \n\nmyapp: myapp.o \n\t$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $< -o $@ \n\nmyapp.o: myapp.c  \n\t$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ \n\nclean: \n\trm -rf myapp.o myapp  \n\n-----------------------------  \nmyapp.c  shold contain  \n\n#include <stdio.h>   \n\nint \nmain(int argc, char *argv[]) \n{ \n\tprintf(\"Hello world\\n\"); \n \n\treturn 0; \n} \n------------------------------------  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "be sure that the indentations on the makefile are tabs not spaces.  \n\n"
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": " Create the following files within the myapp_cmake directory CMakeLists.txt and myapp.c. Write the following inside each file:  \n\n------------------------------------ \nCMakeLists.txt should contain:  \n\ncmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6) \nproject (myapp) \n# The version number. \nset (myapp_VERSION_MAJOR 1) \nset (myapp_VERSION_MINOR 0)  \n\n# add the executable \nadd_executable (myapp myapp.c)  \n\ninstall(TARGETS myapp \nRUNTIME DESTINATION bin)  \n\n------------------------------------------ \nmyapp.c should contain:  \n\n#include<stdio.h>     \n\nint  \nmain(int argc, char *argv[])  \n{ \n\tprintf(\"Hello world\\n\");  \n\n\treturn 0; \n} \n-------------------------------------------------  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "Be sure that the indentations on CMakeLists.txt is tabs not spaces.  \n\n"
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": " source environment-setup-i586-poky-linux  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should output a message that says SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks etc etc ...  \n\n"
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": " run command which devtool  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": " this should output the directory of the devtool script and it should be within the sdk workdir you are working in.  \n\n"
-                },
-                "8": {
-                    "action": " devtool add myapp <directory>  (this is myapp dir)  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": " The directory you should input is the myapp directory. This should automatically create the recipe myapp.bb under <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/recipes/myapp/myapp.bb  \n\n"
-                },
-                "9": {
-                    "action": " devtool package myapp  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": " you should expect a package creation of myapp and it should be under the  /tmp/deploy/  \n\n"
-                },
-                "10": {
-                    "action": " devtool reset myapp  ",
-                    "expected_results": "This cleans sysroot of the myapp recipe, but it leaves the source tree intact. meaning it does not erase.\n</package_format>"
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "sdkext_devtool_build_esdk_package"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "crops-default.crops-default.sdkext_devtool_build_cmake",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com",
-                    "name": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "IMPORTANT NOTE: The firsts 5 steps refer to configuration of the environment to run the rest of the steps. These only apply for CROPS-eSDK.    \n\n\n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": " Initiate your Crops-esdk environment as it says in wiki https://github.com/crops/docker-win-mac-docs/wiki   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": " Create the following tree of files    <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/sdkext/files/myapp \n <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/sdkext/files/myapp_cmake  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": " Create the following files withing the myapp directory  myapp.c and the Makefile. Write the following inside of each file: \n---------------------------------------- \nMakefile should contain  \n\nall: myapp  \n\nmyapp: myapp.o \n\t$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $< -o $@ \n\nmyapp.o: myapp.c  \n\t$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@ \n\nclean: \n\trm -rf myapp.o myapp  \n\n-----------------------------  \nmyapp.c  shold contain  \n\n#include <stdio.h>   \n\nint \nmain(int argc, char *argv[]) \n{ \n\tprintf(\"Hello world\\n\"); \n \n\treturn 0; \n} \n------------------------------------  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "be sure that the indentations on the makefile are tabs not spaces.   \n\n"
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": " Create the following files within the myapp_cmake directory CMakeLists.txt and myapp.c. Write the following inside each file:  \n\n------------------------------------ \nCMakeLists.txt should contain:  \n\ncmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6) \nproject (myapp) \n# The version number. \nset (myapp_VERSION_MAJOR 1) \nset (myapp_VERSION_MINOR 0)  \n\n# add the executable \nadd_executable (myapp myapp.c)  \n\ninstall(TARGETS myapp \nRUNTIME DESTINATION bin)  \n\n------------------------------------------ \nmyapp.c should contain:  \n\n#include    \n\nint  \nmain(int argc, char *argv[])  \n{ \n\tprintf(\"Hello world\\n\");  \n\n\treturn 0; \n} \n-------------------------------------------------  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "Be sure that the indentations on CMakeLists.txt is tabs not spaces.  \n\n"
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": " source environment-setup-i586-poky-linux  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should output a message that says SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks etc etc ...  \n\n"
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": " run command which devtool  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "this should output the directory of the devtool script and it should be within the sdk workdir you are working in.  \n\n"
-                },
-                "8": {
-                    "action": " devtool add myapp <directory>   (this is myapp_cmake dir)  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "The directory you should input is the myapp_cmake directory. This should automatically create the recipe myapp.bb under <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/recipes/myapp/myapp.bb  \n\n"
-                },
-                "9": {
-                    "action": " devtool build myapp  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should compile an image  \n\n"
-                },
-                "10": {
-                    "action": " devtool reset myapp  ",
-                    "expected_results": "This cleans sysroot of the myapp recipe, but it leaves the source tree intact. meaning it does not erase.  "
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "sdkext_devtool_build_cmake"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "crops-default.crops-default.sdkext_extend_autotools_recipe_creation",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com",
-                    "name": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "IMPORTANT NOTE: The firsts 2 steps refer to configuration of the environment to run the rest of the steps. These only apply for CROPS-eSDK.    \n\n\n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "Initiate your Crops-esdk environment as it says in wiki https://github.com/crops/docker-win-mac-docs/wiki   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": " source environment-setup-i586-poky-linux  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": " This should output a message that says SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks etc etc ...   \n\n"
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "run command which devtool  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "this should output the directory of the devtool script and it should be within the sdk workdir you are working in.   \n\n"
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": "devtool sdk-install -s libxml2  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "this should install libxml2   \n\n"
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "devtool add librdfa  https://github.com/rdfa/librdfa  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should automatically create the recipe librdfa.bb under /recipes/librdfa/librdfa.bb   \n\n"
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": "devtool build librdfa  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should compile   \n\n"
-                },
-                "8": {
-                    "action": "devtool reset librdfa  ",
-                    "expected_results": "This cleans sysroot of the librdfa recipe, but it leaves the source tree intact. meaning it does not erase."
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "sdkext_extend_autotools_recipe_creation"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "crops-default.crops-default.sdkext_devtool_kernelmodule",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com",
-                    "name": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "IMPORTANT NOTE: The firsts 2 steps refer to configuration of the environment to run the rest of the steps. These only apply for CROPS-eSDK.    \n\n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": " Initiate your Crops-esdk environment as it says in wiki https://github.com/crops/docker-win-mac-docs/wiki   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "source environment-setup-i586-poky-linux   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should output a message that says SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks etc etc ...   \n \n"
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "run command which devtool  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "this should output the directory of the devtool script and it should be within the sdk workdir you are working in.   \n\n"
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": "devtool add kernel-module-hello-world https://git.yoctoproject.org/git/kernel-module-hello-world \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should automatically create the recipe kernel-module-hello-world.bb under <crops-esdk-workdir-workspace>/recipes/kernel-module-hello-world/kernel-module-hello-world.bb "
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "devtool build kernel-module-hello-world   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should compile an image   \n\n"
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": "devtool reset kernel-module-hello-world   ",
-                    "expected_results": "This cleans sysroot of the kernel-module-hello-world recipe, but it leaves the source tree intact. meaning it does not erase."
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "sdkext_devtool_kernelmodule"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "crops-default.crops-default.sdkext_recipes_for_nodejs",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com",
-                    "name": "francisco.j.pedraza.gonzalez@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "IMPORTANT NOTE: The firsts 2 steps refer to configuration of the environment to run the rest of the steps. These only apply for CROPS-eSDK.    \n\n\nlets say variable npm = npm://registry.npmjs.org;name=winston;version=2.2.0   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "Initiate your Crops-esdk environment as it says in wiki https://github.com/crops/docker-win-mac-docs/wiki   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "source environment-setup-i586-poky-linux   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should output a message that says SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks etc etc ...   \n\n"
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "run command which devtool   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "this should output the directory of the devtool script and it should be within the sdk workdir you are working in.  \n\n"
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": " 4a) git clone git://git.openembedded.org/meta-openembedded in  layers/build  directory   \n \n4b) Add meta-openembedded/meta-oe in bblayer.conf as mentioned below: ${SDKBASEMETAPATH}/layers/build/meta-openembedded/meta-oe \\   \n\n4c) devtool add \"npm://registry.npmjs.org;name=npm;version=2.2.0\"   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": " This should automatically create the recipe npm.bb under /recipes/npm/npm.bb  \n\n"
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "devtool build npm   \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "This should compile an image  \n\n"
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": " devtool reset npm",
-                    "expected_results": "This cleans sysroot of the npm recipe, but it leaves the source tree intact. meaning it does not erase."
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "sdkext_recipes_for_nodejs"
-        }
-    }
-]
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/manual/eclipse-plugin.json b/meta/lib/oeqa/manual/eclipse-plugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c110d0656..0000000000
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/manual/eclipse-plugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,322 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "eclipse-plugin.eclipse-plugin.support_SSH_connection_to_Target",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com",
-                    "name": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "In Eclipse, swich to Remote System Explorer to create a connention baseed on SSH, input the remote target IP address as the Host name, make sure disable the proxy in Window->Preferences->General->Network Connection, set Direct as Active Provider field.  ",
-                    "expected_results": "the connection based on SSH could be set up."
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "Configure connection from Eclipse: Run->Run Configurations->C/C++ Remote Application\\ ->New Connection->General->SSH Only  ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "Then right click to connect, input the user ID and password.  ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "expand the connection, it will show the Sftp Files etc.   \nNOTE. Might need to change dropbear to openssh and add the packagegroup-core-eclipse-debug recipe",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "support_SSH_connection_to_Target"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "eclipse-plugin.eclipse-plugin.Launch_QEMU_from_Eclipse",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com",
-                    "name": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "Set the Yocto ADT's toolchain root location, sysroot location and kernel, in the menu Window -> Preferences -> Yocto ADT.   \n \n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "wget  https://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/yocto/yocto-$VERSION/machines/qemu/qemux86/ (ex:core-image-sato-sdk-qemux86-date-rootfs-tar-bz2) \nsource /opt/poky/version/environment-setup-i585-poky-linux  \n\nExtract qemu with runqemu-extract-sdk /home/user/file(ex.core-image-sato-sdk-qemux86.bz2) \n/home/user/qemux86-sato-sdk  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": " Qemu can be lauched normally."
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "(a)Point to the Toolchain:  \n \nIf you are using a stand-alone pre-built toolchain, you should be pointing to the /opt/poky/{test-version} directory as Toolchain Root Location. This is the default location for toolchains installed by the ADT Installer or by hand. If ADT is installed in other location, use that location as Toolchain location.\nIf you are using a system-derived toolchain, the path you provide for the Toolchain Root Location field is the Yocto Project's build directory.  \n \n           E.g:/home/user/yocto/poky/build \n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "(b)Specify the Sysroot Location: \nSysroot Location is the location where the root filesystem for the target hardware is created on the development system by the ADT Installer (SYSROOT in step 2 of the case ADT installer Installation).  \n   \n         Local :     e.g: /home/user/qemux86-sato-sdk \nUsing ADT : e.g :/home/user/test-yocto/qemux86  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": "(c)Select the Target Architecture:  \n \nThe target architecture is the type of hardware you are going to use or emulate. Use the pull-down Target Architecture menu to make your selection.  \n \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "(d) QEMU: \nSelect this option if you will be using the QEMU emulator. Specify the Kernel matching the QEMU architecture you are using. \n      wget  https://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/yocto/yocto-$VERSION/machines/qemu/qemux86/bzImage-qemux86.bin \n      e.g: /home/$USER/yocto/adt-installer/download_image/bzImage-qemux86.bin  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },      
-                "7": {
-                    "action": "(e) select OK to save the settings.  \n\n\n1: In the Eclipse toolbar, expose the Run -> External Tools menu. Your image should appear as a selectable menu item.  \n2: Select your image in the navigation pane to launch the emulator in a new window. \n3: If needed, enter your host root password in the shell window at the prompt. This sets up a Tap 0 connection needed for running in user-space NFS mode. \n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                }                               
-            },
-            "summary": "Launch_QEMU_from_Eclipse"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "eclipse-plugin.eclipse-plugin.Relocatable_SDK_-_C_-_Build_Hello_World_ANSI_C_Autotools_Project",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com",
-                    "name": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "Launch a QEMU of target environment.(Reference to case \"ADT - Launch qemu by eclipse\") ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "Select File -> New -> Project.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "Double click C/C++.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "Click C or C++ Project to create the project.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": "Expand Yocto ADT Project.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "Select Hello World ANSI C Autotools Project.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": "Put a name in the Project name. Do not use hyphens as part of the name. \n \n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "8": {
-                    "action": "Click Next.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "9": {
-                    "action": "Add information in the Author and Copyright notice fields. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "10": {
-                    "action": "Click Finish. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "11": {
-                    "action": "If the \"open perspective\" prompt appears, click \"Yes\" so that you open the C/C++ perspective. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "12": {
-                    "action": "In the Project Explorer window, right click the project -> Reconfigure project. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "13": {
-                    "action": "In the Project Explorer window, right click the project -> Build project. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": "Under the Project files, a new folder appears called Binaries. This indicates that the compilation have been successful and the project binary have been created. \n"
-                },
-                "14": {
-                    "action": "Right click it again and Run as -> Run Configurations.  \n\t\t\tUnder Run Configurations expand \"C/C++ Remote Application\". A configuration for the current project should appear. Clicking it will display the configuration settings. \n\t\t\tin \"C/C++ Application\" field input Remote Absolute File path for C/C++ Application. e.g.: /home/root/myapplication \n\t\t\tIn \"Connection\" drop-down list make sure a TCF connection is set up for your target. If not, create a new one by clicking the New button. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": "step 14 to step 16 -> Build succeed and the console outputs Hello world, you can also check the output on target."
-                },
-                "15": {
-                    "action": "After all settings are done, select the Run button on the bottom right corner \n\n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "16": {
-                    "action": "Repeat the steps 14-15, but instead of using Run Configurations use Debug Configurations: \nRight click it again and Debug as -> Debug Configurations \nUnder Debug Configurations expand \"C/C++ Remote Application\". A configuration for the current project should appear. Clicking it will display the configuration settings. \nin \"C/C++ Application\" field input Remote Absolute File path for C/C++ Application.\ne.g.: /home/root/myapplication \nIn \"Connection\" drop-down list make sure a TCF connection is set up for your target. If not, create a new one by clicking the New button \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "17": {
-                    "action": "After all settings are done, select the Debug button on the bottom right corner",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "Relocatable_SDK_-_C_-_Build_Hello_World_ANSI_C_Autotools_Project"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "eclipse-plugin.eclipse-plugin.Relocatable_SDK_-_C++_-_Build_Hello_World_C++_Autotools_project",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com",
-                    "name": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "Launch a QEMU of target environment.(Reference to case \"ADT - Launch qemu by eclipse\") ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "Select File -> New -> Project. ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "Double click C/C++. ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "Click C or C++ Project to create the project. ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": "Expand Yocto ADT Project. ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "Select Hello World ANSI C++ Autotools Project. ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": "Put a name in the Project name. Do not use hyphens as part of the name.  \n \n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "8": {
-                    "action": "Click Next.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "9": {
-                    "action": "Add information in the Author and Copyright notice fields.",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "10": {
-                    "action": "Click Finish. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "11": {
-                    "action": "If the \"open perspective\" prompt appears, click \"Yes\" so that you open the C/C++ perspective. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "12": {
-                    "action": "In the Project Explorer window, right click the project -> Reconfigure project. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "13": {
-                    "action": "In the Project Explorer window, right click the project -> Build project. \n\n1",
-                    "expected_results": "under the Project files, a new folder appears called Binaries. This indicates that the compilation have been successful and the project binary have been created.  \n"
-                },
-                "14": {
-                    "action": "Right click it again and Run as -> Run Configurations. \n\t\t\tUnder Run Configurations expand \"C/C++ Remote Application\". A configuration for the current project should appear. Clicking it will display the configuration settings. \n\t\t\tin \"C/C++ Application\" field input Remote Absolute File path for C/C++ Application. e.g.: /home/root/myapplication \n\t\t\tIn \"Connection\" drop-down list make sure a TCF connection is set up for your target. If not, create a new one by clicking the New button. \n1",
-                    "expected_results": "step 14 to step 16 -> Build succeed and the console outputs Hello world, you can also check the output on target."
-                },
-                "15": {
-                    "action": "After all settings are done, select the Run button on the bottom right corner \n\n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "16": {
-                    "action": "Repeat the steps 14-15, but instead of using Run Configurations use Debug Configurations: \n\t\tRight click it again and Debug as -> Debug Configurations \n\t\tUnder Debug Configurations expand \"C/C++ Remote Application\". A configuration for the current project should appear. Clicking it will display the configuration settings. \n\t\tin \"C/C++ Application\" field input Remote Absolute File path for C/C++ Application. \n\t\te.g.: /home/root/myapplication \n\t\tIn \"Connection\" drop-down list make sure a TCF connection is set up for your target. If not, create a new one by clicking the New button \n1",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "17": {
-                    "action": "After all settings are done, select the Debug button on the bottom right corner",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "Relocatable_SDK_-_C++_-_Build_Hello_World_C++_Autotools_project"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "eclipse-plugin.eclipse-plugin.Build_Eclipse_Plugin_from_source",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "laurentiu.serban@intel.com",
-                    "name": "laurentiu.serban@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "Clone eclipse-poky source.   \n    \n    - git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/eclipse-poky  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "Eclipse plugin is successfully installed  \n\nDocumentation is there. For example if you have release yocto-2.0.1 you will found on   https://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/yocto/yocto-2.0.1/eclipse-plugin/mars/  archive with documentation like org.yocto.doc-development-$date.zip  \n  \n"
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "Checkout correct tag.  \n\n    - git checkout <eclipse-version>/<yocto-version> \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": "After plugin is build you must have  4 archive in foder scripts from eclipse-poky:  \n     - org.yocto.bc - mars-master-$date.zip  \n     - org.yocto.doc - mars-master-$date.zip    --> documentation  \n     - org.yocto.sdk - mars-master-$date.zip       \n     - org.yocto.sdk - mars-master-$date.-archive.zip  --> plugin  "
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "Move to scripts/ folder.  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "Run ./setup.sh  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": "When the script finishes, it prompts a command to issue to build the plugin. It should look similar to the following:  \n\n$ ECLIPSE_HOME=/eclipse-poky/scripts/eclipse ./build.sh /&1 | tee -a build.log  \n\nHere, the three arguments to the build script are tag name, branch for documentation and release name.  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "On an eclipse without the Yocto Plugin, select \"Install New Software\" from Help pull-down menu  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "7": {
-                    "action": "Select Add and from the dialog choose Archive...  Look for the *archive.zip file that was built previously with the build.sh script. Click OK.  \n\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "8": {
-                    "action": "Select all components and proceed with Installation of plugin. Restarting eclipse might be required.\n",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "Build_Eclipse_Plugin_from_source"
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        "test": {
-            "@alias": "eclipse-plugin.eclipse-plugin.Eclipse_Poky_installation_and_setup",
-            "author": [
-                {
-                    "email": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com",
-                    "name": "ee.peng.yeoh@intel.com"
-                }
-            ],
-            "execution": {
-                "1": {
-                    "action": "Install SDK  \n\ta)Download https://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/releases//toolchain/x86_64/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-\timage-sato-i586-toolchain-.sh  \n\tb)Run the SDK installer and accept the default installation directory ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "2": {
-                    "action": "Install \"Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers\" Oxygen release (4.7.0)  \n\ta) Go to https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/all, click \"Oxygen R\"  \n\tb) Click to download the build for your OS  \n\tc) Click \"Download\" button to download from a mirror  \n\td) Run \"tar xf\" to extract the downloaded archive  ",
-                    "expected_result": ""
-                },
-                "3": {
-                    "action": "Install \"Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers\" Oxygen release (4.7.0) (Continue)  \n\te) Run \"eclipse/eclipse\" to start Eclipse  \n\tf) Optional step for host machine within Intel network: In Eclipse workbench window, go to \"Window\" menu -> \"Preferences...\".  \n\tg) In \"Preferences\" dialog, go to \"General\" -> \"Network Connections\", set \"Active Provider\" to \"Manual\". In \"Proxy \tentries\" table, select HTTP and click \"Edit\" and enter host \"proxy-chain.intel.com\" port 911, click OK. Repeat for HTTPS with port 912 \nClick OK to close \"Preferences\" dialog.  \n\th) Go to \"File\" menu -> \"Restart\" to restart Eclipse for proxy settings to take effect. ",
-                    "expected_result": ""
-                },
-                "4": {
-                    "action": "Install Eclipse Poky plugins  \n\ta) Download https://autobuilder.yocto.io/pub/releases/<yocto-version>/eclipse-plugin/<eclipse-version>/org.yocto.sdk-development-<date>-archive.zip   \n\tb) In Eclipse workbench window, go to \"Help\" menu -> \"Install New Software...\"  \n\tc) In \"Install\" dialog, click \"Add...\" button  \n\td) In \"Add Repository\" dialog, enter \"Eclipse Poky\" for (repository) Name, click \"Archive...\"  ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "5": {
-                    "action": "Install Eclipse Poky plugins (continue)  \n\te) In \"Repository archive\" browse dialog, select the downloaded Eclipse Poky repository archive  \n\tf) Back in \"Add Repository\" dialog, click \"OK\"  \n\tg) Back in \"Install\" dialog, make sure \"Work with:\" is set to \"Eclipse Poky\" repository, tick \"Yocto Project \tDocumentation Plug-in\" and \"Yocto Project SDK Plug-in\", click \"Next >\" and verify plugins/features name/version, \tclick \"Next >\" and accept license agreement, click \"Finish\"  \n\th) If \"Security Warning\" dialog appears, click \"OK\" to install unsigned content.  \n\ti) In \"Software Updates\" dialog, click \"Yes\" to restart Eclipse to complete Eclipse Poky plugins installation. ",
-                    "expected_results": ""
-                },
-                "6": {
-                    "action": "Setup Eclipse Poky to use SDK  \n\ta) In Eclipse workbench window, go to \"Window\" menu -> \"Preferences\".  \n\tb) In \"Preferences\" window, go to \"Yocto Project SDK\", in \"Cross Compiler Options\" frame, select \"Standalone pre-\tbuilt toolchain\".  ",
-                    "expected_results": "Eclipse Poky plugins installed and running successfully, e.g. observe that \"Yocto Project Tools\" menu is available on Eclipse workbench window."
-                }
-            },
-            "summary": "Eclipse_Poky_installation_and_setup"
-        }
-    }
-]
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/case.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/case.py
index f036982e1f..2a47771a3d 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/case.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/case.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
+import os
+import subprocess
+import time
 from oeqa.core.case import OETestCase
 from oeqa.utils.package_manager import install_package, uninstall_package
 
@@ -18,3 +21,18 @@ class OERuntimeTestCase(OETestCase):
     def tearDown(self):
         super(OERuntimeTestCase, self).tearDown()
         uninstall_package(self)
+
+def run_network_serialdebug(runner):
+    if not runner:
+        return
+    status, output = runner.run_serial("ip addr")
+    print("ip addr on target: %s %s" % (output, status))
+    status, output = runner.run_serial("ping -c 1 %s" % self.target.server_ip)
+    print("ping on target for %s: %s %s" % (self.target.server_ip, output, status))
+    status, output = runner.run_serial("ping -c 1 %s" % self.target.ip)
+    print("ping on target for %s: %s %s" % (self.target.ip, output, status))
+    # Have to use a full path for netstat which isn't in HOSTTOOLS
+    subprocess.call(["/usr/bin/netstat", "-tunape"])
+    subprocess.call(["/usr/bin/netstat", "-ei"])
+    subprocess.call(["ps", "-awx"], shell=True)
+    print("PID: %s %s" % (str(os.getpid()), time.time()))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/apt.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/apt.py
index 8000645843..c6b62987f1 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/apt.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/apt.py
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ class AptRepoTest(AptTest):
     def setup_key(self):
         # the key is found on the target /etc/pki/packagefeed-gpg/
         # named PACKAGEFEED-GPG-KEY-poky-branch
-        self.target.run('cd %s; apt-key add P*' % ('/etc/pki/packagefeed-gpg'))
+        # copy it to /etc/apt/keyrings/PACKAGEFEED-GPG-KEY-poky-branch.asc, and
+        # set it as the signing key for the repos
+        cmd =  "KEY_FILE_PATH=`realpath /etc/pki/packagefeed-gpg/P*`; "
+        cmd += "KEY_FILE_NAME=`basename $KEY_FILE_PATH`; "
+        cmd += "mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings; "
+        cmd += "cp $KEY_FILE_PATH /etc/apt/keyrings/${KEY_FILE_NAME}.asc; "
+        cmd += 'sed -i "s|^deb |deb \[signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/${KEY_FILE_NAME}.asc\] |g" /etc/apt/sources.list'
+        self.target.run(cmd)
 
     @skipIfNotFeature('package-management',
                       'Test requires package-management to be in IMAGE_FEATURES')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
index 7be734cb4f..0c9c57a3cb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildcpio.py
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ class BuildCpioTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OEHasPackage(['autoconf'])
     def test_cpio(self):
         self.project.download_archive()
-        self.project.run_configure()
-        self.project.run_make()
+        self.project.run_configure(configure_args="CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration'")
+        self.project.run_make(make_args="CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration'")
         self.project.run_install()
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildlzip.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildlzip.py
index 44f4f1be71..921a0bca61 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildlzip.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/buildlzip.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class BuildLzipTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         uri = 'http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources'
-        uri = '%s/lzip-1.19.tar.gz' % uri
+        uri = '%s/lzip-1.25.tar.gz' % uri
         cls.project = TargetBuildProject(cls.tc.target,
                                          uri,
                                          dl_dir = cls.tc.td['DL_DIR'])
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ethernet_ip_connman.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ethernet_ip_connman.py
index eac8f2d082..c3be60f006 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ethernet_ip_connman.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ethernet_ip_connman.py
@@ -9,26 +9,7 @@ from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfQemu
 
 class Ethernet_Test(OERuntimeTestCase):
 
-    def set_ip(self, x): 
-        x = x.split(".")
-        sample_host_address = '150'        
-        x[3] = sample_host_address
-        x = '.'.join(x)
-        return x
-    
     @skipIfQemu()
-    @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
-    def test_set_virtual_ip(self):
-        (status, output) = self.target.run("ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet ' | awk '{print $2}'")
-        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to get ip address. Make sure you have an ethernet connection on your device, output: %s' % output)
-        original_ip = output 
-        virtual_ip = self.set_ip(original_ip)
-        
-        (status, output) = self.target.run("ifconfig eth0:1 %s netmask 255.255.255.0 && sleep 2 && ping -c 5 %s && ifconfig eth0:1 down" % (virtual_ip,virtual_ip))
-        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to create virtual ip address, output: %s' % output)
-        
-    @skipIfQemu()
-    @OETestDepends(['ethernet_ip_connman.Ethernet_Test.test_set_virtual_ip'])  
     def test_get_ip_from_dhcp(self): 
         (status, output) = self.target.run("connmanctl services | grep -E '*AO Wired|*AR Wired' | awk '{print $3}'")
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='No wired interfaces are detected, output: %s' % output)
@@ -39,4 +20,4 @@ class Ethernet_Test(OERuntimeTestCase):
         default_gateway = output
 
         (status, output) = self.target.run("connmanctl config %s --ipv4 dhcp && sleep 2 && ping -c 5 %s" % (wired_interfaces,default_gateway))
-        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to get dynamic IP address via DHCP in connmand, output: %s' % output)
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Failed to get dynamic IP address via DHCP in connmand, output: %s' % output)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/go.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/go.py
index 39a80f4dca..fc7959b5f4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/go.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/go.py
@@ -4,10 +4,78 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
+import os
 from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
 from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
 from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
 
+class GoCompileTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUp(cls):
+        dst = '/tmp/'
+        src = os.path.join(cls.tc.files_dir, 'test.go')
+        cls.tc.target.copyTo(src, dst)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDown(cls):
+        files = '/tmp/test.go /tmp/test'
+        cls.tc.target.run('rm %s' % files)
+        dirs = '/tmp/hello-go'
+        cls.tc.target.run('rm -r %s' % dirs)
+
+    @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
+    @OEHasPackage('go')
+    @OEHasPackage('go-runtime')
+    @OEHasPackage('go-runtime-dev')
+    @OEHasPackage('openssh-scp')
+    def test_go_compile(self):
+        # Check if go is available
+        status, output = self.target.run('which go')
+        if status != 0:
+            self.skipTest('go command not found, output: %s' % output)
+
+        # Compile the simple Go program
+        status, output = self.target.run('go build -o /tmp/test /tmp/test.go')
+        msg = 'go compile failed, output: %s' % output
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg=msg)
+
+        # Run the compiled program
+        status, output = self.target.run('/tmp/test')
+        msg = 'running compiled file failed, output: %s' % output
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg=msg)
+
+    @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
+    @OEHasPackage('go')
+    @OEHasPackage('go-runtime')
+    @OEHasPackage('go-runtime-dev')
+    @OEHasPackage('openssh-scp')
+    def test_go_module(self):
+        # Check if go is available
+        status, output = self.target.run('which go')
+        if status != 0:
+            self.skipTest('go command not found, output: %s' % output)
+
+        # Create a simple Go module
+        status, output = self.target.run('mkdir -p /tmp/hello-go')
+        msg = 'mkdir failed, output: %s' % output
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg=msg)
+
+        # Copy the existing test.go file to the module
+        status, output = self.target.run('cp /tmp/test.go /tmp/hello-go/main.go')
+        msg = 'copying test.go failed, output: %s' % output
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg=msg)
+
+        # Build the module
+        status, output = self.target.run('cd /tmp/hello-go && go build -o hello main.go')
+        msg = 'go build failed, output: %s' % output
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg=msg)
+
+        # Run the module
+        status, output = self.target.run('cd /tmp/hello-go && ./hello')
+        msg = 'running go module failed, output: %s' % output
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg=msg)
+
 class GoHelloworldTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     @OEHasPackage(['go-helloworld'])
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py
index 6ad980cb6a..0d4b9ac60b 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/logrotate.py
@@ -15,59 +15,61 @@ class LogrotateTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.tc.target.run('cp /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak')
+        cls.tc.target.run('cp /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak',
+                          ignore_ssh_fails=True)
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.tc.target.run('mv -f $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp && rm -rf /var/log//logrotate_dir')
-        cls.tc.target.run('rm -rf /var/log/logrotate_testfile && rm -rf /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile')
+        cls.tc.target.run('mv -f $HOME/wtmp.oeqabak /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp && rm -rf /var/log/logrotate_dir', ignore_ssh_fails=True)
+        cls.tc.target.run('rm -rf /var/log/logrotate_testfile && rm -rf /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile', ignore_ssh_fails=True)
 
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     @OEHasPackage(['logrotate'])
     def test_logrotate_wtmp(self):
-
         # /var/log/wtmp may not always exist initially, so use touch to ensure it is present
         status, output = self.target.run('touch /var/log/wtmp')
         msg = ('Could not create/update /var/log/wtmp with touch')
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
 
-        status, output = self.target.run('mkdir /var/log//logrotate_dir')
+        # Create a folder to store rotated file and add the corresponding
+        # configuration option
+        status, output = self.target.run('mkdir /var/log/logrotate_dir')
         msg = ('Could not create logrotate_dir. Output: %s' % output)
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
 
-        status, output = self.target.run('echo "create \n olddir /var/log//logrotate_dir \n include /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp" > /tmp/logrotate-test.conf')
+        status, output = self.target.run('echo "create \n olddir /var/log/logrotate_dir \n include /etc/logrotate.d/wtmp" > /tmp/logrotate-test.conf')
         msg = ('Could not write to /tmp/logrotate-test.conf')
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
-        
+
+        # Call logrotate -f to force the rotation immediately
         # If logrotate fails to rotate the log, view the verbose output of logrotate to see what prevented it
         _, logrotate_output = self.target.run('logrotate -vf /tmp/logrotate-test.conf')
-        status, _ = self.target.run('find /var/log//logrotate_dir -type f | grep wtmp.1')
+        status, _ = self.target.run('find /var/log/logrotate_dir -type f | grep wtmp.1')
         msg = ("logrotate did not successfully rotate the wtmp log. Output from logrotate -vf: \n%s" % (logrotate_output))
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
-       
+
     @OETestDepends(['logrotate.LogrotateTest.test_logrotate_wtmp'])
     def test_logrotate_newlog(self):
-        
         status, output = self.target.run('echo "oeqa logrotate test file" > /var/log/logrotate_testfile')
         msg = ('Could not create logrotate test file in /var/log')
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
-        
-        status, output = self.target.run('echo "/var/log/logrotate_testfile {\n missingok \n monthly \n rotate 1" > /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile')
+
+        # Create a new configuration file dedicated to a /var/log/logrotate_testfile
+        status, output = self.target.run('echo "/var/log/logrotate_testfile {\n missingok \n monthly \n rotate 1}" > /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile')
         msg = ('Could not write to /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile')
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
 
-        status, output = self.target.run('echo "create \n olddir /var/log//logrotate_dir \n include /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile" > /tmp/logrotate-test2.conf')
+        status, output = self.target.run('echo "create \n olddir /var/log/logrotate_dir \n include /etc/logrotate.d/logrotate_testfile" > /tmp/logrotate-test2.conf')
         msg = ('Could not write to /tmp/logrotate_test2.conf')
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
 
-        status, output = self.target.run('find /var/log//logrotate_dir -type f | grep logrotate_testfile.1')
+        status, output = self.target.run('find /var/log/logrotate_dir -type f | grep logrotate_testfile.1')
         msg = ('A rotated log for logrotate_testfile is already present in logrotate_dir')
         self.assertEqual(status, 1, msg = msg)
 
+        # Call logrotate -f to force the rotation immediately
         # If logrotate fails to rotate the log, view the verbose output of logrotate instead of just listing the files in olddir
         _, logrotate_output = self.target.run('logrotate -vf /tmp/logrotate-test2.conf')
-        status, _ = self.target.run('find /var/log//logrotate_dir -type f | grep logrotate_testfile.1')
+        status, _ = self.target.run('find /var/log/logrotate_dir -type f | grep logrotate_testfile.1')
         msg = ('logrotate did not successfully rotate the logrotate_test log. Output from logrotate -vf: \n%s' % (logrotate_output))
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = msg)
-
-
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ltp.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ltp.py
index f588a93200..0ffdbe23e4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ltp.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ltp.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class LtpTestBase(OERuntimeTestCase):
 
 class LtpTest(LtpTestBase):
 
-    ltp_groups = ["math", "syscalls", "dio", "io", "mm", "ipc", "sched", "nptl", "pty", "containers", "controllers", "filecaps", "cap_bounds", "fcntl-locktests", "commands", "net.ipv6_lib", "input","fs_perms_simple", "cve", "crypto", "ima", "net.nfs", "net_stress.ipsec_icmp", "net.ipv6", "numa", "uevent", "ltp-aiodio.part1", "ltp-aiodio.part2", "ltp-aiodio.part3", "ltp-aiodio.part4"]
+    ltp_groups = ["math", "syscalls", "dio", "mm", "sched", "nptl", "pty", "containers", "controllers", "fcntl-locktests", "commands", "net.ipv6_lib", "input","fs_perms_simple", "cve", "crypto", "ima", "net.nfs", "net_stress.ipsec_icmp", "net.ipv6", "numa", "uevent", "ltp-aiodio.part1", "ltp-aiodio.part2", "ltp-aiodio.part3", "ltp-aiodio.part4"]
 
     ltp_fs = ["fs", "fs_bind"]
     # skip kernel cpuhotplug
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-mipsarch.txt b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-mipsarch.txt
index 2c0bd9a247..156b0f9c10 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-mipsarch.txt
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-mipsarch.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,19 @@
 # These should be reviewed to see if they are still needed
 cacheinfo: Failed to find cpu0 device node
+
+# 6.10 restructures sysctl registration such that mips
+# registers an empty table and generates harmless warnings:
+#   failed when register_sysctl_sz sched_fair_sysctls to kernel
+#   failed when register_sysctl_sz sched_core_sysctls to kernel
+failed when register_sysctl_sz sched
+
+# With qemu 9.1.0
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 2: can't handle BAR above 4GB (bus address 0x1f00000010)
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 5: error updating (0x1105d034 != 0x0100d034)
+BAR 0: error updating
+BAR 1: error updating
+BAR 2: error updating
+BAR 3: error updating
+BAR 4: error updating
+BAR 5: error updating
+: can't handle BAR above 4GB
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-qemuall.txt b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-qemuall.txt
index b0c0fc9ddf..143db40d63 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-qemuall.txt
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs-ignores-qemuall.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO failed, double buffering disabled
 # pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: reg 0x20: invalid BAR (can't size)
 # pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: reg 0x24: invalid BAR (can't size)
 invalid BAR (can't size)
+# 6.10+ the invalid BAR warnings are of this format:
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: BAR 0: invalid; can't size
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: BAR 1: invalid; can't size
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: BAR 2: invalid; can't size
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: BAR 3: invalid; can't size
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: BAR 4: invalid; can't size
+# pci 0000:00:00.0: [Firmware Bug]: BAR 5: invalid; can't size
+invalid; can't size
 
 # These should be reviewed to see if they are still needed
 wrong ELF class
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs.py
index 6966923c94..47c77fccd5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/parselogs.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ParseLogsTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     log_locations = ["/var/log/", "/var/log/dmesg", "/tmp/dmesg_output.log"]
 
     # The keywords that identify error messages in the log files
-    errors = ["error", "cannot", "can't", "failed"]
+    errors = ["error", "cannot", "can't", "failed", "---[ cut here ]---", "No irq handler for vector"]
 
     # A list of error messages that should be ignored
     ignore_errors = []
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ping.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ping.py
index f72460e7f3..efb91d4cc9 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ping.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ping.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 from time import sleep
 
-from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase, run_network_serialdebug
 from oeqa.core.decorator.oetimeout import OETimeout
 from oeqa.core.exception import OEQATimeoutError
 
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ class PingTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
         output = ''
         count = 0
         self.assertNotEqual(len(self.target.ip), 0, msg="No target IP address set")
+
+        # If the target IP is localhost (because user-space networking is being used),
+        # then there's no point in pinging it.
+        if self.target.ip.startswith("127.0.0.") or self.target.ip in ("localhost", "::1"):
+            print("runtime/ping: localhost detected, not pinging")
+            return
+
         try:
             while count < 5:
                 cmd = 'ping -c 1 %s' % self.target.ip
@@ -29,6 +36,7 @@ class PingTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
                     count = 0
                     sleep(1)
         except OEQATimeoutError:
+            run_network_serialdebug(self.target.runner)
             self.fail("Ping timeout error for address %s, count %s, output: %s" % (self.target.ip, count, output))
         msg = ('Expected 5 consecutive, got %d.\n'
                'ping output is:\n%s' % (count,output))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/scp.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/scp.py
index ee97b8ef66..364264369a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/scp.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/scp.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ScpTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
         os.remove(cls.tmp_path)
 
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
-    @OEHasPackage(['openssh-scp'])
+    @OEHasPackage({'openssh-scp', 'openssh-sftp-server'})
     def test_scp_file(self):
         dst = '/tmp/test_scp_file'
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/skeletoninit.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/skeletoninit.py
index d0fdcbded9..be7b39a9a3 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/skeletoninit.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/skeletoninit.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
-# This test should cover https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/tr_show_case.cgi?case_id=284
-# testcase. Image under test must have meta-skeleton layer in bblayers and
+# Image under test must have meta-skeleton layer in bblayers and
 # IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " service" in local.conf
 from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
 from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ssh.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ssh.py
index cdbef59500..3e9503277e 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ssh.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/ssh.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
-from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+import time
+import signal
+
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase, run_network_serialdebug
 from oeqa.core.decorator.depends import OETestDepends
 from oeqa.runtime.decorator.package import OEHasPackage
 
@@ -13,12 +16,23 @@ class SSHTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OETestDepends(['ping.PingTest.test_ping'])
     @OEHasPackage(['dropbear', 'openssh-sshd'])
     def test_ssh(self):
-        (status, output) = self.target.run('sleep 20', timeout=2)
-        msg='run() timed out but return code was zero.'
-        self.assertNotEqual(status, 0, msg=msg)
-        (status, output) = self.target.run('uname -a')
-        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='SSH Test failed: %s' % output)
-        (status, output) = self.target.run('cat /etc/controllerimage')
-        msg = "This isn't the right image  - /etc/controllerimage " \
-              "shouldn't be here %s" % output
-        self.assertEqual(status, 1, msg=msg)
+        for i in range(5):
+          status, output = self.target.run("uname -a", timeout=30, ignore_ssh_fails=True)
+          if status == 0:
+              break
+          elif status == 255 or status == -signal.SIGTERM:
+              # ssh returns 255 only if a ssh error occurs.  This could
+              # be an issue with "Connection refused" because the port
+              # isn't open yet, and this could check explicitly for that
+              # here.  However, let's keep it simple and just retry for
+              # all errors a limited amount of times with a sleep to
+              # give it time for the port to open.
+              # We sometimes see -15 (SIGTERM) on slow emulation machines too, likely
+              # from boot/init not being 100% complete, retry for these too.
+              time.sleep(5)
+              continue
+          else:
+              run_network_serialdebug(self.target.runner)
+              self.fail("uname failed with \"%s\" (exit code %s)" % (output, status))
+        if status != 0:
+            self.fail("ssh failed with \"%s\" (exit code %s)" % (output, status))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/stap.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/stap.py
index 3be4162108..d83cb0b2b8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/stap.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/stap.py
@@ -16,16 +16,21 @@ class StapTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OEHasPackage(['gcc-symlinks'])
     @OEHasPackage(['kernel-devsrc'])
     def test_stap(self):
+        from oe.utils import parallel_make_value
+        pmv = parallel_make_value((self.td.get('PARALLEL_MAKE') or '').split())
+        parallel_make = "-j %d" % (pmv) if pmv else ""
+
         try:
-            cmd = 'make -j -C /usr/src/kernel scripts prepare'
+            cmd = 'make %s -C /usr/src/kernel scripts prepare' % (parallel_make)
             status, output = self.target.run(cmd, 900)
             self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='\n'.join([cmd, output]))
 
-            cmd = 'stap -v -p4 -m stap-hello --disable-cache -DSTP_NO_VERREL_CHECK -e \'probe oneshot { print("Hello, "); println("SystemTap!") }\''
+            cmd = 'stap -v -p4 -m stap_hello --disable-cache -DSTP_NO_VERREL_CHECK -e \'probe oneshot { print("Hello, "); println("SystemTap!") }\''
             status, output = self.target.run(cmd, 900)
             self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='\n'.join([cmd, output]))
 
-            cmd = 'staprun -v -R -b1 stap-hello.ko'
+            cmd = 'staprun -v -R -b1 stap_hello.ko'
+            status, output = self.target.run(cmd, 60)
             self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='\n'.join([cmd, output]))
             self.assertIn('Hello, SystemTap!', output, msg='\n'.join([cmd, output]))
         except:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py
index 5481e1d840..640f28abe9 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/systemd.py
@@ -145,18 +145,29 @@ class SystemdServiceTests(SystemdTest):
         Verify that call-stacks generated by systemd-coredump contain symbolicated call-stacks,
         extracted from the minidebuginfo metadata (.gnu_debugdata elf section).
         """
-        t_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.target.run, args=("ulimit -c unlimited && sleep 1000",))
+        # use "env sleep" instead of "sleep" to avoid calling the shell builtin function
+        t_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.target.run, args=("ulimit -c unlimited && env sleep 1000",))
         t_thread.start()
         time.sleep(1)
 
-        status, output = self.target.run('pidof sleep')
+        status, sleep_pid = self.target.run('pidof sleep')
         # cause segfault on purpose
-        self.target.run('kill -SEGV %s' % output)
-        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = 'Not able to find process that runs sleep, output : %s' % output)
+        self.target.run('kill -SEGV %s' % sleep_pid)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg = 'Not able to find process that runs sleep, output : %s' % sleep_pid)
 
-        (status, output) = self.target.run('coredumpctl info')
+        # Give some time to systemd-coredump@.service to process the coredump
+        for x in range(20):
+            status, output = self.target.run('coredumpctl list %s' % sleep_pid)
+            if status == 0:
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        else:
+            self.fail("Timed out waiting for coredump creation")
+
+        (status, output) = self.target.run('coredumpctl info %s' % sleep_pid)
         self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='MiniDebugInfo Test failed: %s' % output)
-        self.assertEqual('sleep_for_duration (busybox.nosuid' in output, True, msg='Call stack is missing minidebuginfo symbols (functions shown as "n/a"): %s' % output)
+        self.assertEqual('sleep_for_duration (busybox.nosuid' in output or 'xnanosleep (sleep.coreutils' in output,
+                         True, msg='Call stack is missing minidebuginfo symbols (functions shown as "n/a"): %s' % output)
 
 class SystemdJournalTests(SystemdTest):
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/uki.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/uki.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77bc5b9791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/uki.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.runtime.case import OERuntimeTestCase
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotInDataVar
+
+class UkiTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
+
+    @skipIfNotInDataVar('IMAGE_CLASSES', 'uki', 'Test case uki is for images which use uki.bbclass')
+    def test_uki(self):
+        uki_filename = self.td.get('UKI_FILENAME')
+        status, output = self.target.run('ls /boot/EFI/Linux/%s' % uki_filename)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, output)
+
+        status, output = self.target.run('echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/LoaderEntrySelected-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f  ) | grep %s' % uki_filename)
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, output)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py
index ee4d336482..e2cecffe83 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/weston.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class WestonTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.tc.target.run('rm %s' % cls.weston_log_file)
+        cls.tc.target.run('rm %s' % cls.weston_log_file, ignore_ssh_fails=True)
 
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     @OEHasPackage(['weston'])
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
index cb7227a8df..daabc44910 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/context.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 from oeqa.core.context import OETestContext, OETestContextExecutor
+from oeqa.core.target.serial import OESerialTarget
 from oeqa.core.target.ssh import OESSHTarget
 from oeqa.core.target.qemu import OEQemuTarget
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ class OERuntimeTestContextExecutor(OETestContextExecutor):
         runtime_group = self.parser.add_argument_group('runtime options')
 
         runtime_group.add_argument('--target-type', action='store',
-                default=self.default_target_type, choices=['simpleremote', 'qemu'],
+                default=self.default_target_type, choices=['simpleremote', 'qemu', 'serial'],
                 help="Target type of device under test, default: %s" \
                 % self.default_target_type)
         runtime_group.add_argument('--target-ip', action='store',
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ class OERuntimeTestContextExecutor(OETestContextExecutor):
             target = OESSHTarget(logger, target_ip, server_ip, **kwargs)
         elif target_type == 'qemu':
             target = OEQemuTarget(logger, server_ip, **kwargs)
+        elif target_type == 'serial':
+            target = OESerialTarget(logger, target_ip, server_ip, **kwargs)
         else:
             # XXX: This code uses the old naming convention for controllers and
             # targets, the idea it is to leave just targets as the controller
@@ -203,8 +206,15 @@ class OERuntimeTestContextExecutor(OETestContextExecutor):
 
         super(OERuntimeTestContextExecutor, self)._process_args(logger, args)
 
+        td = self.tc_kwargs['init']['td']
+
         target_kwargs = {}
+        target_kwargs['machine'] = td.get("MACHINE") or None
         target_kwargs['qemuboot'] = args.qemu_boot
+        target_kwargs['serialcontrol_cmd'] = td.get("TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD") or None
+        target_kwargs['serialcontrol_extra_args'] = td.get("TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS") or ""
+        target_kwargs['serialcontrol_ps1'] = td.get("TEST_SERIALCONTROL_PS1") or None
+        target_kwargs['serialcontrol_connect_timeout'] = td.get("TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CONNECT_TIMEOUT") or None
 
         self.tc_kwargs['init']['target'] = \
                 OERuntimeTestContextExecutor.getTarget(args.target_type,
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/case.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/case.py
index c45882689c..03cfde88ff 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/case.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/case.py
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 
 import os
 import subprocess
+import shutil
+import unittest
 
 from oeqa.core.case import OETestCase
+from oeqa.sdkext.context import OESDKExtTestContext
 
 class OESDKTestCase(OETestCase):
     def _run(self, cmd):
@@ -15,18 +18,79 @@ class OESDKTestCase(OETestCase):
                 (self.tc.sdk_env, cmd), shell=True, executable="/bin/bash",
                 stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, universal_newlines=True)
 
+    def ensure_host_package(self, *packages, recipe=None):
+        """
+        Check that the host variation of one of the packages listed is available
+        in the SDK (nativesdk-foo for SDK, foo-native for eSDK). The package is
+        a list for the case where debian-renaming may have occured, and the
+        manifest could contain 'foo' or 'libfoo'.
+
+        If testing an eSDK and the package is not found, then try to install the
+        specified recipe to install it from sstate.
+        """
+
+        # In a SDK the manifest is correct. In an eSDK the manifest may be
+        # correct (type=full) or not include packages that exist in sstate but
+        # not installed yet (minimal) so we should try to install the recipe.
+        for package in packages:
+            if isinstance(self.tc, OESDKExtTestContext):
+                package = package + "-native"
+            else:
+                package = "nativesdk-" + package
+
+            if self.tc.hasHostPackage(package):
+                break
+        else:
+            if isinstance(self.tc, OESDKExtTestContext):
+                recipe = (recipe or packages[0]) + "-native"
+                print("Trying to install %s..." % recipe)
+                try:
+                    self._run('devtool sdk-install %s' % recipe)
+                except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                    raise unittest.SkipTest("Test %s needs one of %s" % (self.id(), ", ".join(packages)))
+            else:
+                raise unittest.SkipTest("Test %s needs one of %s" % (self.id(), ", ".join(packages)))
+
+    def ensure_target_package(self, *packages, multilib=False, recipe=None):
+        """
+        Check that at least one of the packages listed is available in the SDK,
+        adding the multilib prefix if required. The target package is a list for
+        the case where debian-renaming may have occured, and the manifest could
+        contain 'foo' or 'libfoo'.
+
+        If testing an eSDK and the package is not found, then try to install the
+        specified recipe to install it from sstate.
+        """
+
+        # In a SDK the manifest is correct. In an eSDK the manifest may be
+        # correct (type=full) or not include packages that exist in sstate but
+        # not installed yet (minimal) so we should try to install the recipe.
+        for package in packages:
+            if self.tc.hasTargetPackage(package, multilib=multilib):
+                break
+        else:
+            if isinstance(self.tc, OESDKExtTestContext):
+                recipe = recipe or packages[0]
+                print("Trying to install %s..." % recipe)
+                self._run('devtool sdk-install %s' % recipe)
+            else:
+                raise unittest.SkipTest("Test %s needs one of %s" % (self.id(), ", ".join(packages)))
+
+
     def fetch(self, workdir, dl_dir, url, archive=None):
         if not archive:
             from urllib.parse import urlparse
             archive = os.path.basename(urlparse(url).path)
 
         if dl_dir:
-            tarball = os.path.join(dl_dir, archive)
-            if os.path.exists(tarball):
-                return tarball
+            archive_tarball = os.path.join(dl_dir, archive)
+            if os.path.exists(archive_tarball):
+                return archive_tarball
 
         tarball = os.path.join(workdir, archive)
         subprocess.check_output(["wget", "-O", tarball, url], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        if dl_dir and not os.path.exists(archive_tarball):
+            shutil.copyfile(tarball, archive_tarball)
         return tarball
 
     def check_elf(self, path, target_os=None, target_arch=None):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/assimp.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/assimp.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e986838aea..0000000000
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/assimp.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-
-import os
-import subprocess
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
-
-from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
-errors_have_output()
-
-class BuildAssimp(OESDKTestCase):
-    """
-    Test case to build a project using cmake.
-    """
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        if not (self.tc.hasHostPackage("nativesdk-cmake") or
-                self.tc.hasHostPackage("cmake-native")):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("Needs cmake")
-
-    def test_assimp(self):
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="assimp", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
-            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://github.com/assimp/assimp/archive/v5.3.1.tar.gz")
-
-            dirs = {}
-            dirs["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "assimp-5.3.1")
-            dirs["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
-            dirs["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
-
-            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
-            # Apply the zlib patch https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/a566e156b3fa07b566ddbf6801b517a9dba04fa3
-            # this sed wont be needed once assimp moves its zlib copy to v1.3.1+
-            self._run("sed -i '/#  ifdef _FILE_OFFSET_BITS/I,+2 d' {source}/contrib/zlib/gzguts.h".format(**dirs))
-            os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
-
-            self._run("cd {build} && cmake -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON -DASSIMP_BUILD_ZLIB=ON {source}".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cmake --build {build} -- -j".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cmake --build {build} --target install -- DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))
-            self.check_elf(os.path.join(dirs["install"], "usr", "local", "lib", "libassimp.so.5.3.0"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecafafa7d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os
+import tempfile
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+
+from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
+errors_have_output()
+
+class AutotoolsTest(OESDKTestCase):
+    """
+    Check that autotools will cross-compile correctly.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        libc = self.td.get("TCLIBC")
+        if libc in [ 'newlib' ]:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("AutotoolsTest class: SDK doesn't contain a supported C library")
+
+    def test_cpio(self):
+        from oe.utils import parallel_make_value
+        pmv = parallel_make_value((self.td.get('PARALLEL_MAKE') or '').split())
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="cpio-", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
+            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz")
+
+            opts = {}
+            opts["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "cpio-2.15")
+            opts["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
+            opts["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
+            opts["parallel_make"] = "-j %d" % (pmv) if pmv else ""
+
+            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(opts["source"]))
+            os.makedirs(opts["build"])
+
+            self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration' $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**opts))
+
+            # Check that configure detected the target correctly
+            with open(os.path.join(opts["build"], "config.log")) as f:
+                host_sys = self.td["HOST_SYS"]
+                self.assertIn(f"host_alias='{host_sys}'\n", f.readlines())
+
+            self._run("cd {build} && make CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration' {parallel_make}".format(**opts))
+            self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**opts))
+
+            self.check_elf(os.path.join(opts["install"], "usr", "local", "bin", "cpio"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 51003b19cd..0000000000
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-
-import os
-import tempfile
-import subprocess
-import unittest
-
-from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
-errors_have_output()
-
-class BuildCpioTest(OESDKTestCase):
-    """
-    Check that autotools will cross-compile correctly.
-    """
-    def test_cpio(self):
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="cpio-", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
-            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz")
-
-            dirs = {}
-            dirs["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "cpio-2.15")
-            dirs["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
-            dirs["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
-
-            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
-            os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
-
-            self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && make -j".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))
-
-            self.check_elf(os.path.join(dirs["install"], "usr", "local", "bin", "cpio"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildepoxy.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildepoxy.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 147ee3e0ee..0000000000
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildepoxy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-
-import os
-import subprocess
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-
-from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
-errors_have_output()
-
-class EpoxyTest(OESDKTestCase):
-    """
-    Test that Meson builds correctly.
-    """
-    def setUp(self):
-        if not (self.tc.hasHostPackage("nativesdk-meson") or
-                self.tc.hasHostPackage("meson-native")):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("EpoxyTest class: SDK doesn't contain Meson")
-
-    def test_epoxy(self):
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="epoxy", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
-            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy/releases/download/1.5.3/libepoxy-1.5.3.tar.xz")
-
-            dirs = {}
-            dirs["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "libepoxy-1.5.3")
-            dirs["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
-            dirs["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
-
-            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
-            os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
-
-            log = self._run("meson --warnlevel 1 -Degl=no -Dglx=no -Dx11=false {build} {source}".format(**dirs))
-            # Check that Meson thinks we're doing a cross build and not a native
-            self.assertIn("Build type: cross build", log)
-            self._run("ninja -C {build} -v".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("DESTDIR={install} ninja -C {build} -v install".format(**dirs))
-
-            self.check_elf(os.path.join(dirs["install"], "usr", "local", "lib", "libepoxy.so"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildgalculator.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildgalculator.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 178f07472d..0000000000
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildgalculator.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-#
-
-import os
-import subprocess
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-
-from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
-errors_have_output()
-
-class GalculatorTest(OESDKTestCase):
-    """
-    Test that autotools and GTK+ 3 compiles correctly.
-    """
-    def setUp(self):
-        if not (self.tc.hasTargetPackage("gtk+3", multilib=True) or \
-                self.tc.hasTargetPackage("libgtk-3.0", multilib=True)):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("GalculatorTest class: SDK don't support gtk+3")
-        if not (self.tc.hasHostPackage("nativesdk-gettext-dev") or
-                self.tc.hasHostPackage("gettext-native")):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("GalculatorTest class: SDK doesn't contain gettext")
-
-    def test_galculator(self):
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="galculator", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
-            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "http://galculator.mnim.org/downloads/galculator-2.1.4.tar.bz2")
-
-            dirs = {}
-            dirs["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "galculator-2.1.4")
-            dirs["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
-            dirs["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
-
-            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
-            os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
-
-            self._run("cd {source} && sed -i -e '/s_preferences.*prefs;/d' src/main.c && autoreconf -i -f -I $OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT/usr/share/aclocal -I m4".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && {source}/configure $CONFIGURE_FLAGS".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && make -j".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))
-
-            self.check_elf(os.path.join(dirs["install"], "usr", "local", "bin", "galculator"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/cmake.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/cmake.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81fd327ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/cmake.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+
+from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
+errors_have_output()
+
+class CMakeTest(OESDKTestCase):
+    """
+    Test case to build a project using cmake.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        libc = self.td.get("TCLIBC")
+        if libc in [ 'newlib' ]:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("CMakeTest class: SDK doesn't contain a supported C library")
+
+        self.ensure_host_package("cmake")
+
+    def test_assimp(self):
+        from oe.utils import parallel_make_value
+        pmv = parallel_make_value((self.td.get('PARALLEL_MAKE') or '').split())
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="assimp", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
+            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://github.com/assimp/assimp/archive/v5.4.1.tar.gz")
+
+            opts = {}
+            opts["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "assimp-5.4.1")
+            opts["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
+            opts["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
+            opts["parallel_make"] = "-j %d" % (pmv) if pmv else ""
+
+            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(opts["source"]))
+            # Apply the zlib patch https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/a566e156b3fa07b566ddbf6801b517a9dba04fa3
+            # this sed wont be needed once assimp moves its zlib copy to v1.3.1+
+            self._run("sed -i '/#  ifdef _FILE_OFFSET_BITS/I,+2 d' {source}/contrib/zlib/gzguts.h".format(**opts))
+            os.makedirs(opts["build"])
+
+            self._run("cd {build} && cmake -DASSIMP_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON -DASSIMP_BUILD_ZLIB=ON {source}".format(**opts))
+            self._run("cmake --build {build} -- {parallel_make}".format(**opts))
+            self._run("cmake --build {build} --target install -- DESTDIR={install}".format(**opts))
+            self.check_elf(os.path.join(opts["install"], "usr", "local", "lib", "libassimp.so.5.4.1"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/gcc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/gcc.py
index fc28b9c3d4..e810d2c42b 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/gcc.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/gcc.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class GccCompileTest(OESDKTestCase):
                     os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, f))
 
     def setUp(self):
+        libc = self.td.get("TCLIBC")
+        if libc in [ 'newlib' ]:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("GccCompileTest class: SDK doesn't contain a supported C library")
+
         machine = self.td.get("MACHINE")
         if not (self.tc.hasHostPackage("packagegroup-cross-canadian-%s" % machine) or
                 self.tc.hasHostPackage("^gcc-", regex=True)):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/go.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/go.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a050df7a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/go.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import unittest
+
+from oeqa.core.utils.path import remove_safe
+from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+
+from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
+from oe.go import map_arch
+errors_have_output()
+
+class GoCompileTest(OESDKTestCase):
+    td_vars = ['MACHINE', 'TARGET_ARCH']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        # Copy test.go file to SDK directory (same as GCC test uses files_dir)
+        shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(self.tc.files_dir, 'test.go'),
+                        os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, 'test.go'))
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        target_arch = self.td.get("TARGET_ARCH")
+        # Check for go-cross-canadian package (uses target architecture)
+        if not self.tc.hasHostPackage("go-cross-canadian-%s" % target_arch):
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("GoCompileTest class: SDK doesn't contain a Go cross-canadian toolchain")
+
+        # Additional runtime check for go command availability
+        try:
+            self._run('which go')
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("GoCompileTest class: go command not available: %s" % str(e))
+
+    def test_go_build(self):
+        """Test Go build command (native compilation)"""
+        self._run('cd %s; go build -o test test.go' % self.tc.sdk_dir)
+
+    def test_go_module(self):
+        """Test Go module creation and building"""
+        # Create a simple Go module
+        self._run('cd %s; go mod init hello-go' % self.tc.sdk_dir)
+        self._run('cd %s; go build -o hello-go' % self.tc.sdk_dir)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(self):
+        files = [os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, f) \
+                for f in ['test.go', 'test', 'hello-go', 'go.mod', 'go.sum']]
+        for f in files:
+            remove_safe(f)
+
+class GoHostCompileTest(OESDKTestCase):
+    td_vars = ['MACHINE', 'SDK_SYS', 'TARGET_ARCH']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        # Copy test.go file to SDK directory (same as GCC test uses files_dir)
+        shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(self.tc.files_dir, 'test.go'),
+                        os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, 'test.go'))
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        target_arch = self.td.get("TARGET_ARCH")
+        # Check for go-cross-canadian package (uses target architecture)
+        if not self.tc.hasHostPackage("go-cross-canadian-%s" % target_arch):
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("GoHostCompileTest class: SDK doesn't contain a Go cross-canadian toolchain")
+
+        # Additional runtime check for go command availability
+        try:
+            self._run('which go')
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("GoHostCompileTest class: go command not available: %s" % str(e))
+
+    def _get_go_arch(self):
+        """Get Go architecture from SDK_SYS"""
+        sdksys = self.td.get("SDK_SYS")
+        arch = sdksys.split('-')[0]
+
+        # Use mapping for other architectures
+        return map_arch(arch)
+
+    def test_go_cross_compile(self):
+        """Test Go cross-compilation for target"""
+        goarch = self._get_go_arch()
+        self._run('cd %s; GOOS=linux GOARCH=%s go build -o test-%s test.go' % (self.tc.sdk_dir, goarch, goarch))
+
+    def test_go_module_cross_compile(self):
+        """Test Go module cross-compilation"""
+        goarch = self._get_go_arch()
+        self._run('cd %s; go mod init hello-go' % self.tc.sdk_dir)
+        self._run('cd %s; GOOS=linux GOARCH=%s go build -o hello-go-%s' % (self.tc.sdk_dir, goarch, goarch))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(self):
+        # Clean up files with dynamic architecture names
+        files = [os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, f) \
+                for f in ['test.go', 'go.mod', 'go.sum']]
+        # Add common architecture-specific files that might be created
+        common_archs = ['arm64', 'arm', 'amd64', '386', 'mips', 'mipsle', 'ppc64', 'ppc64le', 'riscv64']
+        for arch in common_archs:
+            files.extend([os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, f) \
+                         for f in ['test-%s' % arch, 'hello-go-%s' % arch]])
+        for f in files:
+            remove_safe(f)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/gtk3.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/gtk3.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdaf50ed38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/gtk3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+
+from oeqa.sdk.cases.meson import MesonTestBase
+
+from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
+errors_have_output()
+
+class GTK3Test(MesonTestBase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.ensure_target_package("gtk+3", "libgtk-3.0", recipe="gtk+3")
+        self.ensure_host_package("glib-2.0-utils", "libglib-2.0-utils", recipe="glib-2.0")
+
+    """
+    Test that autotools and GTK+ 3 compiles correctly.
+    """
+    def test_libhandy(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="libhandy", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
+            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://download.gnome.org/sources/libhandy/1.8/libhandy-1.8.3.tar.xz")
+
+            sourcedir = os.path.join(testdir, "libhandy-1.8.3")
+            builddir = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
+            installdir = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
+
+            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(sourcedir))
+            os.makedirs(builddir)
+
+            self.build_meson(sourcedir, builddir, installdir, "-Dglade_catalog=disabled -Dintrospection=disabled -Dvapi=false")
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(installdir))
+            self.check_elf(os.path.join(installdir, "usr", "local", "lib", "libhandy-1.so"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/kmod.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/kmod.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c4d8ddb54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/kmod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+
+from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+from oeqa.sdkext.context import OESDKExtTestContext
+from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
+errors_have_output()
+
+class KernelModuleTest(OESDKTestCase):
+    """
+    Test that out-of-tree kernel modules build.
+    """
+    def test_cryptodev(self):
+        if isinstance(self.tc, OESDKExtTestContext):
+            self.skipTest(f"{self.id()} does not support eSDK (https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15850)")
+
+        from oe.utils import parallel_make_value
+        pmv = parallel_make_value((self.td.get('PARALLEL_MAKE') or '').split())
+        parallel_make = "-j %d" % (pmv) if pmv else ""
+
+        self.ensure_target_package("kernel-devsrc")
+        # These targets need to be built before kernel modules can be built.
+        self._run("make %s -C $OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT/usr/src/kernel prepare scripts" % (parallel_make))
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="cryptodev", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
+            git_url = "https://github.com/cryptodev-linux/cryptodev-linux"
+            # This is a knnown-good commit post-1.13 that builds with kernel 6.7+
+            git_sha = "bb8bc7cf60d2c0b097c8b3b0e807f805b577a53f"
+
+            sourcedir = os.path.join(testdir, "cryptodev-linux")
+            subprocess.check_output(["git", "clone", git_url, sourcedir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(sourcedir))
+            subprocess.check_output(["git", "-C", sourcedir, "checkout", git_sha], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+
+            self._run("make -C %s V=1 KERNEL_DIR=$OECORE_TARGET_SYSROOT/usr/src/kernel" % sourcedir)
+            self.check_elf(os.path.join(sourcedir, "cryptodev.ko"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildlzip.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/makefile.py
index b4b7d85b88..fc041ca8d8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildlzip.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/makefile.py
@@ -4,27 +4,37 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
-import os, tempfile, subprocess, unittest
+import os, tempfile, subprocess
+import unittest
 from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
 from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
 errors_have_output()
 
-class BuildLzipTest(OESDKTestCase):
+class MakefileTest(OESDKTestCase):
     """
     Test that "plain" compilation works, using just $CC $CFLAGS etc.
     """
+    def setUp(self):
+        libc = self.td.get("TCLIBC")
+        if libc in [ 'newlib' ]:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("MakefileTest class: SDK doesn't contain a supported C library")
+
     def test_lzip(self):
+        from oe.utils import parallel_make_value
+        pmv = parallel_make_value((self.td.get('PARALLEL_MAKE') or '').split())
+
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="lzip", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
             tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources/lzip-1.19.tar.gz")
 
-            dirs = {}
-            dirs["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "lzip-1.19")
-            dirs["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
-            dirs["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
+            opts = {}
+            opts["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "lzip-1.19")
+            opts["build"] = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
+            opts["install"] = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
+            opts["parallel_make"] = "-j %d" % (pmv) if pmv else ""
 
             subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dirs["source"]))
-            os.makedirs(dirs["build"])
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(opts["source"]))
+            os.makedirs(opts["build"])
 
             cmd = """cd {build} && \
                      {source}/configure --srcdir {source} \
@@ -33,7 +43,7 @@ class BuildLzipTest(OESDKTestCase):
                      CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" \
                      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
                   """
-            self._run(cmd.format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && make -j".format(**dirs))
-            self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**dirs))
-            self.check_elf(os.path.join(dirs["install"], "usr", "local", "bin", "lzip"))
+            self._run(cmd.format(**opts))
+            self._run("cd {build} && make {parallel_make}".format(**opts))
+            self._run("cd {build} && make install DESTDIR={install}".format(**opts))
+            self.check_elf(os.path.join(opts["install"], "usr", "local", "bin", "lzip"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/manifest.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/manifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee59a5f338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/manifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+from oeqa.sdkext.context import OESDKExtTestContext
+
+
+class ManifestTest(OESDKTestCase):
+    def test_manifests(self):
+        """
+        Verify that the host and target manifests are not empty, unless this is
+        a minimal eSDK without toolchain in which case they should be empty.
+        """
+        if (
+            isinstance(self.tc, OESDKExtTestContext)
+            and self.td.get("SDK_EXT_TYPE") == "minimal"
+            and self.td.get("SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN") == "0"
+        ):
+            self.assertEqual(self.tc.target_pkg_manifest, {})
+            self.assertEqual(self.tc.host_pkg_manifest, {})
+        else:
+            self.assertNotEqual(self.tc.target_pkg_manifest, {})
+            self.assertNotEqual(self.tc.host_pkg_manifest, {})
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/maturin.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/maturin.py
index ea10f568b2..e3e8edc781 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/maturin.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/maturin.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import unittest
 
-from oeqa.core.utils.path import remove_safe
 from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
 from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
 
@@ -17,44 +16,24 @@ errors_have_output()
 
 class MaturinTest(OESDKTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        if not (
-            self.tc.hasHostPackage("nativesdk-python3-maturin")
-            or self.tc.hasHostPackage("python3-maturin-native")
-        ):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("No python3-maturin package in the SDK")
+        self.ensure_host_package("python3-maturin")
 
     def test_maturin_list_python(self):
-        py_major = self._run("python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.version_info.major)'")
-        py_minor = self._run("python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.version_info.minor)'")
-        python_version = "%s.%s" % (py_major.strip(), py_minor.strip())
-        cmd = "maturin list-python"
-        output = self._run(cmd)
-        self.assertRegex(output, r"^🐍 1 python interpreter found:\n")
-        self.assertRegex(
-            output,
-            r" - CPython %s (.+)/usr/bin/python%s$" % (python_version, python_version),
-        )
+        out = self._run(r"""python3 -c 'import sys; print(f"{sys.executable}\n{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}")'""")
+        executable, version = out.splitlines()
 
+        output = self._run("maturin list-python")
+        # The output looks like this:
+        # - CPython 3.13 at /usr/bin/python3
+        # We don't want to assume CPython so just check for the version and path.
+        expected = f"{version} at {executable}"
+        self.assertIn(expected, output)
 
 class MaturinDevelopTest(OESDKTestCase):
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(self):
-        targetdir = os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, "guessing-game")
-        try:
-            shutil.rmtree(targetdir)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            pass
-        shutil.copytree(
-            os.path.join(self.tc.files_dir, "maturin/guessing-game"), targetdir
-        )
-
     def setUp(self):
         machine = self.td.get("MACHINE")
-        if not (
-            self.tc.hasHostPackage("nativesdk-python3-maturin")
-            or self.tc.hasHostPackage("python3-maturin-native")
-        ):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("No python3-maturin package in the SDK")
+        self.ensure_host_package("python3-maturin")
+
         if not (
             self.tc.hasHostPackage("packagegroup-rust-cross-canadian-%s" % machine)
         ):
@@ -68,9 +47,17 @@ class MaturinDevelopTest(OESDKTestCase):
           (1) that a .venv can been created.
           (2) a functional 'rustc' and 'cargo'
         """
-        self._run("cd %s/guessing-game; python3 -m venv .venv" % self.tc.sdk_dir)
-        cmd = "cd %s/guessing-game; maturin develop" % self.tc.sdk_dir
-        output = self._run(cmd)
+        targetdir = os.path.join(self.tc.sdk_dir, "guessing-game")
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(targetdir)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+        shutil.copytree(
+            os.path.join(self.tc.files_dir, "maturin/guessing-game"), targetdir
+        )
+
+        self._run("cd %s; python3 -m venv .venv" % targetdir)
+        output = self._run("cd %s; maturin develop" % targetdir)
         self.assertRegex(output, r"🔗 Found pyo3 bindings with abi3 support for Python ≥ 3.8")
         self.assertRegex(output, r"🐍 Not using a specific python interpreter")
         self.assertRegex(output, r"📡 Using build options features from pyproject.toml")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/meson.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/meson.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a809ca3a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/meson.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import json
+import os
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+from oeqa.sdkext.context import OESDKExtTestContext
+from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
+errors_have_output()
+
+class MesonTestBase(OESDKTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        libc = self.td.get("TCLIBC")
+        if libc in [ 'newlib' ]:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("MesonTest class: SDK doesn't contain a supported C library")
+
+        if isinstance(self.tc, OESDKExtTestContext):
+            self.skipTest(f"{self.id()} does not support eSDK (https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15854)")
+
+        self.ensure_host_package("meson")
+        self.ensure_host_package("pkgconfig")
+
+    def build_meson(self, sourcedir, builddir, installdir=None, options=""):
+        """
+        Given a source tree in sourcedir, configure it to build in builddir with
+        the specified options, and if installdir is set also install.
+        """
+        log = self._run(f"meson setup --warnlevel 1 {builddir} {sourcedir} {options}")
+
+        # Check that Meson thinks we're doing a cross build and not a native
+        self.assertIn("Build type: cross build", log)
+
+        # Check that the cross-compiler used is the one we set.
+        data = json.loads(self._run(f"meson introspect --compilers {builddir}"))
+        self.assertIn(self.td.get("CC").split()[0], data["host"]["c"]["exelist"])
+
+        # Check that the target architectures was set correctly.
+        data = json.loads(self._run(f"meson introspect --machines {builddir}"))
+        self.assertEqual(data["host"]["cpu"], self.td["HOST_ARCH"])
+
+        self._run(f"meson compile -C {builddir} -v")
+
+        if installdir:
+            self._run(f"meson install -C {builddir} --destdir {installdir}")
+
+class MesonTest(MesonTestBase):
+    """
+    Test that Meson builds correctly.
+    """
+
+    def test_epoxy(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="epoxy", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
+            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://github.com/anholt/libepoxy/releases/download/1.5.3/libepoxy-1.5.3.tar.xz")
+
+            sourcedir = os.path.join(testdir, "libepoxy-1.5.3")
+            builddir = os.path.join(testdir, "build")
+            installdir = os.path.join(testdir, "install")
+
+            subprocess.check_output(["tar", "xf", tarball, "-C", testdir], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(sourcedir))
+
+            os.makedirs(builddir)
+            self.build_meson(sourcedir, builddir, installdir, "-Degl=no -Dglx=no -Dx11=false")
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(installdir))
+            self.check_elf(os.path.join(installdir, "usr", "local", "lib", "libepoxy.so"))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/perl.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/perl.py
index 8eab4442e8..a72bd2461a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/perl.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/perl.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
-import unittest
 from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
 
 from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
@@ -12,9 +11,7 @@ errors_have_output()
 
 class PerlTest(OESDKTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        if not (self.tc.hasHostPackage("nativesdk-perl") or
-                self.tc.hasHostPackage("perl-native")):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("No perl package in the SDK")
+        self.ensure_host_package("perl")
 
     def test_perl(self):
         cmd = "perl -e '$_=\"Uryyb, jbeyq\"; tr/a-zA-Z/n-za-mN-ZA-M/;print'"
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/python.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/python.py
index 5ea992b9f3..b990cd889a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/python.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/python.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
-import subprocess, unittest
 from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
 
 from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
@@ -12,9 +11,7 @@ errors_have_output()
 
 class Python3Test(OESDKTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        if not (self.tc.hasHostPackage("nativesdk-python3-core") or
-                self.tc.hasHostPackage("python3-core-native")):
-            raise unittest.SkipTest("No python3 package in the SDK")
+        self.ensure_host_package("python3-core", recipe="python3")
 
     def test_python3(self):
         cmd = "python3 -c \"import codecs; print(codecs.encode('Uryyb, jbeyq', 'rot13'))\""
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/rust.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/rust.py
index f5d437bb19..4b115bebf5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/rust.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/rust.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import unittest
 
-from oeqa.core.utils.path import remove_safe
 from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
 
 from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import errors_have_output
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ class RustCompileTest(OESDKTestCase):
             raise unittest.SkipTest("RustCompileTest class: SDK doesn't contain a Rust cross-canadian toolchain")
 
     def test_cargo_build(self):
+        self._run('cd %s/hello; cargo add zstd' % (self.tc.sdk_dir))
         self._run('cd %s/hello; cargo build' % self.tc.sdk_dir)
 
 class RustHostCompileTest(OESDKTestCase):
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ class RustHostCompileTest(OESDKTestCase):
 
     def test_cargo_build(self):
         sdksys = self.td.get("SDK_SYS")
+        self._run('cd %s/hello; cargo add zstd' % (self.tc.sdk_dir))
         self._run('cd %s/hello; cargo build --target %s-gnu' % (self.tc.sdk_dir, sdksys))
         self._run('cd %s/hello; cargo run --target %s-gnu' % (self.tc.sdk_dir, sdksys))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/context.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/context.py
index 01c38c24e6..d4fdd83207 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/context.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/context.py
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ class OESDKTestContext(OETestContext):
         self.target_pkg_manifest = target_pkg_manifest
         self.host_pkg_manifest = host_pkg_manifest
 
+        # match multilib according to sdk_env
+        self.multilib = ""
+        multilibs = self.td.get('MULTILIB_VARIANTS', '').split()
+        for ml in multilibs:
+            if ml in os.path.basename(self.sdk_env):
+                self.multilib = ml
+
     def _hasPackage(self, manifest, pkg, regex=False):
         if regex:
             # do regex match
@@ -40,12 +47,8 @@ class OESDKTestContext(OETestContext):
         return self._hasPackage(self.host_pkg_manifest, pkg, regex=regex)
 
     def hasTargetPackage(self, pkg, multilib=False, regex=False):
-        if multilib:
-            # match multilib according to sdk_env
-            mls = self.td.get('MULTILIB_VARIANTS', '').split()
-            for ml in mls:
-                if ('ml'+ml) in self.sdk_env:
-                    pkg = ml + '-' + pkg
+        if multilib and self.multilib:
+            pkg = self.multilib + '-' + pkg
         return self._hasPackage(self.target_pkg_manifest, pkg, regex=regex)
 
 class OESDKTestContextExecutor(OETestContextExecutor):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/testsdk.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/testsdk.py
index 518b09febb..cffcf9f49a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/testsdk.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/testsdk.py
@@ -31,6 +31,28 @@ class TestSDK(TestSDKBase):
     context_class = OESDKTestContext
     test_type = 'sdk'
 
+    def sdk_dir_names(self, d):
+        """Return list from TESTSDK_CASE_DIRS."""
+        testdirs = d.getVar("TESTSDK_CASE_DIRS")
+        if testdirs:
+            return testdirs.split()
+
+        bb.fatal("TESTSDK_CASE_DIRS unset, can't find SDK test directories.")
+
+    def get_sdk_paths(self, d):
+        """
+        Return a list of paths where SDK test cases reside.
+
+        SDK tests are expected in <LAYER_DIR>/lib/oeqa/<dirname>/cases
+        """
+        paths = []
+        for layer in d.getVar("BBLAYERS").split():
+            for dirname in self.sdk_dir_names(d):
+                case_path = os.path.join(layer, "lib", "oeqa", dirname, "cases")
+                if os.path.isdir(case_path):
+                    paths.append(case_path)
+        return paths
+
     def get_tcname(self, d):
         """
         Get the name of the SDK file
@@ -114,7 +136,8 @@ class TestSDK(TestSDKBase):
                 host_pkg_manifest=host_pkg_manifest, **context_args)
 
             try:
-                tc.loadTests(self.context_executor_class.default_cases)
+                modules = (d.getVar("TESTSDK_SUITES") or "").split()
+                tc.loadTests(self.get_sdk_paths(d), modules)
             except Exception as e:
                 import traceback
                 bb.fatal("Loading tests failed:\n%s" % traceback.format_exc())
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py
index 5ffb732556..d0746e68eb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/cases/devtool.py
@@ -69,10 +69,9 @@ class DevtoolTest(OESDKExtTestCase):
         self._test_devtool_build(self.myapp_cmake_dst)
 
     def test_extend_autotools_recipe_creation(self):
-        req = 'https://github.com/rdfa/librdfa'
-        recipe = "librdfa"
-        self._run('devtool sdk-install libxml2')
-        self._run('devtool add %s %s' % (recipe, req) )
+        recipe = "test-dbus-wait"
+        self._run('devtool sdk-install dbus')
+        self._run('devtool add %s https://git.yoctoproject.org/git/dbus-wait' % (recipe) )
         try:
             self._run('devtool build %s' % recipe)
         finally:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/context.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/context.py
index 2ac2bf6ff7..2da57e2ccf 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/context.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/context.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ class OESDKExtTestContext(OESDKTestContext):
 
     # FIXME - We really need to do better mapping of names here, this at
     # least allows some tests to run
-    def hasHostPackage(self, pkg):
+    def hasHostPackage(self, pkg, regex=False):
         # We force a toolchain to be installed into the eSDK even if its minimal
         if pkg.startswith("packagegroup-cross-canadian-"):
             return True
-        return self._hasPackage(self.host_pkg_manifest, pkg)
+        return self._hasPackage(self.host_pkg_manifest, pkg, regex)
 
 class OESDKExtTestContextExecutor(OESDKTestContextExecutor):
     _context_class = OESDKExtTestContext
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/files/myapp_cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/files/myapp_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 19d773dd63..b31f1622e2 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/files/myapp_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/files/myapp_cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)
 project (myapp)
 # The version number.
 set (myapp_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/testsdk.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/testsdk.py
index 9d5a99d900..6dc23065a4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/testsdk.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdkext/testsdk.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class TestSDKExt(TestSDKBase):
                 host_pkg_manifest=host_pkg_manifest)
 
             try:
-                tc.loadTests(OESDKExtTestContextExecutor.default_cases)
+                modules = (d.getVar("TESTSDK_SUITES") or "").split()
+                tc.loadTests(OESDKExtTestContextExecutor.default_cases, modules)
             except Exception as e:
                 import traceback
                 bb.fatal("Loading tests failed:\n%s" % traceback.format_exc())
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/archiver.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/archiver.py
index 3cb888c506..612ec675a7 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/archiver.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/archiver.py
@@ -190,28 +190,28 @@ class Archiver(OESelftestTestCase):
         Test that the archiver works with `ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "original"`.
         """
 
-        self._test_archiver_mode('original', 'ed-1.14.1.tar.lz')
+        self._test_archiver_mode('original', 'ed-1.21.1.tar.lz')
 
     def test_archiver_mode_patched(self):
         """
         Test that the archiver works with `ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "patched"`.
         """
 
-        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.14.1-r0-patched.tar.xz')
+        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.21.1-r0-patched.tar.xz')
 
     def test_archiver_mode_configured(self):
         """
         Test that the archiver works with `ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "configured"`.
         """
 
-        self._test_archiver_mode('configured', 'selftest-ed-native-1.14.1-r0-configured.tar.xz')
+        self._test_archiver_mode('configured', 'selftest-ed-native-1.21.1-r0-configured.tar.xz')
 
     def test_archiver_mode_recipe(self):
         """
         Test that the archiver works with `ARCHIVER_MODE[recipe] = "1"`.
         """
 
-        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.14.1-r0-recipe.tar.xz',
+        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.21.1-r0-recipe.tar.xz',
                                  'ARCHIVER_MODE[recipe] = "1"\n')
 
     def test_archiver_mode_diff(self):
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class Archiver(OESelftestTestCase):
         Exclusions controlled by `ARCHIVER_MODE[diff-exclude]` are not yet tested.
         """
 
-        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.14.1-r0-diff.gz',
+        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.21.1-r0-diff.gz',
                                  'ARCHIVER_MODE[diff] = "1"\n')
 
     def test_archiver_mode_dumpdata(self):
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class Archiver(OESelftestTestCase):
         Test that the archiver works with `ARCHIVER_MODE[dumpdata] = "1"`.
         """
 
-        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.14.1-r0-showdata.dump',
+        self._test_archiver_mode('patched', 'selftest-ed-native-1.21.1-r0-showdata.dump',
                                  'ARCHIVER_MODE[dumpdata] = "1"\n')
 
     def test_archiver_mode_mirror(self):
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class Archiver(OESelftestTestCase):
         Test that the archiver works with `ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "mirror"`.
         """
 
-        self._test_archiver_mode('mirror', 'ed-1.14.1.tar.lz',
+        self._test_archiver_mode('mirror', 'ed-1.21.1.tar.lz',
                                  'BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS = "1"\n')
 
     def test_archiver_mode_mirror_excludes(self):
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class Archiver(OESelftestTestCase):
         """
 
         target='selftest-ed'
-        target_file_name = 'ed-1.14.1.tar.lz'
+        target_file_name = 'ed-1.21.1.tar.lz'
 
         features = 'INHERIT += "archiver"\n'
         features += 'ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "mirror"\n'
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class Archiver(OESelftestTestCase):
             bitbake('-c deploy_archives %s' % (target))
 
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_SRC'])
-        for target_file_name in ['ed-1.14.1.tar.lz', 'hello.c']:
+        for target_file_name in ['ed-1.21.1.tar.lz', 'hello.c']:
             glob_str = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_SRC'], 'mirror', target_file_name)
             glob_result = glob.glob(glob_str)
             self.assertTrue(glob_result, 'Missing archive file %s' % (target_file_name))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/barebox.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/barebox.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f8f232432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/barebox.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Qemu-based barebox bootloader integration testing
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotArch
+from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
+
+barebox_boot_patterns = {
+        'search_reached_prompt': r"stop autoboot",
+        'search_login_succeeded': r"barebox@[^:]+:[^ ]+ ",
+        'search_cmd_finished': r"barebox@[a-zA-Z0-9\-\s]+:/"
+        }
+
+
+class BareboxTest(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+    @skipIfNotArch(['arm', 'aarch64'])
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_boot_barebox(self):
+        """
+        Tests building barebox and booting it with QEMU
+        """
+
+        self.write_config("""
+QB_DEFAULT_KERNEL = "barebox-dt-2nd.img"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "barebox"
+QEMU_USE_KVM = "False"
+""")
+
+        bitbake("virtual/bootloader core-image-minimal")
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False, runqemuparams='nographic',
+                     boot_patterns=barebox_boot_patterns) as qemu:
+
+            # test if barebox console works
+            cmd = "version"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(status, 1, msg=output)
+            self.assertTrue("barebox" in output, msg=output)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbclasses.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbclasses.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10545ebe65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbclasses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import get_bb_vars, bitbake
+
+class Systemd(OESelftestTestCase):
+    """
+    Tests related to the systemd bbclass.
+    """
+
+    def getVars(self, recipe):
+        self.bb_vars = get_bb_vars(
+            [
+                'BPN',
+                'D',
+                'INIT_D_DIR',
+                'prefix',
+                'systemd_system_unitdir',
+                'sysconfdir',
+            ],
+            recipe,
+        )
+
+    def fileExists(self, filename):
+        self.assertExists(filename.format(**self.bb_vars))
+
+    def fileNotExists(self, filename):
+        self.assertNotExists(filename.format(**self.bb_vars))
+
+    def test_systemd_in_distro(self):
+        """
+        Summary:    Verify that no sysvinit files are installed when the
+                    systemd distro feature is enabled, but sysvinit is not.
+        Expected:   Systemd service file exists, but /etc does not.
+        Product:    OE-Core
+        Author:     Peter Kjellerstedt <peter.kjellerstedt@axis.com>
+        """
+
+        self.write_config("""
+DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " systemd usrmerge"
+DISTRO_FEATURES:remove = "sysvinit"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"
+""")
+        bitbake("systemd-only systemd-and-sysvinit -c install")
+
+        self.getVars("systemd-only")
+        self.fileExists("{D}{systemd_system_unitdir}/{BPN}.service")
+
+        self.getVars("systemd-and-sysvinit")
+        self.fileExists("{D}{systemd_system_unitdir}/{BPN}.service")
+        self.fileNotExists("{D}{sysconfdir}")
+
+    def test_systemd_and_sysvinit_in_distro(self):
+        """
+        Summary:    Verify that both systemd and sysvinit files are installed
+                    when both the systemd and sysvinit distro features are
+                    enabled.
+        Expected:   Systemd service file and sysvinit initscript exist.
+        Product:    OE-Core
+        Author:     Peter Kjellerstedt <peter.kjellerstedt@axis.com>
+        """
+
+        self.write_config("""
+DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " systemd sysvinit usrmerge"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"
+""")
+        bitbake("systemd-only systemd-and-sysvinit -c install")
+
+        self.getVars("systemd-only")
+        self.fileExists("{D}{systemd_system_unitdir}/{BPN}.service")
+
+        self.getVars("systemd-and-sysvinit")
+        self.fileExists("{D}{systemd_system_unitdir}/{BPN}.service")
+        self.fileExists("{D}{INIT_D_DIR}/{BPN}")
+
+    def test_sysvinit_in_distro(self):
+        """
+        Summary:    Verify that no systemd service files are installed when the
+                    sysvinit distro feature is enabled, but systemd is not.
+        Expected:   The systemd  service file does not exist, nor does /usr.
+                    The sysvinit initscript exists.
+        Product:    OE-Core
+        Author:     Peter Kjellerstedt <peter.kjellerstedt@axis.com>
+        """
+
+        self.write_config("""
+DISTRO_FEATURES:remove = "systemd"
+DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " sysvinit usrmerge"
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "sysvinit"
+""")
+        bitbake("systemd-only systemd-and-sysvinit -c install")
+
+        self.getVars("systemd-only")
+        self.fileNotExists("{D}{systemd_system_unitdir}/{BPN}.service")
+        self.fileNotExists("{D}{prefix}")
+        self.fileNotExists("{D}{sysconfdir}")
+        self.fileExists("{D}")
+
+        self.getVars("systemd-and-sysvinit")
+        self.fileNotExists("{D}{systemd_system_unitdir}/{BPN}.service")
+        self.fileNotExists("{D}{prefix}")
+        self.fileExists("{D}{INIT_D_DIR}/{BPN}")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py
index 695d17377d..982287c9a5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblayers.py
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ class BitbakeLayers(OESelftestTestCase):
         with open(jsonfile) as f:
             data = json.load(f)
         for s in data['sources']:
-            data['sources'][s]['git-remote']['rev'] = '5200799866b92259e855051112520006e1aaaac0'
+            if s == 'poky' or s == 'build':
+                data['sources'][s]['git-remote']['rev'] = '5200799866b92259e855051112520006e1aaaac0'
+            elif s == 'meta-yocto':
+                data['sources'][s]['git-remote']['rev'] = '913bd8ba4dd1d5d2a38261bde985b64a36e36281'
+            elif s == 'openembedded-core':
+                data['sources'][s]['git-remote']['rev'] = '744a2277844ec9a384a9ca7dae2a634d5a0d3590'
         with open(jsonfile, 'w') as f:
             json.dump(data, f)
 
@@ -240,3 +245,92 @@ class BitbakeLayers(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(first_desc_2, '', "Describe not cleared: '{}'".format(first_desc_2))
         self.assertEqual(second_rev_2, second_rev_1, "Revision should not be updated: '{}'".format(second_rev_2))
         self.assertEqual(second_desc_2, second_desc_1, "Describe should not be updated: '{}'".format(second_desc_2))
+
+class BitbakeConfigBuild(OESelftestTestCase):
+    def test_enable_disable_fragments(self):
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_ANOTHER_VARIABLE'), None)
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest/test-fragment')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'somevalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_ANOTHER_VARIABLE'), None)
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest/more-fragments-here/test-another-fragment')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'somevalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_ANOTHER_VARIABLE'), 'someothervalue')
+
+        fragment_metadata_command = "bitbake-getvar -f {} --value {}"
+        result = runCmd(fragment_metadata_command.format("selftest/test-fragment", "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY"))
+        self.assertIn("This is a configuration fragment intended for testing in oe-selftest context", result.output)
+        result = runCmd(fragment_metadata_command.format("selftest/test-fragment", "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION"))
+        self.assertIn("It defines a variable that can be checked inside the test.", result.output)
+        result = runCmd(fragment_metadata_command.format("selftest/more-fragments-here/test-another-fragment", "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_SUMMARY"))
+        self.assertIn("This is a second configuration fragment intended for testing in oe-selftest context", result.output)
+        result = runCmd(fragment_metadata_command.format("selftest/more-fragments-here/test-another-fragment", "BB_CONF_FRAGMENT_DESCRIPTION"))
+        self.assertIn("It defines another variable that can be checked inside the test.", result.output)
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build disable-fragment selftest/test-fragment')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_ANOTHER_VARIABLE'), 'someothervalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build disable-fragment selftest/more-fragments-here/test-another-fragment')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_FRAGMENT_ANOTHER_VARIABLE'), None)
+
+    def test_enable_disable_builtin_fragments(self):
+        """
+        Tests that the meta-selftest properly adds a new built-in fragment from
+        its layer.conf configuration file.
+        The test sequence goes as follows:
+        1. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is not set yet.
+        2. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is set after setting
+           the fragment.
+        3. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is set after setting
+           the fragment with another value that replaces the first one.
+        4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to verify that going back and forth between values
+           works.
+        5. Verify that SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE is not set after
+           removing the final assignment.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest-fragment/somevalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'somevalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest-fragment/someothervalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'someothervalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest-fragment/somevalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'somevalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build enable-fragment selftest-fragment/someothervalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), 'someothervalue')
+
+        runCmd('bitbake-config-build disable-fragment selftest-fragment/someothervalue')
+        self.assertEqual(get_bb_var('SELFTEST_BUILTIN_FRAGMENT_VARIABLE'), None)
+
+    def test_show_fragment(self):
+        """
+        Test that bitbake-config-build show-fragment returns the expected
+        output. Use bitbake-config-build list-fragments --verbose to get the
+        path to the fragment.
+        """
+        result = runCmd('bitbake-config-build --quiet list-fragments --verbose')
+        test_fragment_re = re.compile(r'^Path: .*conf/fragments/test-fragment.conf$')
+        fragment_path, fragment_content = '', ''
+
+        for line in result.output.splitlines():
+            m = re.match(test_fragment_re, line)
+            if m:
+                fragment_path = ' '.join(line.split()[1:])
+                break
+
+        if not fragment_path:
+            raise Exception("Couldn't find the fragment")
+
+        with open(fragment_path, 'r') as f:
+            fragment_content = f'{fragment_path}:\n\n{f.read()}'.strip()
+
+        result = runCmd('bitbake-config-build --quiet show-fragment selftest/test-fragment')
+
+        self.assertEqual(result.output.strip(), fragment_content)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblock.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblock.py
index 2b62d2a0aa..cb99d32bb5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblock.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bblock.py
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ class BBLock(OESelftestTestCase):
         else:
             machine = "qemux86-64"
 
-        self.write_config('MACHINE = "%s"\n' % machine)
+        self.write_config('MACHINE:forcevariable = "%s"\n' % machine)
 
         self.lock_recipes(recipes, tasks)
 
-        self.write_config('MACHINE = "%s"\n' % self.td["MACHINE"])
+        self.write_config('MACHINE:forcevariable = "%s"\n' % self.td["MACHINE"])
         # modify quilt's do_compile task
         self.modify_tasks(recipes, tasks)
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py
index 98e9f81661..51934ef70d 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/bbtests.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ INHERIT:remove = \"report-error\"
 
     def test_non_gplv3(self):
         self.write_config('''INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
+OVERRIDES .= ":gplv3test"
 require conf/distro/include/no-gplv3.inc
 ''')
         result = bitbake('selftest-ed', ignore_status=True)
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ require conf/distro/include/no-gplv3.inc
         arch = get_bb_var('SSTATE_PKGARCH')
         filename = os.path.join(lic_dir, arch, 'selftest-ed', 'generic_GPL-3.0-or-later')
         self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(filename), msg="License file %s exists and shouldn't" % filename)
-        filename = os.path.join(lic_dir, arch, 'selftest-ed', 'generic_GPL-2.0-or-later')
+        filename = os.path.join(lic_dir, arch, 'selftest-ed', 'generic_GPL-2.0-only')
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(filename), msg="License file %s doesn't exist" % filename)
 
     def test_setscene_only(self):
@@ -375,3 +376,21 @@ require conf/distro/include/no-gplv3.inc
         self.assertGreater(result.status, 0, "Build should have failed if ${ is in the path")
         self.assertTrue(re.search("ERROR: Directory name /.* contains unexpanded bitbake variable. This may cause build failures and WORKDIR polution",
                                   result.output), msg = "mkdirhier with unexpanded variable should have failed: %s" % result.output)
+
+    def test_bb_env_bb_getvar_equality(self):
+        """ Test if "bitbake -e" output is identical to "bitbake-getvar" output for a variable set from an anonymous function
+        """
+        self.write_config('''INHERIT += "test_anon_func"
+TEST_SET_FROM_ANON_FUNC ?= ""''')
+
+        result_bb_e = runCmd('bitbake -e')
+        bb_e_var_match = re.search('^TEST_SET_FROM_ANON_FUNC="(?P<value>.*)"$', result_bb_e.output, re.MULTILINE)
+        self.assertTrue(bb_e_var_match, msg = "Can't find TEST_SET_FROM_ANON_FUNC value in \"bitbake -e\" output")
+        bb_e_var_value = bb_e_var_match.group("value")
+
+        result_bb_getvar = runCmd('bitbake-getvar TEST_SET_FROM_ANON_FUNC --value')
+        bb_getvar_var_value = result_bb_getvar.output.strip()
+        self.assertEqual(bb_e_var_value, bb_getvar_var_value,
+                         msg='''"bitbake -e" output differs from bitbake-getvar output for TEST_SET_FROM_ANON_FUNC (set from anonymous function)
+bitbake -e: "%s"
+bitbake-getvar: "%s"''' % (bb_e_var_value, bb_getvar_var_value))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/binutils.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/binutils.py
index 1688eabe4e..5ff263d342 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/binutils.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/binutils.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class BinutilsCrossSelfTest(OESelftestTestCase, OEPTestResultTestCase):
         features.append('CHECK_TARGETS = "{0}"'.format(suite))
         self.write_config("\n".join(features))
 
-        recipe = "binutils-cross-testsuite"
+        recipe = "binutils-testsuite"
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(["B", "TARGET_SYS", "T"], recipe)
         builddir, target_sys, tdir = bb_vars["B"], bb_vars["TARGET_SYS"], bb_vars["T"]
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildhistory.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildhistory.py
index 2d55994916..1edc60c72d 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildhistory.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildhistory.py
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ import re
 import datetime
 
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_vars
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_vars, get_bb_var, runCmd
 
 
-class BuildhistoryBase(OESelftestTestCase):
+class BuildhistoryTests(OESelftestTestCase):
 
     def config_buildhistory(self, tmp_bh_location=False):
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['USER_CLASSES', 'INHERIT'])
-        if (not 'buildhistory' in bb_vars['USER_CLASSES']) and (not 'buildhistory' in bb_vars['INHERIT']):
+        if (not bb_vars['USER_CLASSES'] or not 'buildhistory' in bb_vars['USER_CLASSES']) and (not 'buildhistory' in bb_vars['INHERIT']):
             add_buildhistory_config = 'INHERIT += "buildhistory"\nBUILDHISTORY_COMMIT = "1"'
             self.append_config(add_buildhistory_config)
 
@@ -48,5 +48,58 @@ class BuildhistoryBase(OESelftestTestCase):
         else:
             self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, msg="Command 'bitbake %s' has failed unexpectedly: %s" % (target, result.output))
 
-    # No tests should be added to the base class.
-    # Please create a new class that inherit this one, or use one of those already available for adding tests.
+
+    def test_buildhistory_basic(self):
+        self.run_buildhistory_operation('xcursor-transparent-theme')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(get_bb_var('BUILDHISTORY_DIR')), "buildhistory dir was not created.")
+
+    def test_buildhistory_buildtime_pr_backwards(self):
+        target = 'xcursor-transparent-theme'
+        error = "ERROR:.*QA Issue: Package version for package %s went backwards which would break package feeds \(from .*-r1.* to .*-r0.*\)" % target
+        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r1\"", change_bh_location=True)
+        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r0\"", change_bh_location=False, expect_error=True, error_regex=error)
+
+    def test_fileinfo(self):
+        self.config_buildhistory()
+        bitbake('hicolor-icon-theme')
+        history_dir = get_bb_var('BUILDHISTORY_DIR_PACKAGE', 'hicolor-icon-theme')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(history_dir), 'buildhistory dir was not created.')
+
+        def load_bh(f):
+            d = {}
+            for line in open(f):
+                split = [s.strip() for s in line.split('=', 1)]
+                if len(split) > 1:
+                    d[split[0]] = split[1]
+            return d
+
+        data = load_bh(os.path.join(history_dir, 'hicolor-icon-theme', 'latest'))
+        self.assertIn('FILELIST', data)
+        self.assertEqual(data['FILELIST'], '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/index.theme')
+        self.assertGreater(int(data['PKGSIZE']), 0)
+
+        data = load_bh(os.path.join(history_dir, 'hicolor-icon-theme-dev', 'latest'))
+        if 'FILELIST' in data:
+            self.assertEqual(data['FILELIST'], '/usr/share/pkgconfig/default-icon-theme.pc')
+        self.assertGreater(int(data['PKGSIZE']), 0)
+
+    def test_buildhistory_diff(self):
+        target = 'xcursor-transparent-theme'
+        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r1\"", change_bh_location=True)
+        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r0\"", change_bh_location=False, expect_error=True)
+        result = runCmd("oe-pkgdata-util read-value PKGV %s" % target)
+        pkgv = result.output.rstrip()
+        result = runCmd("buildhistory-diff -p %s" % get_bb_var('BUILDHISTORY_DIR'))
+        expected_endlines = [
+            "xcursor-transparent-theme-dev: RRECOMMENDS: removed \"xcursor-transparent-theme (['= %s-r1'])\", added \"xcursor-transparent-theme (['= %s-r0'])\"" % (pkgv, pkgv),
+            "xcursor-transparent-theme-staticdev: RDEPENDS: removed \"xcursor-transparent-theme-dev (['= %s-r1'])\", added \"xcursor-transparent-theme-dev (['= %s-r0'])\"" % (pkgv, pkgv)
+        ]
+        for line in result.output.splitlines():
+            for el in expected_endlines:
+                if line.endswith(el):
+                    expected_endlines.remove(el)
+                    break
+            else:
+                self.fail('Unexpected line:\n%s\nExpected line endings:\n  %s' % (line, '\n  '.join(expected_endlines)))
+        if expected_endlines:
+            self.fail('Missing expected line endings:\n  %s' % '\n  '.join(expected_endlines))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py
index 31dafaa9c5..b46f55e256 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import glob as g
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.selftest.cases.buildhistory import BuildhistoryBase
 from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfMachine
 from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_var, get_bb_vars
 import oeqa.utils.ftools as ftools
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ class SanityOptionsTest(OESelftestTestCase):
 
         self.write_config("INHERIT:remove = \"report-error\"")
         if "packages-list" not in get_bb_var("ERROR_QA"):
-            self.append_config("ERROR_QA:append = \" packages-list\"")
+            self.append_config("ERROR_QA:append:pn-xcursor-transparent-theme = \" packages-list\"")
 
         self.write_recipeinc('xcursor-transparent-theme', 'PACKAGES += \"${PN}-dbg\"')
         self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake -c clean xcursor-transparent-theme')
@@ -94,8 +93,8 @@ class SanityOptionsTest(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(line and line.startswith("ERROR:"), msg=res.output)
         self.assertEqual(res.status, 1, msg = "bitbake reported exit code %s. It should have been 1. Bitbake output: %s" % (str(res.status), res.output))
         self.write_recipeinc('xcursor-transparent-theme', 'PACKAGES += \"${PN}-dbg\"')
-        self.append_config('ERROR_QA:remove = "packages-list"')
-        self.append_config('WARN_QA:append = " packages-list"')
+        self.append_config('ERROR_QA:remove:pn-xcursor-transparent-theme = "packages-list"')
+        self.append_config('WARN_QA:append:pn-xcursor-transparent-theme = " packages-list"')
         res = bitbake("xcursor-transparent-theme -f -c package")
         self.delete_recipeinc('xcursor-transparent-theme')
         line = self.getline(res, "QA Issue: xcursor-transparent-theme-dbg is listed in PACKAGES multiple times, this leads to packaging errors.")
@@ -139,43 +138,6 @@ class SanityOptionsTest(OESelftestTestCase):
 
         self.assertNotIn(err, ret.output)
 
-
-class BuildhistoryTests(BuildhistoryBase):
-
-    def test_buildhistory_basic(self):
-        self.run_buildhistory_operation('xcursor-transparent-theme')
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(get_bb_var('BUILDHISTORY_DIR')), "buildhistory dir was not created.")
-
-    def test_buildhistory_buildtime_pr_backwards(self):
-        target = 'xcursor-transparent-theme'
-        error = "ERROR:.*QA Issue: Package version for package %s went backwards which would break package feeds \(from .*-r1.* to .*-r0.*\)" % target
-        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r1\"", change_bh_location=True)
-        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r0\"", change_bh_location=False, expect_error=True, error_regex=error)
-
-    def test_fileinfo(self):
-        self.config_buildhistory()
-        bitbake('hicolor-icon-theme')
-        history_dir = get_bb_var('BUILDHISTORY_DIR_PACKAGE', 'hicolor-icon-theme')
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(history_dir), 'buildhistory dir was not created.')
-
-        def load_bh(f):
-            d = {}
-            for line in open(f):
-                split = [s.strip() for s in line.split('=', 1)]
-                if len(split) > 1:
-                    d[split[0]] = split[1]
-            return d
-
-        data = load_bh(os.path.join(history_dir, 'hicolor-icon-theme', 'latest'))
-        self.assertIn('FILELIST', data)
-        self.assertEqual(data['FILELIST'], '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/index.theme')
-        self.assertGreater(int(data['PKGSIZE']), 0)
-
-        data = load_bh(os.path.join(history_dir, 'hicolor-icon-theme-dev', 'latest'))
-        if 'FILELIST' in data:
-            self.assertEqual(data['FILELIST'], '')
-        self.assertEqual(int(data['PKGSIZE']), 0)
-
 class ArchiverTest(OESelftestTestCase):
     def test_arch_work_dir_and_export_source(self):
         """
@@ -211,11 +173,11 @@ class SourceMirroring(OESelftestTestCase):
     def test_yocto_source_mirror(self):
         self.write_config("""
 BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS = "downloads.yoctoproject.org"
-MIRRORS = ""
+MIRRORS:forcevariable = ""
 DL_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/test_downloads"
 STAMPS_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/test_stamps"
 SSTATE_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/test_sstate-cache"
-PREMIRRORS = "\\
+PREMIRRORS:forcevariable = "\\
     bzr://.*/.*   http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources/ \\n \\
     cvs://.*/.*   http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources/ \\n \\
     git://.*/.*   http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources/ \\n \\
@@ -229,11 +191,10 @@ PREMIRRORS = "\\
     https://.*/.*    http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources/ \\n"
 """)
 
-        bitbake("world --runall fetch")
+        bitbake("world --runall fetch --continue")
 
 
 class Poisoning(OESelftestTestCase):
     def test_poisoning(self):
-        res = bitbake("poison", ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertNotEqual(res.status, 0)
-        self.assertTrue("is unsafe for cross-compilation" in res.output)
+        # The poison recipe fails if the poisoning didn't work
+        bitbake("poison")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py
index 23c0a1408a..d1ac305a84 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/containerimage.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class ContainerImageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.write_config("""PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-dummy"
 IMAGE_FSTYPES = "container"
 PACKAGE_CLASSES = "package_ipk"
-IMAGE_FEATURES = ""
 IMAGE_BUILDINFO_FILE = ""
 INIT_MANAGER = "sysvinit"
 IMAGE_INSTALL:remove = "ssh-pregen-hostkeys"
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL:remove = "ssh-pregen-hostkeys"
         expected_files = [
                     './',
                     '.{bindir}/theapp',
-                    '.{sysconfdir}/default/',
-                    '.{sysconfdir}/default/postinst',
                     '.{sysconfdir}/ld.so.cache',
                     '.{sysconfdir}/timestamp',
                     '.{sysconfdir}/version',
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py
index 60cecd1328..511e4b81b4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/cve_check.py
@@ -72,6 +72,259 @@ class CVECheck(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(convert_cve_version("6.2_rc8"), "6.2-rc8")
         self.assertEqual(convert_cve_version("6.2_rc31"), "6.2-rc31")
 
+    def test_product_match(self):
+        from oe.cve_check import has_cve_product_match
+
+        status = {}
+        status["detail"] = "ignored"
+        status["vendor"] = "*"
+        status["product"] = "*"
+        status["description"] = ""
+        status["mapping"] = ""
+
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_vendor:some_product"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "*:*"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_product"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibc"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibca"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "aglibc"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "*"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "aglibc glibc test:test"), True)
+
+        status["product"] = "glibc"
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_vendor:some_product"), False)
+        # The CPE in the recipe must be defined, no * accepted
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "*:*"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "*"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_product"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibc"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibca"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "aglibc"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_vendor:glibc"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_vendor:glibc test"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "test some_vendor:glibc"), True)
+
+        status["vendor"] = "glibca"
+        status["product"] = "glibc"
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_vendor:some_product"), False)
+        # The CPE in the recipe must be defined, no * accepted
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "*:*"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "*"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_product"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibc"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibca"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "aglibc"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "some_vendor:glibc"), False)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibca:glibc"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "test:test glibca:glibc"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "test glibca:glibc"), True)
+        self.assertEqual(has_cve_product_match(status, "glibca:glibc test"), True)
+
+    def test_parse_cve_from_patch_filename(self):
+        from oe.cve_check import parse_cve_from_filename
+
+        # Patch filename without CVE ID
+        self.assertEqual(parse_cve_from_filename("0001-test.patch"), "")
+
+        # Patch with single CVE ID
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("CVE-2022-12345.patch"), "CVE-2022-12345"
+        )
+
+        # Patch with multiple CVE IDs
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("CVE-2022-41741-CVE-2022-41742.patch"),
+            "CVE-2022-41742",
+        )
+
+        # Patches with CVE ID and appended text
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("CVE-2023-3019-0001.patch"), "CVE-2023-3019"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("CVE-2024-21886-1.patch"), "CVE-2024-21886"
+        )
+
+        # Patch with CVE ID and prepended text
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("grep-CVE-2012-5667.patch"), "CVE-2012-5667"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("0001-CVE-2012-5667.patch"), "CVE-2012-5667"
+        )
+
+        # Patch with CVE ID and both prepended and appended text
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename(
+                "0001-tpm2_import-fix-fixed-AES-key-CVE-2021-3565-0001.patch"
+            ),
+            "CVE-2021-3565",
+        )
+
+        # Only grab the last CVE ID in the filename
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("CVE-2012-5667-CVE-2012-5668.patch"),
+            "CVE-2012-5668",
+        )
+
+        # Test invalid CVE ID with incorrect length (must be at least 4 digits)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("CVE-2024-001.patch"),
+            "",
+        )
+
+        # Test valid CVE ID with very long length
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cve_from_filename("CVE-2024-0000000000000000000000001.patch"),
+            "CVE-2024-0000000000000000000000001",
+        )
+
+    def test_parse_cve_from_patch_contents(self):
+        import textwrap
+        from oe.cve_check import parse_cves_from_patch_contents
+
+        # Standard patch file excerpt without any patches
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cves_from_patch_contents(
+                textwrap.dedent("""\
+            remove "*" for root since we don't have a /etc/shadow so far.
+
+            Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [configuration]
+
+            Signed-off-by: Scott Garman <scott.a.garman@intel.com>
+
+            --- base-passwd/passwd.master~nobash
+            +++ base-passwd/passwd.master
+            @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+            -root:*:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
+            +root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
+            daemon:*:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh
+            bin:*:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh
+            sys:*:3:3:sys:/dev:/bin/sh
+            """)
+            ),
+            set(),
+        )
+
+        # Patch file with multiple CVE IDs (space-separated)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cves_from_patch_contents(
+                textwrap.dedent("""\
+                There is an assertion in function _cairo_arc_in_direction().
+
+                CVE: CVE-2019-6461 CVE-2019-6462
+                Upstream-Status: Pending
+                Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
+
+                diff --git a/src/cairo-arc.c b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                index 390397bae..1bde774a4 100644
+                --- a/src/cairo-arc.c
+                +++ b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                @@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ _cairo_arc_in_direction (cairo_t          *cr,
+                    if (cairo_status (cr))
+                        return;
+
+                -    assert (angle_max >= angle_min);
+                +    if (angle_max < angle_min)
+                +       return;
+
+                    if (angle_max - angle_min > 2 * M_PI * MAX_FULL_CIRCLES) {
+                    angle_max = fmod (angle_max - angle_min, 2 * M_PI);
+            """),
+            ),
+            {"CVE-2019-6461", "CVE-2019-6462"},
+        )
+
+        # Patch file with multiple CVE IDs (comma-separated w/ both space and no space)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cves_from_patch_contents(
+                textwrap.dedent("""\
+                There is an assertion in function _cairo_arc_in_direction().
+
+                CVE: CVE-2019-6461,CVE-2019-6462, CVE-2019-6463
+                Upstream-Status: Pending
+                Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
+
+                diff --git a/src/cairo-arc.c b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                index 390397bae..1bde774a4 100644
+                --- a/src/cairo-arc.c
+                +++ b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                @@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ _cairo_arc_in_direction (cairo_t          *cr,
+                    if (cairo_status (cr))
+                        return;
+
+                -    assert (angle_max >= angle_min);
+                +    if (angle_max < angle_min)
+                +       return;
+
+                    if (angle_max - angle_min > 2 * M_PI * MAX_FULL_CIRCLES) {
+                    angle_max = fmod (angle_max - angle_min, 2 * M_PI);
+
+            """),
+            ),
+            {"CVE-2019-6461", "CVE-2019-6462", "CVE-2019-6463"},
+        )
+
+        # Patch file with multiple CVE IDs (&-separated)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cves_from_patch_contents(
+                textwrap.dedent("""\
+                There is an assertion in function _cairo_arc_in_direction().
+
+                CVE: CVE-2019-6461 & CVE-2019-6462
+                Upstream-Status: Pending
+                Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
+
+                diff --git a/src/cairo-arc.c b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                index 390397bae..1bde774a4 100644
+                --- a/src/cairo-arc.c
+                +++ b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                @@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ _cairo_arc_in_direction (cairo_t          *cr,
+                    if (cairo_status (cr))
+                        return;
+
+                -    assert (angle_max >= angle_min);
+                +    if (angle_max < angle_min)
+                +       return;
+
+                    if (angle_max - angle_min > 2 * M_PI * MAX_FULL_CIRCLES) {
+                    angle_max = fmod (angle_max - angle_min, 2 * M_PI);
+            """),
+            ),
+            {"CVE-2019-6461", "CVE-2019-6462"},
+        )
+
+        # Patch file with multiple lines with CVE IDs
+        self.assertEqual(
+            parse_cves_from_patch_contents(
+                textwrap.dedent("""\
+                There is an assertion in function _cairo_arc_in_direction().
+
+                CVE: CVE-2019-6461 & CVE-2019-6462
+
+                CVE: CVE-2019-6463 & CVE-2019-6464
+                Upstream-Status: Pending
+                Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>
+
+                diff --git a/src/cairo-arc.c b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                index 390397bae..1bde774a4 100644
+                --- a/src/cairo-arc.c
+                +++ b/src/cairo-arc.c
+                @@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ _cairo_arc_in_direction (cairo_t          *cr,
+                    if (cairo_status (cr))
+                        return;
+
+                -    assert (angle_max >= angle_min);
+                +    if (angle_max < angle_min)
+                +       return;
+
+                    if (angle_max - angle_min > 2 * M_PI * MAX_FULL_CIRCLES) {
+                    angle_max = fmod (angle_max - angle_min, 2 * M_PI);
+
+            """),
+            ),
+            {"CVE-2019-6461", "CVE-2019-6462", "CVE-2019-6463", "CVE-2019-6464"},
+        )
 
     def test_recipe_report_json(self):
         config = """
@@ -217,9 +470,10 @@ CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED = "1"
             # m4 CVE should not be in logrotate
             self.assertNotIn("CVE-2008-1687", found_cves)
             # logrotate has both Patched and Ignored CVEs
+            detail = "version-not-in-range"
             self.assertIn("CVE-2011-1098", found_cves)
             self.assertEqual(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["status"], "Patched")
-            self.assertEqual(len(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["detail"]), 0)
+            self.assertEqual(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["detail"], detail)
             self.assertEqual(len(found_cves["CVE-2011-1098"]["description"]), 0)
             detail = "not-applicable-platform"
             description = "CVE is debian, gentoo or SUSE specific on the way logrotate was installed/used"
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/debuginfod.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/debuginfod.py
index 505b4be837..46c0cd87bb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/debuginfod.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/debuginfod.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Debuginfod(OESelftestTestCase):
 
         raise TimeoutError("Cannot connect debuginfod, still %d scan jobs running" % latest)
 
-    def start_debuginfod(self):
+    def start_debuginfod(self, feed_dir):
         # We assume that the caller has already bitbake'd elfutils-native:do_addto_recipe_sysroot
 
         # Save some useful paths for later
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Debuginfod(OESelftestTestCase):
             # Disable rescanning, this is a one-shot test
             "--rescan-time=0",
             "--groom-time=0",
-            get_bb_var("DEPLOY_DIR"),
+            feed_dir,
         ]
 
         format = get_bb_var("PACKAGE_CLASSES").split()[0]
@@ -114,11 +114,12 @@ class Debuginfod(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp-debuginfod"
 DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " debuginfod"
+INHERIT += "localpkgfeed"
 """)
-        bitbake("elfutils-native:do_addto_recipe_sysroot xz xz:do_package")
+        bitbake("elfutils-native:do_addto_recipe_sysroot xz xz:do_package xz:do_localpkgfeed")
 
         try:
-            self.start_debuginfod()
+            self.start_debuginfod(get_bb_var("LOCALPKGFEED_DIR", "xz"))
 
             env = os.environ.copy()
             env["DEBUGINFOD_URLS"] = "http://localhost:%d/" % self.port
@@ -141,12 +142,13 @@ DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " debuginfod"
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp-debuginfod"
 DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " debuginfod"
+INHERIT += "localpkgfeed"
 CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "elfutils xz"
         """)
-        bitbake("core-image-minimal elfutils-native:do_addto_recipe_sysroot")
+        bitbake("core-image-minimal elfutils-native:do_addto_recipe_sysroot xz:do_localpkgfeed")
 
         try:
-            self.start_debuginfod()
+            self.start_debuginfod(get_bb_var("LOCALPKGFEED_DIR", "xz"))
 
             with runqemu("core-image-minimal", runqemuparams="nographic") as qemu:
                 cmd = "DEBUGINFOD_URLS=http://%s:%d/ debuginfod-find debuginfo /usr/bin/xz" % (qemu.server_ip, self.port)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
index 882225dde3..b92f017b81 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ import json
 
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
 from oeqa.utils.commands import runCmd, bitbake, get_bb_var, create_temp_layer
-from oeqa.utils.commands import get_bb_vars, runqemu, get_test_layer
+from oeqa.utils.commands import get_bb_vars, runqemu, runqemu_check_taps, get_test_layer
 from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
+from bb.utils import mkdirhier, edit_bblayers_conf
 
 oldmetapath = None
 
 def setUpModule():
-    import bb.utils
-
     global templayerdir
     templayerdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtoolqa')
     corecopydir = os.path.join(templayerdir, 'core-copy')
@@ -64,23 +63,27 @@ def setUpModule():
             # under COREBASE and we don't want to copy that, so we have
             # to be selective.
             result = runCmd('git status --porcelain', cwd=oldreporoot)
+
+            # Also copy modifications to the 'scripts/' directory
+            canonical_layerpath_scripts = os.path.normpath(canonical_layerpath + "../scripts")
+
             for line in result.output.splitlines():
                 if line.startswith(' M ') or line.startswith('?? '):
                     relpth = line.split()[1]
                     pth = os.path.join(oldreporoot, relpth)
-                    if pth.startswith(canonical_layerpath):
+                    if pth.startswith(canonical_layerpath) or pth.startswith(canonical_layerpath_scripts):
                         if relpth.endswith('/'):
                             destdir = os.path.join(corecopydir, relpth)
                             # avoid race condition by not copying .pyc files YPBZ#13421,13803
                             shutil.copytree(pth, destdir, ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns('*.pyc', '__pycache__'))
                         else:
                             destdir = os.path.join(corecopydir, os.path.dirname(relpth))
-                            bb.utils.mkdirhier(destdir)
+                            mkdirhier(destdir)
                             shutil.copy2(pth, destdir)
             return newmetapath
         else:
             return layerpath
-    bb.utils.edit_bblayers_conf(bblayers_conf, None, None, bblayers_edit_cb)
+    edit_bblayers_conf(bblayers_conf, None, None, bblayers_edit_cb)
 
 def tearDownModule():
     if oldmetapath:
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ def tearDownModule():
             else:
                 return layerpath
         bblayers_conf = os.path.join(os.environ['BUILDDIR'], 'conf', 'bblayers.conf')
-        bb.utils.edit_bblayers_conf(bblayers_conf, None, None, bblayers_edit_cb)
+        edit_bblayers_conf(bblayers_conf, None, None, bblayers_edit_cb)
     shutil.rmtree(templayerdir)
 
 class DevtoolTestCase(OESelftestTestCase):
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ class DevtoolTestCase(OESelftestTestCase):
                         value = invalue
                         invar = None
                 elif '=' in line:
-                    splitline = line.split('=', 1)
+                    splitline = re.split(r"[?+:]*=[+]?", line, 1)
                     var = splitline[0].rstrip()
                     value = splitline[1].strip().strip('"')
                     if value.endswith('\\'):
@@ -273,18 +276,8 @@ class DevtoolTestCase(OESelftestTestCase):
         machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
         if not machine.startswith('qemu'):
             self.skipTest('This test only works with qemu machines')
-        if not os.path.exists('/etc/runqemu-nosudo'):
+        if not runqemu_check_taps():
             self.skipTest('You must set up tap devices with scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs before running this test')
-        result = runCmd('PATH="$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin" ip tuntap show', ignore_status=True)
-        if result.status != 0:
-            result = runCmd('PATH="$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin" ifconfig -a', ignore_status=True)
-            if result.status != 0:
-                self.skipTest('Failed to determine if tap devices exist with ifconfig or ip: %s' % result.output)
-        for line in result.output.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith('tap'):
-                break
-        else:
-            self.skipTest('No tap devices found - you must set up tap devices with scripts/runqemu-gen-tapdevs before running this test')
 
     def _test_devtool_add_git_url(self, git_url, version, pn, resulting_src_uri, srcrev=None):
         self.track_for_cleanup(self.workspacedir)
@@ -317,7 +310,7 @@ class DevtoolBase(DevtoolTestCase):
         cls.sstate_conf  = 'SSTATE_DIR = "%s"\n' % cls.devtool_sstate
         cls.sstate_conf += ('SSTATE_MIRRORS += "file://.* file:///%s/PATH"\n'
                             % cls.original_sstate)
-        cls.sstate_conf += ('BB_HASHSERVE_UPSTREAM = "hashserv.yocto.io:8687"\n')
+        cls.sstate_conf += ('BB_HASHSERVE_UPSTREAM = "hashserv.yoctoproject.org:8686"\n')
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
@@ -410,9 +403,9 @@ class DevtoolAddTests(DevtoolBase):
         test_file_content = "TEST CONTENT"
         test_file_package_root = os.path.join(tempdir, pn)
         test_file_dir_full = os.path.join(test_file_package_root, test_file_dir)
-        bb.utils.mkdirhier(test_file_dir_full)
+        mkdirhier(test_file_dir_full)
         with open(os.path.join(test_file_dir_full, test_file_name), "w") as f:
-           f.write(test_file_content)
+            f.write(test_file_content)
         bin_package_path = os.path.join(tempdir, "%s.tar.gz" % pn)
         runCmd("tar czf %s -C %s ." % (bin_package_path, test_file_package_root))
 
@@ -465,7 +458,7 @@ class DevtoolAddTests(DevtoolBase):
         checkvars = {}
         checkvars['LICENSE'] = 'GPL-2.0-only'
         checkvars['LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'] = 'file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263'
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/git'
+        checkvars['S'] = None
         checkvars['PV'] = '0.1+git'
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = 'git://git.yoctoproject.org/git/dbus-wait;protocol=https;branch=master'
         checkvars['SRCREV'] = srcrev
@@ -515,7 +508,13 @@ class DevtoolAddTests(DevtoolBase):
         # normally cover, which triggers the installed-vs-shipped QA test we have
         # within do_package
         recipefile = '%s/recipes/libftdi/libftdi_%s.bb' % (self.workspacedir, version)
-        result = runCmd('recipetool setvar %s EXTRA_OECMAKE -- \'-DPYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF -DLIBFTDI_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR=${datadir}/cmake/Modules\'' % recipefile)
+        # There is no upstream release that supports building with CMake 4+ yet, so we explicitly
+        # set the policy minimum version via EXTRA_OECMAKE. That's easier than applying backported
+        # patches.
+        result = runCmd(
+            "recipetool setvar %s EXTRA_OECMAKE -- '-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF -DLIBFTDI_CMAKE_CONFIG_DIR=${datadir}/cmake/Modules'"
+            % recipefile
+        )
         with open(recipefile, 'a') as f:
             f.write('\nFILES:${PN}-dev += "${datadir}/cmake/Modules"\n')
             # We don't have the ability to pick up this dependency automatically yet...
@@ -561,7 +560,7 @@ class DevtoolAddTests(DevtoolBase):
         recipefile = get_bb_var('FILE', testrecipe)
         self.assertIn('%s_%s.bb' % (testrecipe, testver), recipefile, 'Recipe file incorrectly named')
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/MarkupSafe-${PV}'
+        checkvars['S'] = '${UNPACKDIR}/MarkupSafe-${PV}'
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = url.replace(testver, '${PV}')
         self._test_recipe_contents(recipefile, checkvars, [])
         # Try with version specified
@@ -578,7 +577,7 @@ class DevtoolAddTests(DevtoolBase):
         recipefile = get_bb_var('FILE', testrecipe)
         self.assertIn('%s_%s.bb' % (testrecipe, fakever), recipefile, 'Recipe file incorrectly named')
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/MarkupSafe-%s' % testver
+        checkvars['S'] = '${UNPACKDIR}/MarkupSafe-%s' % testver
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = url
         self._test_recipe_contents(recipefile, checkvars, [])
 
@@ -605,7 +604,7 @@ class DevtoolAddTests(DevtoolBase):
         recipefile = get_bb_var('FILE', testrecipe)
         self.assertIn('_git.bb', recipefile, 'Recipe file incorrectly named')
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/git'
+        checkvars['S'] = None
         checkvars['PV'] = '1.0+git'
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = url_branch
         checkvars['SRCREV'] = '${AUTOREV}'
@@ -624,7 +623,7 @@ class DevtoolAddTests(DevtoolBase):
         recipefile = get_bb_var('FILE', testrecipe)
         self.assertIn('_git.bb', recipefile, 'Recipe file incorrectly named')
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/git'
+        checkvars['S'] = None
         checkvars['PV'] = '1.5+git'
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = url_branch
         checkvars['SRCREV'] = checkrev
@@ -753,6 +752,25 @@ class DevtoolModifyTests(DevtoolBase):
         result = runCmd('devtool status')
         self.assertNotIn('mdadm', result.output)
 
+    def test_devtool_modify_go(self):
+        import oe.path
+        from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+        with TemporaryDirectory(prefix='devtoolqa') as tempdir:
+            self.track_for_cleanup(self.workspacedir)
+            self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake -c clean go-helloworld')
+            self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake-layers remove-layer */workspace')
+            result = runCmd('devtool modify go-helloworld -x %s' % tempdir)
+            self.assertExists(
+                oe.path.join(tempdir, 'src', 'golang.org', 'x', 'example', 'go.mod'),
+                             'Extracted source could not be found'
+            )
+            self.assertExists(
+                oe.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'conf', 'layer.conf'),
+                'Workspace directory not created'
+            )
+            matches = glob.glob(oe.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'appends', 'go-helloworld_*.bbappend'))
+            self.assertTrue(matches, 'bbappend not created %s' % result.output)
+
     def test_devtool_buildclean(self):
         def assertFile(path, *paths):
             f = os.path.join(path, *paths)
@@ -879,13 +897,8 @@ class DevtoolModifyTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake -c clean %s' % testrecipe)
         self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake-layers remove-layer */workspace')
         result = runCmd('devtool modify %s -x %s' % (testrecipe, tempdir))
-        srcfile = os.path.join(tempdir, 'oe-local-files/share/dot.bashrc')
-        srclink = os.path.join(tempdir, 'share/dot.bashrc')
+        srcfile = os.path.join(tempdir, 'share/dot.bashrc')
         self.assertExists(srcfile, 'Extracted source could not be found')
-        if os.path.islink(srclink) and os.path.exists(srclink) and os.path.samefile(srcfile, srclink):
-            correct_symlink = True
-        self.assertTrue(correct_symlink, 'Source symlink to oe-local-files is broken')
-
         matches = glob.glob(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'appends', '%s_*.bbappend' % testrecipe))
         self.assertTrue(matches, 'bbappend not created')
         # Test devtool status
@@ -956,9 +969,9 @@ class DevtoolModifyTests(DevtoolBase):
         #    others git:// in SRC_URI
         #    cointains a patch
         testrecipe = 'hello-rs'
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['SRC_URI', 'FILE', 'WORKDIR', 'CARGO_HOME'], testrecipe)
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['SRC_URI', 'FILE', 'UNPACKDIR', 'CARGO_HOME'], testrecipe)
         recipefile = bb_vars['FILE']
-        workdir = bb_vars['WORKDIR']
+        unpackdir = bb_vars['UNPACKDIR']
         cargo_home = bb_vars['CARGO_HOME']
         src_uri = bb_vars['SRC_URI'].split()
         self.assertTrue(src_uri[0].startswith('git://'),
@@ -1009,7 +1022,7 @@ class DevtoolModifyTests(DevtoolBase):
         # Configure the recipe to check that the git dependencies are correctly patched in cargo config
         bitbake('-c configure %s' % testrecipe)
 
-        cargo_config_path = os.path.join(cargo_home, 'config')
+        cargo_config_path = os.path.join(cargo_home, 'config.toml')
         with open(cargo_config_path, "r") as f:
             cargo_config_contents = [line.strip('\n') for line in f.readlines()]
 
@@ -1029,7 +1042,7 @@ class DevtoolModifyTests(DevtoolBase):
             self.assertEqual(parms['type'], 'git-dependency', 'git dependencies uri should have "type=git-dependency"')
             raw_url = raw_url.replace("git://", '%s://' % parms['protocol'])
             patch_line = '[patch."%s"]' % raw_url
-            path_patched = os.path.join(workdir, parms['destsuffix'])
+            path_patched = os.path.join(unpackdir, parms['destsuffix'])
             path_override_line = '%s = { path = "%s" }' % (parms['name'], path_patched)
             # Would have been better to use tomllib to read this file :/
             self.assertIn(patch_line, cargo_config_contents)
@@ -1167,13 +1180,16 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         result = runCmd('echo "A new file" > devtool-new-file', cwd=tempdir)
         result = runCmd('git add devtool-new-file', cwd=tempdir)
         result = runCmd('git commit -m "Add a new file"', cwd=tempdir)
-        self.add_command_to_tearDown('cd %s; rm %s/*.patch; git checkout %s %s' % (os.path.dirname(recipefile), testrecipe, testrecipe, os.path.basename(recipefile)))
+        cleanup_cmd = 'cd %s; rm %s/*.patch; git add %s; git checkout %s' % (os.path.dirname(recipefile), testrecipe, testrecipe, os.path.basename(recipefile))
+        self.add_command_to_tearDown(cleanup_cmd)
         result = runCmd('devtool update-recipe %s' % testrecipe)
         result = runCmd('git add minicom', cwd=os.path.dirname(recipefile))
         expected_status = [(' M', '.*/%s$' % os.path.basename(recipefile)),
                            ('A ', '.*/0001-Change-the-README.patch$'),
                            ('A ', '.*/0002-Add-a-new-file.patch$')]
         self._check_repo_status(os.path.dirname(recipefile), expected_status)
+        result = runCmd(cleanup_cmd)
+        self._check_repo_status(os.path.dirname(recipefile), [])
 
     def test_devtool_update_recipe_git(self):
         # Check preconditions
@@ -1230,7 +1246,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
 
     def test_devtool_update_recipe_append(self):
         # Check preconditions
-        testrecipe = 'mdadm'
+        testrecipe = 'minicom'
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['FILE', 'SRC_URI'], testrecipe)
         recipefile = bb_vars['FILE']
         src_uri = bb_vars['SRC_URI']
@@ -1248,7 +1264,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         # Check git repo
         self._check_src_repo(tempsrcdir)
         # Add a commit
-        result = runCmd("sed 's!\\(#define VERSION\\W*\"[^\"]*\\)\"!\\1-custom\"!' -i ReadMe.c", cwd=tempsrcdir)
+        result = runCmd('echo "Additional line" >> README', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         result = runCmd('git commit -a -m "Add our custom version"', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         self.add_command_to_tearDown('cd %s; rm -f %s/*.patch; git checkout .' % (os.path.dirname(recipefile), testrecipe))
         # Create a temporary layer and add it to bblayers.conf
@@ -1278,7 +1294,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         with open(bbappendfile, 'r') as f:
             self.assertEqual(expectedlines, f.readlines())
         # Drop new commit and check patch gets deleted
-        result = runCmd('git reset HEAD^', cwd=tempsrcdir)
+        result = runCmd('git reset HEAD^ --hard', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         result = runCmd('devtool update-recipe %s -a %s' % (testrecipe, templayerdir))
         self.assertNotExists(patchfile, 'Patch file not deleted')
         expectedlines2 = ['FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"\n',
@@ -1287,6 +1303,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
             self.assertEqual(expectedlines2, f.readlines())
         # Put commit back and check we can run it if layer isn't in bblayers.conf
         os.remove(bbappendfile)
+        result = runCmd('echo "Additional line" >> README', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         result = runCmd('git commit -a -m "Add our custom version"', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         result = runCmd('bitbake-layers remove-layer %s' % templayerdir, cwd=self.builddir)
         result = runCmd('devtool update-recipe %s -a %s' % (testrecipe, templayerdir))
@@ -1361,7 +1378,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         with open(bbappendfile, 'r') as f:
             self.assertEqual(expectedlines, set(f.readlines()))
         # Drop new commit and check SRCREV changes
-        result = runCmd('git reset HEAD^', cwd=tempsrcdir)
+        result = runCmd('git reset HEAD^ --hard', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         result = runCmd('devtool update-recipe -m srcrev %s -a %s' % (testrecipe, templayerdir))
         self.assertNotExists(os.path.join(appenddir, testrecipe), 'Patch directory should not be created')
         result = runCmd('git rev-parse HEAD', cwd=tempsrcdir)
@@ -1373,6 +1390,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
             self.assertEqual(expectedlines, set(f.readlines()))
         # Put commit back and check we can run it if layer isn't in bblayers.conf
         os.remove(bbappendfile)
+        result = runCmd('echo "# Additional line" >> Makefile.am', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         result = runCmd('git commit -a -m "Change the Makefile"', cwd=tempsrcdir)
         result = runCmd('bitbake-layers remove-layer %s' % templayerdir, cwd=self.builddir)
         result = runCmd('devtool update-recipe -m srcrev %s -a %s' % (testrecipe, templayerdir))
@@ -1404,11 +1422,12 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         # Try building just to ensure we haven't broken that
         bitbake("%s" % testrecipe)
         # Edit / commit local source
-        runCmd('echo "/* Foobar */" >> oe-local-files/makedevs.c', cwd=tempdir)
-        runCmd('echo "Foo" > oe-local-files/new-local', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('echo "/* Foobar */" >> makedevs.c', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('echo "Foo" > new-local', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('echo "Bar" > new-file', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('git add new-file', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('git commit -m "Add new file"', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('git add new-local', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('devtool update-recipe %s' % testrecipe)
         expected_status = [(' M', '.*/%s$' % os.path.basename(recipefile)),
                            (' M', '.*/makedevs/makedevs.c$'),
@@ -1434,8 +1453,8 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.assertExists(local_file, 'File makedevs.c not created')
         self.assertExists(patchfile, 'File new_local not created')
 
-    def test_devtool_update_recipe_local_files_2(self):
-        """Check local source files support when oe-local-files is in Git"""
+    def _test_devtool_update_recipe_local_files_2(self):
+        """Check local source files support when editing local files in Git"""
         testrecipe = 'devtool-test-local'
         recipefile = get_bb_var('FILE', testrecipe)
         recipedir = os.path.dirname(recipefile)
@@ -1450,17 +1469,13 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         result = runCmd('devtool modify %s -x %s' % (testrecipe, tempdir))
         # Check git repo
         self._check_src_repo(tempdir)
-        # Add oe-local-files to Git
-        runCmd('rm oe-local-files/.gitignore', cwd=tempdir)
-        runCmd('git add oe-local-files', cwd=tempdir)
-        runCmd('git commit -m "Add local sources"', cwd=tempdir)
         # Edit / commit local sources
-        runCmd('echo "# Foobar" >> oe-local-files/file1', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('echo "# Foobar" >> file1', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('git commit -am "Edit existing file"', cwd=tempdir)
-        runCmd('git rm oe-local-files/file2', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('git rm file2', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('git commit -m"Remove file"', cwd=tempdir)
-        runCmd('echo "Foo" > oe-local-files/new-local', cwd=tempdir)
-        runCmd('git add oe-local-files/new-local', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('echo "Foo" > new-local', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('git add new-local', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('git commit -m "Add new local file"', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('echo "Gar" > new-file', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('git add new-file', cwd=tempdir)
@@ -1469,7 +1484,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
                                      os.path.dirname(recipefile))
         # Checkout unmodified file to working copy -> devtool should still pick
         # the modified version from HEAD
-        runCmd('git checkout HEAD^ -- oe-local-files/file1', cwd=tempdir)
+        runCmd('git checkout HEAD^ -- file1', cwd=tempdir)
         runCmd('devtool update-recipe %s' % testrecipe)
         expected_status = [(' M', '.*/%s$' % os.path.basename(recipefile)),
                            (' M', '.*/file1$'),
@@ -1544,7 +1559,7 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         # (don't bother with cleaning the recipe on teardown, we won't be building it)
         result = runCmd('devtool modify %s' % testrecipe)
         # Modify one file
-        runCmd('echo "Another line" >> file2', cwd=os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'sources', testrecipe, 'oe-local-files'))
+        runCmd('echo "Another line" >> file2', cwd=os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'sources', testrecipe))
         self.add_command_to_tearDown('cd %s; rm %s/*; git checkout %s %s' % (os.path.dirname(recipefile), testrecipe, testrecipe, os.path.basename(recipefile)))
         result = runCmd('devtool update-recipe %s' % testrecipe)
         expected_status = [(' M', '.*/%s/file2$' % testrecipe)]
@@ -1607,12 +1622,12 @@ class DevtoolUpdateTests(DevtoolBase):
         # Check preconditions
         testrecipe = 'dos2unix'
         self.append_config('ERROR_QA:remove:pn-dos2unix = "patch-status"\n')
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['SRC_URI', 'S', 'WORKDIR', 'FILE'], testrecipe)
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['SRC_URI', 'S', 'UNPACKDIR', 'FILE', 'BB_GIT_DEFAULT_DESTSUFFIX'], testrecipe)
         self.assertIn('git://', bb_vars['SRC_URI'], 'This test expects the %s recipe to be a git recipe' % testrecipe)
-        workdir_git = '%s/git/' % bb_vars['WORKDIR']
-        if not bb_vars['S'].startswith(workdir_git):
+        unpackdir_git = '%s/%s/' % (bb_vars['UNPACKDIR'], bb_vars['BB_GIT_DEFAULT_DESTSUFFIX'])
+        if not bb_vars['S'].startswith(unpackdir_git):
             self.fail('This test expects the %s recipe to be building from a subdirectory of the git repo' % testrecipe)
-        subdir = bb_vars['S'].split(workdir_git, 1)[1]
+        subdir = bb_vars['S'].split(unpackdir_git, 1)[1]
         # Clean up anything in the workdir/sysroot/sstate cache
         bitbake('%s -c cleansstate' % testrecipe)
         # Try modifying a recipe
@@ -1740,6 +1755,8 @@ class DevtoolExtractTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.assertExists(os.path.join(tempdir, 'Makefile.am'), 'Extracted source could not be found')
         self._check_src_repo(tempdir)
 
+class DevtoolResetTests(DevtoolBase):
+
     def test_devtool_reset_all(self):
         tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtoolqa')
         self.track_for_cleanup(tempdir)
@@ -1766,6 +1783,21 @@ class DevtoolExtractTests(DevtoolBase):
         matches2 = glob.glob(stampprefix2 + '*')
         self.assertFalse(matches2, 'Stamp files exist for recipe %s that should have been cleaned' % testrecipe2)
 
+    def test_devtool_reset_re_plus_plus(self):
+        tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtoolqa')
+        self.track_for_cleanup(tempdir)
+        self.track_for_cleanup(self.workspacedir)
+        self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake-layers remove-layer */workspace')
+        testrecipe = 'devtool-test-reset-re++'
+        result = runCmd('devtool modify %s' % testrecipe)
+        result = runCmd('devtool reset -n %s' % testrecipe)
+        self.assertIn(testrecipe, result.output)
+        result = runCmd('devtool status')
+        self.assertNotIn(testrecipe, result.output)
+        self.assertNotExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'recipes', testrecipe), 'Recipe directory should not exist after resetting')
+
+class DevtoolDeployTargetTests(DevtoolBase):
+
     @OETestTag("runqemu")
     def test_devtool_deploy_target(self):
         self._check_runqemu_prerequisites()
@@ -1802,36 +1834,41 @@ class DevtoolExtractTests(DevtoolBase):
         # Boot the image
         with runqemu(testimage) as qemu:
             # Now really test deploy-target
-            result = runCmd('devtool deploy-target -c %s root@%s' % (testrecipe, qemu.ip))
-            # Run a test command to see if it was installed properly
-            sshargs = '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
-            result = runCmd('ssh %s root@%s %s' % (sshargs, qemu.ip, testcommand))
-            # Check if it deployed all of the files with the right ownership/perms
-            # First look on the host - need to do this under pseudo to get the correct ownership/perms
-            bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['D', 'FAKEROOTENV', 'FAKEROOTCMD'], testrecipe)
-            installdir = bb_vars['D']
-            fakerootenv = bb_vars['FAKEROOTENV']
-            fakerootcmd = bb_vars['FAKEROOTCMD']
-            result = runCmd('%s %s find . -type f -exec ls -l {} \\;' % (fakerootenv, fakerootcmd), cwd=installdir)
-            filelist1 = self._process_ls_output(result.output)
-
-            # Now look on the target
-            tempdir2 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtoolqa')
-            self.track_for_cleanup(tempdir2)
-            tmpfilelist = os.path.join(tempdir2, 'files.txt')
-            with open(tmpfilelist, 'w') as f:
-                for line in filelist1:
-                    splitline = line.split()
-                    f.write(splitline[-1] + '\n')
-            result = runCmd('cat %s | ssh -q %s root@%s \'xargs ls -l\'' % (tmpfilelist, sshargs, qemu.ip))
-            filelist2 = self._process_ls_output(result.output)
-            filelist1.sort(key=lambda item: item.split()[-1])
-            filelist2.sort(key=lambda item: item.split()[-1])
-            self.assertEqual(filelist1, filelist2)
-            # Test undeploy-target
-            result = runCmd('devtool undeploy-target -c %s root@%s' % (testrecipe, qemu.ip))
-            result = runCmd('ssh %s root@%s %s' % (sshargs, qemu.ip, testcommand), ignore_status=True)
-            self.assertNotEqual(result, 0, 'undeploy-target did not remove command as it should have')
+            for extra_opt in ['', '--strip']:
+                deploy_cmd= 'devtool deploy-target -c %s root@%s %s' % (testrecipe, qemu.ip, extra_opt)
+                self.logger.debug(deploy_cmd)
+                result = runCmd(deploy_cmd)
+                # Run a test command to see if it was installed properly
+                sshargs = '-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
+                result = runCmd('ssh %s root@%s %s' % (sshargs, qemu.ip, testcommand))
+                # Check if it deployed all of the files with the right ownership/perms
+                # First look on the host - need to do this under pseudo to get the correct ownership/perms
+                bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['D', 'FAKEROOTENV', 'FAKEROOTCMD'], testrecipe)
+                installdir = bb_vars['D']
+                fakerootenv = bb_vars['FAKEROOTENV']
+                fakerootcmd = bb_vars['FAKEROOTCMD']
+                result = runCmd('%s %s find . -type f -exec ls -l {} \\;' % (fakerootenv, fakerootcmd), cwd=installdir)
+                filelist1 = self._process_ls_output(result.output)
+
+                # Now look on the target
+                tempdir2 = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtoolqa')
+                self.track_for_cleanup(tempdir2)
+                tmpfilelist = os.path.join(tempdir2, 'files.txt')
+                with open(tmpfilelist, 'w') as f:
+                    for line in filelist1:
+                        splitline = line.split()
+                        f.write(splitline[-1] + '\n')
+                result = runCmd('cat %s | ssh -q %s root@%s \'xargs ls -l\'' % (tmpfilelist, sshargs, qemu.ip))
+                filelist2 = self._process_ls_output(result.output)
+                filelist1.sort(key=lambda item: item.split()[-1])
+                filelist2.sort(key=lambda item: item.split()[-1])
+                self.assertEqual(filelist1, filelist2)
+                # Test undeploy-target
+                result = runCmd('devtool undeploy-target -c %s root@%s' % (testrecipe, qemu.ip))
+                result = runCmd('ssh %s root@%s %s' % (sshargs, qemu.ip, testcommand), ignore_status=True)
+                self.assertNotEqual(result, 0, 'undeploy-target did not remove command as it should have')
+
+class DevtoolBuildImageTests(DevtoolBase):
 
     def test_devtool_build_image(self):
         """Test devtool build-image plugin"""
@@ -1920,13 +1957,11 @@ class DevtoolUpgradeTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.assertNotIn(recipe, result.output)
         self.assertNotExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'recipes', recipe), 'Recipe directory should not exist after resetting')
 
-    def test_devtool_upgrade_git(self):
+    def _test_devtool_upgrade_git_by_recipe(self, recipe, commit):
         # Check preconditions
         self.assertTrue(not os.path.exists(self.workspacedir), 'This test cannot be run with a workspace directory under the build directory')
         self.track_for_cleanup(self.workspacedir)
         self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake-layers remove-layer */workspace')
-        recipe = 'devtool-upgrade-test2'
-        commit = '6cc6077a36fe2648a5f993fe7c16c9632f946517'
         oldrecipefile = get_bb_var('FILE', recipe)
         tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtoolqa')
         self.track_for_cleanup(tempdir)
@@ -1956,6 +1991,12 @@ class DevtoolUpgradeTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.assertNotIn(recipe, result.output)
         self.assertNotExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'recipes', recipe), 'Recipe directory should not exist after resetting')
 
+    def test_devtool_upgrade_git(self):
+        self._test_devtool_upgrade_git_by_recipe('devtool-upgrade-test2', '6cc6077a36fe2648a5f993fe7c16c9632f946517')
+
+    def test_devtool_upgrade_gitsm(self):
+        self._test_devtool_upgrade_git_by_recipe('devtool-upgrade-test5', 'a2885dd7d25380d23627e7544b7bbb55014b16ee')
+
     def test_devtool_upgrade_drop_md5sum(self):
         # Check preconditions
         self.assertTrue(not os.path.exists(self.workspacedir), 'This test cannot be run with a workspace directory under the build directory')
@@ -2004,6 +2045,52 @@ class DevtoolUpgradeTests(DevtoolBase):
             newlines = f.readlines()
         self.assertEqual(desiredlines, newlines)
 
+    def test_devtool_upgrade_recipe_upgrade_extra_tasks(self):
+        # Check preconditions
+        self.assertTrue(not os.path.exists(self.workspacedir), 'This test cannot be run with a workspace directory under the build directory')
+        self.track_for_cleanup(self.workspacedir)
+        self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake-layers remove-layer */workspace')
+        recipe = 'python3-guessing-game'
+        version = '0.2.0'
+        commit = '40cf004c2772ffa20ea803fa3be1528a75be3e98'
+        oldrecipefile = get_bb_var('FILE', recipe)
+        oldcratesincfile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(oldrecipefile), os.path.basename(oldrecipefile).strip('_git.bb') + '-crates.inc')
+        tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtoolqa')
+        self.track_for_cleanup(tempdir)
+        # Check that recipe is not already under devtool control
+        result = runCmd('devtool status')
+        self.assertNotIn(recipe, result.output)
+        # Check upgrade
+        result = runCmd('devtool upgrade %s %s --version %s --srcrev %s' % (recipe, tempdir, version, commit))
+        # Check if srctree at least is populated
+        self.assertTrue(len(os.listdir(tempdir)) > 0, 'srctree (%s) should be populated with new (%s) source code' % (tempdir, commit))
+        # Check new recipe file and new -crates.inc files are present
+        newrecipefile = os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'recipes', recipe, os.path.basename(oldrecipefile))
+        newcratesincfile = os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'recipes', recipe, os.path.basename(oldcratesincfile))
+        self.assertExists(newrecipefile, 'Recipe file should exist after upgrade')
+        self.assertExists(newcratesincfile, 'Recipe crates.inc file should exist after upgrade')
+        # Check devtool status and make sure recipe is present
+        result = runCmd('devtool status')
+        self.assertIn(recipe, result.output)
+        self.assertIn(tempdir, result.output)
+        # Check recipe got changed as expected
+        with open(oldrecipefile + '.upgraded', 'r') as f:
+            desiredlines = f.readlines()
+        with open(newrecipefile, 'r') as f:
+            newlines = f.readlines()
+        self.assertEqual(desiredlines, newlines)
+        # Check crates.inc got changed as expected
+        with open(oldcratesincfile + '.upgraded', 'r') as f:
+            desiredlines = f.readlines()
+        with open(newcratesincfile, 'r') as f:
+            newlines = f.readlines()
+        self.assertEqual(desiredlines, newlines)
+        # Check devtool reset recipe
+        result = runCmd('devtool reset %s -n' % recipe)
+        result = runCmd('devtool status')
+        self.assertNotIn(recipe, result.output)
+        self.assertNotExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'recipes', recipe), 'Recipe directory should not exist after resetting')
+
     def test_devtool_layer_plugins(self):
         """Test that devtool can use plugins from other layers.
 
@@ -2329,7 +2416,7 @@ class DevtoolUpgradeTests(DevtoolBase):
         newsrctree = os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'sources', newrecipename)
         self.assertExists(newsrctree, 'Source directory not renamed')
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/%s-%s' % (recipename, recipever)
+        checkvars['S'] = '${UNPACKDIR}/%s-%s' % (recipename, recipever)
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = url
         self._test_recipe_contents(newrecipefile, checkvars, [])
         # Try again - change just name this time
@@ -2341,7 +2428,7 @@ class DevtoolUpgradeTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.assertNotExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'recipes', recipename), 'Old recipe directory still exists')
         self.assertExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'sources', newrecipename), 'Source directory not renamed')
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/%s-${PV}' % recipename
+        checkvars['S'] = '${UNPACKDIR}/%s-${PV}' % recipename
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = url.replace(recipever, '${PV}')
         self._test_recipe_contents(newrecipefile, checkvars, [])
         # Try again - change just version this time
@@ -2352,7 +2439,7 @@ class DevtoolUpgradeTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.assertExists(newrecipefile, 'Recipe file not renamed')
         self.assertExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'sources', recipename), 'Source directory no longer exists')
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-%s' % recipever
+        checkvars['S'] = '${UNPACKDIR}/${BPN}-%s' % recipever
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = url
         self._test_recipe_contents(newrecipefile, checkvars, [])
 
@@ -2442,7 +2529,8 @@ class DevtoolIdeSdkTests(DevtoolBase):
             'IMAGE_CLASSES += "image-combined-dbg"',
             'IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS = "1"',
             'IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " gdbserver %s"' % ' '.join(
-                [r + '-ptest' for r in recipe_names])
+                [r + '-ptest' for r in recipe_names]),
+            'DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " ptest"'
         ]
         self.write_config("\n".join(conf_lines))
 
@@ -2474,7 +2562,7 @@ class DevtoolIdeSdkTests(DevtoolBase):
         self.track_for_cleanup(tempdir)
         self.add_command_to_tearDown('bitbake -c clean %s' % recipe_name)
 
-        result = runCmd('devtool modify %s -x %s' % (recipe_name, tempdir))
+        result = runCmd('devtool modify %s -x %s --debug-build' % (recipe_name, tempdir))
         self.assertExists(os.path.join(tempdir, build_file),
                           'Extracted source could not be found')
         self.assertExists(os.path.join(self.workspacedir, 'conf',
@@ -2526,11 +2614,6 @@ class DevtoolIdeSdkTests(DevtoolBase):
         i_and_d_script_path = os.path.join(
             self._workspace_scripts_dir(recipe_name), i_and_d_script)
         self.assertExists(i_and_d_script_path)
-        del_script = "delete_package_dirs_" + recipe_id
-        del_script_path = os.path.join(
-            self._workspace_scripts_dir(recipe_name), del_script)
-        self.assertExists(del_script_path)
-        runCmd(del_script_path, cwd=tempdir)
 
     def _devtool_ide_sdk_qemu(self, tempdir, qemu, recipe_name, example_exe):
         """Verify deployment and execution in Qemu system work for one recipe.
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/distrodata.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/distrodata.py
index ad952c004b..f2c6124d70 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/distrodata.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/distrodata.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ class Distrodata(OESelftestTestCase):
         feature = 'LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED += " commercial"\n'
         self.write_config(feature)
 
-        pkgs = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_upgrade_status()
+        pkggroups = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_upgrade_status()
 
-        regressed_failures = [pkg[0] for pkg in pkgs if pkg[1] == 'UNKNOWN_BROKEN']
-        regressed_successes = [pkg[0] for pkg in pkgs if pkg[1] == 'KNOWN_BROKEN']
+        regressed_failures = [pkg['pn'] for pkgs in pkggroups for pkg in pkgs if pkg['status'] == 'UNKNOWN_BROKEN']
+        regressed_successes = [pkg['pn'] for pkgs in pkggroups for pkg in pkgs if pkg['status'] == 'KNOWN_BROKEN']
         msg = ""
         if len(regressed_failures) > 0:
             msg = msg + """
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ but their recipes claim otherwise by setting UPSTREAM_VERSION_UNKNOWN. Please re
             return False
 
         def is_maintainer_exception(entry):
-            exceptions = ["musl", "newlib", "linux-yocto", "linux-dummy", "mesa-gl", "libgfortran", "libx11-compose-data",
-                          "cve-update-nvd2-native",]
+            exceptions = ["musl", "newlib", "picolibc", "linux-yocto", "linux-dummy", "mesa-gl", "libgfortran", "libx11-compose-data",
+                          "cve-update-nvd2-native", "barebox", "libglvnd"]
             for i in exceptions:
                  if i in entry:
                      return True
@@ -115,3 +115,15 @@ The list of oe-core recipes with maintainers is empty. This may indicate that th
                 self.fail("""
 Unable to find recipes for the following entries in maintainers.inc:
 """ + "\n".join(['%s' % i for i in missing_recipes]))
+
+    def test_common_include_recipes(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Test that obtaining recipes that share includes between them returns a sane result
+        Expected:    At least cmake and qemu entries are present in the output
+        Product:     oe-core
+        Author:      Alexander Kanavin <alex.kanavin@gmail.com>
+        """
+        recipes = oe.recipeutils.get_common_include_recipes()
+
+        self.assertIn({'qemu-system-native', 'qemu', 'qemu-native'}, recipes)
+        self.assertIn({'cmake-native', 'cmake'}, recipes)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/efibootpartition.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/efibootpartition.py
index fa74103dec..fcfcdaf7e4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/efibootpartition.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/efibootpartition.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu, get_bb_var
 from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotMachine
 import oe.types
 
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@ class GenericEFITest(OESelftestTestCase):
     """EFI booting test class"""
     @skipIfNotMachine("qemux86-64", "test is qemux86-64 specific currently")
     def test_boot_efi(self):
-        cmd = "runqemu nographic serial wic ovmf"
+        image = "core-image-minimal"
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', image) or ""
+        cmd = "runqemu %s nographic serial wic ovmf" % (runqemu_params)
         if oe.types.qemu_use_kvm(self.td.get('QEMU_USE_KVM', 0), self.td["TARGET_ARCH"]):
             cmd += " kvm"
-        image = "core-image-minimal"
 
         self.write_config("""
-EFI_PROVIDER = "systemd-boot"
+EFI_PROVIDER = "grub-efi"
 IMAGE_FSTYPES:pn-%s:append = " wic"
 MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"
 WKS_FILE = "efi-bootdisk.wks.in"
-IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " grub-efi systemd-boot kernel-image-bzimage"
+IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " grub-efi kernel-image-bzimage"
 """
 % (image))
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/esdk.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/esdk.py
index 9f5de2cde7..7a5fe00a08 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/esdk.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/esdk.py
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ class oeSDKExtSelfTest(OESelftestTestCase):
         return glob.glob(pattern)[0]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def run_esdk_cmd(env_eSDK, tmpdir_eSDKQA, cmd, postconfig=None, **options):
-        if postconfig:
-            esdk_conf_file = os.path.join(tmpdir_eSDKQA, 'conf', 'local.conf')
-            with open(esdk_conf_file, 'a+') as f:
-                f.write(postconfig)
+    def run_esdk_cmd(env_eSDK, tmpdir_eSDKQA, cmd, **options):
         if not options:
             options = {}
         if not 'shell' in options:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fetch.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fetch.py
index 44099176fc..1beef5cfed 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fetch.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fetch.py
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ class Dependencies(OESelftestTestCase):
             tinfoil.prepare(config_only=False, quiet=2)
 
             r = """
-            LICENSE="CLOSED"
-            SRC_URI="http://example.com/tarball.zip"
+            LICENSE = "CLOSED"
+            SRC_URI = "http://example.com/tarball.zip"
             """
             f = self.write_recipe(textwrap.dedent(r), tempdir)
             d = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(f)
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class Dependencies(OESelftestTestCase):
 
             # Verify that the downloadfilename overrides the URI
             r = """
-            LICENSE="CLOSED"
-            SRC_URI="https://example.com/tarball;downloadfilename=something.zip"
+            LICENSE = "CLOSED"
+            SRC_URI = "https://example.com/tarball;downloadfilename=something.zip"
             """
             f = self.write_recipe(textwrap.dedent(r), tempdir)
             d = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(f)
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class Dependencies(OESelftestTestCase):
             self.assertIn("unzip-native", d.getVarFlag("do_unpack", "depends") or "")
 
             r = """
-            LICENSE="CLOSED"
-            SRC_URI="ftp://example.com/tarball.lz"
+            LICENSE = "CLOSED"
+            SRC_URI = "ftp://example.com/tarball.lz"
             """
             f = self.write_recipe(textwrap.dedent(r), tempdir)
             d = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(f)
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class Dependencies(OESelftestTestCase):
             self.assertIn("lzip-native", d.getVarFlag("do_unpack", "depends"))
 
             r = """
-            LICENSE="CLOSED"
-            SRC_URI="git://example.com/repo;branch=master;rev=ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
+            LICENSE = "CLOSED"
+            SRC_URI = "git://example.com/repo;branch=master;rev=ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
             """
             f = self.write_recipe(textwrap.dedent(r), tempdir)
             d = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(f)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fitimage.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fitimage.py
index 347c065377..195b9ee8b5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fitimage.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/fitimage.py
@@ -4,12 +4,740 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
-from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.commands import runCmd, bitbake, get_bb_var, get_bb_vars
 import os
 import re
+import shlex
+import logging
+import pprint
+import tempfile
+
+import oe.fitimage
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import runCmd, bitbake, get_bb_vars, get_bb_var
+
+
+class BbVarsMockGenKeys:
+    def __init__(self, keydir, gen_keys="0", sign_enabled="0", keyname="", sign_ind="0", img_keyname=""):
+        self.bb_vars = {
+            'FIT_GENERATE_KEYS': gen_keys,
+            'FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS': "-F4",
+            'FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS': "-batch -new",
+            'FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS': "-x509",
+            'FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL': sign_ind,
+            'FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS': "2048",
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE': sign_enabled,
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME': img_keyname,
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR': keydir,
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME': keyname,
+        }
+
+    def getVar(self, var):
+        return self.bb_vars[var]
+
+class FitImageTestCase(OESelftestTestCase):
+    """Test functions usable for testing kernel-fitimage.bbclass and uboot-sign.bbclass
+
+    A brief summary showing the structure of a test case:
+
+    self._test_fitimage()
+        # Generate a local.conf file and bitbake the bootloader or the kernel
+        self._bitbake_fit_image()
+
+        # Check if the its file contains the expected paths and attributes.
+        # The _get_req_* functions are implemented by more specific chield classes.
+        self._check_its_file()
+            req_its_paths = self._get_req_its_paths()
+            req_sigvalues_config = self._get_req_sigvalues_config()
+            req_sigvalues_image = self._get_req_sigvalues_image()
+            # Compare the its file against req_its_paths, req_sigvalues_config, req_sigvalues_image
+
+        # Call the dumpimage utiliy and check that it prints all the expected paths and attributes
+        # The _get_req_* functions are implemented by more specific chield classes.
+        self._check_fitimage()
+            self._get_req_sections()
+            # Compare the output of the dumpimage utility against
+    """
+
+    MKIMAGE_HASH_LENGTHS = { 'sha256': 64, 'sha384': 96, 'sha512': 128 }
+    MKIMAGE_SIGNATURE_LENGTHS = { 'rsa2048': 512 }
+
+    def _gen_signing_key(self, bb_vars):
+        """Generate a key pair and a singing certificate
+
+        Generate a UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME in the UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR similar to what
+        the FIT_GENERATE_KEYS feature does. However, having a static key is
+        probably a more realistic use case than generating a random key with
+        each clean build. So this needs to be tested as well.
+        The FIT_GENERATE_KEYS generates 2 keys: The UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME and the
+        UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME. The UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME is used by the
+        FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL feature only. Testing if everything is working if
+        there is only one key available is important as well. Therefore this
+        function generates only the keys which are really needed, not just two.
+        """
 
-class FitImageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
+        # Define some variables which are usually defined by the kernel-fitimage.bbclass.
+        # But for testing purpose check if the uboot-sign.bbclass is independent from
+        # the kernel-fitimage.bbclass
+        fit_sign_numbits = bb_vars.get('FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS', "2048")
+        fit_key_genrsa_args = bb_vars.get('FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS', "-F4")
+        fit_key_req_args =  bb_vars.get('FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS', "-batch -new")
+        fit_key_sign_pkcs = bb_vars.get('FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS', "-x509")
+
+        uboot_sign_keydir = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR']
+        sign_keys = [bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME']]
+        if bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL'] == "1":
+            sign_keys.append(bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME'])
+        for sign_key in sign_keys:
+            sing_key_path = os.path.join(uboot_sign_keydir, sign_key)
+            if not os.path.isdir(uboot_sign_keydir):
+                os.makedirs(uboot_sign_keydir)
+            openssl_bindir = FitImageTestCase._setup_native('openssl-native')
+            openssl_path = os.path.join(openssl_bindir, 'openssl')
+            runCmd("%s genrsa %s -out %s.key %s" % (
+                openssl_path,
+                fit_key_genrsa_args,
+                sing_key_path,
+                fit_sign_numbits
+            ))
+            runCmd("%s req %s %s -key %s.key -out %s.crt" % (
+                openssl_path,
+                fit_key_req_args,
+                fit_key_sign_pkcs,
+                sing_key_path,
+                sing_key_path
+            ))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _gen_random_file(file_path, num_bytes=65536):
+        with open(file_path, 'wb') as file_out:
+            file_out.write(os.urandom(num_bytes))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _setup_native(native_recipe):
+        """Build a native recipe and return the path to its bindir in RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE"""
+        bitbake(native_recipe + " -c addto_recipe_sysroot")
+        vars = get_bb_vars(['RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'bindir'], native_recipe)
+        return os.path.join(vars['RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE'], vars['bindir'])
+
+    def _verify_fit_image_signature(self, uboot_tools_bindir, fitimage_path, dtb_path, conf_name=None):
+        """Verify the signature of a fit configuration
+
+        The fit_check_sign utility from u-boot-tools-native is called.
+        uboot-fit_check_sign -f fitImage -k $dtb_path -c conf-$dtb_name
+        dtb_path refers to a binary device tree containing the public key.
+        """
+        fit_check_sign_path = os.path.join(uboot_tools_bindir, 'uboot-fit_check_sign')
+        cmd = '%s -f %s -k %s' % (fit_check_sign_path, fitimage_path, dtb_path)
+        if conf_name:
+            cmd += ' -c %s' % conf_name
+        result = runCmd(cmd)
+        self.logger.debug("%s\nreturned: %s\n%s", cmd, str(result.status), result.output)
+        self.assertIn("Signature check OK", result.output)
+
+    def _verify_dtb_property(self, dtc_bindir, dtb_path, node_path, property_name, req_property, absent=False):
+        """Verify device tree properties
+
+        The fdtget utility from dtc-native is called and the property is compared.
+        """
+        fdtget_path = os.path.join(dtc_bindir, 'fdtget')
+        cmd = '%s %s %s %s' % (fdtget_path, dtb_path, node_path, property_name)
+        if absent:
+            result = runCmd(cmd, ignore_status=True)
+            self.logger.debug("%s\nreturned: %s\n%s", cmd, str(result.status), result.output)
+            self.assertIn("FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND", result.output)
+        else:
+            result = runCmd(cmd)
+            self.logger.debug("%s\nreturned: %s\n%s", cmd, str(result.status), result.output)
+            self.assertEqual(req_property, result.output.strip())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_string_in_bin_file(file_path, search_string):
+        """find strings in a binary file
+
+        Shell equivalent: strings "$1" | grep "$2" | wc -l
+        return number of matches
+        """
+        found_positions = 0
+        with open(file_path, 'rb') as file:
+            content = file.read().decode('ascii', errors='ignore')
+            found_positions = content.count(search_string)
+        return found_positions
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_uboot_mkimage_sign_args(uboot_mkimage_sign_args):
+        """Retrive the string passed via -c to the mkimage command
+
+        Example: If a build configutation defines
+          UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart comment'"
+        this function returns "a smart comment"
+        """
+        a_comment = None
+        if uboot_mkimage_sign_args:
+            mkimage_args = shlex.split(uboot_mkimage_sign_args)
+            try:
+                c_index = mkimage_args.index('-c')
+                a_comment = mkimage_args[c_index+1]
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+        return a_comment
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_dtb_files(bb_vars):
+        """Return a list of devicetree names
+
+        The list should be used to check the dtb and conf nodes in the FIT image or its file.
+        In addition to the entries from KERNEL_DEVICETREE, the external devicetree and the
+        external devicetree overlay added by the test recipe bbb-dtbs-as-ext are handled as well.
+        """
+        kernel_devicetree = bb_vars.get('KERNEL_DEVICETREE')
+        all_dtbs = []
+        dtb_symlinks = []
+        if kernel_devicetree:
+            all_dtbs += [os.path.basename(dtb) for dtb in kernel_devicetree.split()]
+        # Support only the test recipe which provides 1 devicetree and 1 devicetree overlay
+        pref_prov_dtb = bb_vars.get('PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/dtb')
+        if pref_prov_dtb == "bbb-dtbs-as-ext":
+            all_dtbs += ["am335x-bonegreen-ext.dtb", "BBORG_RELAY-00A2.dtbo"]
+            dtb_symlinks.append("am335x-bonegreen-ext-alias.dtb")
+        return (all_dtbs, dtb_symlinks)
+
+    def _is_req_dict_in_dict(self, found_dict, req_dict):
+        """
+        Check if all key-value pairs in the required dictionary are present in the found dictionary.
+
+        This function recursively checks if the required dictionary (`req_dict`) is a subset of the found dictionary (`found_dict`).
+        It supports nested dictionaries, strings, lists, and sets as values.
+
+        Args:
+            found_dict (dict): The dictionary to search within.
+            req_dict (dict): The dictionary containing the required key-value pairs.
+        """
+        for key, value in req_dict.items():
+            self.assertIn(key, found_dict)
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                self._is_req_dict_in_dict(found_dict[key], value)
+            elif isinstance(value, str):
+                self.assertIn(value, found_dict[key])
+            elif isinstance(value, list):
+                self.assertLessEqual(set(value), set(found_dict[key]))
+            elif isinstance(value, set):
+                self.assertLessEqual(value, found_dict[key])
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(value, found_dict[key])
+
+    def _check_its_file(self, bb_vars, its_file_path):
+        """Check if the its file contains the expected sections and fields"""
+        # print the its file for debugging
+        if logging.DEBUG >= self.logger.level:
+            with open(its_file_path) as its_file:
+                self.logger.debug("its file: %s" % its_file.read())
+
+        # Generate a list of expected paths in the its file
+        req_its_paths = self._get_req_its_paths(bb_vars)
+        self.logger.debug("req_its_paths:\n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(req_its_paths, indent=4))
+
+        # Generate a dict of expected configuration signature nodes
+        req_sigvalues_config = self._get_req_sigvalues_config(bb_vars)
+        self.logger.debug("req_sigvalues_config:\n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(req_sigvalues_config, indent=4))
+
+        # Generate a dict of expected image signature nodes
+        req_sigvalues_image = self._get_req_sigvalues_image(bb_vars)
+        self.logger.debug("req_sigvalues_image:\n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(req_sigvalues_image, indent=4))
+
+        # Parse the its file for paths and signatures
+        its_path = []
+        its_paths = []
+        linect = 0
+        sigs = {}
+        with open(its_file_path) as its_file:
+            for line in its_file:
+                linect += 1
+                line = line.strip()
+                if line.endswith('};'):
+                    its_path.pop()
+                elif line.endswith('{'):
+                    its_path.append(line[:-1].strip())
+                    its_paths.append(its_path[:])
+                # kernel-fitimage uses signature-1, uboot-sign uses signature
+                elif its_path and (its_path[-1] == 'signature-1' or its_path[-1] == 'signature'):
+                    itsdotpath = '.'.join(its_path)
+                    if not itsdotpath in sigs:
+                        sigs[itsdotpath] = {}
+                    if not '=' in line or not line.endswith(';'):
+                        self.fail('Unexpected formatting in %s sigs section line %d:%s' % (its_file_path, linect, line))
+                    key, value = line.split('=', 1)
+                    sigs[itsdotpath][key.rstrip()] = value.lstrip().rstrip(';')
+
+        # Check if all expected paths are found in the its file
+        self.logger.debug("itspaths:\n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(its_paths, indent=4))
+        for req_path in req_its_paths:
+            if not req_path in its_paths:
+                self.fail('Missing path in its file: %s (%s)' % (req_path, its_file_path))
+
+        # Check if all the expected singnature nodes (images and configurations) are found
+        self.logger.debug("sigs:\n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(sigs, indent=4))
+        if req_sigvalues_config or req_sigvalues_image:
+            for its_path, values in sigs.items():
+                if bb_vars.get('FIT_CONF_PREFIX', "conf-") in its_path:
+                    reqsigvalues = req_sigvalues_config
+                else:
+                    reqsigvalues = req_sigvalues_image
+                for reqkey, reqvalue in reqsigvalues.items():
+                    value = values.get(reqkey, None)
+                    if value is None:
+                        self.fail('Missing key "%s" in its file signature section %s (%s)' % (reqkey, its_path, its_file_path))
+                    self.assertEqual(value, reqvalue)
+
+        # Generate a list of expected fields in the its file
+        req_its_fields = self._get_req_its_fields(bb_vars)
+        self.logger.debug("req_its_fields:\n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(req_its_fields, indent=4))
+
+        # Check if all expected fields are in the its file
+        if req_its_fields:
+            field_index = 0
+            field_index_last = len(req_its_fields) - 1
+            with open(its_file_path) as its_file:
+                for line in its_file:
+                    if req_its_fields[field_index] in line:
+                        if field_index < field_index_last:
+                            field_index +=1
+                        else:
+                            break
+            self.assertEqual(field_index, field_index_last,
+                "Fields in Image Tree Source File %s did not match, error in finding %s"
+                % (its_file_path, req_its_fields[field_index]))
+
+    def _check_fitimage(self, bb_vars, fitimage_path, uboot_tools_bindir):
+        """Run dumpimage on the final FIT image and parse the output into a dict"""
+        dumpimage_path = os.path.join(uboot_tools_bindir, 'dumpimage')
+        cmd = '%s -l %s' % (dumpimage_path, fitimage_path)
+        self.logger.debug("Analyzing output from dumpimage: %s" % cmd)
+        dumpimage_result = runCmd(cmd)
+        in_section = None
+        sections = {}
+        self.logger.debug("dumpimage output: %s" % dumpimage_result.output)
+        for line in dumpimage_result.output.splitlines():
+            # Find potentially hashed and signed sections
+            if line.startswith((' Configuration', ' Image')):
+                in_section = re.search(r'\((.*)\)', line).groups()[0]
+            # Key value lines start with two spaces otherwise the section ended
+            elif not line.startswith("  "):
+                in_section = None
+            # Handle key value lines of this section
+            elif in_section:
+                if not in_section in sections:
+                    sections[in_section] = {}
+                try:
+                    key, value = line.split(':', 1)
+                    key = key.strip()
+                    value = value.strip()
+                except ValueError as val_err:
+                    # Handle multiple entries as e.g. for Loadables as a list
+                    if key and line.startswith("   "):
+                        value = sections[in_section][key] + "," + line.strip()
+                    else:
+                        raise ValueError(f"Error processing line: '{line}'. Original error: {val_err}")
+                sections[in_section][key] = value
+
+        # Check if the requested dictionary is a subset of the parsed dictionary
+        req_sections, num_signatures = self._get_req_sections(bb_vars)
+        self.logger.debug("req_sections: \n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(req_sections, indent=4))
+        self.logger.debug("dumpimage sections: \n%s\n" % pprint.pformat(sections, indent=4))
+        self._is_req_dict_in_dict(sections, req_sections)
+
+        # Call the signing related checks if the function is provided by a inherited class
+        self._check_signing(bb_vars, sections, num_signatures, uboot_tools_bindir, fitimage_path)
+
+    def _get_req_its_paths(self, bb_vars):
+        self.logger.error("This function needs to be implemented")
+        return []
+
+    def _get_req_its_fields(self, bb_vars):
+        self.logger.error("This function needs to be implemented")
+        return []
+
+    def _get_req_sigvalues_config(self, bb_vars):
+        self.logger.error("This function needs to be implemented")
+        return {}
+
+    def _get_req_sigvalues_image(self, bb_vars):
+        self.logger.error("This function needs to be implemented")
+        return {}
+
+    def _get_req_sections(self, bb_vars):
+        self.logger.error("This function needs to be implemented")
+        return ({}, 0)
+
+    def _check_signing(self, bb_vars, sections, num_signatures, uboot_tools_bindir, fitimage_path):
+        """Verify the signatures in the FIT image."""
+        self.fail("Function needs to be implemented by inheriting classes")
+
+    def _bitbake_fit_image(self, bb_vars):
+        """Bitbake the FIT image and return the paths to the its file and the FIT image"""
+        self.fail("Function needs to be implemented by inheriting classes")
+
+    def _test_fitimage(self, bb_vars):
+        """Check if the its file and the FIT image are created and signed correctly"""
+        fitimage_its_path, fitimage_path = self._bitbake_fit_image(bb_vars)
+        self.assertExists(fitimage_its_path, "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
+        self.assertExists(fitimage_path, "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
+
+        self.logger.debug("Checking its: %s" % fitimage_its_path)
+        self._check_its_file(bb_vars, fitimage_its_path)
+
+        # Setup u-boot-tools-native
+        uboot_tools_bindir = FitImageTestCase._setup_native('u-boot-tools-native')
+
+        # Verify the FIT image
+        self._check_fitimage(bb_vars, fitimage_path, uboot_tools_bindir)
+
+class KernelFitImageBase(FitImageTestCase):
+    """Test cases for the linux-yocto-fitimage recipe"""
+
+    def _fit_get_bb_vars(self, additional_vars=[]):
+        """Retrieve BitBake variables specific to the test case.
+
+        Call the get_bb_vars function once and get all variables needed by the test case.
+        """
+        internal_used = {
+            'DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE',
+            'FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB',
+            'FIT_CONF_PREFIX',
+            'FIT_DESC',
+            'FIT_HASH_ALG',
+            'FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG',
+            'FIT_SIGN_ALG',
+            'FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL',
+            'FIT_UBOOT_ENV',
+            'INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE',
+            'INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME',
+            'INITRAMFS_IMAGE',
+            'KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR',
+            'KERNEL_DEVICETREE',
+            'KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME',
+            'MACHINE',
+            'PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/dtb',
+            'UBOOT_ARCH',
+            'UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT',
+            'UBOOT_LOADADDRESS',
+            'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE',
+            'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS',
+            'UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT',
+            'UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME',
+        }
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(list(internal_used | set(additional_vars)), self.kernel_recipe)
+        self.logger.debug("bb_vars: %s" % pprint.pformat(bb_vars, indent=4))
+        return bb_vars
+
+    def _config_add_kernel_classes(self, config):
+        config += '# Use kernel-fit-extra-artifacts.bbclass for the creation of the vmlinux artifact' + os.linesep
+        config += 'KERNEL_CLASSES = "kernel-fit-extra-artifacts"' + os.linesep
+        return config
+
+    @property
+    def kernel_recipe(self):
+        return "linux-yocto-fitimage"
+
+    def _config_add_uboot_env(self, config):
+        """Generate an u-boot environment
+
+        Create a boot.cmd file that is packed into the FIT image as a source-able text file.
+        Updates the configuration to include the boot.cmd file.
+        """
+        fit_uenv_file =  "boot.cmd"
+        test_files_dir = "test-files"
+        fit_uenv_path = os.path.join(self.builddir, test_files_dir, fit_uenv_file)
+
+        config += '# Add an u-boot script to the fitImage' + os.linesep
+        config += 'FIT_UBOOT_ENV = "%s"' % fit_uenv_file + os.linesep
+        config += 'FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend := "${TOPDIR}/%s:"' % test_files_dir + os.linesep
+        config += 'SRC_URI:append:pn-%s = " file://${FIT_UBOOT_ENV}"' % self.kernel_recipe + os.linesep
+
+        if not os.path.isdir(test_files_dir):
+            os.makedirs(test_files_dir)
+        self.logger.debug("Writing to: %s" % fit_uenv_path)
+        with open(fit_uenv_path, "w") as f:
+            f.write('echo "hello world"')
+
+        return config
+
+    def _bitbake_fit_image(self, bb_vars):
+        """Bitbake the kernel and return the paths to the its file and the FIT image"""
+        bitbake(self.kernel_recipe)
+
+        # Find the right its file and the final fitImage and check if both files are available
+        deploy_dir_image = bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE']
+        initramfs_image = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE']
+        initramfs_image_bundle = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE']
+        initramfs_image_name = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME']
+        kernel_fit_link_name = bb_vars['KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME']
+        if not initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+            fitimage_its_name = "fitImage-its-%s" % kernel_fit_link_name
+            fitimage_name = "fitImage"
+        elif initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+            fitimage_its_name = "fitImage-its-%s-%s" % (initramfs_image_name, kernel_fit_link_name)
+            fitimage_name = "fitImage-%s-%s" % (initramfs_image_name, kernel_fit_link_name)
+        elif initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle == "1":
+            fitimage_its_name = "fitImage-its-%s-%s" % (initramfs_image_name, kernel_fit_link_name)
+            fitimage_name = "fitImage"  # or fitImage-${KERNEL_IMAGE_LINK_NAME}${KERNEL_IMAGE_BIN_EXT}
+        else:
+            self.fail('Invalid configuration: INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = "1" and not INITRAMFS_IMAGE')
+        kernel_deploysubdir = bb_vars['KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR']
+        if kernel_deploysubdir:
+            fitimage_its_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, kernel_deploysubdir, fitimage_its_name))
+            fitimage_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, kernel_deploysubdir, fitimage_name))
+        else:
+            fitimage_its_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, fitimage_its_name))
+            fitimage_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, fitimage_name))
+        return (fitimage_its_path, fitimage_path)
+
+    def _get_req_its_paths(self, bb_vars):
+        """Generate a list of expected paths in the its file
+
+        Example:
+            [
+                ['/', 'images', 'kernel-1', 'hash-1'],
+                ['/', 'images', 'kernel-1', 'signature-1'],
+            ]
+        """
+        dtb_files, dtb_symlinks = FitImageTestCase._get_dtb_files(bb_vars)
+        fit_sign_individual = bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL']
+        fit_uboot_env = bb_vars['FIT_UBOOT_ENV']
+        initramfs_image = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE']
+        initramfs_image_bundle = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE']
+        uboot_sign_enable = bb_vars.get('UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE')
+
+        # image nodes
+        images = [ 'kernel-1' ]
+        if dtb_files:
+            images += [ 'fdt-' + dtb for dtb in dtb_files ]
+        if fit_uboot_env:
+            images.append('bootscr-' + fit_uboot_env)
+        if bb_vars['MACHINE'] == "qemux86-64": # Not really the right if
+            images.append('setup-1')
+        if initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+            images.append('ramdisk-1')
+
+        # configuration nodes (one per DTB and also one per symlink)
+        if dtb_files:
+            configurations = [bb_vars['FIT_CONF_PREFIX'] + conf for conf in dtb_files + dtb_symlinks]
+        else:
+            configurations = [bb_vars['FIT_CONF_PREFIX'] + '1']
+
+        # Create a list of paths for all image and configuration nodes
+        req_its_paths = []
+        for image in images:
+            req_its_paths.append(['/', 'images', image, 'hash-1'])
+            if uboot_sign_enable == "1" and fit_sign_individual == "1":
+                req_its_paths.append(['/', 'images', image, 'signature-1'])
+        for configuration in configurations:
+            req_its_paths.append(['/', 'configurations', configuration, 'hash-1'])
+            if uboot_sign_enable == "1":
+                req_its_paths.append(['/', 'configurations', configuration, 'signature-1'])
+        return req_its_paths
+
+    def _get_req_its_fields(self, bb_vars):
+        initramfs_image = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE']
+        initramfs_image_bundle = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE']
+        uboot_rd_loadaddress = bb_vars.get('UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS')
+        uboot_rd_entrypoint = bb_vars.get('UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT')
+
+        its_field_check = [
+            'description = "%s";' % bb_vars['FIT_DESC'],
+            'description = "Linux kernel";',
+            'type = "' + str(bb_vars['UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE']) + '";',
+            # 'compression = "' + str(bb_vars['FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG']) + '";', defined based on files in TMPDIR, not ideal...
+            'data = /incbin/("linux.bin");',
+            'arch = "' + str(bb_vars['UBOOT_ARCH']) + '";',
+            'os = "linux";',
+            'load = <' + str(bb_vars['UBOOT_LOADADDRESS']) + '>;',
+            'entry = <' + str(bb_vars['UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT']) + '>;',
+        ]
+        if initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+            its_field_check.append('type = "ramdisk";')
+            if uboot_rd_loadaddress:
+                its_field_check.append("load = <%s>;" % uboot_rd_loadaddress)
+            if uboot_rd_entrypoint:
+                its_field_check.append("entry = <%s>;" % uboot_rd_entrypoint)
+
+        fit_conf_default_dtb = bb_vars.get('FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB')
+        if fit_conf_default_dtb:
+            fit_conf_prefix = bb_vars.get('FIT_CONF_PREFIX', "conf-")
+            its_field_check.append('default = "' + fit_conf_prefix + fit_conf_default_dtb + '";')
+
+        its_field_check.append('kernel = "kernel-1";')
+
+        if initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+            its_field_check.append('ramdisk = "ramdisk-1";')
+
+        return its_field_check
+
+    def _get_req_sigvalues_config(self, bb_vars):
+        """Generate a dictionary of expected configuration signature nodes"""
+        if bb_vars.get('UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE') != "1":
+            return {}
+        sign_images = '"kernel", "fdt"'
+        if bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE'] and bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE'] != "1":
+            sign_images += ', "ramdisk"'
+        if bb_vars['FIT_UBOOT_ENV']:
+            sign_images += ', "bootscr"'
+        req_sigvalues_config = {
+            'algo': '"%s,%s"' % (bb_vars['FIT_HASH_ALG'], bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_ALG']),
+            'key-name-hint': '"%s"' % bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME'],
+            'sign-images': sign_images,
+        }
+        return req_sigvalues_config
+
+    def _get_req_sigvalues_image(self, bb_vars):
+        """Generate a dictionary of expected image signature nodes"""
+        if bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL'] != "1":
+            return {}
+        req_sigvalues_image = {
+            'algo': '"%s,%s"' % (bb_vars['FIT_HASH_ALG'], bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_ALG']),
+            'key-name-hint': '"%s"' % bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME'],
+        }
+        return req_sigvalues_image
+
+    def _get_req_sections(self, bb_vars):
+        """Generate a dictionary of expected sections in the output of dumpimage"""
+        dtb_files, dtb_symlinks = FitImageTestCase._get_dtb_files(bb_vars)
+        fit_hash_alg = bb_vars['FIT_HASH_ALG']
+        fit_sign_alg = bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_ALG']
+        fit_sign_individual = bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL']
+        fit_uboot_env = bb_vars['FIT_UBOOT_ENV']
+        initramfs_image = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE']
+        initramfs_image_bundle = bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE']
+        uboot_sign_enable = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE']
+        uboot_sign_img_keyname = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME']
+        uboot_sign_keyname = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME']
+        num_signatures = 0
+        req_sections = {
+            "kernel-1": {
+                "Type": "Kernel Image",
+                "OS": "Linux",
+                "Load Address": bb_vars['UBOOT_LOADADDRESS'],
+                "Entry Point": bb_vars['UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT'],
+            }
+        }
+        # Create one section per DTB
+        for dtb in dtb_files:
+            req_sections['fdt-' + dtb] = {
+                "Type": "Flat Device Tree",
+            }
+        # Add a script section if there is a script
+        if fit_uboot_env:
+            req_sections['bootscr-' + fit_uboot_env] = { "Type": "Script" }
+        # Add the initramfs
+        if initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+            req_sections['ramdisk-1'] = {
+                "Type": "RAMDisk Image",
+                "Load Address": bb_vars['UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS'],
+                "Entry Point": bb_vars['UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT']
+            }
+        # Create a configuration section for each DTB
+        if dtb_files:
+            for dtb in dtb_files + dtb_symlinks:
+                conf_name = bb_vars['FIT_CONF_PREFIX'] + dtb
+                # Assume that DTBs with an "-alias" in its name are symlink DTBs created e.g. by the
+                # bbb-dtbs-as-ext test recipe. Make the configuration node pointing to the real DTB.
+                real_dtb = dtb.replace("-alias", "")
+                # dtb overlays do not refer to a kernel (yet?)
+                if dtb.endswith('.dtbo'):
+                    req_sections[conf_name] = {
+                        "FDT": 'fdt-' + real_dtb,
+                    }
+                else:
+                    req_sections[conf_name] = {
+                        "Kernel": "kernel-1",
+                        "FDT": 'fdt-' + real_dtb,
+                    }
+                if initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+                    req_sections[conf_name]['Init Ramdisk'] = "ramdisk-1"
+        else:
+            conf_name = bb_vars['FIT_CONF_PREFIX'] +  '1'
+            req_sections[conf_name] = {
+                "Kernel": "kernel-1"
+            }
+            if initramfs_image and initramfs_image_bundle != "1":
+                req_sections[conf_name]['Init Ramdisk'] = "ramdisk-1"
+
+        # Add signing related properties if needed
+        if uboot_sign_enable == "1":
+            for section in req_sections:
+                req_sections[section]['Hash algo'] = fit_hash_alg
+                if section.startswith(bb_vars['FIT_CONF_PREFIX']):
+                    req_sections[section]['Hash value'] = "unavailable"
+                    req_sections[section]['Sign algo'] = "%s,%s:%s" % (fit_hash_alg, fit_sign_alg, uboot_sign_keyname)
+                    num_signatures += 1
+                elif fit_sign_individual == "1":
+                    req_sections[section]['Sign algo'] = "%s,%s:%s" % (fit_hash_alg, fit_sign_alg, uboot_sign_img_keyname)
+                    num_signatures += 1
+        return (req_sections, num_signatures)
+
+    def _check_signing(self, bb_vars, sections, num_signatures, uboot_tools_bindir, fitimage_path):
+        """Verify the signature nodes in the FIT image"""
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE'] == "1":
+            self.logger.debug("Verifying signatures in the FIT image")
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("FIT image is not signed. Signature verification is not needed.")
+            return
+
+        fit_hash_alg = bb_vars['FIT_HASH_ALG']
+        fit_sign_alg = bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_ALG']
+        uboot_sign_keyname = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME']
+        uboot_sign_img_keyname = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME']
+        deploy_dir_image = bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE']
+        kernel_deploysubdir = bb_vars['KERNEL_DEPLOYSUBDIR']
+        fit_sign_individual = bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL']
+        fit_hash_alg_len = FitImageTestCase.MKIMAGE_HASH_LENGTHS[fit_hash_alg]
+        fit_sign_alg_len = FitImageTestCase.MKIMAGE_SIGNATURE_LENGTHS[fit_sign_alg]
+        for section, values in sections.items():
+            # Configuration nodes are always signed with UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME (if UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1")
+            if section.startswith(bb_vars['FIT_CONF_PREFIX']):
+                sign_algo = values.get('Sign algo', None)
+                req_sign_algo = "%s,%s:%s" % (fit_hash_alg, fit_sign_alg, uboot_sign_keyname)
+                self.assertEqual(sign_algo, req_sign_algo, 'Signature algorithm for %s not expected value' % section)
+                sign_value = values.get('Sign value', None)
+                self.assertEqual(len(sign_value), fit_sign_alg_len, 'Signature value for section %s not expected length' % section)
+                dtb_file_name = section.replace(bb_vars['FIT_CONF_PREFIX'], '')
+                dtb_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, dtb_file_name)
+                if kernel_deploysubdir:
+                    dtb_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, kernel_deploysubdir, dtb_file_name)
+                # External devicetrees created by devicetree.bbclass are in a subfolder and have priority
+                dtb_path_ext = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, "devicetree", dtb_file_name)
+                if os.path.exists(dtb_path_ext):
+                    dtb_path = dtb_path_ext
+                self._verify_fit_image_signature(uboot_tools_bindir, fitimage_path, dtb_path, section)
+            else:
+                # Image nodes always need a hash which gets indirectly signed by the config signature
+                hash_algo = values.get('Hash algo', None)
+                self.assertEqual(hash_algo, fit_hash_alg)
+                hash_value = values.get('Hash value', None)
+                self.assertEqual(len(hash_value), fit_hash_alg_len, 'Hash value for section %s not expected length' % section)
+                # Optionally, if FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = 1 also the image nodes have a signature (which is redundant but possible)
+                if fit_sign_individual == "1":
+                    sign_algo = values.get('Sign algo', None)
+                    req_sign_algo = "%s,%s:%s" % (fit_hash_alg, fit_sign_alg, uboot_sign_img_keyname)
+                    self.assertEqual(sign_algo, req_sign_algo, 'Signature algorithm for %s not expected value' % section)
+                    sign_value = values.get('Sign value', None)
+                    self.assertEqual(len(sign_value), fit_sign_alg_len, 'Signature value for section %s not expected length' % section)
+
+        # Search for the string passed to mkimage in each signed section of the FIT image.
+        # Looks like mkimage supports to add a comment but does not support to read it back.
+        a_comment = FitImageTestCase._get_uboot_mkimage_sign_args(bb_vars['UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS'])
+        self.logger.debug("a_comment: %s" % a_comment)
+        if a_comment:
+            found_comments = FitImageTestCase._find_string_in_bin_file(fitimage_path, a_comment)
+            self.assertEqual(found_comments, num_signatures, "Expected %d signed and commented (%s) sections in the fitImage." %
+                             (num_signatures, a_comment))
+
+class KernelFitImageRecipeTests(KernelFitImageBase):
+    """Test cases for the kernel-fitimage bbclass"""
 
     def test_fit_image(self):
         """
@@ -25,10 +753,7 @@ class FitImageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         Author:      Usama Arif <usama.arif@arm.com>
         """
         config = """
-# Enable creation of fitImage
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "Image"
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPES += " fitImage "
-KERNEL_CLASSES = " kernel-fitimage "
 
 # RAM disk variables including load address and entrypoint for kernel and RAM disk
 IMAGE_FSTYPES += "cpio.gz"
@@ -40,79 +765,145 @@ UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT = "0x88000000"
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80080000"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80080000"
 FIT_DESC = "A model description"
+FIT_CONF_PREFIX = "foo-"
 """
+        config = self._config_add_kernel_classes(config)
         self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
 
-        # fitImage is created as part of linux recipe
-        image = "virtual/kernel"
-        bitbake(image)
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME', 'KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME'], image)
-
-        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'],
-            "fitImage-its-%s-%s" % (bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME'], bb_vars['KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME']))
-        fitimage_path = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'],
-            "fitImage-%s-%s" % (bb_vars['INITRAMFS_IMAGE_NAME'], bb_vars['KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME']))
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_its_path),
-            "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_path),
-            "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
-
-        # Check that the type, load address, entrypoint address and default
-        # values for kernel and ramdisk in Image Tree Source are as expected.
-        # The order of fields in the below array is important. Not all the
-        # fields are tested, only the key fields that wont vary between
-        # different architectures.
-        its_field_check = [
-            'description = "A model description";',
-            'type = "kernel";',
-            'load = <0x80080000>;',
-            'entry = <0x80080000>;',
-            'type = "ramdisk";',
-            'load = <0x88000000>;',
-            'entry = <0x88000000>;',
-            'default = "conf-1";',
-            'kernel = "kernel-1";',
-            'ramdisk = "ramdisk-1";'
-            ]
+    def test_get_compatible_from_dtb(self):
+        """Test the oe.fitimage.get_compatible_from_dtb function
 
-        with open(fitimage_its_path) as its_file:
-            field_index = 0
-            for line in its_file:
-                if field_index == len(its_field_check):
-                    break
-                if its_field_check[field_index] in line:
-                    field_index +=1
+        1. bitbake bbb-dtbs-as-ext
+        2. Check if symlink_points_below returns the path to the DTB
+        3. Check if the expected compatible string is found by get_compatible_from_dtb()
+        """
+        DTB_RECIPE = "bbb-dtbs-as-ext"
+        DTB_FILE = "am335x-bonegreen-ext.dtb"
+        DTB_SYMLINK = "am335x-bonegreen-ext-alias.dtb"
+        DTBO_FILE = "BBORG_RELAY-00A2.dtbo"
+        EXPECTED_COMP = ["ti,am335x-bone-green", "ti,am335x-bone-black", "ti,am335x-bone", "ti,am33xx"]
 
-        if field_index != len(its_field_check): # if its equal, the test passed
-            self.assertTrue(field_index == len(its_field_check),
-                "Fields in Image Tree Source File %s did not match, error in finding %s"
-                % (fitimage_its_path, its_field_check[field_index]))
+        config = """
+DISTRO = "poky"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "beaglebone-yocto"
+"""
+        self.write_config(config)
+
+        # Provide the fdtget command called by get_compatible_from_dtb
+        dtc_bindir = FitImageTestCase._setup_native('dtc-native')
+        fdtget_path = os.path.join(dtc_bindir, "fdtget")
+        self.assertExists(fdtget_path)
+
+        # bitbake an external DTB with a symlink to it and a DTB overlay
+        bitbake(DTB_RECIPE)
+        deploy_dir_image = get_bb_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", DTB_RECIPE)
+        devicetree_dir = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, "devicetree")
+        dtb_path = os.path.join(devicetree_dir, DTB_FILE)
+        dtb_alias_path = os.path.join(devicetree_dir, DTB_SYMLINK)
+        dtbo_file = os.path.join(devicetree_dir, DTBO_FILE)
+        self.assertExists(dtb_path)
+        self.assertExists(dtb_alias_path)
+        self.assertExists(dtbo_file)
+
+        # Test symlink_points_below
+        linked_dtb = oe.fitimage.symlink_points_below(dtb_alias_path, devicetree_dir)
+        self.assertEqual(linked_dtb, DTB_FILE)
+
+        # Check if get_compatible_from_dtb finds the expected compatible string in the DTBs
+        comp = oe.fitimage.get_compatible_from_dtb(dtb_path, fdtget_path)
+        self.assertEqual(comp, EXPECTED_COMP)
+        comp_alias = oe.fitimage.get_compatible_from_dtb(dtb_alias_path, fdtget_path)
+        self.assertEqual(comp_alias, EXPECTED_COMP)
+        # The alias is a symlink, therefore the compatible string is equal
+        self.assertEqual(comp_alias, comp)
+
+    def test_fit_image_ext_dtb_dtbo(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Check if FIT image and Image Tree Source (its) are created correctly.
+        Expected:    1) its and FIT image are built successfully
+                     2) The its file contains also the external devicetree overlay
+                     3) Dumping the FIT image indicates the devicetree overlay
+        """
+        config = """
+# Enable creation of fitImage
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "beaglebone-yocto"
+# Add a devicetree overlay which does not need kernel sources
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/dtb = "bbb-dtbs-as-ext"
+"""
+        config = self._config_add_kernel_classes(config)
+        config = self._config_add_uboot_env(config)
+        self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
+
+
+    def test_sign_fit_image_configurations(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Check if FIT image and Image Tree Source (its) are created
+                     and the configuration nodes are signed correctly.
+        Expected:    1) its and FIT image are built successfully
+                     2) Scanning the its file indicates signing is enabled
+                        as requested by UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE
+                     3) Dumping the FIT image indicates signature values
+                        are present (only for the configuration nodes as
+                        FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL is disabled)
+                     4) Verify the FIT image contains the comments passed via
+                        UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS once per configuration node.
+        """
+        # Generate a configuration section which gets included into the local.conf file
+        config = """
+# Enable creation of fitImage
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "beaglebone-yocto"
+UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "dev"
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart comment'"
+FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB = "am335x-bonegreen.dtb"
+"""
+        config = self._config_add_kernel_classes(config)
+        config = self._config_add_uboot_env(config)
+        self.write_config(config)
+
+        # Retrieve some variables from bitbake
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars([
+            'FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS',
+            'FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS',
+            'FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS',
+            'FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR',
+        ])
 
+        self._gen_signing_key(bb_vars)
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
 
-    def test_sign_fit_image(self):
+    def test_sign_fit_image_individual(self):
         """
         Summary:     Check if FIT image and Image Tree Source (its) are created
-                     and signed correctly.
+                     and all nodes are signed correctly.
         Expected:    1) its and FIT image are built successfully
                      2) Scanning the its file indicates signing is enabled
-                        as requested by UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE (using keys generated
-                        via FIT_GENERATE_KEYS)
+                        as requested by UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE
                      3) Dumping the FIT image indicates signature values
                         are present (including for images as enabled via
                         FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL)
-                     4) Examination of the do_assemble_fitimage runfile/logfile
-                        indicate that UBOOT_MKIMAGE, UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN and
-                        UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS are working as expected.
+                        This also implies that FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1" works.
+                     4) Verify the FIT image contains the comments passed via
+                        UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS once per image and per
+                        configuration node.
+        Note:        This test is mostly for backward compatibility.
+                     The recommended approach is to sign the configuration nodes
+                     which include also the hashes of all the images. Signing
+                     all the images individually is therefore redundant.
         Product:     oe-core
         Author:      Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com> based upon
                      work by Usama Arif <usama.arif@arm.com>
         """
+        # Generate a configuration section which gets included into the local.conf file
         config = """
 # Enable creation of fitImage
-MACHINE = "beaglebone-yocto"
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPES += " fitImage "
-KERNEL_CLASSES = " kernel-fitimage test-mkimage-wrapper "
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "beaglebone-yocto"
 UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
 FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
 UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
@@ -121,211 +912,494 @@ UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "cfg-oe-selftest"
 FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = "1"
 UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart comment'"
 """
+        config = self._config_add_kernel_classes(config)
+        config = self._config_add_uboot_env(config)
         self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
 
-        # fitImage is created as part of linux recipe
-        image = "virtual/kernel"
-        bitbake(image)
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME'], image)
-
-        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'],
-            "fitImage-its-%s" % (bb_vars['KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME']))
-        fitimage_path = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'],
-            "fitImage-%s.bin" % (bb_vars['KERNEL_FIT_LINK_NAME']))
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_its_path),
-            "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_path),
-            "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
-
-        req_itspaths = [
-            ['/', 'images', 'kernel-1'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'kernel-1', 'signature-1'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'fdt-am335x-boneblack.dtb'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'fdt-am335x-boneblack.dtb', 'signature-1'],
-            ['/', 'configurations', 'conf-am335x-boneblack.dtb'],
-            ['/', 'configurations', 'conf-am335x-boneblack.dtb', 'signature-1'],
-        ]
-
-        itspath = []
-        itspaths = []
-        linect = 0
-        sigs = {}
-        with open(fitimage_its_path) as its_file:
-            linect += 1
-            for line in its_file:
-                line = line.strip()
-                if line.endswith('};'):
-                    itspath.pop()
-                elif line.endswith('{'):
-                    itspath.append(line[:-1].strip())
-                    itspaths.append(itspath[:])
-                elif itspath and itspath[-1] == 'signature-1':
-                    itsdotpath = '.'.join(itspath)
-                    if not itsdotpath in sigs:
-                        sigs[itsdotpath] = {}
-                    if not '=' in line or not line.endswith(';'):
-                        self.fail('Unexpected formatting in %s sigs section line %d:%s' % (fitimage_its_path, linect, line))
-                    key, value = line.split('=', 1)
-                    sigs[itsdotpath][key.rstrip()] = value.lstrip().rstrip(';')
-
-        for reqpath in req_itspaths:
-            if not reqpath in itspaths:
-                self.fail('Missing section in its file: %s' % reqpath)
+        # Ensure new keys are generated and FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1" is tested
+        bitbake("kernel-signing-keys-native -c compile -f")
 
-        reqsigvalues_image = {
-            'algo': '"sha256,rsa2048"',
-            'key-name-hint': '"img-oe-selftest"',
-        }
-        reqsigvalues_config = {
-            'algo': '"sha256,rsa2048"',
-            'key-name-hint': '"cfg-oe-selftest"',
-            'sign-images': '"kernel", "fdt"',
-        }
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
 
-        for itspath, values in sigs.items():
-            if 'conf-' in itspath:
-                reqsigvalues = reqsigvalues_config
-            else:
-                reqsigvalues = reqsigvalues_image
-            for reqkey, reqvalue in reqsigvalues.items():
-                value = values.get(reqkey, None)
-                if value is None:
-                    self.fail('Missing key "%s" in its file signature section %s' % (reqkey, itspath))
-                self.assertEqual(value, reqvalue)
-
-        # Dump the image to see if it really got signed
-        bitbake("u-boot-tools-native -c addto_recipe_sysroot")
-        result = runCmd('bitbake -e u-boot-tools-native | grep ^RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE=')
-        recipe_sysroot_native = result.output.split('=')[1].strip('"')
-        dumpimage_path = os.path.join(recipe_sysroot_native, 'usr', 'bin', 'dumpimage')
-        result = runCmd('%s -l %s' % (dumpimage_path, fitimage_path))
-        in_signed = None
-        signed_sections = {}
-        for line in result.output.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith((' Configuration', ' Image')):
-                in_signed = re.search(r'\((.*)\)', line).groups()[0]
-            elif re.match('^ *', line) in (' ', ''):
-                in_signed = None
-            elif in_signed:
-                if not in_signed in signed_sections:
-                    signed_sections[in_signed] = {}
-                key, value = line.split(':', 1)
-                signed_sections[in_signed][key.strip()] = value.strip()
-        self.assertIn('kernel-1', signed_sections)
-        self.assertIn('fdt-am335x-boneblack.dtb', signed_sections)
-        self.assertIn('conf-am335x-boneblack.dtb', signed_sections)
-        for signed_section, values in signed_sections.items():
-            value = values.get('Sign algo', None)
-            if signed_section.startswith("conf"):
-                self.assertEqual(value, 'sha256,rsa2048:cfg-oe-selftest', 'Signature algorithm for %s not expected value' % signed_section)
-            else:
-                self.assertEqual(value, 'sha256,rsa2048:img-oe-selftest', 'Signature algorithm for %s not expected value' % signed_section)
-            value = values.get('Sign value', None)
-            self.assertEqual(len(value), 512, 'Signature value for section %s not expected length' % signed_section)
-
-        # Check for UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS
-        result = runCmd('bitbake -e virtual/kernel | grep ^T=')
-        tempdir = result.output.split('=', 1)[1].strip().strip('')
-        result = runCmd('grep "a smart comment" %s/run.do_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS value did not get used')
-
-        # Check for evidence of test-mkimage-wrapper class
-        result = runCmd('grep "### uboot-mkimage wrapper message" %s/log.do_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'UBOOT_MKIMAGE did not work')
-        result = runCmd('grep "### uboot-mkimage signing wrapper message" %s/log.do_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN did not work')
-
-    def test_uboot_fit_image(self):
+    def test_fit_image_sign_initramfs(self):
         """
-        Summary:     Check if Uboot FIT image and Image Tree Source
-                     (its) are built and the Image Tree Source has the
-                     correct fields.
-        Expected:    1. u-boot-fitImage and u-boot-its can be built
-                     2. The type, load address, entrypoint address and
-                     default values of U-boot image are correct in the
-                     Image Tree Source. Not all the fields are tested,
-                     only the key fields that wont vary between
-                     different architectures.
+        Summary:     Verifies the content of the initramfs node in the FIT Image Tree Source (its)
+                     The FIT settings are set by the test case.
+                     The machine used is beaglebone-yocto.
+        Expected:    1. The ITS is generated with initramfs support
+                     2. All the fields in the kernel node are as expected (matching the
+                        conf settings)
+                     3. The kernel is included in all the available configurations and
+                        its hash is included in the configuration signature
+
         Product:     oe-core
-        Author:      Klaus Heinrich Kiwi <klaus@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
-                     based on work by Usama Arif <usama.arif@arm.com>
+        Author:      Abdellatif El Khlifi <abdellatif.elkhlifi@arm.com>
         """
+
         config = """
-# We need at least CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT and CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL set
-MACHINE = "qemuarm"
-UBOOT_MACHINE = "am57xx_evm_defconfig"
-SPL_BINARY = "MLO"
+DISTRO = "poky"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "beaglebone-yocto"
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-minimal-initramfs"
+INITRAMFS_SCRIPTS = ""
+UBOOT_MACHINE = "am335x_evm_defconfig"
+UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "beaglebonekey"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}"
+UBOOT_DTB_BINARY = "u-boot.dtb"
+UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT  = "0x80000000"
+UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80000000"
+UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS = "0x88000000"
+UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT = "0x88000000"
+UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS = "0x82000000"
+UBOOT_ARCH = "arm"
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS = "-I dts -O dtb -p 2000"
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE = "kernel"
+UBOOT_EXTLINUX = "0"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_REPLACEMENT = "zImage"
+FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG = "none"
+FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
+"""
+        config = self._config_add_kernel_classes(config)
+        config = self._config_add_uboot_env(config)
+        self.write_config(config)
 
-# Enable creation of the U-Boot fitImage
-UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE = "1"
+        # Retrieve some variables from bitbake
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars([
+            'FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS',
+            'FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS',
+            'FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS',
+            'FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR',
+        ])
 
-# (U-boot) fitImage properties
-UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80080000"
-UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80080000"
-UBOOT_FIT_DESC = "A model description"
+        self._gen_signing_key(bb_vars)
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
+
+    def test_fit_image_sign_initramfs_bundle(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Verifies the content of the initramfs bundle node in the FIT Image Tree Source (its)
+                     The FIT settings are set by the test case.
+                     The machine used is beaglebone-yocto.
+        Expected:    1. The ITS is generated with initramfs bundle support
+                     2. All the fields in the kernel node are as expected (matching the
+                        conf settings)
+                     3. The kernel is included in all the available configurations and
+                        its hash is included in the configuration signature
+
+        Product:     oe-core
+        Author:      Abdellatif El Khlifi <abdellatif.elkhlifi@arm.com>
+        """
 
-# Enable creation of Kernel fitImage
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPES += " fitImage "
-KERNEL_CLASSES = " kernel-fitimage"
+        config = """
+DISTRO = "poky"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "beaglebone-yocto"
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = "1"
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-minimal-initramfs"
+INITRAMFS_SCRIPTS = ""
+UBOOT_MACHINE = "am335x_evm_defconfig"
 UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
-FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
-UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
-UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME = "img-oe-selftest"
-UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "cfg-oe-selftest"
-FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = "1"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "beaglebonekey"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}"
+UBOOT_DTB_BINARY = "u-boot.dtb"
+UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT  = "0x80000000"
+UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80000000"
+UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS = "0x82000000"
+UBOOT_ARCH = "arm"
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS = "-I dts -O dtb -p 2000"
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE = "kernel"
+UBOOT_EXTLINUX = "0"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_REPLACEMENT = "zImage"
+FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG = "none"
+FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
 """
+        config = self._config_add_kernel_classes(config)
+        config = self._config_add_uboot_env(config)
         self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
+        self._gen_signing_key(bb_vars)
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
+
+class FitImagePyTests(KernelFitImageBase):
+    """Test cases for the fitimage.py module without calling bitbake"""
+
+    def _test_fitimage_py(self, bb_vars_overrides=None):
+        topdir = os.path.join(os.environ['BUILDDIR'])
+        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(topdir, self._testMethodName + '.its')
+
+        # Provide variables without calling bitbake
+        bb_vars = {
+            # image-fitimage.conf
+            'FIT_DESC': "Kernel fitImage for a dummy distro",
+            'FIT_HASH_ALG': "sha256",
+            'FIT_SIGN_ALG': "rsa2048",
+            'FIT_PAD_ALG': "pkcs-1.5",
+            'FIT_GENERATE_KEYS': "0",
+            'FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS': "2048",
+            'FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS': "-F4",
+            'FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS': "-batch -new",
+            'FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS': "-x509",
+            'FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL': "0",
+            'FIT_CONF_PREFIX': "conf-",
+            'FIT_SUPPORTED_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES': "cpio.lz4 cpio.lzo cpio.lzma cpio.xz cpio.zst cpio.gz ext2.gz cpio",
+            'FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB': "",
+            'FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS': "1",
+            'FIT_UBOOT_ENV': "",
+            # kernel.bbclass
+            'UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT': "0x20008000",
+            'UBOOT_LOADADDRESS': "0x20008000",
+            'INITRAMFS_IMAGE': "",
+            'INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE': "",
+            # kernel-uboot.bbclass
+            'FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG': "gzip",
+            'FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG_EXTENSION': ".gz",
+            'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE': "kernel",
+            # uboot-config.bbclass
+            'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS': "",
+            'UBOOT_MKIMAGE': "uboot-mkimage",
+            'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN': "uboot-mkimage",
+            'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS': "",
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE': "0",
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR': None,
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME': None,
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME': None,
+            # others
+            'MACHINE': "qemux86-64",
+            'UBOOT_ARCH': "x86",
+            'HOST_PREFIX': "x86_64-poky-linux-"
+        }
+        if bb_vars_overrides:
+            bb_vars.update(bb_vars_overrides)
+
+        root_node = oe.fitimage.ItsNodeRootKernel(
+            bb_vars["FIT_DESC"], bb_vars["FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS"],
+            bb_vars['HOST_PREFIX'], bb_vars['UBOOT_ARCH'],  bb_vars["FIT_CONF_PREFIX"],
+            oe.types.boolean(bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE']), bb_vars["UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR"],
+            bb_vars["UBOOT_MKIMAGE"], bb_vars["UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS"],
+            bb_vars["UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN"], bb_vars["UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS"],
+            bb_vars['FIT_HASH_ALG'], bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_ALG'], bb_vars['FIT_PAD_ALG'],
+            bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME'],
+            oe.types.boolean(bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL']), bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME']
+        )
+
+        root_node.fitimage_emit_section_kernel("kernel-1", "linux.bin", "none",
+            bb_vars.get('UBOOT_LOADADDRESS'), bb_vars.get('UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT'),
+            bb_vars.get('UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE'), bb_vars.get("UBOOT_ENTRYSYMBOL")
+        )
+
+        dtb_files, _ = FitImageTestCase._get_dtb_files(bb_vars)
+        for dtb in dtb_files:
+            root_node.fitimage_emit_section_dtb(dtb, os.path.join("a-dir", dtb),
+                bb_vars.get("UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS"), bb_vars.get("UBOOT_DTBO_LOADADDRESS"))
+
+        if bb_vars.get('FIT_UBOOT_ENV'):
+            root_node.fitimage_emit_section_boot_script(
+                "bootscr-" + bb_vars['FIT_UBOOT_ENV'], bb_vars['FIT_UBOOT_ENV'])
+
+        if bb_vars['MACHINE'] == "qemux86-64": # Not really the right if
+            root_node.fitimage_emit_section_setup("setup-1", "setup1.bin")
+
+        if bb_vars.get('INITRAMFS_IMAGE') and bb_vars.get("INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE") != "1":
+            root_node.fitimage_emit_section_ramdisk("ramdisk-1", "a-dir/a-initramfs-1",
+                "core-image-minimal-initramfs",
+                bb_vars.get("UBOOT_RD_LOADADDRESS"), bb_vars.get("UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT"))
+
+        root_node.fitimage_emit_section_config(bb_vars['FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB'])
+        root_node.write_its_file(fitimage_its_path)
+
+        self.assertExists(fitimage_its_path, "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
+        self.logger.debug("Checking its: %s" % fitimage_its_path)
+        self._check_its_file(bb_vars, fitimage_its_path)
+
+    def test_fitimage_py_default(self):
+        self._test_fitimage_py()
+
+    def test_fitimage_py_default_dtb(self):
+        bb_vars_overrides = {
+            'KERNEL_DEVICETREE': "one.dtb two.dtb three.dtb",
+            'FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB': "two.dtb"
+        }
+        self._test_fitimage_py(bb_vars_overrides)
+
+
+class UBootFitImageTests(FitImageTestCase):
+    """Test cases for the uboot-sign bbclass"""
+
+    BOOTLOADER_RECIPE = "virtual/bootloader"
 
-        # The U-Boot fitImage is created as part of the U-Boot recipe
-        bitbake("virtual/bootloader")
-
-        deploy_dir_image = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
-        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
-        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-its-%s" % (machine,))
-        fitimage_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-fitImage-%s" % (machine,))
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_its_path),
-            "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_path),
-            "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
-
-        # Check that the type, load address, entrypoint address and default
-        # values for kernel and ramdisk in Image Tree Source are as expected.
-        # The order of fields in the below array is important. Not all the
-        # fields are tested, only the key fields that wont vary between
-        # different architectures.
+    def _fit_get_bb_vars(self, additional_vars=[]):
+        """Get bb_vars as needed by _test_sign_fit_image
+
+        Call the get_bb_vars function once and get all variables needed by the test case.
+        """
+        internal_used = {
+            'DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE',
+            'FIT_HASH_ALG',
+            'FIT_KEY_GENRSA_ARGS',
+            'FIT_KEY_REQ_ARGS',
+            'FIT_KEY_SIGN_PKCS',
+            'FIT_SIGN_ALG',
+            'FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL',
+            'FIT_SIGN_NUMBITS',
+            'MACHINE',
+            'SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS',
+            'SPL_SIGN_ENABLE',
+            'SPL_SIGN_KEYNAME',
+            'UBOOT_ARCH',
+            'UBOOT_DTB_BINARY',
+            'UBOOT_DTB_IMAGE',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ENTRYPOINT',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_LOADADDRESS',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_CONF_USER_LOADABLES',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_DESC',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_SIGN_ALG',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_TEE_ENTRYPOINT',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_TEE_LOADADDRESS',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_TEE',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_LOADADDRESS',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_USER_SETTINGS',
+            'UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE',
+            'UBOOT_NODTB_BINARY',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR',
+            'UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME',
+        }
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(list(internal_used | set(additional_vars)), UBootFitImageTests.BOOTLOADER_RECIPE)
+        self.logger.debug("bb_vars: %s" % pprint.pformat(bb_vars, indent=4))
+        return bb_vars
+
+    def _bitbake_fit_image(self, bb_vars):
+        """Bitbake the bootloader and return the paths to the its file and the FIT image"""
+        bitbake(UBootFitImageTests.BOOTLOADER_RECIPE)
+
+        deploy_dir_image = bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE']
+        machine = bb_vars['MACHINE']
+        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, "u-boot-its-%s" % machine)
+        fitimage_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image, "u-boot-fitImage-%s" % machine)
+        return (fitimage_its_path, fitimage_path)
+
+    def _get_req_its_paths(self, bb_vars):
+        # image nodes
+        images = [ 'uboot', 'fdt',  ]
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE'] == "1":
+            images.append('tee')
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE'] == "1":
+            images.append('atf')
+        # if bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_USER_SETTINGS']:
+
+        # configuration nodes
+        configurations = [ 'conf']
+
+        # Create a list of paths for all image and configuration nodes
+        req_its_paths = []
+        for image in images:
+            req_its_paths.append(['/', 'images', image])
+            if bb_vars['SPL_SIGN_ENABLE'] == "1":
+                req_its_paths.append(['/', 'images', image, 'signature'])
+        for configuration in configurations:
+            req_its_paths.append(['/', 'configurations', configuration])
+        return req_its_paths
+
+    def _get_req_its_fields(self, bb_vars):
+        loadables = ["uboot"]
         its_field_check = [
-            'description = "A model description";',
+            'description = "%s";' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_DESC'],
+            'description = "U-Boot image";',
+            'data = /incbin/("%s");' % bb_vars['UBOOT_NODTB_BINARY'],
             'type = "standalone";',
-            'load = <0x80080000>;',
-            'entry = <0x80080000>;',
-            'default = "conf";',
-            'loadables = "uboot";',
-            'fdt = "fdt";'
+            'os = "u-boot";',
+            'arch = "%s";' % bb_vars['UBOOT_ARCH'],
+            'compression = "none";',
+            'load = <%s>;' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_LOADADDRESS'],
+            'entry = <%s>;' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT'],
+            'description = "U-Boot FDT";',
+            'data = /incbin/("%s");' % bb_vars['UBOOT_DTB_BINARY'],
+            'type = "flat_dt";',
+            'arch = "%s";' % bb_vars['UBOOT_ARCH'],
+            'compression = "none";',
+        ]
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE'] == "1":
+            its_field_check += [
+                'description = "Trusted Execution Environment";',
+                'data = /incbin/("%s");' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE_IMAGE'],
+                'type = "tee";',
+                'arch = "%s";' % bb_vars['UBOOT_ARCH'],
+                'os = "tee";',
+                'load = <%s>;' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE_LOADADDRESS'],
+                'entry = <%s>;' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE_ENTRYPOINT'],
+                'compression = "none";',
+            ]
+            loadables.insert(0, "tee")
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE'] == "1":
+            its_field_check += [
+                'description = "ARM Trusted Firmware";',
+                'data = /incbin/("%s");' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_IMAGE'],
+                'type = "firmware";',
+                'arch = "%s";' % bb_vars['UBOOT_ARCH'],
+                'os = "arm-trusted-firmware";',
+                'load = <%s>;' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_LOADADDRESS'],
+                'entry = <%s>;' % bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ENTRYPOINT'],
+                'compression = "none";',
             ]
+            loadables.insert(0, "atf")
+        its_field_check += [
+            'default = "conf";',
+            'description = "Boot with signed U-Boot FIT";',
+            'loadables = "%s";' % '", "'.join(loadables),
+            'fdt = "fdt";',
+        ]
+        return its_field_check
+
+    def _get_req_sigvalues_config(self, bb_vars):
+        # COnfigurations are not signed by uboot-sign
+        return {}
+
+    def _get_req_sigvalues_image(self, bb_vars):
+        if bb_vars['SPL_SIGN_ENABLE'] != "1":
+            return {}
+        req_sigvalues_image = {
+            'algo': '"%s,%s"' % (bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG'], bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_SIGN_ALG']),
+            'key-name-hint': '"%s"' % bb_vars['SPL_SIGN_KEYNAME'],
+        }
+        return req_sigvalues_image
 
-        with open(fitimage_its_path) as its_file:
-            field_index = 0
-            for line in its_file:
-                if field_index == len(its_field_check):
-                    break
-                if its_field_check[field_index] in line:
-                    field_index +=1
+    def _get_req_sections(self, bb_vars):
+        """Generate the expected output of dumpimage for beaglebone targets
 
-        if field_index != len(its_field_check): # if its equal, the test passed
-            self.assertTrue(field_index == len(its_field_check),
-                "Fields in Image Tree Source File %s did not match, error in finding %s"
-                % (fitimage_its_path, its_field_check[field_index]))
+        The dict generated by this function is supposed to be compared against
+        the dict which is generated by the _dump_fitimage function.
+        """
+        loadables = ['uboot']
+        req_sections = {
+            "uboot": {
+                "Type": "Standalone Program",
+                "Load Address": bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_LOADADDRESS'],
+                "Entry Point": bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT'],
+            },
+            "fdt": {
+                "Type": "Flat Device Tree",
+            }
+        }
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE'] == "1":
+            loadables.insert(0, "tee")
+            req_sections['tee'] = {
+                "Type": "Trusted Execution Environment Image",
+                # "Load Address": bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE_LOADADDRESS'], not printed by mkimage?
+                # "Entry Point": bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE_ENTRYPOINT'], not printed by mkimage?
+            }
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE'] == "1":
+            loadables.insert(0, "atf")
+            req_sections['atf'] = {
+                "Type": "Firmware",
+                "Load Address": bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_LOADADDRESS'],
+                # "Entry Point": bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ENTRYPOINT'], not printed by mkimage?
+            }
+        req_sections["conf"] = {
+            "Kernel": "unavailable",
+            "FDT": "fdt",
+            "Loadables": ','.join(loadables),
+        }
 
-    def test_uboot_sign_fit_image(self):
+        # Add signing related properties if needed
+        uboot_fit_hash_alg = bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG']
+        uboot_fit_sign_alg = bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_SIGN_ALG']
+        spl_sign_enable = bb_vars['SPL_SIGN_ENABLE']
+        spl_sign_keyname = bb_vars['SPL_SIGN_KEYNAME']
+        num_signatures = 0
+        if spl_sign_enable == "1":
+            for section in req_sections:
+                if not section.startswith('conf'):
+                    req_sections[section]['Sign algo'] = "%s,%s:%s" % \
+                        (uboot_fit_hash_alg, uboot_fit_sign_alg, spl_sign_keyname)
+                    num_signatures += 1
+        return (req_sections, num_signatures)
+
+    def  _check_signing(self, bb_vars, sections, num_signatures, uboot_tools_bindir, fitimage_path):
+        if bb_vars['UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE'] == '1' and bb_vars['SPL_SIGN_ENABLE'] == "1":
+            self.logger.debug("Verifying signatures in the FIT image")
+        else:
+            self.logger.debug("FIT image is not signed. Signature verification is not needed.")
+            return
+
+        uboot_fit_hash_alg = bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG']
+        uboot_fit_sign_alg = bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_SIGN_ALG']
+        spl_sign_keyname = bb_vars['SPL_SIGN_KEYNAME']
+        fit_sign_alg_len = FitImageTestCase.MKIMAGE_SIGNATURE_LENGTHS[uboot_fit_sign_alg]
+        for section, values in sections.items():
+            # Configuration nodes are always signed with UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME (if UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1")
+            if section.startswith("conf"):
+                # uboot-sign does not sign configuration nodes
+                pass
+            else:
+                # uboot-sign does not add hash nodes, only image signatures
+                sign_algo = values.get('Sign algo', None)
+                req_sign_algo = "%s,%s:%s" % (uboot_fit_hash_alg, uboot_fit_sign_alg, spl_sign_keyname)
+                self.assertEqual(sign_algo, req_sign_algo, 'Signature algorithm for %s not expected value' % section)
+                sign_value = values.get('Sign value', None)
+                self.assertEqual(len(sign_value), fit_sign_alg_len, 'Signature value for section %s not expected length' % section)
+
+        # Search for the string passed to mkimage in each signed section of the FIT image.
+        # Looks like mkimage supports to add a comment but does not support to read it back.
+        a_comment = FitImageTestCase._get_uboot_mkimage_sign_args(bb_vars['SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS'])
+        self.logger.debug("a_comment: %s" % a_comment)
+        if a_comment:
+            found_comments = FitImageTestCase._find_string_in_bin_file(fitimage_path, a_comment)
+            self.assertEqual(found_comments, num_signatures, "Expected %d signed and commented (%s) sections in the fitImage." %
+                             (num_signatures, a_comment))
+
+    def _check_kernel_dtb(self, bb_vars):
+        """
+        Check if the device-tree from U-Boot has the kernel public key(s).
+
+        The concat_dtb function of the uboot-sign.bbclass injects the public keys
+        which are required for verifying the kernel at run-time into the DTB from
+        U-Boot. The following example is from a build with FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL
+        set to "1". If it is set to "0" the key-the-kernel-image-key node is not
+        present.
+        / {
+            ...
+            signature {
+                key-the-kernel-image-key {
+                required = "image";
+                algo = "sha256,rsa2048";
+                ...
+            };
+            key-the-kernel-config-key {
+                required = "conf";
+                algo = "sha256,rsa2048";
+                ...
+            };
+        };
+        """
+        # Setup u-boot-tools-native
+        dtc_bindir = FitImageTestCase._setup_native('dtc-native')
+
+        # Check if 1 or 2 signature sections are in the DTB.
+        uboot_dtb_path = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], bb_vars['UBOOT_DTB_IMAGE'])
+        algo = "%s,%s" % (bb_vars['FIT_HASH_ALG'], bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_ALG'])
+        if bb_vars['FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL'] == "1":
+            uboot_sign_img_keyname = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME']
+            key_dtb_path = "/signature/key-" + uboot_sign_img_keyname
+            self._verify_dtb_property(dtc_bindir, uboot_dtb_path, key_dtb_path, "required", "image")
+            self._verify_dtb_property(dtc_bindir, uboot_dtb_path, key_dtb_path, "algo", algo)
+            self._verify_dtb_property(dtc_bindir, uboot_dtb_path, key_dtb_path, "key-name-hint", uboot_sign_img_keyname)
+
+        uboot_sign_keyname = bb_vars['UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME']
+        key_dtb_path = "/signature/key-" + uboot_sign_keyname
+        self._verify_dtb_property(dtc_bindir, uboot_dtb_path, key_dtb_path, "required", "conf")
+        self._verify_dtb_property(dtc_bindir, uboot_dtb_path, key_dtb_path, "algo", algo)
+        self._verify_dtb_property(dtc_bindir, uboot_dtb_path, key_dtb_path, "key-name-hint", uboot_sign_keyname)
+
+
+    def test_uboot_fit_image(self):
         """
         Summary:     Check if Uboot FIT image and Image Tree Source
                      (its) are built and the Image Tree Source has the
-                     correct fields, in the scenario where the Kernel
-                     is also creating/signing it's fitImage.
+                     correct fields.
         Expected:    1. u-boot-fitImage and u-boot-its can be built
                      2. The type, load address, entrypoint address and
                      default values of U-boot image are correct in the
@@ -338,7 +1412,7 @@ FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = "1"
         """
         config = """
 # We need at least CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT and CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL set
-MACHINE = "qemuarm"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemuarm"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "am57xx_evm_defconfig"
 SPL_BINARY = "MLO"
 
@@ -349,61 +1423,10 @@ UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE = "1"
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80080000"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80080000"
 UBOOT_FIT_DESC = "A model description"
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPES += " fitImage "
-KERNEL_CLASSES = " kernel-fitimage "
-INHERIT += "test-mkimage-wrapper"
-UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
-FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
-UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
-UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME = "img-oe-selftest"
-UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "cfg-oe-selftest"
-FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = "1"
-UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart U-Boot comment'"
 """
         self.write_config(config)
-
-        # The U-Boot fitImage is created as part of the U-Boot recipe
-        bitbake("virtual/bootloader")
-
-        deploy_dir_image = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
-        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
-        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-its-%s" % (machine,))
-        fitimage_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-fitImage-%s" % (machine,))
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_its_path),
-            "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_path),
-            "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
-
-        # Check that the type, load address, entrypoint address and default
-        # values for kernel and ramdisk in Image Tree Source are as expected.
-        # The order of fields in the below array is important. Not all the
-        # fields are tested, only the key fields that wont vary between
-        # different architectures.
-        its_field_check = [
-            'description = "A model description";',
-            'type = "standalone";',
-            'load = <0x80080000>;',
-            'entry = <0x80080000>;',
-            'default = "conf";',
-            'loadables = "uboot";',
-            'fdt = "fdt";'
-            ]
-
-        with open(fitimage_its_path) as its_file:
-            field_index = 0
-            for line in its_file:
-                if field_index == len(its_field_check):
-                    break
-                if its_field_check[field_index] in line:
-                    field_index +=1
-
-        if field_index != len(its_field_check): # if its equal, the test passed
-            self.assertTrue(field_index == len(its_field_check),
-                "Fields in Image Tree Source File %s did not match, error in finding %s"
-                % (fitimage_its_path, its_field_check[field_index]))
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
 
 
     def test_sign_standalone_uboot_fit_image(self):
@@ -426,15 +1449,11 @@ UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart U-Boot comment'"
                      Usama Arif <usama.arif@arm.com>
         """
         config = """
-# There's no U-boot deconfig with CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE yet, so we need at
+# There's no U-boot defconfig with CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE yet, so we need at
 # least CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT and CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL set
-MACHINE = "qemuarm"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemuarm"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "am57xx_evm_defconfig"
 SPL_BINARY = "MLO"
-# The kernel-fitimage class is a dependency even if we're only
-# creating/signing the U-Boot fitImage
-KERNEL_CLASSES = " kernel-fitimage"
-INHERIT += "test-mkimage-wrapper"
 # Enable creation and signing of the U-Boot fitImage
 UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE = "1"
 SPL_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
@@ -452,106 +1471,9 @@ UBOOT_FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
 UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
 """
         self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
 
-        # The U-Boot fitImage is created as part of the U-Boot recipe
-        bitbake("virtual/bootloader")
-
-        image_type = "core-image-minimal"
-        deploy_dir_image = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
-        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
-        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-its-%s" % (machine,))
-        fitimage_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-fitImage-%s" % (machine,))
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_its_path),
-            "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_path),
-            "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
-
-        req_itspaths = [
-            ['/', 'images', 'uboot'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'uboot', 'signature'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'fdt'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'fdt', 'signature'],
-        ]
-
-        itspath = []
-        itspaths = []
-        linect = 0
-        sigs = {}
-        with open(fitimage_its_path) as its_file:
-            linect += 1
-            for line in its_file:
-                line = line.strip()
-                if line.endswith('};'):
-                    itspath.pop()
-                elif line.endswith('{'):
-                    itspath.append(line[:-1].strip())
-                    itspaths.append(itspath[:])
-                elif itspath and itspath[-1] == 'signature':
-                    itsdotpath = '.'.join(itspath)
-                    if not itsdotpath in sigs:
-                        sigs[itsdotpath] = {}
-                    if not '=' in line or not line.endswith(';'):
-                        self.fail('Unexpected formatting in %s sigs section line %d:%s' % (fitimage_its_path, linect, line))
-                    key, value = line.split('=', 1)
-                    sigs[itsdotpath][key.rstrip()] = value.lstrip().rstrip(';')
-
-        for reqpath in req_itspaths:
-            if not reqpath in itspaths:
-                self.fail('Missing section in its file: %s' % reqpath)
-
-        reqsigvalues_image = {
-            'algo': '"sha256,rsa2048"',
-            'key-name-hint': '"spl-oe-selftest"',
-        }
-
-        for itspath, values in sigs.items():
-            reqsigvalues = reqsigvalues_image
-            for reqkey, reqvalue in reqsigvalues.items():
-                value = values.get(reqkey, None)
-                if value is None:
-                    self.fail('Missing key "%s" in its file signature section %s' % (reqkey, itspath))
-                self.assertEqual(value, reqvalue)
-
-        # Dump the image to see if it really got signed
-        bitbake("u-boot-tools-native -c addto_recipe_sysroot")
-        result = runCmd('bitbake -e u-boot-tools-native | grep ^RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE=')
-        recipe_sysroot_native = result.output.split('=')[1].strip('"')
-        dumpimage_path = os.path.join(recipe_sysroot_native, 'usr', 'bin', 'dumpimage')
-        result = runCmd('%s -l %s' % (dumpimage_path, fitimage_path))
-        in_signed = None
-        signed_sections = {}
-        for line in result.output.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith((' Image')):
-                in_signed = re.search(r'\((.*)\)', line).groups()[0]
-            elif re.match(' \w', line):
-                in_signed = None
-            elif in_signed:
-                if not in_signed in signed_sections:
-                    signed_sections[in_signed] = {}
-                key, value = line.split(':', 1)
-                signed_sections[in_signed][key.strip()] = value.strip()
-        self.assertIn('uboot', signed_sections)
-        self.assertIn('fdt', signed_sections)
-        for signed_section, values in signed_sections.items():
-            value = values.get('Sign algo', None)
-            self.assertEqual(value, 'sha256,rsa2048:spl-oe-selftest', 'Signature algorithm for %s not expected value' % signed_section)
-            value = values.get('Sign value', None)
-            self.assertEqual(len(value), 512, 'Signature value for section %s not expected length' % signed_section)
-
-        # Check for SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS
-        result = runCmd('bitbake -e virtual/bootloader | grep ^T=')
-        tempdir = result.output.split('=', 1)[1].strip().strip('')
-        result = runCmd('grep "a smart U-Boot comment" %s/run.do_uboot_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS value did not get used')
-
-        # Check for evidence of test-mkimage-wrapper class
-        result = runCmd('grep "### uboot-mkimage wrapper message" %s/log.do_uboot_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'UBOOT_MKIMAGE did not work')
-        result = runCmd('grep "### uboot-mkimage signing wrapper message" %s/log.do_uboot_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN did not work')
 
     def test_sign_cascaded_uboot_fit_image(self):
         """
@@ -565,9 +1487,9 @@ UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
                         via UBOOT_FIT_GENERATE_KEYS)
                      3) Dumping the FIT image indicates signature values
                         are present
-                     4) Examination of the do_uboot_assemble_fitimage
-                     runfile/logfile indicate that UBOOT_MKIMAGE, UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN
-                     and SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS are working as expected.
+                     4) Examination of the do_uboot_assemble_fitimage that
+                     UBOOT_MKIMAGE, UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN and SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS
+                     are working as expected.
         Product:     oe-core
         Author:      Klaus Heinrich Kiwi <klaus@linux.vnet.ibm.com> based upon
                      work by Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com> and
@@ -576,7 +1498,7 @@ UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
         config = """
 # There's no U-boot deconfig with CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE yet, so we need at
 # least CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT and CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL set
-MACHINE = "qemuarm"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemuarm"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "am57xx_evm_defconfig"
 SPL_BINARY = "MLO"
 # Enable creation and signing of the U-Boot fitImage
@@ -588,7 +1510,7 @@ UBOOT_DTB_BINARY = "u-boot.dtb"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT  = "0x80000000"
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80000000"
 UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS = "-I dts -O dtb -p 2000"
-UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart cascaded Kernel comment'"
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart cascaded U-Boot comment'"
 UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS = "0x82000000"
 UBOOT_ARCH = "arm"
 SPL_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS = "-I dts -O dtb -p 2000"
@@ -596,251 +1518,214 @@ SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart cascaded U-Boot comment'"
 UBOOT_EXTLINUX = "0"
 UBOOT_FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
 UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPES += " fitImage "
-KERNEL_CLASSES = " kernel-fitimage "
-INHERIT += "test-mkimage-wrapper"
 UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
-FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
 UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
-UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME = "img-oe-selftest"
 UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "cfg-oe-selftest"
-FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = "1"
 """
         self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
 
-        # The U-Boot fitImage is created as part of the U-Boot recipe
-        bitbake("virtual/bootloader")
-
-        image_type = "core-image-minimal"
-        deploy_dir_image = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
-        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
-        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-its-%s" % (machine,))
-        fitimage_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-            "u-boot-fitImage-%s" % (machine,))
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_its_path),
-            "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_path),
-            "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
-
-        req_itspaths = [
-            ['/', 'images', 'uboot'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'uboot', 'signature'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'fdt'],
-            ['/', 'images', 'fdt', 'signature'],
-        ]
+        self._gen_signing_key(bb_vars)
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
+        self._check_kernel_dtb(bb_vars)
 
-        itspath = []
-        itspaths = []
-        linect = 0
-        sigs = {}
-        with open(fitimage_its_path) as its_file:
-            linect += 1
-            for line in its_file:
-                line = line.strip()
-                if line.endswith('};'):
-                    itspath.pop()
-                elif line.endswith('{'):
-                    itspath.append(line[:-1].strip())
-                    itspaths.append(itspath[:])
-                elif itspath and itspath[-1] == 'signature':
-                    itsdotpath = '.'.join(itspath)
-                    if not itsdotpath in sigs:
-                        sigs[itsdotpath] = {}
-                    if not '=' in line or not line.endswith(';'):
-                        self.fail('Unexpected formatting in %s sigs section line %d:%s' % (fitimage_its_path, linect, line))
-                    key, value = line.split('=', 1)
-                    sigs[itsdotpath][key.rstrip()] = value.lstrip().rstrip(';')
+    def test_uboot_atf_tee_fit_image(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Check if U-boot FIT image and Image Tree Source
+                     (its) are built and the Image Tree Source has the
+                     correct fields.
+        Expected:    1. Create atf and tee dummy images
+                     2. Both u-boot-fitImage and u-boot-its can be built
+                     3. The os, load address, entrypoint address and
+                        default values of U-boot, ATF and TEE images are
+                        correct in the Image Tree Source. Not all the
+                        fields are tested, only the key fields that wont
+                        vary between different architectures.
+                Product:     oe-core
+                Author:      Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
+        """
+        config = """
+# We need at least CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT and CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL set
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemuarm"
+UBOOT_MACHINE = "am57xx_evm_defconfig"
+SPL_BINARY = "MLO"
 
-        for reqpath in req_itspaths:
-            if not reqpath in itspaths:
-                self.fail('Missing section in its file: %s' % reqpath)
+# Enable creation of the U-Boot fitImage
+UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE = "1"
 
-        reqsigvalues_image = {
-            'algo': '"sha256,rsa2048"',
-            'key-name-hint': '"spl-cascaded-oe-selftest"',
-        }
+# (U-boot) fitImage properties
+UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80080000"
+UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80080000"
+UBOOT_FIT_DESC = "A model description"
 
-        for itspath, values in sigs.items():
-            reqsigvalues = reqsigvalues_image
-            for reqkey, reqvalue in reqsigvalues.items():
-                value = values.get(reqkey, None)
-                if value is None:
-                    self.fail('Missing key "%s" in its file signature section %s' % (reqkey, itspath))
-                self.assertEqual(value, reqvalue)
-
-        # Dump the image to see if it really got signed
-        bitbake("u-boot-tools-native -c addto_recipe_sysroot")
-        result = runCmd('bitbake -e u-boot-tools-native | grep ^RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE=')
-        recipe_sysroot_native = result.output.split('=')[1].strip('"')
-        dumpimage_path = os.path.join(recipe_sysroot_native, 'usr', 'bin', 'dumpimage')
-        result = runCmd('%s -l %s' % (dumpimage_path, fitimage_path))
-        in_signed = None
-        signed_sections = {}
-        for line in result.output.splitlines():
-            if line.startswith((' Image')):
-                in_signed = re.search(r'\((.*)\)', line).groups()[0]
-            elif re.match(' \w', line):
-                in_signed = None
-            elif in_signed:
-                if not in_signed in signed_sections:
-                    signed_sections[in_signed] = {}
-                key, value = line.split(':', 1)
-                signed_sections[in_signed][key.strip()] = value.strip()
-        self.assertIn('uboot', signed_sections)
-        self.assertIn('fdt', signed_sections)
-        for signed_section, values in signed_sections.items():
-            value = values.get('Sign algo', None)
-            self.assertEqual(value, 'sha256,rsa2048:spl-cascaded-oe-selftest', 'Signature algorithm for %s not expected value' % signed_section)
-            value = values.get('Sign value', None)
-            self.assertEqual(len(value), 512, 'Signature value for section %s not expected length' % signed_section)
-
-        # Check for SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS
-        result = runCmd('bitbake -e virtual/bootloader | grep ^T=')
-        tempdir = result.output.split('=', 1)[1].strip().strip('')
-        result = runCmd('grep "a smart cascaded U-Boot comment" %s/run.do_uboot_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS value did not get used')
-
-        # Check for evidence of test-mkimage-wrapper class
-        result = runCmd('grep "### uboot-mkimage wrapper message" %s/log.do_uboot_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'UBOOT_MKIMAGE did not work')
-        result = runCmd('grep "### uboot-mkimage signing wrapper message" %s/log.do_uboot_assemble_fitimage' % tempdir, ignore_status=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, 'UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN did not work')
-
-
-
-    def test_initramfs_bundle(self):
-        """
-        Summary:     Verifies the content of the initramfs bundle node in the FIT Image Tree Source (its)
-                     The FIT settings are set by the test case.
-                     The machine used is beaglebone-yocto.
-        Expected:    1. The ITS is generated with initramfs bundle support
-                     2. All the fields in the kernel node are as expected (matching the
-                        conf settings)
-                     3. The kernel is included in all the available configurations and
-                        its hash is included in the configuration signature
+# Enable creation of the TEE fitImage
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE = "1"
 
-        Product:     oe-core
-        Author:      Abdellatif El Khlifi <abdellatif.elkhlifi@arm.com>
-        """
+# TEE fitImage properties
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE_IMAGE = "${TOPDIR}/tee-dummy.bin"
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE_LOADADDRESS = "0x80180000"
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80180000"
+
+# Enable creation of the ATF fitImage
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE = "1"
+
+# ATF fitImage properties
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_IMAGE = "${TOPDIR}/atf-dummy.bin"
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_LOADADDRESS = "0x80280000"
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80280000"
+"""
+        self.write_config(config)
 
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars([
+            'UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_IMAGE',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_TEE_IMAGE',
+        ])
+
+        # Create an ATF dummy image
+        dummy_atf = os.path.join(self.builddir, bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_IMAGE'])
+        FitImageTestCase._gen_random_file(dummy_atf)
+
+        # Create a TEE dummy image
+        dummy_tee = os.path.join(self.builddir, bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE_IMAGE'])
+        FitImageTestCase._gen_random_file(dummy_tee)
+
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
+
+    def test_sign_standalone_uboot_atf_tee_fit_image(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Check if U-Boot FIT image and Image Tree Source (its) are
+                     created and signed correctly for the scenario where only
+                     the U-Boot proper fitImage is being created and signed.
+        Expected:    1. Create atf and tee dummy images
+                     2. U-Boot its and FIT image are built successfully
+                     3. Scanning the its file indicates signing is enabled
+                        as requested by SPL_SIGN_ENABLE (using keys generated
+                        via UBOOT_FIT_GENERATE_KEYS)
+                     4. Dumping the FIT image indicates signature values
+                        are present
+                     5. Examination of the do_uboot_assemble_fitimage
+                     runfile/logfile indicate that UBOOT_MKIMAGE, UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN
+                     and SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS are working as expected.
+                Product:     oe-core
+                Author:      Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
+        """
         config = """
-DISTRO="poky"
-MACHINE = "beaglebone-yocto"
-INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE = "1"
-INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-minimal-initramfs"
-INITRAMFS_SCRIPTS = ""
-UBOOT_MACHINE = "am335x_evm_defconfig"
-KERNEL_CLASSES = " kernel-fitimage "
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPES = "fitImage"
-UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
-UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "beaglebonekey"
-UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR ?= "${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}"
+# There's no U-boot deconfig with CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE yet, so we need at
+# least CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT and CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL set
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemuarm"
+UBOOT_MACHINE = "am57xx_evm_defconfig"
+SPL_BINARY = "MLO"
+# Enable creation and signing of the U-Boot fitImage
+UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE = "1"
+SPL_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
+SPL_SIGN_KEYNAME = "spl-oe-selftest"
+SPL_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
 UBOOT_DTB_BINARY = "u-boot.dtb"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT  = "0x80000000"
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80000000"
-UBOOT_DTB_LOADADDRESS = "0x82000000"
 UBOOT_ARCH = "arm"
-UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS = "-I dts -O dtb -p 2000"
-UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE = "kernel"
+SPL_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS = "-I dts -O dtb -p 2000"
+SPL_MKIMAGE_SIGN_ARGS = "-c 'a smart U-Boot ATF TEE comment'"
 UBOOT_EXTLINUX = "0"
-FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_REPLACEMENT = "zImage"
-FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG = "none"
-FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
-"""
-        self.write_config(config)
+UBOOT_FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
+UBOOT_FIT_HASH_ALG = "sha256"
 
-        # fitImage is created as part of linux recipe
-        bitbake("virtual/kernel")
+# Enable creation of the TEE fitImage
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE = "1"
 
-        image_type = get_bb_var('INITRAMFS_IMAGE')
-        deploy_dir_image = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
-        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
-        fitimage_its_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,
-                    "fitImage-its-%s-%s-%s" % (image_type, machine, machine))
-        fitimage_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir_image,"fitImage")
+# TEE fitImage properties
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE_IMAGE = "${TOPDIR}/tee-dummy.bin"
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE_LOADADDRESS = "0x80180000"
+UBOOT_FIT_TEE_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80180000"
 
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_its_path),
-            "%s image tree source doesn't exist" % (fitimage_its_path))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(fitimage_path),
-            "%s FIT image doesn't exist" % (fitimage_path))
+# Enable creation of the ATF fitImage
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE = "1"
 
-        kernel_load = str(get_bb_var('UBOOT_LOADADDRESS'))
-        kernel_entry = str(get_bb_var('UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT'))
-        kernel_type = str(get_bb_var('UBOOT_MKIMAGE_KERNEL_TYPE'))
-        kernel_compression = str(get_bb_var('FIT_KERNEL_COMP_ALG'))
-        uboot_arch = str(get_bb_var('UBOOT_ARCH'))
-        fit_hash_alg = str(get_bb_var('FIT_HASH_ALG'))
+# ATF fitImage properties
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_IMAGE = "${TOPDIR}/atf-dummy.bin"
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_LOADADDRESS = "0x80280000"
+UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80280000"
+"""
+        self.write_config(config)
 
-        its_file = open(fitimage_its_path)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars([
+            'UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_IMAGE',
+            'UBOOT_FIT_TEE_IMAGE',
+        ])
 
-        its_lines = [line.strip() for line in its_file.readlines()]
+        # Create an ATF dummy image
+        dummy_atf = os.path.join(self.builddir, bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_IMAGE'])
+        FitImageTestCase._gen_random_file(dummy_atf)
 
-        exp_node_lines = [
-            'kernel-1 {',
-            'description = "Linux kernel";',
-            'data = /incbin/("linux.bin");',
-            'type = "' + kernel_type + '";',
-            'arch = "' + uboot_arch + '";',
-            'os = "linux";',
-            'compression = "' + kernel_compression + '";',
-            'load = <' + kernel_load + '>;',
-            'entry = <' + kernel_entry + '>;',
-            'hash-1 {',
-            'algo = "' + fit_hash_alg +'";',
-            '};',
-            '};'
-        ]
+        # Create a TEE dummy image
+        dummy_tee = os.path.join(self.builddir, bb_vars['UBOOT_FIT_TEE_IMAGE'])
+        FitImageTestCase._gen_random_file(dummy_tee)
 
-        node_str = exp_node_lines[0]
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
 
-        test_passed = False
 
-        print ("checking kernel node\n")
+    def test_sign_uboot_kernel_individual(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Check if the device-tree from U-Boot has two public keys
+                     for verifying the kernel FIT image created by the
+                     kernel-fitimage.bbclass included.
+                     This test sets: FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = "1"
+        Expected:    There must be two signature nodes. One is required for
+                     the individual image nodes, the other is required for the
+                     verification of the configuration section.
+        """
+        config = """
+# Enable creation of fitImage
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "beaglebone-yocto"
+UBOOT_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
+UBOOT_SIGN_KEYNAME = "the-kernel-config-key"
+UBOOT_SIGN_IMG_KEYNAME = "the-kernel-image-key"
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS="-I dts -O dtb -p 2000"
+FIT_SIGN_INDIVIDUAL = "1"
+"""
+        self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
+        self._gen_signing_key(bb_vars)
 
-        if node_str in its_lines:
-            node_start_idx = its_lines.index(node_str)
-            node = its_lines[node_start_idx:(node_start_idx + len(exp_node_lines))]
-            if node == exp_node_lines:
-                print("kernel node verified")
-            else:
-                self.assertTrue(test_passed == True,"kernel node does not match expectation")
-
-        rx_configs = re.compile("^conf-.*")
-        its_configs = list(filter(rx_configs.match, its_lines))
-
-        for cfg_str in its_configs:
-            cfg_start_idx = its_lines.index(cfg_str)
-            line_idx = cfg_start_idx + 2
-            node_end = False
-            while node_end == False:
-                if its_lines[line_idx] == "};" and its_lines[line_idx-1] == "};" :
-                    node_end = True
-                line_idx = line_idx + 1
-
-            node = its_lines[cfg_start_idx:line_idx]
-            print("checking configuration " + cfg_str.rstrip(" {"))
-            rx_desc_line = re.compile("^description.*1 Linux kernel.*")
-            if len(list(filter(rx_desc_line.match, node))) != 1:
-                self.assertTrue(test_passed == True,"kernel keyword not found in the description line")
-                break
-            else:
-                print("kernel keyword found in the description line")
+        bitbake(UBootFitImageTests.BOOTLOADER_RECIPE)
 
-            if 'kernel = "kernel-1";' not in node:
-                self.assertTrue(test_passed == True,"kernel line not found")
-                break
-            else:
-                print("kernel line found")
+        # Just check the DTB of u-boot since there is no u-boot FIT image
+        self._check_kernel_dtb(bb_vars)
 
-            rx_sign_line = re.compile("^sign-images.*kernel.*")
-            if len(list(filter(rx_sign_line.match, node))) != 1:
-                self.assertTrue(test_passed == True,"kernel hash not signed")
-                break
-            else:
-                print("kernel hash signed")
 
-            test_passed = True
-            self.assertTrue(test_passed == True,"Initramfs bundle test success")
+    def test_sign_uboot_fit_image_without_spl(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Check if U-Boot FIT image and Image Tree Source (its) are
+                     created and signed correctly for the scenario where only
+                     the U-Boot proper fitImage is being created and signed
+                     (no SPL included).
+        Expected:    1) U-Boot its and FIT image are built successfully
+                     2) Scanning the its file indicates signing is enabled
+                        as requested by SPL_SIGN_ENABLE (using keys generated
+                        via UBOOT_FIT_GENERATE_KEYS)
+                     3) Dumping the FIT image indicates signature values
+                        are present
+                     4) Examination of the do_uboot_assemble_fitimage
+                     runfile/logfile indicate that UBOOT_MKIMAGE and
+                     UBOOT_MKIMAGE_SIGN are working as expected.
+        Product:     oe-core
+        Author:      Jamin Lin <jamin_lin@aspeedtech.com>
+        """
+        config = """
+# There's no U-boot defconfig with CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE yet, so we need at
+# least CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT and CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL set
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemuarm"
+UBOOT_MACHINE = "am57xx_evm_defconfig"
+# Enable creation and signing of the U-Boot fitImage (no SPL)
+UBOOT_FITIMAGE_ENABLE = "1"
+SPL_DTB_BINARY = ""
+SPL_SIGN_ENABLE = "1"
+SPL_SIGN_KEYNAME = "spl-oe-selftest"
+SPL_SIGN_KEYDIR = "${TOPDIR}/signing-keys"
+UBOOT_FIT_GENERATE_KEYS = "1"
+"""
+        self.write_config(config)
+        bb_vars = self._fit_get_bb_vars()
+        self._test_fitimage(bb_vars)
+
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gcc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gcc.py
index 89360178fe..d01a791cb5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gcc.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gcc.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class GccSelfTestBase(OESelftestTestCase, OEPTestResultTestCase):
         features = []
         features.append('MAKE_CHECK_TARGETS = "{0}"'.format(" ".join(targets)))
         if ssh is not None:
-            features.append('TOOLCHAIN_TEST_TARGET = "ssh"')
+            features.append('TOOLCHAIN_TEST_TARGET = "linux-ssh"')
             features.append('TOOLCHAIN_TEST_HOST = "{0}"'.format(ssh))
             features.append('TOOLCHAIN_TEST_HOST_USER = "root"')
             features.append('TOOLCHAIN_TEST_HOST_PORT = "22"')
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class GccSelfTestBase(OESelftestTestCase, OEPTestResultTestCase):
 
     def run_check_emulated(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # build core-image-minimal with required packages
-        default_installed_packages = ["libgcc", "libstdc++", "libatomic", "libgomp"]
+        default_installed_packages = ["libgcc", "libstdc++", "libatomic", "libgomp", "libitm"]
         features = []
         features.append('IMAGE_FEATURES += "ssh-server-openssh"')
         features.append('CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "{0}"'.format(" ".join(default_installed_packages)))
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ class GccSelfTestBase(OESelftestTestCase, OEPTestResultTestCase):
         bitbake("core-image-minimal")
 
         # wrap the execution with a qemu instance
-        with runqemu("core-image-minimal", runqemuparams = "nographic") as qemu:
+        # Increase RAM to 4GB to accommodate some GCC tests that require more than 3GB 
+        with runqemu("core-image-minimal", runqemuparams = "nographic", qemuparams=" -m 4096") as qemu:
             # validate that SSH is working
             status, _ = qemu.run("uname")
             self.assertEqual(status, 0)
+            qemu.run('echo "MaxStartups 75:30:100" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config')
+            qemu.run('service sshd restart')
 
             return self.run_check(*args, ssh=qemu.ip, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gdbserver.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gdbserver.py
index 9da97ae780..1c71333190 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gdbserver.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/gdbserver.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class GdbServerTest(OESelftestTestCase):
 
         features = """
 IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS = "1"
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.bz2"
 IMAGE_FSTYPES_DEBUGFS = "tar.bz2"
 CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL = "gdbserver"
         """
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL = "gdbserver"
                             self.logger.warning("starting gdb %s" % cmd)
                             r = runCmd(cmd, native_sysroot=native_sysroot, target_sys=target_sys)
                             self.assertEqual(0, r.status)
-                            line_re = r"Line \d+ of \"/usr/src/debug/kmod/.*/tools/kmod.c\" starts at address 0x[0-9A-Fa-f]+ <kmod_help>"
+                            line_re = r"Line \d+ of \".*\" starts at address 0x[0-9A-Fa-f]+ <kmod_help>"
                             self.assertRegex(r.output, line_re)
                             break
                         else:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py
index dc88c222bd..87c3da228a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/imagefeatures.py
@@ -250,12 +250,7 @@ USERADD_GID_TABLES += "files/static-group"
 DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " pam opengl wayland"
 
 # Switch to systemd
-DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " systemd usrmerge"
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_syslog = ""
-VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_login_manager = "shadow-base"
-DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED = "sysvinit"
+INIT_MANAGER = "systemd"
 
 # Replace busybox
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/base-utils = "packagegroup-core-base-utils"
@@ -282,16 +277,19 @@ SKIP_RECIPE[busybox] = "Don't build this"
         """
       
         image = 'core-image-minimal'
-        image_fstypes_debugfs = 'tar.bz2'
-        features = 'IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS = "1"\n'
-        features += 'IMAGE_FSTYPES_DEBUGFS = "%s"\n' % image_fstypes_debugfs
-        self.write_config(features)
+        config = """
+IMAGE_GEN_DEBUGFS = "1"
+IMAGE_FSTYPES_DEBUGFS = "tar.bz2 tar.bz2.sha256sum"
+"""
+        self.write_config(config)
 
         bitbake(image)
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'IMAGE_LINK_NAME'], image)
 
-        dbg_tar_file = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], "%s-dbg.%s" % (bb_vars['IMAGE_LINK_NAME'], image_fstypes_debugfs))
+        dbg_tar_file = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], "%s-dbg.tar.bz2" % bb_vars['IMAGE_LINK_NAME'])
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dbg_tar_file), 'debug filesystem not generated at %s' % dbg_tar_file)
+        dbg_tar_sha_file = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], "%s-dbg.tar.bz2.sha256sum" % bb_vars['IMAGE_LINK_NAME'])
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(dbg_tar_sha_file), 'debug filesystem sha256sum not generated at %s' % dbg_tar_sha_file)
         result = runCmd('cd %s; tar xvf %s' % (bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], dbg_tar_file))
         self.assertEqual(result.status, 0, msg='Failed to extract %s: %s' % (dbg_tar_file, result.output))
         result = runCmd('find %s -name %s' % (bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], "udevadm"))
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ SKIP_RECIPE[busybox] = "Don't build this"
         """
         config = """
 DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " api-documentation"
-CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL = "man-pages kmod-doc"
+CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL = "man-pages"
 """
         self.write_config(config)
         bitbake("core-image-minimal")
@@ -330,7 +328,7 @@ CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL = "man-pages kmod-doc"
             self.assertEqual(status, 1, 'Failed to run apropos: %s' % (output))
             self.assertIn("iso_8859_15", output)
 
-            # This manpage is provided by kmod
-            status, output = qemu.run_serial("man --pager=cat modprobe")
+            # This manpage is provided by man-pages
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial("man --pager=cat intro")
             self.assertEqual(status, 1, 'Failed to run man: %s' % (output))
-            self.assertIn("force-modversion", output)
+            self.assertIn("introduction to user commands", output)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/incompatible_lic.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/incompatible_lic.py
index f4af67a239..93884f5731 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/incompatible_lic.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/incompatible_lic.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class IncompatibleLicensePerImageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         return """
 IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " bash"
 INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE:pn-core-image-minimal = "GPL-3.0* LGPL-3.0*"
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS:remove = "tar"
 """
 
     def test_bash_default(self):
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE:pn-core-image-minimal = "GPL-3.0* LGPL-3.0*"
 
     def test_bash_and_license(self):
         self.disable_class("create-spdx")
-        self.write_config(self.default_config() + '\nLICENSE:append:pn-bash = " & SomeLicense"')
+        self.write_config(self.default_config() + '\nLICENSE:append:pn-bash = " & SomeLicense"\nERROR_QA:remove:pn-bash = "license-exists"')
         error_msg = "ERROR: core-image-minimal-1.0-r0 do_rootfs: Package bash cannot be installed into the image because it has incompatible license(s): GPL-3.0-or-later"
 
         result = bitbake('core-image-minimal', ignore_status=True)
@@ -123,12 +124,12 @@ INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE:pn-core-image-minimal = "GPL-3.0* LGPL-3.0*"
 
     def test_bash_or_license(self):
         self.disable_class("create-spdx")
-        self.write_config(self.default_config() + '\nLICENSE:append:pn-bash = " | SomeLicense"')
+        self.write_config(self.default_config() + '\nLICENSE:append:pn-bash = " | SomeLicense"\nERROR_QA:remove:pn-bash = "license-exists"\nERROR_QA:remove:pn-core-image-minimal = "license-file-missing"')
 
         bitbake('core-image-minimal')
 
     def test_bash_license_exceptions(self):
-        self.write_config(self.default_config() + '\nINCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE_EXCEPTIONS:pn-core-image-minimal = "bash:GPL-3.0-or-later"')
+        self.write_config(self.default_config() + '\nINCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE_EXCEPTIONS:pn-core-image-minimal = "bash:GPL-3.0-or-later"\nERROR_QA:remove:pn-core-image-minimal = "license-exception"')
 
         bitbake('core-image-minimal')
 
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ class NoGPL3InImagesTests(OESelftestTestCase):
     def test_core_image_minimal(self):
         self.write_config("""
 INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE:pn-core-image-minimal = "GPL-3.0* LGPL-3.0*"
+
+require conf/distro/include/no-gplv3.inc
 """)
         bitbake('core-image-minimal')
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/layerappend.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/layerappend.py
index 379ed589ad..64b17117cc 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/layerappend.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/layerappend.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 SRC_URI:append = " file://appendtest.txt"
 
 sysroot_stage_all:append() {
-        install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/appendtest.txt ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/
+        install -m 644 ${UNPACKDIR}/appendtest.txt ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}/
 }
 
 """
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/liboe.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/liboe.py
index d5ffffdcb4..930354c931 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/liboe.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/liboe.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ from oeqa.utils.commands import get_bb_var, get_bb_vars, bitbake, runCmd
 import oe.path
 import os
 
-class LibOE(OESelftestTestCase):
+class CopyTreeTests(OESelftestTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(LibOE, cls).setUpClass()
+        super().setUpClass()
         cls.tmp_dir = get_bb_var('TMPDIR')
 
     def test_copy_tree_special(self):
@@ -102,3 +102,36 @@ class LibOE(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(dstcnt, len(testfiles), "Number of files in dst (%s) differs from number of files in src(%s)." % (dstcnt, srccnt))
 
         oe.path.remove(testloc)
+
+class SubprocessTests(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+    def test_subprocess_tweak(self):
+        """
+        Test that the string representation of
+        oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak.OETestCalledProcessError includes stdout and
+        stderr, as expected.
+        """
+        script = """
+#! /bin/sh
+echo Ivn fgqbhg | tr '[a-zA-Z]' '[n-za-mN-ZA-M]'
+echo Ivn fgqree | tr '[a-zA-Z]' '[n-za-mN-ZA-M]' >&2
+exit 42
+        """
+
+        import subprocess
+        import unittest.mock
+        from oeqa.utils.subprocesstweak import OETestCalledProcessError
+
+        with self.assertRaises(OETestCalledProcessError) as cm:
+            with unittest.mock.patch("subprocess.CalledProcessError", OETestCalledProcessError):
+                subprocess.run(["bash", "-"], input=script, text=True, capture_output=True, check=True)
+
+        e = cm.exception
+        self.assertEqual(e.returncode, 42)
+        self.assertEqual("Via stdout\n", e.stdout)
+        self.assertEqual("Via stderr\n", e.stderr)
+
+        string = str(e)
+        self.assertIn("exit status 42", string)
+        self.assertIn("Standard Output: Via stdout", string)
+        self.assertIn("Standard Error: Via stderr", string)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/locales.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/locales.py
index 4ca8ffb7aa..ac4888ef66 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/locales.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/locales.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class LocalesTest(OESelftestTestCase):
         features = []
         features.append('EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES = "empty-root-password allow-empty-password allow-root-login"')
         features.append('IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " glibc-utils localedef"')
-        features.append('GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES = "en_US.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8"')
+        features.append('GLIBC_GENERATE_LOCALES = "en_US.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8 en_US.ISO-8859-1 de_DE.UTF-8 fr_FR.ISO-8859-1 zh_HK.BIG5-HKSCS tr_TR.UTF-8"')
         features.append('IMAGE_LINGUAS:append = " en-us fr-fr"')
         if binary_enabled:
             features.append('ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION = "1"')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
index ffe0d2604d..f105302d8b 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/meta_ide.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class MetaIDE(OESelftestTestCase):
         bitbake('meta-ide-support')
         bitbake('build-sysroots -c build_native_sysroot')
         bitbake('build-sysroots -c build_target_sysroot')
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS', 'DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'COREBASE'])
-        cls.environment_script = 'environment-setup-%s' % bb_vars['MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS']
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['MACHINE_ARCH', 'TARGET_VENDOR', 'TARGET_OS', 'DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'COREBASE'])
+        cls.environment_script = 'environment-setup-%s%s-%s' % (bb_vars['MACHINE_ARCH'], bb_vars['TARGET_VENDOR'], bb_vars['TARGET_OS'])
         cls.deploydir = bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE']
         cls.environment_script_path = '%s/%s' % (cls.deploydir, cls.environment_script)
         cls.corebasedir = bb_vars['COREBASE']
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ class MetaIDE(OESelftestTestCase):
 
     def test_meta_ide_can_compile_c_program(self):
         runCmd('cp %s/test.c %s' % (self.tc.files_dir, self.tmpdir_metaideQA))
-        runCmd("cd %s; . %s; $CC test.c -lm" % (self.tmpdir_metaideQA, self.environment_script_path))
+        runCmd(". %s; cd %s; $CC test.c -lm" % (self.environment_script_path, self.tmpdir_metaideQA))
         compiled_file = '%s/a.out' % self.tmpdir_metaideQA
         self.assertExists(compiled_file)
 
     def test_meta_ide_can_build_cpio_project(self):
         dl_dir = self.td.get('DL_DIR', None)
         self.project = SDKBuildProject(self.tmpdir_metaideQA + "/cpio/", self.environment_script_path,
-                        "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz",
+                        "https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz",
                         self.tmpdir_metaideQA, self.td['DATETIME'], dl_dir=dl_dir)
         self.project.download_archive()
-        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_configure('$CONFIGURE_FLAGS'), 0,
+        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_configure('CFLAGS="-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration" $CONFIGURE_FLAGS'), 0,
                         msg="Running configure failed")
-        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_make(), 0,
+        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_make(make_args="CFLAGS='-std=gnu17 -Dbool=int -Dtrue=1 -Dfalse=0 -Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration'"), 0,
                         msg="Running make failed")
         self.assertEqual(self.project.run_install(), 0,
                         msg="Running make install failed")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/minidebuginfo.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/minidebuginfo.py
index 2919f07939..a8923460f9 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/minidebuginfo.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/minidebuginfo.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import shutil
 
+from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
 from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_var, get_bb_vars, runCmd
 
@@ -42,3 +43,18 @@ IMAGE_FSTYPES = "tar.bz2"
                     native_sysroot = native_sysroot, target_sys = target_sys)
             self.assertIn(".gnu_debugdata", r.output)
 
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_minidebuginfo_qemu(self):
+        """
+        Test minidebuginfo inside a qemu.
+        This runs test_systemd_coredump_minidebuginfo and other minidebuginfo runtime tests which may be added in the future.
+        """
+
+        self.write_config("""
+DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " minidebuginfo"
+INIT_MANAGER = "systemd"
+IMAGE_CLASSES += "testimage"
+TEST_SUITES = "ping ssh systemd"
+        """)
+        bitbake('core-image-minimal')
+        bitbake('-c testimage core-image-minimal')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/oescripts.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/oescripts.py
index f69efccfee..ebaf01f777 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/oescripts.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/oescripts.py
@@ -9,39 +9,19 @@ import shutil
 import importlib
 import unittest
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.selftest.cases.buildhistory import BuildhistoryBase
 from oeqa.utils.commands import runCmd, bitbake, get_bb_var
 from oeqa.utils import CommandError
 
-class BuildhistoryDiffTests(BuildhistoryBase):
-
-    def test_buildhistory_diff(self):
-        target = 'xcursor-transparent-theme'
-        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r1\"", change_bh_location=True)
-        self.run_buildhistory_operation(target, target_config="PR = \"r0\"", change_bh_location=False, expect_error=True)
-        result = runCmd("oe-pkgdata-util read-value PKGV %s" % target)
-        pkgv = result.output.rstrip()
-        result = runCmd("buildhistory-diff -p %s" % get_bb_var('BUILDHISTORY_DIR'))
-        expected_endlines = [
-            "xcursor-transparent-theme-dev: RRECOMMENDS: removed \"xcursor-transparent-theme (['= %s-r1'])\", added \"xcursor-transparent-theme (['= %s-r0'])\"" % (pkgv, pkgv),
-            "xcursor-transparent-theme-staticdev: RDEPENDS: removed \"xcursor-transparent-theme-dev (['= %s-r1'])\", added \"xcursor-transparent-theme-dev (['= %s-r0'])\"" % (pkgv, pkgv)
-        ]
-        for line in result.output.splitlines():
-            for el in expected_endlines:
-                if line.endswith(el):
-                    expected_endlines.remove(el)
-                    break
-            else:
-                self.fail('Unexpected line:\n%s\nExpected line endings:\n  %s' % (line, '\n  '.join(expected_endlines)))
-        if expected_endlines:
-            self.fail('Missing expected line endings:\n  %s' % '\n  '.join(expected_endlines))
-
 @unittest.skipUnless(importlib.util.find_spec("cairo"), "Python cairo module is not present")
 class OEPybootchartguyTests(OESelftestTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super().setUpClass()
+        cls.write_config(cls,
+"""
+INHERIT += "buildstats"
+""")
         bitbake("core-image-minimal -c rootfs -f")
         cls.tmpdir = get_bb_var('TMPDIR')
         cls.buildstats = cls.tmpdir + "/buildstats/" + sorted(os.listdir(cls.tmpdir + "/buildstats"))[-1]
@@ -175,7 +155,7 @@ class OEListPackageconfigTests(OESelftestTestCase):
     def test_packageconfig_flags_option_all(self):
         results = runCmd('%s/contrib/list-packageconfig-flags.py -a' % self.scripts_dir)
         expected_endlines = []
-        expected_endlines.append("pinentry-1.2.1")
+        expected_endlines.append("pinentry-1.3.2")
         expected_endlines.append("PACKAGECONFIG ncurses")
         expected_endlines.append("PACKAGECONFIG[qt] --enable-pinentry-qt, --disable-pinentry-qt, qtbase-native qtbase")
         expected_endlines.append("PACKAGECONFIG[gtk2] --enable-pinentry-gtk2, --disable-pinentry-gtk2, gtk+ glib-2.0")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/overlayfs.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/overlayfs.py
index e31063567b..580fbdcb9c 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/overlayfs.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/overlayfs.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu, get_bb_vars
 from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
 from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotMachine
 
@@ -466,6 +466,45 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " overlayfs-user"
             line = getline_qemu(output, "Read-only file system")
             self.assertTrue(line, msg=output)
 
+    @skipIfNotMachine("qemux86-64", "tests are qemux86-64 specific currently")
+    def test_postinst_on_target_for_read_only_rootfs(self):
+        """
+        Summary:  The purpose of this test case is to verify that post-installation
+                  on target scripts are executed even if using read-only rootfs when
+                  read-only-rootfs-delayed-postinsts is set
+        Expected: The test files are created on first boot
+        """
+
+        import oe.path
+
+        vars = get_bb_vars(("IMAGE_ROOTFS", "sysconfdir"), "core-image-minimal")
+        sysconfdir = vars["sysconfdir"]
+        self.assertIsNotNone(sysconfdir)
+        # Need to use oe.path here as sysconfdir starts with /
+        targettestdir = os.path.join(sysconfdir, "postinst-test")
+
+        config = self.get_working_config()
+
+        args = {
+            'OVERLAYFS_INIT_OPTION': "",
+            'OVERLAYFS_ETC_USE_ORIG_INIT_NAME': 1,
+            'OVERLAYFS_ROOTFS_TYPE': "ext4",
+            'OVERLAYFS_ETC_CREATE_MOUNT_DIRS': 1
+        }
+
+        # read-only-rootfs is already set in get_working_config()
+        config += 'EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES += "read-only-rootfs-delayed-postinsts"\n'
+        config += 'CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL = "postinst-delayed-b"\n'
+
+        self.write_config(config.format(**args))
+
+        res = bitbake('core-image-minimal')
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-minimal', image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+            for filename in ("rootfs", "delayed-a", "delayed-b"):
+                status, output = qemu.run_serial("test -f %s && echo found" % os.path.join(targettestdir, filename))
+                self.assertIn("found", output, "%s was not present on boot" % filename)
+
     def get_working_config(self):
         return """
 # Use systemd as init manager
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
index 1aa6c03f8a..38ed7173fe 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
@@ -103,11 +103,37 @@ class PackageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
 
         dest = get_bb_var('PKGDEST', 'selftest-hardlink')
         bindir = get_bb_var('bindir', 'selftest-hardlink')
+        libdir = get_bb_var('libdir', 'selftest-hardlink')
+        libexecdir = get_bb_var('libexecdir', 'selftest-hardlink')
 
         def checkfiles():
             # Recipe creates 4 hardlinked files, there is a copy in package/ and a copy in packages-split/
             # so expect 8 in total.
             self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink" + bindir + "/hello1").st_nlink, 8)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink" + libexecdir + "/hello3").st_nlink, 8)
+
+            # Check dbg version
+            # 2 items, a copy in both package/packages-split so 4
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + bindir + "/.debug/hello1").st_nlink, 4)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + libexecdir + "/.debug/hello1").st_nlink, 4)
+
+            # Even though the libexecdir name is 'hello3' or 'hello4', that isn't the debug target name
+            self.assertEqual(os.path.exists(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + libexecdir + "/.debug/hello3"), False)
+            self.assertEqual(os.path.exists(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + libexecdir + "/.debug/hello4"), False)
+
+            # Check the staticdev libraries
+            # 101 items, a copy in both package/packages-split so 202
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-staticdev" + libdir + "/libhello.a").st_nlink, 202)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-staticdev" + libdir + "/libhello-25.a").st_nlink, 202)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-staticdev" + libdir + "/libhello-50.a").st_nlink, 202)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-staticdev" + libdir + "/libhello-75.a").st_nlink, 202)
+
+            # Check static dbg
+            # 101 items, a copy in both package/packages-split so 202
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + libdir + "/.debug-static/libhello.a").st_nlink, 202)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + libdir + "/.debug-static/libhello-25.a").st_nlink, 202)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + libdir + "/.debug-static/libhello-50.a").st_nlink, 202)
+            self.assertEqual(os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink-dbg" + libdir + "/.debug-static/libhello-75.a").st_nlink, 202)
 
             # Test a sparse file remains sparse
             sparsestat = os.stat(dest + "/selftest-hardlink" + bindir + "/sparsetest")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/picolibc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/picolibc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e40b4fc3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/picolibc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_var
+
+class PicolibcTest(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+    def test_picolibc(self):
+        compatible_machines = ['qemuarm', 'qemuarm64', 'qemuriscv32', 'qemuriscv64']
+        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
+        if machine not in compatible_machines:
+            self.skipTest('This test only works with machines : %s' % ' '.join(compatible_machines))
+        self.write_config('TCLIBC = "picolibc"')
+        bitbake("picolibc-helloworld")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipetool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipetool.py
index 126906df50..0bd724c8ee 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipetool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipetool.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${%s}\n' % dirname,
-                         '    install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/%s ${D}${%s}/ls\n' % (testfile2name, dirname),
+                         '    install -m 0755 ${UNPACKDIR}/%s ${D}${%s}/ls\n' % (testfile2name, dirname),
                          '}\n']
         self._try_recipetool_appendfile('coreutils', lspath, testfile2, '-r coreutils', expectedlines, [testfile2name])
         # Now try bbappending the same file again, contents should not change
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${datadir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/something\n',
+                         '    install -m 0644 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/something\n',
                          '}\n']
         self._try_recipetool_appendfile('netbase', '/usr/share/something', self.testfile, '-r netbase', expectedlines, ['testfile'])
         # Try adding another file, this time where the source file is executable
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${datadir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/something\n',
-                         '    install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/%s ${D}${datadir}/scriptname\n' % testfile2name,
+                         '    install -m 0644 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/something\n',
+                         '    install -m 0755 ${UNPACKDIR}/%s ${D}${datadir}/scriptname\n' % testfile2name,
                          '}\n']
         self._try_recipetool_appendfile('netbase', '/usr/share/scriptname', testfile2, '-r netbase', expectedlines, ['testfile', testfile2name])
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${bindir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${bindir}/selftest-recipetool-testbin\n',
+                         '    install -m 0755 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${bindir}/selftest-recipetool-testbin\n',
                          '}\n']
         _, output = self._try_recipetool_appendfile('netbase', '/usr/bin/selftest-recipetool-testbin', self.testfile, '-r netbase', expectedlines, ['testfile'])
         self.assertNotIn('WARNING: ', output)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append:mymachine() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${datadir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/something\n',
+                         '    install -m 0644 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/something\n',
                          '}\n']
         _, output = self._try_recipetool_appendfile('netbase', '/usr/share/something', self.testfile, '-r netbase -m mymachine', expectedlines, ['mymachine/testfile'])
         self.assertNotIn('WARNING: ', output)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${datadir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/selftest-replaceme-subdir\n',
+                         '    install -m 0644 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/selftest-replaceme-subdir\n',
                          '}\n']
         _, output = self._try_recipetool_appendfile('selftest-recipetool-appendfile', '/usr/share/selftest-replaceme-subdir', self.testfile, '', expectedlines, ['testfile'])
         self.assertNotIn('WARNING: ', output)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${sysconfdir}/selftest-replaceme-patched\n',
+                         '    install -m 0644 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${sysconfdir}/selftest-replaceme-patched\n',
                          '}\n']
         _, output = self._try_recipetool_appendfile('selftest-recipetool-appendfile', '/etc/selftest-replaceme-patched', self.testfile, '', expectedlines, ['testfile'])
         for line in output.splitlines():
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${datadir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/selftest-replaceme-scripted\n',
+                         '    install -m 0644 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/selftest-replaceme-scripted\n',
                          '}\n']
         _, output = self._try_recipetool_appendfile('selftest-recipetool-appendfile', '/usr/share/selftest-replaceme-scripted', self.testfile, '', expectedlines, ['testfile'])
         self.assertNotIn('WARNING: ', output)
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class RecipetoolAppendTests(RecipetoolBase):
                          '\n',
                          'do_install:append() {\n',
                          '    install -d ${D}${datadir}\n',
-                         '    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/selftest-replaceme-postinst\n',
+                         '    install -m 0644 ${UNPACKDIR}/testfile ${D}${datadir}/selftest-replaceme-postinst\n',
                          '}\n']
         _, output = self._try_recipetool_appendfile('selftest-recipetool-appendfile', '/usr/share/selftest-replaceme-postinst', self.testfile, '-r selftest-recipetool-appendfile', expectedlines, ['testfile'])
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class RecipetoolCreateTests(RecipetoolBase):
         checkvars = {}
         checkvars['LICENSE'] = 'LGPL-2.1-only'
         checkvars['LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'] = 'file://COPYING;md5=7fbc338309ac38fefcd64b04bb903e34'
-        checkvars['S'] = '${WORKDIR}/git'
+        checkvars['S'] = None
         checkvars['PV'] = '1.11+git'
         checkvars['SRC_URI'] = srcuri + ';branch=master'
         checkvars['DEPENDS'] = set(['libcheck', 'libjpeg-turbo', 'libpng', 'libx11', 'libxext', 'pango'])
@@ -757,235 +757,42 @@ class RecipetoolCreateTests(RecipetoolBase):
 
     def test_recipetool_create_go(self):
         # Basic test to check go recipe generation
+        self.maxDiff = None
+
         temprecipe = os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'recipe')
         os.makedirs(temprecipe)
 
-        recipefile = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'edgex-go_git.bb')
-        deps_require_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'edgex-go', 'edgex-go-modules.inc')
-        lics_require_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'edgex-go', 'edgex-go-licenses.inc')
-        modules_txt_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'edgex-go', 'modules.txt')
+        recipefile = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'recipetool-go-test_git.bb')
 
-        srcuri = 'https://github.com/edgexfoundry/edgex-go.git'
-        srcrev = "v3.0.0"
+        srcuri = 'https://git.yoctoproject.org/recipetool-go-test.git'
+        srcrev = "c3e213c01b6c1406b430df03ef0d1ae77de5d2f7"
         srcbranch = "main"
 
         result = runCmd('recipetool create -o %s %s -S %s -B %s' % (temprecipe, srcuri, srcrev, srcbranch))
 
-        self.maxDiff = None
-        inherits = ['go-vendor']
+        inherits = ['go-mod', 'go-mod-update-modules']
 
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['GO_IMPORT'] = "github.com/edgexfoundry/edgex-go"
-        checkvars['SRC_URI'] = {'git://${GO_IMPORT};destsuffix=git/src/${GO_IMPORT};nobranch=1;name=${BPN};protocol=https',
-                                'file://modules.txt'}
-        checkvars['LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'] = {'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/LICENSE;md5=8f8bc924cf73f6a32381e5fd4c58d603'}
+        checkvars['GO_IMPORT'] = "git.yoctoproject.org/recipetool-go-test"
+        checkvars['SRC_URI'] = {'git://${GO_IMPORT};protocol=https;nobranch=1;destsuffix=${GO_SRCURI_DESTSUFFIX}'}
+        checkvars['LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'] = {
+            'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/LICENSE;md5=4e3933dd47afbf115e484d11385fb3bd',
+            'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/is/LICENSE;md5=62beaee5a116dd1e80161667b1df39ab'
+        }
 
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(recipefile))
         self._test_recipe_contents(recipefile, checkvars, inherits)
+        self.assertNotIn('Traceback', result.output)
 
+        lics_require_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'recipetool-go-test-licenses.inc')
+        self.assertFileExists(lics_require_file)
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['VENDORED_LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'] = set(
-                 ['file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/Microsoft/go-winio/LICENSE;md5=69205ff73858f2c22b2ca135b557e8ef',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/armon/go-metrics/LICENSE;md5=d2d77030c0183e3d1e66d26dc1f243be',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/cenkalti/backoff/LICENSE;md5=1571d94433e3f3aa05267efd4dbea68b',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/davecgh/go-spew/LICENSE;md5=c06795ed54b2a35ebeeb543cd3a73e56',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang/LICENSE;md5=dcdb33474b60c38efd27356d8f2edec7',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang/edl-v10;md5=3adfcc70f5aeb7a44f3f9b495aa1fbf3',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-bootstrap/v3/LICENSE;md5=0d6dae39976133b2851fba4c1e1275ff',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-configuration/v3/LICENSE;md5=0d6dae39976133b2851fba4c1e1275ff',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-core-contracts/v3/LICENSE;md5=0d6dae39976133b2851fba4c1e1275ff',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-messaging/v3/LICENSE;md5=0d6dae39976133b2851fba4c1e1275ff',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-registry/v3/LICENSE;md5=0d6dae39976133b2851fba4c1e1275ff',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-secrets/v3/LICENSE;md5=f9fa2f4f8e0ef8cc7b5dd150963eb457',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/fatih/color/LICENSE.md;md5=316e6d590bdcde7993fb175662c0dd5a',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2/LICENSE;md5=827f5a2fa861382d35a3943adf9ebb86',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3/LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3/json/LICENSE;md5=591778525c869cdde0ab5a1bf283cd81',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-kit/log/LICENSE;md5=5b7c15ad5fffe2ff6e9d58a6c161f082',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt/LICENSE;md5=98e39517c38127f969de33057067091e',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-playground/locales/LICENSE;md5=3ccbda375ee345400ad1da85ba522301',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-playground/universal-translator/LICENSE;md5=2e2b21ef8f61057977d27c727c84bef1',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-playground/validator/v10/LICENSE;md5=a718a0f318d76f7c5d510cbae84f0b60',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/go-redis/redis/v7/LICENSE;md5=58103aa5ea1ee9b7a369c9c4a95ef9b5',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/LICENSE;md5=939cce1ec101726fa754e698ac871622',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/gomodule/redigo/LICENSE;md5=2ee41112a44fe7014dce33e26468ba93',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/google/uuid/LICENSE;md5=88073b6dd8ec00fe09da59e0b6dfded1',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/gorilla/mux/LICENSE;md5=33fa1116c45f9e8de714033f99edde13',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/gorilla/websocket/LICENSE;md5=c007b54a1743d596f46b2748d9f8c044',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/consul/api/LICENSE;md5=b8a277a612171b7526e9be072f405ef4',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/errwrap/LICENSE;md5=b278a92d2c1509760384428817710378',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp/LICENSE;md5=65d26fcc2f35ea6a181ac777e42db1ea',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog/LICENSE;md5=ec7f605b74b9ad03347d0a93a5cc7eb8',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix/LICENSE;md5=65d26fcc2f35ea6a181ac777e42db1ea',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror/LICENSE;md5=d44fdeb607e2d2614db9464dbedd4094',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-rootcerts/LICENSE;md5=65d26fcc2f35ea6a181ac777e42db1ea',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/LICENSE;md5=f27a50d2e878867827842f2c60e30bfc',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/LICENSE;md5=b278a92d2c1509760384428817710378',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/leodido/go-urn/LICENSE;md5=8f50db5538ec1148a9b3d14ed96c3418',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-colorable/LICENSE;md5=24ce168f90aec2456a73de1839037245',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-isatty/LICENSE;md5=f509beadd5a11227c27b5d2ad6c9f2c6',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/mitchellh/consulstructure/LICENSE;md5=96ada10a9e51c98c4656f2cede08c673',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/mitchellh/copystructure/LICENSE;md5=56da355a12d4821cda57b8f23ec34bc4',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir/LICENSE;md5=3f7765c3d4f58e1f84c4313cecf0f5bd',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure/LICENSE;md5=3f7765c3d4f58e1f84c4313cecf0f5bd',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk/LICENSE;md5=3f7765c3d4f58e1f84c4313cecf0f5bd',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nats.go/LICENSE;md5=86d3f3a95c324c9479bd8986968f4327',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nkeys/LICENSE;md5=86d3f3a95c324c9479bd8986968f4327',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/nats-io/nuid/LICENSE;md5=86d3f3a95c324c9479bd8986968f4327',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/LICENSE;md5=e9a2ebb8de779a07500ddecca806145e',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics/LICENSE;md5=1bdf5d819f50f141366dabce3be1460f',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2/LICENSE;md5=86d3f3a95c324c9479bd8986968f4327',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/stretchr/objx/LICENSE;md5=d023fd31d3ca39ec61eec65a91732735',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/LICENSE;md5=188f01994659f3c0d310612333d2a26f',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/x448/float16/LICENSE;md5=de8f8e025d57fe7ee0b67f30d571323b',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/github.com/zeebo/errs/LICENSE;md5=84914ab36fc0eb48edbaa53e66e8d326',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/golang.org/x/crypto/LICENSE;md5=5d4950ecb7b26d2c5e4e7b4e0dd74707',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/golang.org/x/mod/LICENSE;md5=5d4950ecb7b26d2c5e4e7b4e0dd74707',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/golang.org/x/net/LICENSE;md5=5d4950ecb7b26d2c5e4e7b4e0dd74707',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/golang.org/x/sync/LICENSE;md5=5d4950ecb7b26d2c5e4e7b4e0dd74707',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/golang.org/x/sys/LICENSE;md5=5d4950ecb7b26d2c5e4e7b4e0dd74707',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/golang.org/x/text/LICENSE;md5=5d4950ecb7b26d2c5e4e7b4e0dd74707',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/golang.org/x/tools/LICENSE;md5=5d4950ecb7b26d2c5e4e7b4e0dd74707',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/google.golang.org/genproto/LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/LICENSE;md5=3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/google.golang.org/protobuf/LICENSE;md5=02d4002e9171d41a8fad93aa7faf3956',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/gopkg.in/eapache/queue.v1/LICENSE;md5=1bfd4408d3de090ef6b908b0cc45a316',
-                 'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/gopkg.in/yaml.v3/LICENSE;md5=3c91c17266710e16afdbb2b6d15c761c'])
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(lics_require_file))
+        checkvars['LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'] = {'file://pkg/mod/github.com/godbus/dbus/v5@v5.1.0/LICENSE;md5=09042bd5c6c96a2b9e45ddf1bc517eed;spdx=BSD-2-Clause'}
         self._test_recipe_contents(lics_require_file, checkvars, [])
 
-        dependencies = \
-            [   ('github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang','v1.4.2', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-bootstrap','v3.0.1','github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-bootstrap/v3','/v3', ''),
-                ('github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-configuration','v3.0.0','github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-configuration/v3','/v3', ''),
-                ('github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-core-contracts','v3.0.0','github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-core-contracts/v3','/v3', ''),
-                ('github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-messaging','v3.0.0','github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-messaging/v3','/v3', ''),
-                ('github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-secrets','v3.0.1','github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-secrets/v3','/v3', ''),
-                ('github.com/fxamacker/cbor','v2.4.0','github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2','/v2', ''),
-                ('github.com/gomodule/redigo','v1.8.9', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/google/uuid','v1.3.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/gorilla/mux','v1.8.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics','v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe','v2.1.4','github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2','/v2', ''),
-                ('github.com/stretchr/testify','v1.8.2', '', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/crypto','v0.8.0','golang.org/x/crypto', '', ''),
-                ('gopkg.in/eapache/queue.v1','v1.1.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('gopkg.in/yaml.v3','v3.0.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/microsoft/go-winio','v0.6.0','github.com/Microsoft/go-winio', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics','v0.3.10','github.com/armon/go-metrics', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/cenkalti/backoff','v2.2.1+incompatible', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/davecgh/go-spew','v1.1.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-registry','v3.0.0','github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-registry/v3','/v3', ''),
-                ('github.com/fatih/color','v1.9.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/go-jose/go-jose','v3.0.0','github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3','/v3', ''),
-                ('github.com/go-kit/log','v0.2.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt','v0.5.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/go-playground/locales','v0.14.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/go-playground/universal-translator','v0.18.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/go-playground/validator','v10.13.0','github.com/go-playground/validator/v10','/v10', ''),
-                ('github.com/go-redis/redis','v7.3.0','github.com/go-redis/redis/v7','/v7', ''),
-                ('github.com/golang/protobuf','v1.5.2', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/gorilla/websocket','v1.4.2', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/consul','v1.20.0','github.com/hashicorp/consul/api', '', 'api'),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/errwrap','v1.0.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp','v0.5.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog','v0.14.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix','v1.3.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror','v1.1.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/go-rootcerts','v1.0.2', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru','v0.5.4', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/hashicorp/serf','v0.10.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/leodido/go-urn','v1.2.3', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/mattn/go-colorable','v0.1.12', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/mattn/go-isatty','v0.0.14', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/mitchellh/consulstructure','v0.0.0-20190329231841-56fdc4d2da54', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/mitchellh/copystructure','v1.2.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir','v1.1.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure','v1.5.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/mitchellh/reflectwalk','v1.0.2', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/nats-io/nats.go','v1.25.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/nats-io/nkeys','v0.4.4', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/nats-io/nuid','v1.0.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/pmezard/go-difflib','v1.0.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/stretchr/objx','v0.5.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/x448/float16','v0.8.4', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/zeebo/errs','v1.3.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/mod','v0.8.0','golang.org/x/mod', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/net','v0.9.0','golang.org/x/net', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/sync','v0.1.0','golang.org/x/sync', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/sys','v0.7.0','golang.org/x/sys', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/text','v0.9.0','golang.org/x/text', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/tools','v0.6.0','golang.org/x/tools', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/googleapis/go-genproto','v0.0.0-20230223222841-637eb2293923','google.golang.org/genproto', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/grpc/grpc-go','v1.53.0','google.golang.org/grpc', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/protobuf','v1.28.1','google.golang.org/protobuf', '', ''),
-            ]
-
-        src_uri = set()
-        for d in dependencies:
-            src_uri.add(self._go_urifiy(*d))
-
-        checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['GO_DEPENDENCIES_SRC_URI'] = src_uri
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(deps_require_file))
-        self._test_recipe_contents(deps_require_file, checkvars, [])
-
-    def test_recipetool_create_go_replace_modules(self):
-        # Check handling of replaced modules
-        temprecipe = os.path.join(self.tempdir, 'recipe')
-        os.makedirs(temprecipe)
-
-        recipefile = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'openapi-generator_git.bb')
-        deps_require_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'openapi-generator', 'go-modules.inc')
-        lics_require_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'openapi-generator', 'go-licenses.inc')
-        modules_txt_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'openapi-generator', 'modules.txt')
-
-        srcuri = 'https://github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator.git'
-        srcrev = "v7.2.0"
-        srcbranch = "master"
-        srcsubdir = "samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go"
-
-        result = runCmd('recipetool create -o %s %s -S %s -B %s --src-subdir %s' % (temprecipe, srcuri, srcrev, srcbranch, srcsubdir))
-
-        self.maxDiff = None
-        inherits = ['go-vendor']
-
-        checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['GO_IMPORT'] = "github.com/OpenAPITools/openapi-generator/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/go"
-        checkvars['SRC_URI'] = {'git://${GO_IMPORT};destsuffix=git/src/${GO_IMPORT};nobranch=1;name=${BPN};protocol=https',
-                                'file://modules.txt'}
-
-        self.assertNotIn('Traceback', result.output)
-        self.assertIn('No license file was detected for the main module', result.output)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(recipefile))
-        self._test_recipe_contents(recipefile, checkvars, inherits)
-
-        # make sure that dependencies don't mention local directory ./go-petstore
-        dependencies = \
-            [   ('github.com/stretchr/testify','v1.8.4', '', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/oauth2','v0.10.0','golang.org/x/oauth2', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/davecgh/go-spew','v1.1.1', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/golang/protobuf','v1.5.3', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/kr/pretty','v0.3.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/pmezard/go-difflib','v1.0.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal','v1.9.0', '', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/net','v0.12.0','golang.org/x/net', '', ''),
-                ('github.com/golang/appengine','v1.6.7','google.golang.org/appengine', '', ''),
-                ('go.googlesource.com/protobuf','v1.31.0','google.golang.org/protobuf', '', ''),
-                ('gopkg.in/check.v1','v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c', '', '', ''),
-                ('gopkg.in/yaml.v3','v3.0.1', '', '', ''),
-            ]
-
-        src_uri = set()
-        for d in dependencies:
-            src_uri.add(self._go_urifiy(*d))
-
+        deps_require_file = os.path.join(temprecipe, 'recipetool-go-test-go-mods.inc')
+        self.assertFileExists(deps_require_file)
         checkvars = {}
-        checkvars['GO_DEPENDENCIES_SRC_URI'] = src_uri
-
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(deps_require_file))
+        checkvars['SRC_URI'] = {'gomod://github.com/godbus/dbus/v5;version=v5.1.0;sha256sum=03dfa8e71089a6f477310d15c4d3a036d82d028532881b50fee254358e782ad9'}
         self._test_recipe_contents(deps_require_file, checkvars, [])
 
 class RecipetoolTests(RecipetoolBase):
@@ -1068,6 +875,7 @@ class RecipetoolTests(RecipetoolBase):
 
         d = DataConnectorCopy
         d.getVar = Mock(return_value=commonlicdir)
+        d.expand = Mock(side_effect=lambda x: x)
 
         srctree = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='recipetoolqa')
         self.track_for_cleanup(srctree)
@@ -1323,10 +1131,10 @@ class RecipetoolAppendsrcTests(RecipetoolAppendsrcBase):
 
     def test_recipetool_appendsrcfile_srcdir_basic(self):
         testrecipe = 'bash'
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['S', 'WORKDIR'], testrecipe)
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['S', 'UNPACKDIR'], testrecipe)
         srcdir = bb_vars['S']
-        workdir = bb_vars['WORKDIR']
-        subdir = os.path.relpath(srcdir, workdir)
+        unpackdir = bb_vars['UNPACKDIR']
+        subdir = os.path.relpath(srcdir, unpackdir)
         self._test_appendsrcfile(testrecipe, 'a-file', srcdir=subdir)
 
     def test_recipetool_appendsrcfile_existing_in_src_uri(self):
@@ -1375,10 +1183,10 @@ class RecipetoolAppendsrcTests(RecipetoolAppendsrcBase):
     def test_recipetool_appendsrcfile_replace_file_srcdir(self):
         testrecipe = 'bash'
         filepath = 'Makefile.in'
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['S', 'WORKDIR'], testrecipe)
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['S', 'UNPACKDIR'], testrecipe)
         srcdir = bb_vars['S']
-        workdir = bb_vars['WORKDIR']
-        subdir = os.path.relpath(srcdir, workdir)
+        unpackdir = bb_vars['UNPACKDIR']
+        subdir = os.path.relpath(srcdir, unpackdir)
 
         self._test_appendsrcfile(testrecipe, filepath, srcdir=subdir)
         bitbake('%s:do_unpack' % testrecipe)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipeutils.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipeutils.py
index 2cb4445f81..e697fd2920 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipeutils.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/recipeutils.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class RecipeUtilsTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         expected_patch = """
 --- a/recipes-test/recipeutils/recipeutils-test_1.2.bb
 +++ b/recipes-test/recipeutils/recipeutils-test_1.2.bb
-@@ -8,6 +8,4 @@
+@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@
  
  BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
  
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class RecipeUtilsTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         expected_patch = """
 --- a/recipes-test/recipeutils/recipeutils-test_1.2.bb
 +++ b/recipes-test/recipeutils/recipeutils-test_1.2.bb
-@@ -8,6 +8,3 @@
+@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@
  
  BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
  
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/reproducible.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/reproducible.py
index 80e830136f..f06027cb03 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/reproducible.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/reproducible.py
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ def compare_file(reference, test, diffutils_sysroot):
     result.status = SAME
     return result
 
-def run_diffoscope(a_dir, b_dir, html_dir, max_report_size=0, **kwargs):
+def run_diffoscope(a_dir, b_dir, html_dir, max_report_size=0, max_diff_block_lines=1024, max_diff_block_lines_saved=0, **kwargs):
     return runCmd(['diffoscope', '--no-default-limits', '--max-report-size', str(max_report_size),
+                   '--max-diff-block-lines-saved', str(max_diff_block_lines_saved),
+                   '--max-diff-block-lines', str(max_diff_block_lines),
                    '--exclude-directory-metadata', 'yes', '--html-dir', html_dir, a_dir, b_dir],
                 **kwargs)
 
@@ -132,8 +134,14 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
     # Maximum report size, in bytes
     max_report_size = 250 * 1024 * 1024
 
+    # Maximum diff blocks size, in lines
+    max_diff_block_lines = 1024
+    # Maximum diff blocks size (saved in memory), in lines
+    max_diff_block_lines_saved = max_diff_block_lines
+
     # targets are the things we want to test the reproducibility of
-    targets = ['core-image-minimal', 'core-image-sato', 'core-image-full-cmdline', 'core-image-weston', 'world']
+    # Have to add the virtual targets manually for now as builds may or may not include them as they're exclude from world
+    targets = ['core-image-minimal', 'core-image-sato', 'core-image-full-cmdline', 'core-image-weston', 'world', 'virtual/librpc', 'virtual/libsdl2', 'virtual/crypt']
 
     # sstate targets are things to pull from sstate to potentially cut build/debugging time
     sstate_targets = []
@@ -161,6 +169,7 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
             'OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_TARGET',
             'OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_SSTATE_TARGETS',
             'OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_EXCLUDED_PACKAGES',
+            'OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_LEAF_TARGETS',
         ]
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(needed_vars)
         for v in needed_vars:
@@ -169,19 +178,20 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         if bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_PACKAGE']:
             self.package_classes = bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_PACKAGE'].split()
 
-        if bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_TARGET']:
-            self.targets = bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_TARGET'].split()
+        if bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_TARGET'] or bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_LEAF_TARGETS']:
+            self.targets = (bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_TARGET'] or "").split() + (bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_LEAF_TARGETS'] or "").split()
 
         if bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_SSTATE_TARGETS']:
             self.sstate_targets = bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_SSTATE_TARGETS'].split()
 
+        if bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_LEAF_TARGETS']:
+            # Setup to build every DEPENDS of leaf recipes using sstate
+            for leaf_recipe in bb_vars['OEQA_REPRODUCIBLE_TEST_LEAF_TARGETS'].split():
+                self.sstate_targets.extend(get_bb_var('DEPENDS', leaf_recipe).split())
+
         self.extraresults = {}
-        self.extraresults.setdefault('reproducible.rawlogs', {})['log'] = ''
         self.extraresults.setdefault('reproducible', {}).setdefault('files', {})
 
-    def append_to_log(self, msg):
-        self.extraresults['reproducible.rawlogs']['log'] += msg
-
     def compare_packages(self, reference_dir, test_dir, diffutils_sysroot):
         result = PackageCompareResults(self.oeqa_reproducible_excluded_packages)
 
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
 
     def write_package_list(self, package_class, name, packages):
         self.extraresults['reproducible']['files'].setdefault(package_class, {})[name] = [
-                {'reference': p.reference, 'test': p.test} for p in packages]
+                p.reference.split("/./")[1] for p in packages]
 
     def copy_file(self, source, dest):
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(dest))
@@ -220,7 +230,6 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         tmpdir = os.path.join(self.topdir, name, 'tmp')
         if os.path.exists(tmpdir):
             bb.utils.remove(tmpdir, recurse=True)
-
         config = textwrap.dedent('''\
             PACKAGE_CLASSES = "{package_classes}"
             TMPDIR = "{tmpdir}"
@@ -233,11 +242,41 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
             ''').format(package_classes=' '.join('package_%s' % c for c in self.package_classes),
                         tmpdir=tmpdir)
 
+        # Export BB_CONSOLELOG to the calling function and make it constant to
+        # avoid a case where bitbake would get a timestamp-based filename but
+        # oe-selftest would, later, get another.
+        capture_vars.append("BB_CONSOLELOG")
+        config += 'BB_CONSOLELOG = "${LOG_DIR}/cooker/${MACHINE}/console.log"\n'
+
+        # We want different log files for each build, but a persistent bitbake
+        # may reuse the previous log file so restart the bitbake server.
+        bitbake("--kill-server")
+
+        def print_condensed_error_log(logs, context_lines=10, tail_lines=20):
+            """Prints errors with context and the end of the log."""
+
+            logs = logs.split("\n")
+            for i, line in enumerate(logs):
+                if line.startswith("ERROR"):
+                    self.logger.info("Found ERROR (line %d):" % (i + 1))
+                    for l in logs[i-context_lines:i+context_lines]:
+                        self.logger.info("      " + l)
+
+            self.logger.info("End of log:")
+            for l in logs[-tail_lines:]:
+                self.logger.info("      " + l)
+
+        bitbake_failure_count = 0
         if not use_sstate:
             if self.sstate_targets:
                self.logger.info("Building prebuild for %s (sstate allowed)..." % (name))
                self.write_config(config)
-               bitbake(' '.join(self.sstate_targets))
+               try:
+                   bitbake("--continue "+' '.join(self.sstate_targets))
+               except AssertionError as e:
+                   bitbake_failure_count += 1
+                   self.logger.error("Bitbake failed! but keep going... Log:")
+                   print_condensed_error_log(str(e))
 
             # This config fragment will disable using shared and the sstate
             # mirror, forcing a complete build from scratch
@@ -249,9 +288,24 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         self.logger.info("Building %s (sstate%s allowed)..." % (name, '' if use_sstate else ' NOT'))
         self.write_config(config)
         d = get_bb_vars(capture_vars)
-        # targets used to be called images
-        bitbake(' '.join(getattr(self, 'images', self.targets)))
-        return d
+        try:
+            # targets used to be called images
+            bitbake("--continue "+' '.join(getattr(self, 'images', self.targets)))
+        except AssertionError as e:
+            bitbake_failure_count += 1
+            self.logger.error("Bitbake failed! but keep going... Log:")
+            print_condensed_error_log(str(e))
+
+            # The calling function expects the existence of the deploy
+            # directories containing the packages.
+            # If bitbake failed to create them, do it manually
+            for c in self.package_classes:
+                deploy = d['DEPLOY_DIR_' + c.upper()]
+                if not os.path.exists(deploy):
+                    self.logger.info("Manually creating %s" % deploy)
+                    bb.utils.mkdirhier(deploy)
+
+        return (d, bitbake_failure_count)
 
     def test_reproducible_builds(self):
         def strip_topdir(s):
@@ -273,15 +327,30 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
             os.chmod(save_dir, stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH)
             self.logger.info('Non-reproducible packages will be copied to %s', save_dir)
 
-        vars_A = self.do_test_build('reproducibleA', self.build_from_sstate)
+        # The below bug shows that a few reproducible issues are depends on build dir path length.
+        # https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15554
+        # So, the reproducibleA & reproducibleB directories are changed to reproducibleA & reproducibleB-extended to have different size.
 
-        vars_B = self.do_test_build('reproducibleB', False)
+        fails = []
+        vars_list = [None, None]
+
+        for i, (name, use_sstate) in enumerate(
+                                 (('reproducibleA', self.build_from_sstate),
+                                 ('reproducibleB-extended', False))):
+            (variables, bitbake_failure_count) = self.do_test_build(name, use_sstate)
+            if bitbake_failure_count > 0:
+                self.logger.error('%s build failed. Trying to compute built packages differences but the test will fail.' % name)
+                fails.append("Bitbake %s failure" % name)
+                if self.save_results:
+                    failure_log_path = os.path.join(save_dir, "bitbake-%s.log" % name)
+                    self.logger.info('Failure log for %s will be copied to %s'% (name, failure_log_path))
+                    self.copy_file(variables["BB_CONSOLELOG"], failure_log_path)
+            vars_list[i] = variables
 
+        vars_A, vars_B = vars_list
         # NOTE: The temp directories from the reproducible build are purposely
         # kept after the build so it can be diffed for debugging.
 
-        fails = []
-
         for c in self.package_classes:
             with self.subTest(package_class=c):
                 package_class = 'package_' + c
@@ -294,8 +363,6 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
 
                 self.logger.info('Reproducibility summary for %s: %s' % (c, result))
 
-                self.append_to_log('\n'.join("%s: %s" % (r.status, r.test) for r in result.total))
-
                 self.write_package_list(package_class, 'missing', result.missing)
                 self.write_package_list(package_class, 'different', result.different)
                 self.write_package_list(package_class, 'different_excluded', result.different_excluded)
@@ -330,7 +397,9 @@ class ReproducibleTests(OESelftestTestCase):
                 # Copy jquery to improve the diffoscope output usability
                 self.copy_file(os.path.join(jquery_sysroot, 'usr/share/javascript/jquery/jquery.min.js'), os.path.join(package_html_dir, 'jquery.js'))
 
-                run_diffoscope('reproducibleA', 'reproducibleB', package_html_dir, max_report_size=self.max_report_size,
+                run_diffoscope('reproducibleA', 'reproducibleB-extended', package_html_dir, max_report_size=self.max_report_size,
+                        max_diff_block_lines_saved=self.max_diff_block_lines_saved,
+                        max_diff_block_lines=self.max_diff_block_lines,
                         native_sysroot=diffoscope_sysroot, ignore_status=True, cwd=package_dir)
 
         if fails:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/retain.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/retain.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..892be45857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/retain.py
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+# Tests for retain.bbclass
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os
+import glob
+import fnmatch
+import oe.path
+import shutil
+import tarfile
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_vars
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+
+class Retain(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+    def test_retain_always(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Test retain class with RETAIN_DIRS_ALWAYS
+        Expected:    Archive written to RETAIN_OUTDIR when build of test recipe completes
+        Product:     oe-core
+        Author:      Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>
+        """
+
+        test_recipe = 'quilt-native'
+
+        features = 'INHERIT += "retain"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_DIRS_ALWAYS = "${T}"\n'
+        self.write_config(features)
+
+        bitbake('-c clean %s' % test_recipe)
+
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['RETAIN_OUTDIR', 'TMPDIR'])
+        retain_outdir = bb_vars['RETAIN_OUTDIR'] or ''
+        tmpdir = bb_vars['TMPDIR']
+        if len(retain_outdir) < 5:
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR value "%s" is invalid' % retain_outdir)
+        if not oe.path.is_path_parent(tmpdir, retain_outdir):
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR (%s) is not underneath TMPDIR (%s)' % (retain_outdir, tmpdir))
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(retain_outdir)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+        bitbake(test_recipe)
+        if not glob.glob(os.path.join(retain_outdir, '%s_temp_*.tar.gz' % test_recipe)):
+            self.fail('No output archive for %s created' % test_recipe)
+
+
+    def test_retain_failure(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Test retain class default behaviour
+        Expected:    Archive written to RETAIN_OUTDIR only when build of test
+                     recipe fails, and archive contents are as expected
+        Product:     oe-core
+        Author:      Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>
+        """
+
+        test_recipe_fail = 'error'
+
+        features = 'INHERIT += "retain"\n'
+        self.write_config(features)
+
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['RETAIN_OUTDIR', 'TMPDIR', 'RETAIN_DIRS_ALWAYS', 'RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_ALWAYS'])
+        if bb_vars['RETAIN_DIRS_ALWAYS']:
+            self.fail('RETAIN_DIRS_ALWAYS is set, this interferes with the test')
+        if bb_vars['RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_ALWAYS']:
+            self.fail('RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_ALWAYS is set, this interferes with the test')
+        retain_outdir = bb_vars['RETAIN_OUTDIR'] or ''
+        tmpdir = bb_vars['TMPDIR']
+        if len(retain_outdir) < 5:
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR value "%s" is invalid' % retain_outdir)
+        if not oe.path.is_path_parent(tmpdir, retain_outdir):
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR (%s) is not underneath TMPDIR (%s)' % (retain_outdir, tmpdir))
+
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(retain_outdir)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+        bitbake('-c clean %s' % test_recipe_fail)
+
+        if os.path.exists(retain_outdir):
+            retain_dirlist = os.listdir(retain_outdir)
+            if retain_dirlist:
+                self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR should be empty without failure, contents:\n%s' % '\n'.join(retain_dirlist))
+
+        result = bitbake('-c compile %s' % test_recipe_fail, ignore_status=True)
+        if result.status == 0:
+            self.fail('Build of %s did not fail as expected' % test_recipe_fail)
+
+        archives = glob.glob(os.path.join(retain_outdir, '%s_*.tar.gz' % test_recipe_fail))
+        if not archives:
+            self.fail('No output archive for %s created' % test_recipe_fail)
+        if len(archives) > 1:
+            self.fail('More than one archive for %s created' % test_recipe_fail)
+        for archive in archives:
+            found = False
+            archive_prefix = os.path.basename(archive).split('.tar')[0]
+            expected_prefix_start = '%s_workdir' % test_recipe_fail
+            if not archive_prefix.startswith(expected_prefix_start):
+                self.fail('Archive %s name does not start with expected prefix "%s"' % (os.path.basename(archive), expected_prefix_start))
+            with tarfile.open(archive) as tf:
+                for ti in tf:
+                    if not fnmatch.fnmatch(ti.name, '%s/*' % archive_prefix):
+                        self.fail('File without tarball-named subdirectory within tarball %s: %s' % (os.path.basename(archive), ti.name))
+                    if ti.name.endswith('/temp/log.do_compile'):
+                        found = True
+            if not found:
+                self.fail('Did not find log.do_compile in output archive %s' % os.path.basename(archive))
+
+
+    def test_retain_global(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Test retain class RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_* behaviour
+        Expected:    Ensure RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_ALWAYS always causes an
+                     archive to be created, and RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_FAILURE
+                     only causes an archive to be created on failure.
+                     Also test archive naming (with : character) as an
+                     added bonus.
+        Product:     oe-core
+        Author:      Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>
+        """
+
+        test_recipe = 'quilt-native'
+        test_recipe_fail = 'error'
+
+        features = 'INHERIT += "retain"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_ALWAYS = "${LOG_DIR};prefix=buildlogs"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_DIRS_GLOBAL_FAILURE = "${STAMPS_DIR}"\n'
+        self.write_config(features)
+
+        bitbake('-c clean %s' % test_recipe)
+
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['RETAIN_OUTDIR', 'TMPDIR', 'STAMPS_DIR'])
+        retain_outdir = bb_vars['RETAIN_OUTDIR'] or ''
+        tmpdir = bb_vars['TMPDIR']
+        if len(retain_outdir) < 5:
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR value "%s" is invalid' % retain_outdir)
+        if not oe.path.is_path_parent(tmpdir, retain_outdir):
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR (%s) is not underneath TMPDIR (%s)' % (retain_outdir, tmpdir))
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(retain_outdir)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+        # Test success case
+        bitbake(test_recipe)
+        if not glob.glob(os.path.join(retain_outdir, 'buildlogs_*.tar.gz')):
+            self.fail('No output archive for LOG_DIR created')
+        stamps_dir = bb_vars['STAMPS_DIR']
+        if glob.glob(os.path.join(retain_outdir, '%s_*.tar.gz' % os.path.basename(stamps_dir))):
+            self.fail('Output archive for STAMPS_DIR created when it should not have been')
+
+        # Test failure case
+        result = bitbake('-c compile %s' % test_recipe_fail, ignore_status=True)
+        if result.status == 0:
+            self.fail('Build of %s did not fail as expected' % test_recipe_fail)
+        if not glob.glob(os.path.join(retain_outdir, '%s_*.tar.gz' % os.path.basename(stamps_dir))):
+            self.fail('Output archive for STAMPS_DIR not created')
+        if len(glob.glob(os.path.join(retain_outdir, 'buildlogs_*.tar.gz'))) != 2:
+            self.fail('Should be exactly two buildlogs archives in output dir')
+
+
+    def test_retain_misc(self):
+        """
+        Summary:     Test retain class with RETAIN_ENABLED and RETAIN_TARBALL_SUFFIX
+        Expected:    Archive written to RETAIN_OUTDIR only when RETAIN_ENABLED is set
+                     and archive contents are as expected. Also test archive naming
+                     (with : character) as an added bonus.
+        Product:     oe-core
+        Author:      Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@microsoft.com>
+        """
+
+        test_recipe_fail = 'error'
+
+        features = 'INHERIT += "retain"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_DIRS_ALWAYS = "${T}"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_ENABLED = "0"\n'
+        self.write_config(features)
+
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['RETAIN_OUTDIR', 'TMPDIR'])
+        retain_outdir = bb_vars['RETAIN_OUTDIR'] or ''
+        tmpdir = bb_vars['TMPDIR']
+        if len(retain_outdir) < 5:
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR value "%s" is invalid' % retain_outdir)
+        if not oe.path.is_path_parent(tmpdir, retain_outdir):
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR (%s) is not underneath TMPDIR (%s)' % (retain_outdir, tmpdir))
+
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(retain_outdir)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass
+
+        bitbake('-c clean %s' % test_recipe_fail)
+        result = bitbake('-c compile %s' % test_recipe_fail, ignore_status=True)
+        if result.status == 0:
+            self.fail('Build of %s did not fail as expected' % test_recipe_fail)
+
+        if os.path.exists(retain_outdir) and os.listdir(retain_outdir):
+            self.fail('RETAIN_OUTDIR should be empty with RETAIN_ENABLED = "0"')
+
+        features = 'INHERIT += "retain"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_DIRS_ALWAYS = "${T};prefix=recipelogs"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_TARBALL_SUFFIX = "${DATETIME}-testsuffix.tar.bz2"\n'
+        features += 'RETAIN_ENABLED = "1"\n'
+        self.write_config(features)
+
+        result = bitbake('-c compile %s' % test_recipe_fail, ignore_status=True)
+        if result.status == 0:
+            self.fail('Build of %s did not fail as expected' % test_recipe_fail)
+
+        archives = glob.glob(os.path.join(retain_outdir, '%s_*-testsuffix.tar.bz2' % test_recipe_fail))
+        if not archives:
+            self.fail('No output archive for %s created' % test_recipe_fail)
+        if len(archives) != 2:
+            self.fail('Two archives for %s expected, but %d exist' % (test_recipe_fail, len(archives)))
+        recipelogs_found = False
+        workdir_found = False
+        for archive in archives:
+            contents_found = False
+            archive_prefix = os.path.basename(archive).split('.tar')[0]
+            if archive_prefix.startswith('%s_recipelogs' % test_recipe_fail):
+                recipelogs_found = True
+            if archive_prefix.startswith('%s_workdir' % test_recipe_fail):
+                workdir_found = True
+            with tarfile.open(archive, 'r:bz2') as tf:
+                for ti in tf:
+                    if not fnmatch.fnmatch(ti.name, '%s/*' % (archive_prefix)):
+                        self.fail('File without tarball-named subdirectory within tarball %s: %s' % (os.path.basename(archive), ti.name))
+                    if ti.name.endswith('/log.do_compile'):
+                        contents_found = True
+            if not contents_found:
+                # Both archives should contain this file
+                self.fail('Did not find log.do_compile in output archive %s' % os.path.basename(archive))
+        if not recipelogs_found:
+            self.fail('No archive with expected "recipelogs" prefix found')
+        if not workdir_found:
+            self.fail('No archive with expected "workdir" prefix found')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runqemu.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runqemu.py
index f01e1eec66..7ed89e80de 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runqemu.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runqemu.py
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ class RunqemuTests(OESelftestTestCase):
         if self.td["HOST_ARCH"] in ('i586', 'i686', 'x86_64'):
             self.fstypes += " iso hddimg"
         if self.machine == "qemux86-64":
-            self.fstypes += " wic.vmdk wic.qcow2 wic.vdi"
+            self.fstypes += " wic.vmdk wic.qcow2 wic.vdi wic.zst"
 
-        self.cmd_common = "runqemu nographic"
+        self.cmd_common = "runqemu nographic snapshot"
         kvm = oe.types.qemu_use_kvm(get_bb_var('QEMU_USE_KVM'), self.td["TARGET_ARCH"])
         if kvm:
             self.cmd_common += " kvm"
@@ -152,6 +152,25 @@ SYSLINUX_TIMEOUT = "10"
             with open(qemu.qemurunnerlog) as f:
                 self.assertTrue(qemu.runner.logged, "Failed: %s, %s" % (cmd, f.read()))
 
+    @skipIfNotMachine("qemux86-64", "wic tests are qemux86-64 specific currently")
+    def test_boot_compressed_wic_by_path(self):
+        """Test runqemu /path/to/rootfs.wic.zst"""
+        rootfs = "%s.wic.zst" % (self.image_link_name)
+        rootfs = os.path.join(self.deploy_dir_image, rootfs)
+        if not os.path.exists(rootfs):
+            self.skipTest("%s not found" % rootfs)
+        cmd = "%s %s snapshot" % (self.cmd_common, rootfs)
+        with runqemu(self.recipe, ssh=False, launch_cmd=cmd) as qemu:
+            with open(qemu.qemurunnerlog) as f:
+                self.assertTrue(qemu.runner.logged, "Failed: %s, %s" % (cmd, f.read()))
+
+    @skipIfNotMachine("qemux86-64", "wic tests are qemux86-64 specific currently")
+    def test_boot_compressed_wic_by_recipe(self):
+        """Test runqemu recipe-image wic.zst"""
+        cmd = "%s %s snapshot wic.zst" % (self.cmd_common, self.recipe)
+        with runqemu(self.recipe, ssh=False, launch_cmd=cmd) as qemu:
+            with open(qemu.qemurunnerlog) as f:
+                self.assertTrue(qemu.runner.logged, "Failed: %s, %s" % (cmd, f.read()))
 
 # This test was designed as a separate class to test that shutdown
 # command will shutdown qemu as expected on each qemu architecture
@@ -173,9 +192,15 @@ class QemuTest(OESelftestTestCase):
         cls.machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
         cls.deploy_dir_image = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
         cls.image_link_name = get_bb_var('IMAGE_LINK_NAME', cls.recipe)
-        cls.cmd_common = "runqemu nographic"
+        cls.cmd_common = "runqemu nographic snapshot"
         cls.qemuboot_conf = "%s.qemuboot.conf" % (cls.image_link_name)
         cls.qemuboot_conf = os.path.join(cls.deploy_dir_image, cls.qemuboot_conf)
+
+        cls.write_config(cls,
+"""
+IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.bz2"
+""")
+
         bitbake(cls.recipe)
 
     def _start_qemu_shutdown_check_if_shutdown_succeeded(self, qemu, timeout):
@@ -199,7 +224,7 @@ class QemuTest(OESelftestTestCase):
 
     def test_qemu_can_shutdown(self):
         self.assertExists(self.qemuboot_conf)
-        cmd = "%s %s" % (self.cmd_common, self.qemuboot_conf)
+        cmd = "%s snapshot %s" % (self.cmd_common, self.qemuboot_conf)
         shutdown_timeout = 120
         with runqemu(self.recipe, ssh=False, launch_cmd=cmd) as qemu:
             qemu_shutdown_succeeded = self._start_qemu_shutdown_check_if_shutdown_succeeded(qemu, shutdown_timeout)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py
index 12000aac16..d58ffa80f5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS += " slirp"
         features += 'PACKAGE_FEED_GPG_NAME = "testuser"\n'
         features += 'PACKAGE_FEED_GPG_PASSPHRASE_FILE = "%s"\n' % os.path.join(signing_key_dir, 'key.passphrase')
         features += 'GPG_PATH = "%s"\n' % self.gpg_home
-        features += 'PSEUDO_IGNORE_PATHS .= ",%s"\n' % self.gpg_home
         self.write_config(features)
 
         bitbake('core-image-full-cmdline socat')
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS += " slirp"
         features += 'PACKAGE_FEED_GPG_NAME = "testuser"\n'
         features += 'PACKAGE_FEED_GPG_PASSPHRASE_FILE = "%s"\n' % os.path.join(signing_key_dir, 'key.passphrase')
         features += 'GPG_PATH = "%s"\n' % self.gpg_home
-        features += 'PSEUDO_IGNORE_PATHS .= ",%s"\n' % self.gpg_home
         self.write_config(features)
 
         # Build core-image-sato and testimage
@@ -273,7 +271,9 @@ TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS += " slirp"
         import subprocess, os
 
         distro = oe.lsb.distro_identifier()
-        if distro and (distro in ['debian-9', 'debian-10', 'centos-7', 'centos-8', 'ubuntu-16.04', 'ubuntu-18.04'] or
+        # Merge request to address the issue on centos/rhel/derivatives:
+        # https://gitlab.com/cki-project/kernel-ark/-/merge_requests/3449
+        if distro and (distro in ['debian-9', 'debian-10', 'centos-7', 'centos-8', 'centos-9', 'ubuntu-16.04', 'ubuntu-18.04'] or
             distro.startswith('almalinux') or distro.startswith('rocky')):
             self.skipTest('virgl headless cannot be tested with %s' %(distro))
 
@@ -310,10 +310,7 @@ class Postinst(OESelftestTestCase):
                 features += 'IMAGE_FEATURES += "package-management empty-root-password"\n'
                 features += 'PACKAGE_CLASSES = "%s"\n' % classes
                 if init_manager == "systemd":
-                    features += 'DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " systemd usrmerge"\n'
-                    features += 'VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager = "systemd"\n'
-                    features += 'DISTRO_FEATURES_BACKFILL_CONSIDERED = "sysvinit"\n'
-                    features += 'VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = ""\n'
+                    features += 'INIT_MANAGER = "systemd"\n'
                 self.write_config(features)
 
                 bitbake('core-image-minimal')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rust.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rust.py
index ad14189c6d..06acf53e9a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rust.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/rust.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-import os
 import subprocess
 import time
 from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfArch
 from oeqa.core.case import OEPTestResultTestCase
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.commands import runCmd, bitbake, get_bb_var, get_bb_vars, runqemu, Command
+from oeqa.utils.commands import runCmd, bitbake, get_bb_var, runqemu
 from oeqa.utils.sshcontrol import SSHControl
 
 def parse_results(filename):
@@ -38,15 +38,9 @@ def parse_results(filename):
 @OETestTag("toolchain-user")
 @OETestTag("runqemu")
 class RustSelfTestSystemEmulated(OESelftestTestCase, OEPTestResultTestCase):
-    def test_rust(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # Disable Rust Oe-selftest
-        #self.skipTest("The Rust Oe-selftest is disabled.")
-
-        # Skip mips32 target since it is unstable with rust tests
-        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
-        if machine == "qemumips":
-            self.skipTest("The mips32 target is skipped for Rust Oe-selftest.")
 
+    @skipIfArch(['mips', 'mips64'])
+    def test_rust(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # build remote-test-server before image build
         recipe = "rust"
         start_time = time.time()
@@ -66,136 +60,51 @@ class RustSelfTestSystemEmulated(OESelftestTestCase, OEPTestResultTestCase):
         # bless: First runs rustfmt to format the codebase,
         # then runs tidy checks.
         exclude_list =  [
-                            'compiler/rustc',
-                            'compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs',
-                            'library/panic_abort',
-                            'library/panic_unwind',
-                            'library/test/src/stats/tests.rs',
-                            'src/bootstrap/builder/tests.rs',
+                            'src/bootstrap',
                             'src/doc/rustc',
                             'src/doc/rustdoc',
                             'src/doc/unstable-book',
+                            'src/etc/test-float-parse',
                             'src/librustdoc',
                             'src/rustdoc-json-types',
-                            'src/tools/compiletest/src/common.rs',
+                            'src/tools/coverage-dump',
+                            'src/tools/jsondoclint',
                             'src/tools/lint-docs',
+                            'src/tools/replace-version-placeholder',
                             'src/tools/rust-analyzer',
                             'src/tools/rustdoc-themes',
+                            'src/tools/rust-installer',
+                            'src/tools/test-float-parse',
+                            'src/tools/suggest-tests',
                             'src/tools/tidy',
-                            'tests/assembly/asm/aarch64-outline-atomics.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/abi-main-signature-32bit-c-int.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/abi-repr-ext.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/abi-x86-interrupt.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/branch-protection.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/catch-unwind.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/cf-protection.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/enum-bounds-check-derived-idx.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/force-unwind-tables.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/intrinsic-no-unnamed-attr.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/issues/issue-103840.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/issues/issue-47278.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/issues/issue-73827-bounds-check-index-in-subexpr.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/lifetime_start_end.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/local-generics-in-exe-internalized.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/match-unoptimized.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/noalias-rwlockreadguard.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/non-terminate/nonempty-infinite-loop.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/noreturn-uninhabited.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/repr-transparent-aggregates-3.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/riscv-abi/call-llvm-intrinsics.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/riscv-abi/riscv64-lp64f-lp64d-abi.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/riscv-abi/riscv64-lp64d-abi.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/sse42-implies-crc32.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/thread-local.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/uninit-consts.rs',
-                            'tests/pretty/raw-str-nonexpr.rs',
+                            'tests/assembly-llvm/asm/aarch64-outline-atomics.rs',
+                            'tests/codegen-llvm/issues/issue-122805.rs',
+                            'tests/codegen-llvm/thread-local.rs',
+                            'tests/mir-opt/',
                             'tests/run-make',
                             'tests/run-make-fulldeps',
                             'tests/rustdoc',
                             'tests/rustdoc-json',
                             'tests/rustdoc-js-std',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/cfg-test.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/check-cfg-test.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/display-output.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/doc-comment-multi-line-attr.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/doc-comment-multi-line-cfg-attr.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/doc-test-doctest-feature.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest-multiline-crate-attribute.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest-output.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/doc-test-rustdoc-feature.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/failed-doctest-compile-fail.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/issue-80992.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/issue-91134.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/nocapture-fail.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/nocapture.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/no-run-flag.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/run-directory.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/test-no_std.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/test-type.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc/unit-return.rs',
                             'tests/ui/abi/stack-probes-lto.rs',
                             'tests/ui/abi/stack-probes.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/array-slice-vec/subslice-patterns-const-eval-match.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/asm/x86_64/sym.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/associated-type-bounds/fn-apit.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/associated-type-bounds/fn-dyn-apit.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/associated-type-bounds/fn-wrap-apit.rs',
+                            'tests/ui/codegen/mismatched-data-layouts.rs',
+                            'tests/codegen-llvm/rust-abi-arch-specific-adjustment.rs',
                             'tests/ui/debuginfo/debuginfo-emit-llvm-ir-and-split-debuginfo.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/drop/dynamic-drop.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/empty_global_asm.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/functions-closures/fn-help-with-err.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/linkage-attr/issue-10755.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/macros/restricted-shadowing-legacy.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/process/nofile-limit.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/process/process-panic-after-fork.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/process/process-sigpipe.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/simd/target-feature-mixup.rs',
-                            'tests/ui/structs-enums/multiple-reprs.rs',
-                            'src/tools/jsondoclint',
-                            'src/tools/replace-version-placeholder',
-                            'tests/codegen/abi-efiapi.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/abi-sysv64.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/align-byval.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/align-fn.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/asm-powerpc-clobbers.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/async-fn-debug-awaitee-field.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/binary-search-index-no-bound-check.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/call-metadata.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/debug-column.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/debug-limited.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/debuginfo-generic-closure-env-names.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/drop.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/dst-vtable-align-nonzero.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/enable-lto-unit-splitting.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/enum/enum-u128.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/fn-impl-trait-self.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/inherit_overflow.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/inline-function-args-debug-info.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/intrinsics/mask.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/intrinsics/transmute-niched.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/issues/issue-73258.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/issues/issue-75546.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/issues/issue-77812.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/issues/issue-98156-const-arg-temp-lifetime.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/llvm-ident.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/mainsubprogram.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/move-operands.rs',
-                            'tests/codegen/repr/transparent-mips64.rs',
-                            'tests/mir-opt/',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-json',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/doc-test-rustdoc-feature.rs',
-                            'tests/rustdoc-ui/no-run-flag.rs',
+                            'tests/ui/feature-gates/version_check.rs',
                             'tests/ui-fulldeps/',
-                            'tests/ui/numbers-arithmetic/u128.rs'
+                            'tests/ui/process/nofile-limit.rs',
+                            'tidyselftest'
                         ]
 
         exclude_fail_tests = " ".join([" --exclude " + item for item in exclude_list])
         # Add exclude_fail_tests with other test arguments
-        testargs =  exclude_fail_tests + " --doc --no-fail-fast --bless"
+        testargs =  exclude_fail_tests + " --no-doc --no-fail-fast --bless"
 
         # wrap the execution with a qemu instance.
-        # Tests are run with 512 tasks in parallel to execute all tests very quickly
-        with runqemu("core-image-minimal", runqemuparams = "nographic", qemuparams = "-m 512") as qemu:
+        # Set QEMU RAM to 1024MB to support running unit tests for the compiler crate, including larger
+        # test cases and parallel execution in the test environment.
+        with runqemu("core-image-minimal", runqemuparams = "nographic", qemuparams = "-m 1024") as qemu:
             # Copy remote-test-server to image through scp
             host_sys = get_bb_var("RUST_BUILD_SYS", "rust")
             ssh = SSHControl(ip=qemu.ip, logfile=qemu.sshlog, user="root")
@@ -210,9 +119,8 @@ class RustSelfTestSystemEmulated(OESelftestTestCase, OEPTestResultTestCase):
             tmpdir = get_bb_var("TMPDIR", "rust")
 
             # Set path for target-poky-linux-gcc, RUST_TARGET_PATH and hosttools.
-            cmd = " export PATH=%s/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin:$PATH;" % rustlibpath
-            cmd = cmd + " export TARGET_VENDOR=\"-poky\";"
-            cmd = cmd + " export PATH=%s/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/%s:%s/hosttools:$PATH;" % (rustlibpath, tcpath, tmpdir)
+            cmd = "export TARGET_VENDOR=\"-poky\";"
+            cmd = cmd + " export PATH=%s/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/python3-native:%s/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin:%s/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/%s:%s/hosttools:$PATH;" % (rustlibpath, rustlibpath, rustlibpath, tcpath, tmpdir)
             cmd = cmd + " export RUST_TARGET_PATH=%s/rust-targets;" % rustlibpath
             # Trigger testing.
             cmd = cmd + " export TEST_DEVICE_ADDR=\"%s:12345\";" % qemu.ip
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/sdk.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/sdk.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3971365029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/sdk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import os.path
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_vars
+
+class SDKTests(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+    def load_manifest(self, filename):
+        manifest = {}
+        with open(filename) as f:
+            for line in f:
+                name, arch, version = line.split(maxsplit=3)
+                manifest[name] = (version, arch)
+        return manifest
+
+    def test_sdk_manifests(self):
+        image = "core-image-minimal"
+
+        self.write_config("""
+TOOLCHAIN_HOST_TASK:append = " nativesdk-selftest-hello"
+IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " selftest-hello"
+""")
+
+        bitbake(f"{image} -c populate_sdk")
+        vars = get_bb_vars(['SDK_DEPLOY', 'TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME'], image)
+
+        path = os.path.join(vars["SDK_DEPLOY"], vars["TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME"] + ".host.manifest")
+        self.assertNotEqual(os.path.getsize(path), 0, msg="Host manifest is empty")
+        self.assertIn("nativesdk-selftest-hello", self.load_manifest(path))
+
+        path = os.path.join(vars["SDK_DEPLOY"], vars["TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME"] + ".target.manifest")
+        self.assertNotEqual(os.path.getsize(path), 0, msg="Target manifest is empty")
+        self.assertIn("selftest-hello", self.load_manifest(path))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/signing.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/signing.py
index 18cce0ba25..4df45ba032 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/signing.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/signing.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class Signing(OESelftestTestCase):
         feature += 'RPM_GPG_PASSPHRASE = "test123"\n'
         feature += 'RPM_GPG_NAME = "testuser"\n'
         feature += 'GPG_PATH = "%s"\n' % self.gpg_dir
+        feature += 'PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-rpm-native = " sequoia"\n'
+        feature += 'PACKAGECONFIG:append:pn-rpm = " sequoia"\n'
 
         self.write_config(feature)
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/spdx.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/spdx.py
index 05fc4e390b..8cd4e83ca2 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/spdx.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/spdx.py
@@ -6,29 +6,39 @@
 
 import json
 import os
+import textwrap
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
-from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_var, runCmd
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_var, get_bb_vars, runCmd
+import oe.spdx30
 
-class SPDXCheck(OESelftestTestCase):
 
+class SPDX22Check(OESelftestTestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(SPDXCheck, cls).setUpClass()
+        super().setUpClass()
         bitbake("python3-spdx-tools-native")
         bitbake("-c addto_recipe_sysroot python3-spdx-tools-native")
 
     def check_recipe_spdx(self, high_level_dir, spdx_file, target_name):
-        config = """
-INHERIT += "create-spdx"
-"""
+        config = textwrap.dedent(
+            """\
+            INHERIT:remove = "create-spdx"
+            INHERIT += "create-spdx-2.2"
+            """
+        )
         self.write_config(config)
 
         deploy_dir = get_bb_var("DEPLOY_DIR")
-        machine_var = get_bb_var("MACHINE")
+        arch_dir = get_bb_var("PACKAGE_ARCH", target_name)
+        spdx_version = get_bb_var("SPDX_VERSION")
         # qemux86-64 creates the directory qemux86_64
-        machine_dir = machine_var.replace("-", "_")
+        #arch_dir = arch_var.replace("-", "_")
 
-        full_file_path = os.path.join(deploy_dir, "spdx", machine_dir, high_level_dir, spdx_file)
+        full_file_path = os.path.join(
+            deploy_dir, "spdx", spdx_version, arch_dir, high_level_dir, spdx_file
+        )
 
         try:
             os.remove(full_file_path)
@@ -43,8 +53,13 @@ INHERIT += "create-spdx"
                 self.assertNotEqual(report, None)
                 self.assertNotEqual(report["SPDXID"], None)
 
-            python = os.path.join(get_bb_var('STAGING_BINDIR', 'python3-spdx-tools-native'), 'nativepython3')
-            validator = os.path.join(get_bb_var('STAGING_BINDIR', 'python3-spdx-tools-native'), 'pyspdxtools')
+            python = os.path.join(
+                get_bb_var("STAGING_BINDIR", "python3-spdx-tools-native"),
+                "nativepython3",
+            )
+            validator = os.path.join(
+                get_bb_var("STAGING_BINDIR", "python3-spdx-tools-native"), "pyspdxtools"
+            )
             result = runCmd("{} {} -i {}".format(python, validator, filename))
 
         self.assertExists(full_file_path)
@@ -52,3 +67,222 @@ INHERIT += "create-spdx"
 
     def test_spdx_base_files(self):
         self.check_recipe_spdx("packages", "base-files.spdx.json", "base-files")
+
+    def test_spdx_tar(self):
+        self.check_recipe_spdx("packages", "tar.spdx.json", "tar")
+
+
+class SPDX3CheckBase(object):
+    """
+    Base class for checking SPDX 3 based tests
+    """
+
+    def check_spdx_file(self, filename):
+        self.assertExists(filename)
+
+        # Read the file
+        objset = oe.spdx30.SHACLObjectSet()
+        with open(filename, "r") as f:
+            d = oe.spdx30.JSONLDDeserializer()
+            d.read(f, objset)
+
+        return objset
+
+    def check_recipe_spdx(self, target_name, spdx_path, *, task=None, extraconf=""):
+        config = (
+            textwrap.dedent(
+                f"""\
+                INHERIT:remove = "create-spdx"
+                INHERIT += "{self.SPDX_CLASS}"
+                """
+            )
+            + textwrap.dedent(extraconf)
+        )
+
+        self.write_config(config)
+
+        if task:
+            bitbake(f"-c {task} {target_name}")
+        else:
+            bitbake(target_name)
+
+        filename = spdx_path.format(
+            **get_bb_vars(
+                [
+                    "DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE",
+                    "DEPLOY_DIR_SPDX",
+                    "MACHINE",
+                    "MACHINE_ARCH",
+                    "SDKMACHINE",
+                    "SDK_DEPLOY",
+                    "SPDX_VERSION",
+                    "SSTATE_PKGARCH",
+                    "TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME",
+                ],
+                target_name,
+            )
+        )
+
+        return self.check_spdx_file(filename)
+
+    def check_objset_missing_ids(self, objset):
+        for o in objset.foreach_type(oe.spdx30.SpdxDocument):
+            doc = o
+            break
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(False, "Unable to find SpdxDocument")
+
+        missing_ids = objset.missing_ids - set(i.externalSpdxId for i in doc.import_)
+        if missing_ids:
+            self.assertTrue(
+                False,
+                "The following SPDXIDs are unresolved:\n  " + "\n  ".join(missing_ids),
+            )
+
+
+class SPDX30Check(SPDX3CheckBase, OESelftestTestCase):
+    SPDX_CLASS = "create-spdx-3.0"
+
+    def test_base_files(self):
+        self.check_recipe_spdx(
+            "base-files",
+            "{DEPLOY_DIR_SPDX}/{MACHINE_ARCH}/packages/package-base-files.spdx.json",
+        )
+
+    def test_gcc_include_source(self):
+        objset = self.check_recipe_spdx(
+            "gcc",
+            "{DEPLOY_DIR_SPDX}/{SSTATE_PKGARCH}/recipes/recipe-gcc.spdx.json",
+            extraconf="""\
+                SPDX_INCLUDE_SOURCES = "1"
+                """,
+        )
+
+        gcc_pv = get_bb_var("PV", "gcc")
+        filename = f"gcc-{gcc_pv}/README"
+        found = False
+        for software_file in objset.foreach_type(oe.spdx30.software_File):
+            if software_file.name == filename:
+                found = True
+                self.logger.info(
+                    f"The spdxId of {filename} in recipe-gcc.spdx.json is {software_file.spdxId}"
+                )
+                break
+
+        self.assertTrue(
+            found, f"Not found source file {filename} in recipe-gcc.spdx.json\n"
+        )
+
+    def test_core_image_minimal(self):
+        objset = self.check_recipe_spdx(
+            "core-image-minimal",
+            "{DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/core-image-minimal-{MACHINE}.rootfs.spdx.json",
+        )
+
+        # Document should be fully linked
+        self.check_objset_missing_ids(objset)
+
+    def test_core_image_minimal_sdk(self):
+        objset = self.check_recipe_spdx(
+            "core-image-minimal",
+            "{SDK_DEPLOY}/{TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME}.spdx.json",
+            task="populate_sdk",
+        )
+
+        # Document should be fully linked
+        self.check_objset_missing_ids(objset)
+
+    def test_baremetal_helloworld(self):
+        objset = self.check_recipe_spdx(
+            "baremetal-helloworld",
+            "{DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/baremetal-helloworld-image-{MACHINE}.spdx.json",
+            extraconf="""\
+                TCLIBC = "baremetal"
+                """,
+        )
+
+        # Document should be fully linked
+        self.check_objset_missing_ids(objset)
+
+    def test_extra_opts(self):
+        HOST_SPDXID = "http://foo.bar/spdx/bar2"
+
+        EXTRACONF = textwrap.dedent(
+            f"""\
+            SPDX_INVOKED_BY_name = "CI Tool"
+            SPDX_INVOKED_BY_type = "software"
+
+            SPDX_ON_BEHALF_OF_name = "John Doe"
+            SPDX_ON_BEHALF_OF_type = "person"
+            SPDX_ON_BEHALF_OF_id_email = "John.Doe@noreply.com"
+
+            SPDX_PACKAGE_SUPPLIER_name = "ACME Embedded Widgets"
+            SPDX_PACKAGE_SUPPLIER_type = "organization"
+
+            SPDX_AUTHORS += "authorA"
+            SPDX_AUTHORS_authorA_ref = "SPDX_ON_BEHALF_OF"
+
+            SPDX_BUILD_HOST = "host"
+
+            SPDX_IMPORTS += "host"
+            SPDX_IMPORTS_host_spdxid = "{HOST_SPDXID}"
+
+            SPDX_INCLUDE_BUILD_VARIABLES = "1"
+            SPDX_INCLUDE_BITBAKE_PARENT_BUILD = "1"
+            SPDX_INCLUDE_TIMESTAMPS = "1"
+
+            SPDX_PRETTY = "1"
+            """
+        )
+        extraconf_hash = hashlib.sha1(EXTRACONF.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+
+        objset = self.check_recipe_spdx(
+            "core-image-minimal",
+            "{DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/core-image-minimal-{MACHINE}.rootfs.spdx.json",
+            # Many SPDX variables do not trigger a rebuild, since they are
+            # intended to record information at the time of the build. As such,
+            # the extra configuration alone may not trigger a rebuild, and even
+            # if it does, the task hash won't necessarily be unique. In order
+            # to make sure rebuilds happen, but still allow these test objects
+            # to be pulled from sstate (e.g. remain reproducible), change the
+            # namespace prefix to include the hash of the extra configuration
+            extraconf=textwrap.dedent(
+                f"""\
+                SPDX_NAMESPACE_PREFIX = "http://spdx.org/spdxdocs/{extraconf_hash}"
+                """
+            )
+            + EXTRACONF,
+        )
+
+        # Document should be fully linked
+        self.check_objset_missing_ids(objset)
+
+        for o in objset.foreach_type(oe.spdx30.SoftwareAgent):
+            if o.name == "CI Tool":
+                break
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(False, "Unable to find software tool")
+
+        for o in objset.foreach_type(oe.spdx30.Person):
+            if o.name == "John Doe":
+                break
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(False, "Unable to find person")
+
+        for o in objset.foreach_type(oe.spdx30.Organization):
+            if o.name == "ACME Embedded Widgets":
+                break
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(False, "Unable to find organization")
+
+        for o in objset.foreach_type(oe.spdx30.SpdxDocument):
+            doc = o
+            break
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(False, "Unable to find SpdxDocument")
+
+        for i in doc.import_:
+            if i.externalSpdxId == HOST_SPDXID:
+                break
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(False, "Unable to find imported Host SpdxID")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/sstatetests.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/sstatetests.py
index 86d6cd7464..44dd674a32 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/sstatetests.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/sstatetests.py
@@ -27,17 +27,15 @@ class SStateBase(OESelftestTestCase):
     def setUpLocal(self):
         super(SStateBase, self).setUpLocal()
         self.temp_sstate_location = None
-        needed_vars = ['SSTATE_DIR', 'NATIVELSBSTRING', 'TCLIBC', 'TUNE_ARCH',
+        needed_vars = ['SSTATE_DIR', 'TCLIBC', 'TUNE_ARCH',
                        'TOPDIR', 'TARGET_VENDOR', 'TARGET_OS']
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(needed_vars)
         self.sstate_path = bb_vars['SSTATE_DIR']
-        self.hostdistro = bb_vars['NATIVELSBSTRING']
         self.tclibc = bb_vars['TCLIBC']
         self.tune_arch = bb_vars['TUNE_ARCH']
         self.topdir = bb_vars['TOPDIR']
         self.target_vendor = bb_vars['TARGET_VENDOR']
         self.target_os = bb_vars['TARGET_OS']
-        self.distro_specific_sstate = os.path.join(self.sstate_path, self.hostdistro)
 
     def track_for_cleanup(self, path):
         if not keep_temp_files:
@@ -52,10 +50,7 @@ class SStateBase(OESelftestTestCase):
             config_temp_sstate = "SSTATE_DIR = \"%s\"" % temp_sstate_path
             self.append_config(config_temp_sstate)
             self.track_for_cleanup(temp_sstate_path)
-        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['SSTATE_DIR', 'NATIVELSBSTRING'])
-        self.sstate_path = bb_vars['SSTATE_DIR']
-        self.hostdistro = bb_vars['NATIVELSBSTRING']
-        self.distro_specific_sstate = os.path.join(self.sstate_path, self.hostdistro)
+        self.sstate_path = get_bb_var('SSTATE_DIR')
 
         if add_local_mirrors:
             config_set_sstate_if_not_set = 'SSTATE_MIRRORS ?= ""'
@@ -65,8 +60,16 @@ class SStateBase(OESelftestTestCase):
                 config_sstate_mirror = "SSTATE_MIRRORS += \"file://.* file:///%s/PATH\"" % local_mirror
                 self.append_config(config_sstate_mirror)
 
+    def set_hostdistro(self):
+        # This needs to be read after a BuildStarted event in case it gets changed by event
+        # handling in uninative.bbclass
+        self.hostdistro = get_bb_var('NATIVELSBSTRING')
+        self.distro_specific_sstate = os.path.join(self.sstate_path, self.hostdistro)
+
     # Returns a list containing sstate files
     def search_sstate(self, filename_regex, distro_specific=True, distro_nonspecific=True):
+        self.set_hostdistro()
+
         result = []
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(self.sstate_path):
             if distro_specific and re.search(r"%s/%s/[a-z0-9]{2}/[a-z0-9]{2}$" % (self.sstate_path, self.hostdistro), root):
@@ -80,55 +83,43 @@ class SStateBase(OESelftestTestCase):
         return result
 
     # Test sstate files creation and their location and directory perms
-    def run_test_sstate_creation(self, targets, distro_specific=True, distro_nonspecific=True, temp_sstate_location=True, should_pass=True):
-        self.config_sstate(temp_sstate_location, [self.sstate_path])
+    def run_test_sstate_creation(self, targets, hostdistro_specific):
+        self.config_sstate(True, [self.sstate_path])
+
+        bitbake(['-cclean'] + targets)
 
-        if  self.temp_sstate_location:
-            bitbake(['-cclean'] + targets)
-        else:
-            bitbake(['-ccleansstate'] + targets)
-
-        # We need to test that the env umask have does not effect sstate directory creation
-        # So, first, we'll get the current umask and set it to something we know incorrect
-        # See: sstate_task_postfunc for correct umask of os.umask(0o002)
-        import os
-        def current_umask():
-            current_umask = os.umask(0)
-            os.umask(current_umask)
-            return current_umask
-
-        orig_umask = current_umask()
         # Set it to a umask we know will be 'wrong'
-        os.umask(0o022)
+        with bb.utils.umask(0o022):
+            bitbake(targets)
 
-        bitbake(targets)
-        file_tracker = []
-        results = self.search_sstate('|'.join(map(str, targets)), distro_specific, distro_nonspecific)
-        if distro_nonspecific:
-            for r in results:
-                if r.endswith(("_populate_lic.tar.zst", "_populate_lic.tar.zst.siginfo", "_fetch.tar.zst.siginfo", "_unpack.tar.zst.siginfo", "_patch.tar.zst.siginfo")):
-                    continue
-                file_tracker.append(r)
-        else:
-            file_tracker = results
+        # Distro specific files
+        distro_specific_files = self.search_sstate('|'.join(map(str, targets)), True, False)
 
-        if should_pass:
-            self.assertTrue(file_tracker , msg="Could not find sstate files for: %s" % ', '.join(map(str, targets)))
+        # Distro non-specific
+        distro_non_specific_files = []
+        results = self.search_sstate('|'.join(map(str, targets)), False, True)
+        for r in results:
+            if r.endswith(("_populate_lic.tar.zst", "_populate_lic.tar.zst.siginfo", "_fetch.tar.zst.siginfo", "_unpack.tar.zst.siginfo", "_patch.tar.zst.siginfo")):
+                continue
+            distro_non_specific_files.append(r)
+
+        if hostdistro_specific:
+            self.assertTrue(distro_specific_files , msg="Could not find sstate files for: %s" % ', '.join(map(str, targets)))
+            self.assertFalse(distro_non_specific_files, msg="Found sstate files in the wrong place for: %s (found %s)" % (', '.join(map(str, targets)), str(distro_non_specific_files)))
         else:
-            self.assertTrue(not file_tracker , msg="Found sstate files in the wrong place for: %s (found %s)" % (', '.join(map(str, targets)), str(file_tracker)))
+            self.assertTrue(distro_non_specific_files , msg="Could not find sstate files for: %s" % ', '.join(map(str, targets)))
+            self.assertFalse(distro_specific_files, msg="Found sstate files in the wrong place for: %s (found %s)" % (', '.join(map(str, targets)), str(distro_specific_files)))
 
         # Now we'll walk the tree to check the mode and see if things are incorrect.
         badperms = []
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(self.sstate_path):
             for directory in dirs:
-                if (os.stat(os.path.join(root, directory)).st_mode & 0o777) != 0o775:
-                    badperms.append(os.path.join(root, directory))
-
-        # Return to original umask
-        os.umask(orig_umask)
+                mode = os.stat(os.path.join(root, directory)).st_mode & 0o777
+                if mode != 0o775:
+                    badperms.append("%s: %s vs %s" % (os.path.join(root, directory), mode, 0o775))
 
-        if should_pass:
-            self.assertTrue(badperms , msg="Found sstate directories with the wrong permissions: %s (found %s)" % (', '.join(map(str, targets)), str(badperms)))
+        # Check badperms is empty
+        self.assertFalse(badperms , msg="Found sstate directories with the wrong permissions: %s (found %s)" % (', '.join(map(str, targets)), str(badperms)))
 
     # Test the sstate files deletion part of the do_cleansstate task
     def run_test_cleansstate_task(self, targets, distro_specific=True, distro_nonspecific=True, temp_sstate_location=True):
@@ -153,6 +144,8 @@ class SStateBase(OESelftestTestCase):
 
         bitbake(['-ccleansstate'] + targets)
 
+        self.set_hostdistro()
+
         bitbake(targets)
         results = self.search_sstate('|'.join(map(str, [s + r'.*?\.tar.zst$' for s in targets])), distro_specific=False, distro_nonspecific=True)
         filtered_results = []
@@ -251,17 +244,11 @@ class SStateTests(SStateBase):
         bitbake("dbus-wait-test -c unpack")
 
 class SStateCreation(SStateBase):
-    def test_sstate_creation_distro_specific_pass(self):
-        self.run_test_sstate_creation(['binutils-cross-'+ self.tune_arch, 'binutils-native'], distro_specific=True, distro_nonspecific=False, temp_sstate_location=True)
-
-    def test_sstate_creation_distro_specific_fail(self):
-        self.run_test_sstate_creation(['binutils-cross-'+ self.tune_arch, 'binutils-native'], distro_specific=False, distro_nonspecific=True, temp_sstate_location=True, should_pass=False)
+    def test_sstate_creation_distro_specific(self):
+        self.run_test_sstate_creation(['binutils-cross-'+ self.tune_arch, 'binutils-native'], hostdistro_specific=True)
 
-    def test_sstate_creation_distro_nonspecific_pass(self):
-        self.run_test_sstate_creation(['linux-libc-headers'], distro_specific=False, distro_nonspecific=True, temp_sstate_location=True)
-
-    def test_sstate_creation_distro_nonspecific_fail(self):
-        self.run_test_sstate_creation(['linux-libc-headers'], distro_specific=True, distro_nonspecific=False, temp_sstate_location=True, should_pass=False)
+    def test_sstate_creation_distro_nonspecific(self):
+        self.run_test_sstate_creation(['linux-libc-headers'], hostdistro_specific=False)
 
 class SStateCleanup(SStateBase):
     def test_cleansstate_task_distro_specific_nonspecific(self):
@@ -349,36 +336,29 @@ class SStateCacheManagement(SStateBase):
     def test_sstate_cache_management_script_using_pr_3(self):
         global_config = []
         target_config = []
-        global_config.append('MACHINE = "qemux86-64"')
+        global_config.append('MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemux86-64"')
         target_config.append('PR = "0"')
         global_config.append(global_config[0])
         target_config.append('PR = "1"')
-        global_config.append('MACHINE = "qemux86"')
+        global_config.append('MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemux86"')
         target_config.append('PR = "1"')
         self.run_test_sstate_cache_management_script('m4', global_config,  target_config, ignore_patterns=['populate_lic'])
 
     def test_sstate_cache_management_script_using_machine(self):
         global_config = []
         target_config = []
-        global_config.append('MACHINE = "qemux86-64"')
+        global_config.append('MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemux86-64"')
         target_config.append('')
-        global_config.append('MACHINE = "qemux86"')
+        global_config.append('MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemux86"')
         target_config.append('')
         self.run_test_sstate_cache_management_script('m4', global_config,  target_config, ignore_patterns=['populate_lic'])
 
 class SStateHashSameSigs(SStateBase):
-    def test_sstate_32_64_same_hash(self):
-        """
-        The sstate checksums for both native and target should not vary whether
-        they're built on a 32 or 64 bit system. Rather than requiring two different
-        build machines and running a builds, override the variables calling uname()
-        manually and check using bitbake -S.
-        """
+    def sstate_hashtest(self, sdkmachine):
 
         self.write_config("""
-MACHINE = "qemux86"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemux86"
 TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = ""
 BUILD_ARCH = "x86_64"
 BUILD_OS = "linux"
 SDKMACHINE = "x86_64"
@@ -388,15 +368,14 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
         self.track_for_cleanup(self.topdir + "/tmp-sstatesamehash")
         bitbake("core-image-weston -S none")
         self.write_config("""
-MACHINE = "qemux86"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "qemux86"
 TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash2"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = ""
 BUILD_ARCH = "i686"
 BUILD_OS = "linux"
-SDKMACHINE = "i686"
+SDKMACHINE = "%s"
 PACKAGE_CLASSES = "package_rpm package_ipk package_deb"
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
-""")
+""" % sdkmachine)
         self.track_for_cleanup(self.topdir + "/tmp-sstatesamehash2")
         bitbake("core-image-weston -S none")
 
@@ -416,6 +395,20 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
         self.maxDiff = None
         self.assertCountEqual(files1, files2)
 
+    def test_sstate_32_64_same_hash(self):
+        """
+        The sstate checksums for both native and target should not vary whether
+        they're built on a 32 or 64 bit system. Rather than requiring two different
+        build machines and running a builds, override the variables calling uname()
+        manually and check using bitbake -S.
+        """
+        self.sstate_hashtest("i686")
+
+    def test_sstate_sdk_arch_same_hash(self):
+        """
+        Similarly, test an arm SDK has the same hashes
+        """
+        self.sstate_hashtest("aarch64")
 
     def test_sstate_nativelsbstring_same_hash(self):
         """
@@ -426,7 +419,6 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
 NATIVELSBSTRING = \"DistroA\"
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 """)
@@ -434,7 +426,6 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
         bitbake("core-image-weston -S none")
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash2\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
 NATIVELSBSTRING = \"DistroB\"
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 """)
@@ -463,17 +454,17 @@ class SStateHashSameSigs2(SStateBase):
 
         configA = """
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemux86-64\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemux86-64\"
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 """
         #OLDEST_KERNEL is arch specific so set to a different value here for testing
         configB = """
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash2\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemuarm\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemuarm\"
 OLDEST_KERNEL = \"3.3.0\"
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
+ERROR_QA:append = " somenewoption"
+WARN_QA:append = " someotheroption"
 """
         self.sstate_common_samesigs(configA, configB, allarch=True)
 
@@ -484,8 +475,7 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 
         configA = """
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemux86-64\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemux86-64\"
 require conf/multilib.conf
 MULTILIBS = \"multilib:lib32\"
 DEFAULTTUNE:virtclass-multilib-lib32 = \"x86\"
@@ -493,8 +483,7 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 """
         configB = """
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash2\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemuarm\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemuarm\"
 require conf/multilib.conf
 MULTILIBS = \"\"
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
@@ -511,8 +500,7 @@ class SStateHashSameSigs3(SStateBase):
 
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemux86\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemux86\"
 require conf/multilib.conf
 MULTILIBS = "multilib:lib32"
 DEFAULTTUNE:virtclass-multilib-lib32 = "x86"
@@ -522,8 +510,7 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
         bitbake("world meta-toolchain -S none")
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash2\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemux86copy\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemux86copy\"
 require conf/multilib.conf
 MULTILIBS = "multilib:lib32"
 DEFAULTTUNE:virtclass-multilib-lib32 = "x86"
@@ -559,8 +546,7 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemux86\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemux86\"
 require conf/multilib.conf
 MULTILIBS = "multilib:lib32"
 DEFAULTTUNE:virtclass-multilib-lib32 = "x86"
@@ -570,8 +556,7 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
         bitbake("binutils-native  -S none")
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash2\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemux86copy\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemux86copy\"
 BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
 """)
         self.track_for_cleanup(self.topdir + "/tmp-sstatesamehash2")
@@ -598,7 +583,6 @@ class SStateHashSameSigs4(SStateBase):
 
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = ""
 BB_NUMBER_THREADS = "${@oe.utils.cpu_count()}"
 PARALLEL_MAKE = "-j 1"
 DL_DIR = "${TOPDIR}/download1"
@@ -613,7 +597,6 @@ BB_SIGNATURE_HANDLER = "OEBasicHash"
         bitbake("world meta-toolchain -S none")
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = "${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstatesamehash2"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = ""
 BB_NUMBER_THREADS = "${@oe.utils.cpu_count()+1}"
 PARALLEL_MAKE = "-j 2"
 DL_DIR = "${TOPDIR}/download2"
@@ -724,8 +707,7 @@ class SStateFindSiginfo(SStateBase):
         """
         self.write_config("""
 TMPDIR = \"${TOPDIR}/tmp-sstates-findsiginfo\"
-TCLIBCAPPEND = \"\"
-MACHINE = \"qemux86-64\"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = \"qemux86-64\"
 require conf/multilib.conf
 MULTILIBS = "multilib:lib32"
 DEFAULTTUNE:virtclass-multilib-lib32 = "x86"
@@ -917,15 +899,24 @@ INHERIT += "base-do-configure-modified"
 """,
 expected_sametmp_output, expected_difftmp_output)
 
-@OETestTag("yocto-mirrors")
-class SStateMirrors(SStateBase):
-    def check_bb_output(self, output, exceptions, check_cdn):
+class SStateCheckObjectPresence(SStateBase):
+    def check_bb_output(self, output, targets, exceptions, check_cdn):
         def is_exception(object, exceptions):
             for e in exceptions:
                 if re.search(e, object):
                     return True
             return False
 
+        # sstate is checked for existence of these, but they never get written out to begin with
+        exceptions += ["{}.*image_qa".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
+        exceptions += ["{}.*deploy_source_date_epoch".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
+        exceptions += ["{}.*image_complete".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
+        exceptions += ["linux-yocto.*shared_workdir"]
+        # these get influnced by IMAGE_FSTYPES tweaks in yocto-autobuilder-helper's config.json (on x86-64)
+        # additionally, they depend on noexec (thus, absent stamps) package, install, etc. image tasks,
+        # which makes tracing other changes difficult
+        exceptions += ["{}.*create_.*spdx".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
+
         output_l = output.splitlines()
         for l in output_l:
             if l.startswith("Sstate summary"):
@@ -960,34 +951,25 @@ class SStateMirrors(SStateBase):
         self.assertEqual(len(failed_urls), missing_objects, "Amount of reported missing objects does not match failed URLs: {}\nFailed URLs:\n{}\nFetcher diagnostics:\n{}".format(missing_objects, "\n".join(failed_urls), "\n".join(failed_urls_extrainfo)))
         self.assertEqual(len(failed_urls), 0, "Missing objects in the cache:\n{}\nFetcher diagnostics:\n{}".format("\n".join(failed_urls), "\n".join(failed_urls_extrainfo)))
 
+@OETestTag("yocto-mirrors")
+class SStateMirrors(SStateCheckObjectPresence):
     def run_test(self, machine, targets, exceptions, check_cdn = True, ignore_errors = False):
-        # sstate is checked for existence of these, but they never get written out to begin with
-        exceptions += ["{}.*image_qa".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
-        exceptions += ["{}.*deploy_source_date_epoch".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
-        exceptions += ["{}.*image_complete".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
-        exceptions += ["linux-yocto.*shared_workdir"]
-        # these get influnced by IMAGE_FSTYPES tweaks in yocto-autobuilder-helper's config.json (on x86-64)
-        # additionally, they depend on noexec (thus, absent stamps) package, install, etc. image tasks,
-        # which makes tracing other changes difficult
-        exceptions += ["{}.*create_spdx".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
-        exceptions += ["{}.*create_runtime_spdx".format(t) for t in targets.split()]
-
         if check_cdn:
             self.config_sstate(True)
             self.append_config("""
-MACHINE = "{}"
-BB_HASHSERVE_UPSTREAM = "hashserv.yocto.io:8687"
-SSTATE_MIRRORS ?= "file://.* http://cdn.jsdelivr.net/yocto/sstate/all/PATH;downloadfilename=PATH"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "{}"
+BB_HASHSERVE_UPSTREAM = "hashserv.yoctoproject.org:8686"
+SSTATE_MIRRORS ?= "file://.* http://sstate.yoctoproject.org/all/PATH;downloadfilename=PATH"
 """.format(machine))
         else:
             self.append_config("""
-MACHINE = "{}"
+MACHINE:forcevariable = "{}"
 """.format(machine))
         result = bitbake("-DD -n {}".format(targets))
         bitbake("-S none {}".format(targets))
         if ignore_errors:
             return
-        self.check_bb_output(result.output, exceptions, check_cdn)
+        self.check_bb_output(result.output, targets, exceptions, check_cdn)
 
     def test_cdn_mirror_qemux86_64(self):
         exceptions = []
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/toolchain.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/toolchain.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4b280d037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/toolchain.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import oe.path
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, get_bb_var, get_bb_vars
+
+class ToolchainTests(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+    def test_toolchain_switching(self):
+        """
+        Test that a configuration that uses GCC by default but clang for one
+        specific recipe does infact do that.
+        """
+
+        def extract_comment(objcopy, filename):
+            """
+            Using the specified `objcopy`, return the .comment segment from
+            `filename` as a bytes().
+            """
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(prefix="comment-") as f:
+                cmd = [objcopy, "--dump-section", ".comment=" + f.name, filename]
+                subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
+                # clang's objcopy writes to a temporary file and renames, so we need to re-open.
+                with open(f.name, "rb") as f2:
+                    return f2.read()
+
+        def check_recipe(recipe, filename, override, comment_present, comment_absent=None):
+            """
+            Check that `filename` in `recipe`'s bindir contains `comment`, and
+            the overrides contain `override`.
+            """
+            d = SimpleNamespace(**get_bb_vars(("D", "bindir", "OBJCOPY", "OVERRIDES", "PATH"), target=recipe))
+
+            self.assertIn(override, d.OVERRIDES)
+
+            binary = oe.path.join(d.D, d.bindir, filename)
+
+            objcopy = shutil.which(d.OBJCOPY, path=d.PATH)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(objcopy)
+
+            comment = extract_comment(objcopy, binary)
+            self.assertIn(comment_present, comment)
+            if comment_absent:
+                self.assertNotIn(comment_absent, comment)
+
+
+        # GCC by default, clang for selftest-hello.
+        self.write_config("""
+TOOLCHAIN = "gcc"
+TOOLCHAIN:pn-selftest-hello = "clang"
+        """)
+
+        # Force these recipes to re-install so we can extract the .comments from
+        # the install directory, as they're stripped out of the final packages.
+        bitbake("m4 selftest-hello -C install")
+
+        # m4 should be built with GCC and only GCC
+        check_recipe("m4", "m4", "toolchain-gcc", b"GCC: (GNU)", b"clang")
+
+        # helloworld should be built with clang. We can't assert that GCC is not
+        # present as it will be linked against glibc which is built with GCC.
+        check_recipe("selftest-hello", "helloworld", "toolchain-clang", b"clang version")
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/uboot.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/uboot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..980ea327f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/uboot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# Qemu-based u-boot bootloader integration testing
+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu, get_bb_var, get_bb_vars, runCmd
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotArch, skipIfNotBuildArch
+from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
+
+uboot_boot_patterns = {
+        'search_reached_prompt': "stop autoboot",
+        'search_login_succeeded': "=>",
+        'search_cmd_finished': "=>"
+        }
+
+
+class UBootTest(OESelftestTestCase):
+
+    @skipIfNotArch(['arm', 'aarch64'])
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_boot_uboot(self):
+        """
+        Tests building u-boot and booting it with QEMU
+        """
+
+        self.write_config("""
+QB_DEFAULT_BIOS = "u-boot.bin"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "u-boot"
+QEMU_USE_KVM = "False"
+""")
+        bitbake("virtual/bootloader core-image-minimal")
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False, runqemuparams='nographic',
+                     boot_patterns=uboot_boot_patterns) as qemu:
+
+            # test if u-boot console works
+            cmd = "version"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(status, 1, msg=output)
+            self.assertTrue("U-Boot" in output, msg=output)
+
+    @skipIfNotArch(['aarch64'])
+    @skipIfNotBuildArch(['aarch64'])
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_boot_uboot_kvm_to_full_target(self):
+        """
+        Tests building u-boot and booting it with QEMU and KVM.
+        Requires working KVM on build host. See "kvm-ok" output.
+        """
+
+        runCmd("kvm-ok")
+
+        image = "core-image-minimal"
+        vars = get_bb_vars(['HOST_ARCH', 'BUILD_ARCH'], image)
+        host_arch = vars['HOST_ARCH']
+        build_arch = vars['BUILD_ARCH']
+
+        self.assertEqual(host_arch, build_arch, 'HOST_ARCH %s and BUILD_ARCH %s must match for KVM' % (host_arch, build_arch))
+
+        self.write_config("""
+QEMU_USE_KVM = "1"
+
+# Using u-boot in EFI mode, need ESP partition for grub/systemd-boot/kernel etc
+IMAGE_FSTYPES:pn-core-image-minimal:append = " wic"
+
+# easiest to follow genericarm64 setup with wks file, initrd and EFI loader
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-initramfs-boot"
+EFI_PROVIDER = "${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "systemd", "systemd-boot", "grub-efi", d)}"
+WKS_FILE = "genericarm64.wks.in"
+
+# use wic image with ESP for u-boot, not ext4
+QB_DEFAULT_FSTYPE = "wic"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "u-boot"
+QB_DEFAULT_BIOS = "u-boot.bin"
+
+# let u-boot or EFI loader load kernel from ESP
+QB_DEFAULT_KERNEL = "none"
+
+# virt pci, not scsi because support not in u-boot to find ESP
+QB_DRIVE_TYPE = "/dev/vd"
+""")
+        bitbake("virtual/bootloader %s" % image)
+
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', image) or ""
+        with runqemu(image, ssh=False, runqemuparams='nographic kvm %s' % runqemu_params) as qemu:
+
+            # boot to target and login worked, should have been fast with kvm
+            cmd = "dmesg"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(status, 1, msg=output)
+            # Machine is qemu
+            self.assertTrue("Machine model: linux,dummy-virt" in output, msg=output)
+            # with KVM enabled
+            self.assertTrue("KVM: hypervisor services detected" in output, msg=output)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/uki.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/uki.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a1aa4e269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/uki.py
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+# Based on runqemu.py test file
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
+from oeqa.utils.commands import bitbake, runqemu, get_bb_var
+from oeqa.core.decorator.data import skipIfNotArch
+from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
+import oe.types
+
+class UkiTest(OESelftestTestCase):
+    """Boot Unified Kernel Image (UKI) generated with uki.bbclass on UEFI firmware (omvf/edk2)"""
+
+    @skipIfNotArch(['i586', 'i686', 'x86_64'])
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_uki_boot_systemd(self):
+        """Build and boot into UEFI firmware (omvf/edk2), systemd-boot, initrd without systemd, rootfs with systemd"""
+        image = "core-image-minimal"
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', image) or ""
+        cmd = "runqemu %s nographic serial wic ovmf" % (runqemu_params)
+        if oe.types.qemu_use_kvm(self.td.get('QEMU_USE_KVM', 0), self.td["TARGET_ARCH"]):
+            cmd += " kvm"
+
+        self.write_config("""
+# efi firmware must load systemd-boot, not grub
+EFI_PROVIDER = "systemd-boot"
+
+# image format must be wic, needs esp partition for firmware etc
+IMAGE_FSTYPES:pn-%s:append = " wic"
+WKS_FILE = "efi-uki-bootdisk.wks.in"
+
+# efi, uki and systemd features must be enabled
+INIT_MANAGER = "systemd"
+MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"
+IMAGE_CLASSES:append:pn-core-image-minimal = " uki"
+
+# uki embeds also an initrd
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-minimal-initramfs"
+
+# runqemu must not load kernel separately, it's in the uki
+QB_KERNEL_ROOT = ""
+QB_DEFAULT_KERNEL = "none"
+
+# boot command line provided via uki, not via bootloader
+UKI_CMDLINE = "rootwait root=LABEL=root console=${KERNEL_CONSOLE}"
+
+# disable kvm, breaks boot
+QEMU_USE_KVM = ""
+
+IMAGE_CLASSES:remove = 'testimage'
+""" % (image))
+
+        uki_filename = get_bb_var('UKI_FILENAME', image)
+
+        bitbake(image + " ovmf")
+        with runqemu(image, ssh=False, launch_cmd=cmd) as qemu:
+            self.assertTrue(qemu.runner.logged, "Failed: %s" % cmd)
+
+            # Verify from efivars that firmware was:
+            # x86_64, qemux86_64, ovmf = edk2
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/LoaderFirmwareInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep 'EDK II'"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+            # Check that systemd-boot was the loader
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/LoaderInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep systemd-boot"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+            # Check that systemd-stub was used
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/StubInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep systemd-stub"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+            # Check that the compiled uki file was booted into
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/LoaderEntrySelected-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep '%s'" % (uki_filename)
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+    @skipIfNotArch(['i586', 'i686', 'x86_64'])
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_uki_sysvinit(self):
+        """Build and boot into UEFI firmware (omvf/edk2), systemd-boot, initrd with sysvinit, rootfs with sysvinit"""
+        config = """
+# efi firmware must load systemd-boot, not grub
+EFI_PROVIDER = "systemd-boot"
+
+# image format must be wic, needs esp partition for firmware etc
+IMAGE_FSTYPES:pn-core-image-base:append = " wic"
+WKS_FILE = "efi-uki-bootdisk.wks.in"
+
+# efi, uki and systemd features must be enabled
+MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"
+IMAGE_CLASSES:append:pn-core-image-base = " uki"
+
+# uki embeds also an initrd, no systemd or udev
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-initramfs-boot"
+
+# runqemu must not load kernel separately, it's in the uki
+QB_KERNEL_ROOT = ""
+QB_DEFAULT_KERNEL = "none"
+
+# boot command line provided via uki, not via bootloader
+UKI_CMDLINE = "rootwait root=LABEL=root console=${KERNEL_CONSOLE}"
+
+# disable kvm, breaks boot
+QEMU_USE_KVM = ""
+
+IMAGE_CLASSES:remove = 'testimage'
+"""
+        self.append_config(config)
+        bitbake('core-image-base ovmf')
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-base') or ""
+        uki_filename = get_bb_var('UKI_FILENAME', 'core-image-base')
+        self.remove_config(config)
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-base', ssh=False,
+                     runqemuparams='%s slirp nographic ovmf' % (runqemu_params), image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+            # Verify from efivars that firmware was:
+            # x86_64, qemux86_64, ovmf = edk2
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/LoaderFirmwareInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep 'EDK II'"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+            # Check that systemd-boot was the loader
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/LoaderInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep systemd-boot"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+            # Check that systemd-stub was used
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/StubInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep systemd-stub"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+            # Check that the compiled uki file was booted into
+            cmd = "echo $( cat /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/LoaderEntrySelected-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f ) | grep '%s'" % (uki_filename)
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py
index b616759209..bb4ac23ebf 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/wic.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ import os
 import sys
 import unittest
 import hashlib
+import subprocess
 
 from glob import glob
 from shutil import rmtree, copy
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
+from textwrap import dedent
 
 from oeqa.selftest.case import OESelftestTestCase
 from oeqa.core.decorator import OETestTag
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ class Wic(WicTestCase):
         # create a temporary file for the WKS content
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
             wks.write(
-                'part --source bootimg-efi '
+                'part --source bootimg_efi '
                 '--sourceparams="loader=grub-efi,install-kernel-into-boot-dir=false" '
                 '--label boot --active\n'
             )
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ class Wic(WicTestCase):
         # create a temporary file for the WKS content
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
             wks.write(
-                'part --source bootimg-efi '
+                'part --source bootimg_efi '
                 '--sourceparams="loader=grub-efi,install-kernel-into-boot-dir=true" '
                 '--label boot --active\n'
             )
@@ -214,6 +216,47 @@ class Wic(WicTestCase):
                     found, "The kernel image '{}' was not found in the boot partition".format(kimgtype)
                 )
 
+    @skipIfNotArch(['x86_64'])
+    def test_grub_install_pcbios(self):
+        """
+        Test the installation of the grub modules + config
+        into the boot directory in the resulting wic image.
+        """
+
+        # create a temporary file for the WKS content
+        with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
+            wks.write(
+                'part --source bootimg_pcbios --sourceparams="loader-bios=grub" '
+                '--offset 1024 --fixed-size 78M --label boot --active\n'
+                'bootloader --ptable msdos --source bootimg_pcbios\n'
+            )
+            wks.flush()
+            # create a temporary directory to extract the disk image to
+            with TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+                img = "core-image-minimal"
+                config = 'DEPENDS:pn-%s += "grub-native grub"' % (img)
+
+                self.append_config(config)
+                bitbake(img)
+                self.remove_config(config)
+
+                cmd = "wic create %s -e %s -o %s" % (wks.name, img, self.resultdir)
+                runCmd(cmd)
+
+                wksname = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(wks.name))[0]
+                out = glob(os.path.join(self.resultdir, "%s-*.direct" % wksname))
+                self.assertEqual(1, len(out))
+
+                sysroot = get_bb_var('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'wic-tools')
+
+                # Check if grub.cfg is installed
+                result = runCmd("wic ls %s:1/boot/grub -n %s" % (out[0], sysroot))
+                self.assertIn('grub', result.output)
+
+                # Check if normal.mod is installed
+                result = runCmd("wic ls %s:1/boot/grub/i386-pc -n %s" % (out[0], sysroot))
+                self.assertIn('normal', result.output)
+
     def test_build_image_name(self):
         """Test wic create wictestdisk --image-name=core-image-minimal"""
         cmd = "wic create wictestdisk --image-name=core-image-minimal -o %s" % self.resultdir
@@ -445,8 +488,9 @@ class Wic(WicTestCase):
                 wks.write("""
 part / --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path usr
 part /usr --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --rootfs-dir %s/usr
-part /etc --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path bin/ --rootfs-dir %s/usr"""
-                          % (rootfs_dir, rootfs_dir))
+part /etc --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path bin/ --rootfs-dir %s/usr
+part /mnt --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path bin/whoami --rootfs-dir %s/usr"""
+                          % (rootfs_dir, rootfs_dir, rootfs_dir))
             runCmd("wic create %s -e core-image-minimal -o %s" \
                                        % (wks_file, self.resultdir))
 
@@ -457,7 +501,7 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path bin/ --r
             wicimg = wicout[0]
 
             # verify partition size with wic
-            res = runCmd("parted -m %s unit b p 2>/dev/null" % wicimg)
+            res = runCmd("parted -m %s unit b p" % wicimg, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
             # parse parted output which looks like this:
             # BYT;\n
@@ -465,9 +509,9 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path bin/ --r
             # 1:0.00MiB:200MiB:200MiB:ext4::;\n
             partlns = res.output.splitlines()[2:]
 
-            self.assertEqual(3, len(partlns))
+            self.assertEqual(4, len(partlns))
 
-            for part in [1, 2, 3]:
+            for part in [1, 2, 3, 4]:
                 part_file = os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part%d" % part)
                 partln = partlns[part-1].split(":")
                 self.assertEqual(7, len(partln))
@@ -478,16 +522,16 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path bin/ --r
 
             # Test partition 1, should contain the normal root directories, except
             # /usr.
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % \
-                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part1"))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % \
+                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part1"), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertIn("etc", files)
             self.assertNotIn("usr", files)
 
             # Partition 2, should contain common directories for /usr, not root
             # directories.
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % \
-                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part2"))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % \
+                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part2"), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertNotIn("etc", files)
             self.assertNotIn("usr", files)
@@ -495,27 +539,78 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --exclude-path bin/ --r
 
             # Partition 3, should contain the same as partition 2, including the bin
             # directory, but not the files inside it.
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % \
-                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part3"))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % \
+                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part3"), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertNotIn("etc", files)
             self.assertNotIn("usr", files)
             self.assertIn("share", files)
             self.assertIn("bin", files)
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p bin' %s 2>/dev/null" % \
-                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part3"))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p bin' %s" % \
+                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part3"), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertIn(".", files)
             self.assertIn("..", files)
             self.assertEqual(2, len(files))
 
-            for part in [1, 2, 3]:
+            # Partition 4, should contain the same as partition 2, including the bin
+            # directory, but not whoami (a symlink to busybox.nosuid) inside it.
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % \
+                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part4"), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            files = extract_files(res.output)
+            self.assertNotIn("etc", files)
+            self.assertNotIn("usr", files)
+            self.assertIn("share", files)
+            self.assertIn("bin", files)
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p bin' %s" % \
+                             os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part4"), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            files = extract_files(res.output)
+            self.assertIn(".", files)
+            self.assertIn("..", files)
+            self.assertIn("who", files)
+            self.assertNotIn("whoami", files)
+
+            for part in [1, 2, 3, 4]:
                 part_file = os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part%d" % part)
                 os.remove(part_file)
 
         finally:
             os.environ['PATH'] = oldpath
 
+    def test_exclude_path_with_extra_space(self):
+        """Test having --exclude-path with IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE. [Yocto #15555]"""
+
+        with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
+            wks.writelines(
+                ['bootloader --ptable gpt\n',
+                 'part /boot --size=100M --active --fstype=ext4 --label boot\n',
+                 'part /     --source rootfs      --fstype=ext4 --label root --exclude-path boot/\n'])
+            wks.flush()
+            config = 'IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE = "500000"\n'\
+                     'DEPENDS:pn-core-image-minimal += "wic-tools"\n'\
+                     'IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic ext4"\n'\
+                     'WKS_FILE = "%s"\n' % wks.name
+            self.append_config(config)
+            bitbake('core-image-minimal')
+
+        """
+        the output of "wic ls <image>.wic" will look something like:
+            Num     Start        End          Size      Fstype
+             1         17408    136332287    136314880  ext4
+             2     136332288    171464703     35132416  ext4
+        we are looking for the size of partition 2
+        i.e. in this case the number 35,132,416
+        without the fix the size will be around 85,403,648
+        with the fix the size should be around 799,960,064
+        """
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'MACHINE'], 'core-image-minimal')
+        deploy_dir = bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE']
+        machine = bb_vars['MACHINE']
+        nativesysroot = get_bb_var('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'wic-tools')
+        wicout = glob(os.path.join(deploy_dir, "core-image-minimal-%s.rootfs-*.wic" % machine))[0]
+        size_of_root_partition = int(runCmd("wic ls %s --native-sysroot %s" % (wicout, nativesysroot)).output.split('\n')[2].split()[3])
+        self.assertGreater(size_of_root_partition, 500000000)
+
     def test_include_path(self):
         """Test --include-path wks option."""
 
@@ -541,13 +636,13 @@ part /part2 --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --include-path %s"""
             part2 = glob(os.path.join(self.resultdir, 'temp-*.direct.p2'))[0]
 
             # Test partition 1, should not contain 'test-file'
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part1))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % (part1), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertNotIn('test-file', files)
             self.assertEqual(True, files_own_by_root(res.output))
 
             # Test partition 2, should contain 'test-file'
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part2))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % (part2), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertIn('test-file', files)
             self.assertEqual(True, files_own_by_root(res.output))
@@ -576,12 +671,12 @@ part / --source rootfs  --fstype=ext4 --include-path %s --include-path core-imag
 
             part1 = glob(os.path.join(self.resultdir, 'temp-*.direct.p1'))[0]
 
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part1))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % (part1), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertIn('test-file', files)
             self.assertEqual(True, files_own_by_root(res.output))
 
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p /export/etc/' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part1))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p /export/etc/' %s" % (part1), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertIn('passwd', files)
             self.assertEqual(True, files_own_by_root(res.output))
@@ -668,7 +763,7 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --change-directory=etc
                                        % (wks_file, self.resultdir))
 
                 for part in glob(os.path.join(self.resultdir, 'temp-*.direct.p*')):
-                    res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part))
+                    res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % (part), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
                     self.assertEqual(True, files_own_by_root(res.output))
 
                 config = 'IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic"\nWKS_FILE = "%s"\n' % wks_file
@@ -678,7 +773,7 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --change-directory=etc
 
                 # check each partition for permission
                 for part in glob(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'temp-*.direct.p*')):
-                    res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part))
+                    res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % (part), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
                     self.assertTrue(files_own_by_root(res.output)
                         ,msg='Files permission incorrect using wks set "%s"' % test)
 
@@ -706,7 +801,7 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --change-directory=etc
 
             part1 = glob(os.path.join(self.resultdir, 'temp-*.direct.p1'))[0]
 
-            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part1))
+            res = runCmd("debugfs -R 'ls -p' %s" % (part1), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             files = extract_files(res.output)
             self.assertIn('passwd', files)
 
@@ -741,7 +836,7 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --change-directory=etc
         bitbake('base-files -c do_install')
         bf_fstab = os.path.join(get_bb_var('D', 'base-files'), 'etc', 'fstab')
         self.assertEqual(True, os.path.exists(bf_fstab))
-        bf_fstab_md5sum = runCmd('md5sum %s 2>/dev/null' % bf_fstab).output.split(" ")[0]
+        bf_fstab_md5sum = runCmd('md5sum %s ' % bf_fstab).output.split(" ")[0]
 
         try:
             no_fstab_update_path = os.path.join(self.resultdir, 'test-no-fstab-update')
@@ -757,7 +852,7 @@ part /etc --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --change-directory=etc
             part_fstab_md5sum = []
             for i in range(1, 3):
                 part = glob(os.path.join(self.resultdir, 'temp-*.direct.p') + str(i))[0]
-                part_fstab = runCmd("debugfs -R 'cat etc/fstab' %s 2>/dev/null" % (part))
+                part_fstab = runCmd("debugfs -R 'cat etc/fstab' %s" % (part), stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
                 part_fstab_md5sum.append(hashlib.md5((part_fstab.output + "\n\n").encode('utf-8')).hexdigest())
 
             # '/etc/fstab' in partition 2 should contain the same stock fstab file
@@ -839,6 +934,61 @@ bootloader --ptable gpt""")
         finally:
             os.remove(wks_file)
 
+    def test_wic_sector_size(self):
+        """Test generation image sector size"""
+ 
+        oldpath = os.environ['PATH']
+        os.environ['PATH'] = get_bb_var("PATH", "wic-tools")
+
+        try:
+            # Add WIC_SECTOR_SIZE into config
+            config = 'WIC_SECTOR_SIZE = "4096"\n'\
+                     'WICVARS:append = " WIC_SECTOR_SIZE"\n'
+            self.append_config(config)
+            bitbake('core-image-minimal')
+
+            # Check WIC_SECTOR_SIZE apply to bitbake variable
+            wic_sector_size_str = get_bb_var('WIC_SECTOR_SIZE', 'core-image-minimal')
+            wic_sector_size = int(wic_sector_size_str)
+            self.assertEqual(4096, wic_sector_size)
+
+            self.logger.info("Test wic_sector_size: %d \n" % wic_sector_size)
+
+            with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
+                wks.writelines(
+                    ['bootloader --ptable gpt\n',
+                     'part --fstype ext4 --source rootfs --label rofs-a --mkfs-extraopts "-b 4096"\n',
+                     'part --fstype ext4 --source rootfs --use-uuid --mkfs-extraopts "-b 4096"\n'])
+                wks.flush()
+                cmd = "wic create %s -e core-image-minimal -o %s" % (wks.name, self.resultdir)
+                runCmd(cmd)
+                wksname = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(wks.name))[0]
+                images = glob(os.path.join(self.resultdir, "%s-*direct" % wksname))
+                self.assertEqual(1, len(images))
+
+            sysroot = get_bb_var('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'wic-tools')
+            # list partitions
+            result = runCmd("wic ls %s -n %s" % (images[0], sysroot))
+            self.assertEqual(3, len(result.output.split('\n')))
+
+            # verify partition size with wic
+            res = runCmd("export PARTED_SECTOR_SIZE=%d; parted -m %s unit b p" % (wic_sector_size, images[0]),
+                         stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+            # parse parted output which looks like this:
+            # BYT;\n
+            # /var/tmp/wic/build/tmpgjzzefdd-202410281021-sda.direct:78569472B:file:4096:4096:gpt::;\n
+            # 1:139264B:39284735B:39145472B:ext4:rofs-a:;\n
+            # 2:39284736B:78430207B:39145472B:ext4:primary:;\n
+            disk_info = res.output.splitlines()[1]
+            # Check sector sizes
+            sector_size_logical = int(disk_info.split(":")[3])
+            sector_size_physical = int(disk_info.split(":")[4])
+            self.assertEqual(wic_sector_size, sector_size_logical, "Logical sector size is not %d." % wic_sector_size)
+            self.assertEqual(wic_sector_size, sector_size_physical, "Physical sector size is not %d." % wic_sector_size)
+
+        finally:
+            os.environ['PATH'] = oldpath
 
 class Wic2(WicTestCase):
 
@@ -872,7 +1022,7 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         wicvars = wicvars.difference(('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'IMAGE_BOOT_FILES',
                                       'INITRD', 'INITRD_LIVE', 'ISODIR','INITRAMFS_IMAGE',
                                       'INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE', 'INITRAMFS_LINK_NAME',
-                                      'APPEND', 'IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES'))
+                                      'APPEND', 'IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES', 'IMAGE_EXTRA_PARTITION_FILES'))
         with open(path) as envfile:
             content = dict(line.split("=", 1) for line in envfile)
             # test if variables used by wic present in the .env file
@@ -913,6 +1063,18 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         """Test building wic images by bitbake"""
         config = 'IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic"\nWKS_FILE = "wic-image-minimal"\n'\
                  'MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"\n'
+        image_recipe_append = """
+do_image_wic[postfuncs] += "run_wic_cmd"
+run_wic_cmd() {
+    echo "test" >> ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic ls --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic rm --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+}
+"""
+        self.write_recipeinc('images', image_recipe_append)
+
         self.append_config(config)
         image = 'wic-image-minimal'
         bitbake(image)
@@ -921,6 +1083,11 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'IMAGE_LINK_NAME'], image)
         prefix = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], '%s.' % bb_vars['IMAGE_LINK_NAME'])
 
+        sysroot = get_bb_var('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'wic-tools')
+        # check if file is there
+        result = runCmd("wic ls %s:1/ -n %s" % (prefix+"wic", sysroot))
+        self.assertIn("test.wic-cp", result.output)
+
         # check if we have result image and manifests symlinks
         # pointing to existing files
         for suffix in ('wic', 'manifest'):
@@ -936,10 +1103,29 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         config = 'IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic"\nWKS_FILE = "wic-image-minimal"\n'\
                  'MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"\n'
         self.append_config(config)
+        image_recipe_append = """
+do_image_wic[postfuncs] += "run_wic_cmd"
+run_wic_cmd() {
+    echo "test" >> ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic ls --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+    wic rm --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/test.wic-cp
+    wic cp --vars "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}/imgdata/" -e "${IMAGE_BASENAME}" ${WORKDIR}/test.wic-cp  ${IMGDEPLOYDIR}/${IMAGE_NAME}.wic:1/
+}
+"""
+        self.write_recipeinc('images', image_recipe_append)
         bitbake('wic-image-minimal')
+
+        sysroot = get_bb_var('RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE', 'wic-tools')
+        bb_vars = get_bb_vars(['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'IMAGE_LINK_NAME'], "wic-image-minimal")
+        image_path = os.path.join(bb_vars['DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE'], bb_vars['IMAGE_LINK_NAME'])
+        # check if file is there
+        result = runCmd("wic ls %s:1/ -n %s" % (image_path+".wic", sysroot))
+        self.assertIn("test.wic-cp", result.output)
         self.remove_config(config)
 
-        with runqemu('wic-image-minimal', ssh=False, runqemuparams='nographic') as qemu:
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'wic-image-minimal') or ""
+        with runqemu('wic-image-minimal', ssh=False, runqemuparams='%s nographic' % (runqemu_params)) as qemu:
             cmd = "mount | grep '^/dev/' | cut -f1,3 -d ' ' | egrep -c -e '/dev/sda1 /boot' " \
                   "-e '/dev/root /|/dev/sda2 /' -e '/dev/sda3 /media' -e '/dev/sda4 /mnt'"
             status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
@@ -959,8 +1145,9 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         bitbake('core-image-minimal ovmf')
         self.remove_config(config)
 
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-minimal') or ""
         with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False,
-                     runqemuparams='nographic ovmf', image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+                     runqemuparams='%s nographic ovmf' % (runqemu_params), image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
             cmd = "grep sda. /proc/partitions  |wc -l"
             status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
             self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
@@ -980,7 +1167,7 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
 
         return wkspath
 
-    def _get_wic_partitions(self, wkspath, native_sysroot=None, ignore_status=False):
+    def _get_wic(self, wkspath, ignore_status=False):
         p = runCmd("wic create %s -e core-image-minimal -o %s" % (wkspath, self.resultdir),
                    ignore_status=ignore_status)
 
@@ -994,14 +1181,20 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         if not wicout:
             return (p, None)
 
-        wicimg = wicout[0]
+        return (p, wicout[0])
+
+    def _get_wic_partitions(self, wkspath, native_sysroot=None, ignore_status=False):
+        p, wicimg = self._get_wic(wkspath, ignore_status)
+
+        if wicimg is None:
+            return (p, None)
 
         if not native_sysroot:
             native_sysroot = get_bb_var("RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE", "wic-tools")
 
         # verify partition size with wic
-        res = runCmd("parted -m %s unit kib p 2>/dev/null" % wicimg,
-                     native_sysroot=native_sysroot)
+        res = runCmd("parted -m %s unit kib p" % wicimg,
+                     native_sysroot=native_sysroot, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
         # parse parted output which looks like this:
         # BYT;\n
@@ -1040,71 +1233,71 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             # Test that partitions are placed at the correct offsets, default KB
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
-                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32     --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n" \
-                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 102432 --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32     --fixed-size 200M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 204832 --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             _, partlns = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, native_sysroot)
             self.assertEqual(partlns, [
-                "1:32.0kiB:102432kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
-                "2:102432kiB:204832kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "1:32.0kiB:204832kiB:204800kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "2:204832kiB:307232kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
                 ])
 
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             # Test that partitions are placed at the correct offsets, same with explicit KB
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
-                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32K     --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n" \
-                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 102432K --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32K     --fixed-size 200M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 204832K --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             _, partlns = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, native_sysroot)
             self.assertEqual(partlns, [
-                "1:32.0kiB:102432kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
-                "2:102432kiB:204832kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "1:32.0kiB:204832kiB:204800kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "2:204832kiB:307232kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
                 ])
 
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             # Test that partitions are placed at the correct offsets using MB
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
-                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32K  --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n" \
-                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 101M --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32K  --fixed-size 200M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 201M --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             _, partlns = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, native_sysroot)
             self.assertEqual(partlns, [
-                "1:32.0kiB:102432kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
-                "2:103424kiB:205824kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "1:32.0kiB:204832kiB:204800kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "2:205824kiB:308224kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
                 ])
 
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             # Test that partitions can be placed on a 512 byte sector boundary
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
-                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 65s --fixed-size 99M --fstype=ext4\n" \
-                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 102432 --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 65s --fixed-size 199M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 204832 --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             _, partlns = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, native_sysroot)
             self.assertEqual(partlns, [
-                "1:32.5kiB:101408kiB:101376kiB:ext4:primary:;",
-                "2:102432kiB:204832kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "1:32.5kiB:203808kiB:203776kiB:ext4:primary:;",
+                "2:204832kiB:307232kiB:102400kiB:ext4:primary:;",
                 ])
 
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             # Test that a partition can be placed immediately after a MSDOS partition table
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable msdos\n" \
-                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 1s --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 1s --fixed-size 200M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             _, partlns = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, native_sysroot)
             self.assertEqual(partlns, [
-                "1:0.50kiB:102400kiB:102400kiB:ext4::;",
+                "1:0.50kiB:204800kiB:204800kiB:ext4::;",
                 ])
 
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             # Test that image creation fails if the partitions would overlap
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
-                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32     --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n" \
-                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 102431 --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 32     --fixed-size 200M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                        "part /bar                 --ondisk hda --offset 204831 --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             p, _ = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, ignore_status=True)
@@ -1113,18 +1306,18 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             # Test that partitions are not allowed to overlap with the booloader
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
-                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 8 --fixed-size 100M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /    --source rootfs --ondisk hda --offset 8 --fixed-size 200M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             p, _ = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, ignore_status=True)
             self.assertNotEqual(p.status, 0, "wic exited successfully when an error was expected:\n%s" % p.output)
 
-    def test_extra_space(self):
+    def test_extra_filesystem_space(self):
         native_sysroot = get_bb_var("RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE", "wic-tools")
 
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
             tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
-                        "part /     --source rootfs --ondisk hda --extra-space 200M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                        "part /     --source rootfs --ondisk hda --extra-filesystem-space 200M --fstype=ext4\n")
             tempf.flush()
 
             _, partlns = self._get_wic_partitions(tempf.name, native_sysroot)
@@ -1134,6 +1327,51 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
             size = int(size[:-3])
             self.assertGreaterEqual(size, 204800)
 
+    def test_extra_partition_space(self):
+        native_sysroot = get_bb_var("RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE", "wic-tools")
+
+        oldpath = os.environ['PATH']
+        os.environ['PATH'] = get_bb_var("PATH", "wic-tools")
+
+        try:
+            with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as tempf:
+                tempf.write("bootloader --ptable gpt\n" \
+                            "part                 --ondisk hda --size 10M        --extra-partition-space 10M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                            "part                 --ondisk hda --fixed-size 20M  --extra-partition-space 10M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                            "part --source rootfs --ondisk hda                   --extra-partition-space 10M --fstype=ext4\n" \
+                            "part --source rootfs --ondisk hda --fixed-size 200M --extra-partition-space 10M --fstype=ext4\n")
+                tempf.flush()
+
+                _, wicimg = self._get_wic(tempf.name)
+
+                res = runCmd("parted -m %s unit b p" % wicimg,
+                                native_sysroot=native_sysroot, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+                # parse parted output which looks like this:
+                # BYT;\n
+                # /var/tmp/wic/build/tmpfwvjjkf_-201611101222-hda.direct:200MiB:file:512:512:msdos::;\n
+                # 1:0.00MiB:200MiB:200MiB:ext4::;\n
+                partlns = res.output.splitlines()[2:]
+
+                self.assertEqual(4, len(partlns))
+
+                # Test for each partitions that the extra part space exists
+                for part in range(0, len(partlns)):
+                    part_file = os.path.join(self.resultdir, "selftest_img.part%d" % (part + 1))
+                    partln = partlns[part].split(":")
+                    self.assertEqual(7, len(partln))
+                    self.assertRegex(partln[3], r'^[0-9]+B$')
+                    part_size = int(partln[3].rstrip("B"))
+                    start = int(partln[1].rstrip("B")) / 512
+                    length = part_size / 512
+                    runCmd("dd if=%s of=%s skip=%d count=%d" %
+                                                (wicimg, part_file, start, length))
+                    res = runCmd("dumpe2fs %s -h | grep \"^Block count\"" % part_file)
+                    fs_size = int(res.output.split(":")[1].strip()) * 1024
+                    self.assertLessEqual(fs_size + 10485760, part_size, "part file: %s" % part_file)
+        finally:
+            os.environ['PATH'] = oldpath
+
     # TODO this test could also work on aarch64
     @skipIfNotArch(['i586', 'i686', 'x86_64'])
     @OETestTag("runqemu")
@@ -1154,8 +1392,9 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         bitbake('core-image-minimal-mtdutils')
         self.remove_config(config)
 
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-minimal-mtdutils') or ""
         with runqemu('core-image-minimal-mtdutils', ssh=False,
-                     runqemuparams='nographic', image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+                     runqemuparams='%s nographic' % (runqemu_params), image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
             cmd = "grep sda. /proc/partitions  |wc -l"
             status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
             self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
@@ -1177,6 +1416,10 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(1, len(out))
 
     def test_rawcopy_plugin(self):
+        config = 'IMAGE_FSTYPES = "ext4"\n'
+        self.append_config(config)
+        self.assertEqual(0, bitbake('core-image-minimal').status)
+        self.remove_config(config)
         self._rawcopy_plugin('ext4')
 
     def test_rawcopy_plugin_unpack(self):
@@ -1214,8 +1457,9 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
         bitbake('core-image-minimal')
         self.remove_config(config)
 
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-minimal') or ""
         with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False,
-                     runqemuparams='nographic', image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+                     runqemuparams='%s nographic' % (runqemu_params), image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
             # Check that we have ONLY two /dev/sda* partitions (/boot and /)
             cmd = "grep sda. /proc/partitions | wc -l"
             status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
@@ -1242,7 +1486,7 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
     def test_biosplusefi_plugin(self):
         """Test biosplusefi plugin"""
         # Wic generation below may fail depending on the order of the unittests
-        # This is because bootimg-pcbios (that bootimg-biosplusefi uses) generate its MBR inside STAGING_DATADIR directory
+        # This is because bootimg_pcbios (that bootimg_biosplusefi uses) generate its MBR inside STAGING_DATADIR directory
         #    which may or may not exists depending on what was built already
         # If an image hasn't been built yet, directory ${STAGING_DATADIR}/syslinux won't exists and _get_bootimg_dir()
         #   will raise with "Couldn't find correct bootimg_dir"
@@ -1254,7 +1498,7 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
 
         img = 'core-image-minimal'
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
-            wks.writelines(['part /boot --active --source bootimg-biosplusefi --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi"\n',
+            wks.writelines(['part /boot --active --source bootimg_biosplusefi --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi"\n',
                             'part / --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --align 1024 --use-uuid\n'\
                             'bootloader --timeout=0 --append="console=ttyS0,115200n8"\n'])
             wks.flush()
@@ -1274,7 +1518,7 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
 
         img = 'core-image-minimal'
         with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
-            wks.writelines(['part /boot --source bootimg-efi --sourceparams="loader=uefi-kernel"\n'
+            wks.writelines(['part /boot --source bootimg_efi --sourceparams="loader=uefi-kernel"\n'
                             'part / --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --align 1024 --use-uuid\n'\
                             'bootloader --timeout=0 --append="console=ttyS0,115200n8"\n'])
             wks.flush()
@@ -1288,24 +1532,45 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
     @skipIfNotArch(['i586', 'i686', 'x86_64'])
     @OETestTag("runqemu")
     def test_efi_plugin_unified_kernel_image_qemu(self):
-        """Test efi plugin's Unified Kernel Image feature in qemu"""
-        config = 'IMAGE_FSTYPES = "wic"\n'\
-                 'INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-minimal-initramfs"\n'\
-                 'WKS_FILE = "test_efi_plugin.wks"\n'\
-                 'MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"\n'
+        """Test Unified Kernel Image feature in qemu without systemd in initramfs or rootfs"""
+        config = """
+# efi firmware must load systemd-boot, not grub
+EFI_PROVIDER = "systemd-boot"
+
+# image format must be wic, needs esp partition for firmware etc
+IMAGE_FSTYPES:pn-core-image-base:append = " wic"
+WKS_FILE = "test_efi_plugin.wks"
+
+# efi, uki and systemd features must be enabled
+MACHINE_FEATURES:append = " efi"
+IMAGE_CLASSES:append:pn-core-image-base = " uki"
+
+# uki embeds also an initrd, no systemd or udev
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-initramfs-boot"
+
+# runqemu must not load kernel separately, it's in the uki
+QB_KERNEL_ROOT = ""
+QB_DEFAULT_KERNEL = "none"
+
+# boot command line provided via uki, not via bootloader
+UKI_CMDLINE = "rootwait root=LABEL=root console=${KERNEL_CONSOLE}"
+
+"""
         self.append_config(config)
-        bitbake('core-image-minimal core-image-minimal-initramfs ovmf')
+        bitbake('core-image-base ovmf')
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-base') or ""
+        uki_filename = get_bb_var('UKI_FILENAME', 'core-image-base')
         self.remove_config(config)
 
-        with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False,
-                     runqemuparams='nographic ovmf', image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
-            # Check that /boot has EFI bootx64.efi (required for EFI)
-            cmd = "ls /boot/EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi | wc -l"
+        with runqemu('core-image-base', ssh=False,
+                     runqemuparams='%s nographic ovmf' % (runqemu_params), image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+            # Check that /boot has EFI boot*.efi (required for EFI)
+            cmd = "ls /boot/EFI/BOOT/boot*.efi | wc -l"
             status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
             self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
             self.assertEqual(output, '1')
-            # Check that /boot has EFI/Linux/linux.efi (required for Unified Kernel Images auto detection)
-            cmd = "ls /boot/EFI/Linux/linux.efi | wc -l"
+            # Check that /boot has EFI/Linux/${UKI_FILENAME} (required for Unified Kernel Images auto detection)
+            cmd = "ls /boot/EFI/Linux/%s | wc -l" % (uki_filename)
             status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
             self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
             self.assertEqual(output, '1')
@@ -1315,6 +1580,127 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
             self.assertEqual(output, '0')
 
+    @skipIfNotArch(['aarch64'])
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_efi_plugin_plain_systemd_boot_qemu_aarch64(self):
+        """Test plain systemd-boot in qemu with systemd"""
+        config = """
+INIT_MANAGER = "systemd"
+EFI_PROVIDER = "systemd-boot"
+
+# image format must be wic, needs esp partition for firmware etc
+IMAGE_FSTYPES:pn-core-image-base:append = " wic"
+WKS_FILE = "test_efi_plugin_plain_systemd-boot.wks"
+
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-initramfs-boot"
+
+# to configure runqemu
+IMAGE_CLASSES += "qemuboot"
+# u-boot efi firmware
+QB_DEFAULT_BIOS = "u-boot.bin"
+# need to use virtio, scsi not supported by u-boot by default
+QB_DRIVE_TYPE = "/dev/vd"
+
+# disable kvm, breaks boot
+QEMU_USE_KVM = ""
+
+IMAGE_CLASSES:remove = 'testimage'
+"""
+        self.append_config(config)
+        bitbake('core-image-base u-boot')
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-base') or ""
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-base', ssh=False,
+                     runqemuparams='%s nographic' % (runqemu_params), image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+            # Check that /boot has EFI boot*.efi (required for EFI)
+            cmd = "ls /boot/EFI/BOOT/boot*.efi | wc -l"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+            self.assertEqual(output, '1')
+            # Check that boot.conf exists
+            cmd = "cat /boot/loader/entries/boot.conf"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+        self.remove_config(config)
+
+    @skipIfNotArch(['i586', 'i686', 'x86_64'])
+    @OETestTag("runqemu")
+    def test_efi_plugin_plain_systemd_boot_qemu_x86(self):
+        """Test plain systemd-boot to systemd in qemu"""
+        config = """
+INIT_MANAGER = "systemd"
+EFI_PROVIDER = "systemd-boot"
+
+# image format must be wic, needs esp partition for firmware etc
+IMAGE_FSTYPES:pn-core-image-base:append = " wic"
+WKS_FILE = "test_efi_plugin_plain_systemd-boot.wks"
+
+INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "core-image-initramfs-boot"
+"""
+        self.append_config(config)
+        bitbake('core-image-base ovmf')
+        runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-base') or ""
+        self.remove_config(config)
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-base', ssh=False,
+                     runqemuparams='%s nographic ovmf' % (runqemu_params), image_fstype='wic') as qemu:
+            # Check that /boot has EFI boot*.efi (required for EFI)
+            cmd = "ls /boot/EFI/BOOT/boot*.efi | wc -l"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+            self.assertEqual(output, '1')
+            # Check that boot.conf exists
+            cmd = "cat /boot/loader/entries/boot.conf"
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(cmd)
+            self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
+
+    def test_extra_partition_plugin(self):
+        """Test extra partition plugin"""
+        config = dedent("""\
+        IMAGE_EXTRA_PARTITION_FILES_label-foo = "bar.conf;foo.conf"
+        IMAGE_EXTRA_PARTITION_FILES_uuid-e7d0824e-cda3-4bed-9f54-9ef5312d105d = "bar.conf;foobar.conf"
+        IMAGE_EXTRA_PARTITION_FILES = "foo/*"
+        WICVARS:append = "\
+            IMAGE_EXTRA_PARTITION_FILES_label-foo \
+            IMAGE_EXTRA_PARTITION_FILES_uuid-e7d0824e-cda3-4bed-9f54-9ef5312d105d \
+        "
+        """)
+        self.append_config(config)
+
+        deploy_dir = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
+
+        testfile = open(os.path.join(deploy_dir, "bar.conf"), "w")
+        testfile.write("test")
+        testfile.close()
+
+        os.mkdir(os.path.join(deploy_dir, "foo"))
+        testfile = open(os.path.join(deploy_dir, "foo", "bar.conf"), "w")
+        testfile.write("test")
+        testfile.close()
+
+        oldpath = os.environ['PATH']
+        os.environ['PATH'] = get_bb_var("PATH", "wic-tools")
+
+        try:
+            with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".wks") as wks:
+                wks.writelines(['part / --source extra_partition --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label foo --align 4 --size 5M\n',
+                                'part / --source extra_partition --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --uuid e7d0824e-cda3-4bed-9f54-9ef5312d105d --align 4 --size 5M\n',
+                                'part / --source extra_partition --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label bar --align 4 --size 5M\n'])
+                wks.flush()
+                _, wicimg = self._get_wic(wks.name)
+
+                result = runCmd("wic ls %s | wc -l" % wicimg)
+                self.assertEqual('4', result.output, msg="Expect 3 partitions, not %s" % result.output)
+
+                for part, file in enumerate(["foo.conf", "foobar.conf", "bar.conf"]):
+                    result = runCmd("wic ls %s:%d | grep -q \"%s\"" % (wicimg, part + 1, file))
+                    self.assertEqual(0, result.status, msg="File '%s' not found in the partition #%d" % (file, part))
+
+            self.remove_config(config)
+
+        finally:
+            os.environ['PATH'] = oldpath
+
     def test_fs_types(self):
         """Test filesystem types for empty and not empty partitions"""
         img = 'core-image-minimal'
@@ -1446,8 +1832,8 @@ class Wic2(WicTestCase):
             os.rename(image_path, image_path + '.bak')
             os.rename(new_image_path, image_path)
 
-            # Check if it boots in qemu
-            with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False, runqemuparams='nographic') as qemu:
+            runqemu_params = get_bb_var('TEST_RUNQEMUPARAMS', 'core-image-minimal') or ""
+            with runqemu('core-image-minimal', ssh=False, runqemuparams='%s nographic' % (runqemu_params)) as qemu:
                 cmd = "ls /etc/"
                 status, output = qemu.run_serial('true')
                 self.assertEqual(1, status, 'Failed to run command "%s": %s' % (cmd, output))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/yoctotestresultsquerytests.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/yoctotestresultsquerytests.py
index 312edb6431..b1015d60ef 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/yoctotestresultsquerytests.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/yoctotestresultsquerytests.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ sys.path = sys.path + [lib_path]
 class TestResultsQueryTests(OESelftestTestCase):
     def test_get_sha1(self):
         test_data_get_sha1 = [
-            {"input": "yocto-4.0", "expected": "00cfdde791a0176c134f31e5a09eff725e75b905"},
-            {"input": "4.1_M1", "expected": "95066dde6861ee08fdb505ab3e0422156cc24fae"},
+            {"input": "yocto-4.0", "expected": "92fcb6570bddd0c5717d8cfdf38ecf3e44942b0f"},
+            {"input": "yocto-5.2", "expected": "6ec2c52b938302b894f119f701ffcf0a847eee85"},
         ]
         for data in test_data_get_sha1:
             test_name = data["input"]
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py
index 99186175e5..c9eb481725 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/context.py
@@ -44,9 +44,13 @@ class NonConcurrentTestSuite(unittest.TestSuite):
         self.bb_vars = bb_vars
 
     def run(self, result):
+        origenv = os.environ.copy()
         (builddir, newbuilddir) = self.setupfunc("-st", None, self.suite)
         ret = super().run(result)
+        # In forks we don't have to restore but in a single process, restore cwd and the env
         os.chdir(builddir)
+        for e in origenv:
+            os.environ[e] = origenv[e]
         if newbuilddir and ret.wasSuccessful() and self.removefunc:
             self.removefunc(newbuilddir)
 
@@ -102,6 +106,13 @@ class OESelftestTestContext(OETestContext):
         oe.path.copytree(builddir + "/cache", newbuilddir + "/cache")
         oe.path.copytree(selftestdir, newselftestdir)
 
+        # if the last line of local.conf in newbuilddir is not empty and does not end with newline then add one
+        localconf_path = newbuilddir + "/conf/local.conf"
+        with open(localconf_path, "r+", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            last_line = f.readlines()[-1]
+            if last_line and not last_line.endswith("\n"):
+                f.write("\n")
+
         subprocess.check_output("git init && git add * && git commit -a -m 'initial'", cwd=newselftestdir, shell=True)
 
         # Tried to used bitbake-layers add/remove but it requires recipe parsing and hence is too slow
@@ -114,11 +125,15 @@ class OESelftestTestContext(OETestContext):
                 bblayers_abspath = [os.path.abspath(path) for path in bblayers.split()]
                 with open("%s/conf/bblayers.conf" % newbuilddir, "a") as f:
                     newbblayers = "# new bblayers to be used by selftest in the new build dir '%s'\n" % newbuilddir
+                    newbblayers += 'unset BBLAYERS\n'
                     newbblayers += 'BBLAYERS = "%s"\n' % ' '.join(bblayers_abspath)
                     f.write(newbblayers)
 
+        # Rewrite builddir paths seen in environment variables
         for e in os.environ:
-            if builddir + "/" in os.environ[e]:
+            # Rewrite paths that absolutely point inside builddir
+            # (e.g $builddir/conf/ would be rewritten but not $builddir/../bitbake/)
+            if builddir + "/" in os.environ[e] and builddir + "/" in os.path.abspath(os.environ[e]):
                 os.environ[e] = os.environ[e].replace(builddir + "/", newbuilddir + "/")
             if os.environ[e].endswith(builddir):
                 os.environ[e] = os.environ[e].replace(builddir, newbuilddir)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
index 6e8b781973..a9080077e2 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ class BaseTarget(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
 class QemuTarget(BaseTarget):
 
-    supported_image_fstypes = ['ext3', 'ext4', 'cpio.gz', 'wic']
+    supported_image_fstypes = ['ext3', 'ext4', 'cpio.gz', 'wic', 'ext3.zst', 'ext4.zst', 'wic.zst']
 
-    def __init__(self, d, logger, image_fstype=None):
+    def __init__(self, d, logger, image_fstype=None, boot_patterns=None):
 
         import oe.types
 
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ class QemuTarget(BaseTarget):
                             dump_dir = dump_dir,
                             logger = logger,
                             tmpfsdir = d.getVar("RUNQEMU_TMPFS_DIR"),
-                            serial_ports = len(d.getVar("SERIAL_CONSOLES").split()))
+                            serial_ports = len(d.getVar("SERIAL_CONSOLES").split()),
+                            boot_patterns = boot_patterns)
 
         self.monitor_dumper = MonitorDumper(dump_monitor_cmds, dump_dir, self.runner)
         if (self.monitor_dumper):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/__init__.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/__init__.py
index 53bdcbf266..e03f7e33bb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/__init__.py
@@ -96,4 +96,10 @@ def get_json_result_dir(d):
     custom_json_result_dir = d.getVar("OEQA_JSON_RESULT_DIR")
     if custom_json_result_dir:
         json_result_dir = custom_json_result_dir
-    return json_result_dir
\ No newline at end of file
+    return json_result_dir
+
+def get_artefact_dir(d):
+    custom_json_result_dir = d.getVar("OEQA_ARTEFACT_DIR")
+    if custom_json_result_dir:
+        return custom_json_result_dir
+    return os.path.join(d.getVar("LOG_DIR"), 'oeqa-artefacts')
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
index 575e380017..9154220968 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ def runCmd(command, ignore_status=False, timeout=None, assert_error=True, sync=T
 
     if result.status and not ignore_status:
         exc_output = result.output
+        if result.error:
+            exc_output = exc_output + result.error
         if limit_exc_output > 0:
             split = result.output.splitlines()
             if len(split) > limit_exc_output:
@@ -283,7 +285,20 @@ def get_bb_vars(variables=None, target=None, postconfig=None):
     return values
 
 def get_bb_var(var, target=None, postconfig=None):
-    return get_bb_vars([var], target, postconfig)[var]
+    if postconfig:
+        return bitbake("-e %s" % target or "", postconfig=postconfig).output
+    else:
+        # Fast-path for the non-postconfig case
+        cmd = ["bitbake-getvar", "--quiet", "--value", var]
+        if target:
+            cmd.extend(["--recipe", target])
+        try:
+            return subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.strip()
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            # We need to return None not the empty string if the variable hasn't been set.
+            if e.returncode == 1:
+                return None
+            raise
 
 def get_test_layer(bblayers=None):
     if bblayers is None:
@@ -312,9 +327,26 @@ def create_temp_layer(templayerdir, templayername, priority=999, recipepathspec=
         f.write('LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_%s = "%s"\n' % (templayername, corenames))
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def runqemu(pn, ssh=True, runqemuparams='', image_fstype=None, launch_cmd=None, qemuparams=None, overrides={}, discard_writes=True):
+def runqemu(pn, ssh=True, runqemuparams='', image_fstype=None, launch_cmd=None, qemuparams=None, overrides={}, boot_patterns = {}, discard_writes=True):
     """
-    launch_cmd means directly run the command, don't need set rootfs or env vars.
+    Starts a context manager for a 'oeqa.targetcontrol.QemuTarget' resource.
+    The underlying Qemu will be booted into a shell when the generator yields
+    and stopped when the 'with' block exits.
+
+    Usage:
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-minimal') as qemu:
+            qemu.run_serial('cat /proc/cpuinfo')
+
+    Args:
+        pn (str): (image) recipe to run on
+        ssh (boolean): whether or not to enable SSH (network access)
+        runqemuparams (str): space-separated list of params to pass to 'runqemu' script (like 'nographics', 'ovmf', etc.)
+        image_fstype (str): IMAGE_FSTYPE to use
+        launch_cmd (str): directly run this command and bypass automatic runqemu parameter generation
+        overrides (dict): dict of "'<bitbake-variable>': value" pairs that allows overriding bitbake variables
+        boot_patterns (dict): dict of "'<pattern-name>': value" pairs to override default boot patterns, e.g. when not booting Linux
+        discard_writes (boolean): enables qemu -snapshot feature to prevent modifying original image
     """
 
     import bb.tinfoil
@@ -345,7 +377,7 @@ def runqemu(pn, ssh=True, runqemuparams='', image_fstype=None, launch_cmd=None,
 
         logdir = recipedata.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR")
 
-        qemu = oeqa.targetcontrol.QemuTarget(recipedata, targetlogger, image_fstype)
+        qemu = oeqa.targetcontrol.QemuTarget(recipedata, targetlogger, image_fstype, boot_patterns=boot_patterns)
     finally:
         # We need to shut down tinfoil early here in case we actually want
         # to run tinfoil-using utilities with the running QEMU instance.
@@ -369,6 +401,20 @@ def runqemu(pn, ssh=True, runqemuparams='', image_fstype=None, launch_cmd=None,
         targetlogger.removeHandler(handler)
         qemu.stop()
 
+def runqemu_check_taps():
+    """Check if tap devices for runqemu are available"""
+    if not os.path.exists('/etc/runqemu-nosudo'):
+        return False
+    result = runCmd('PATH="$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin" ip tuntap show mode tap', ignore_status=True)
+    if result.status != 0:
+        return False
+    for line in result.output.splitlines():
+        if 'tap' in line:
+            break
+    else:
+        return False
+    return True
+
 def updateEnv(env_file):
     """
     Source a file and update environment.
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/gitarchive.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/gitarchive.py
index 10cb267dfa..7e1d505748 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/gitarchive.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/gitarchive.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def git_commit_data(repo, data_dir, branch, message, exclude, notes, log):
 
         # Remove files that are excluded
         if exclude:
-            repo.run_cmd(['rm', '--cached'] + [f for f in exclude], env_update)
+            repo.run_cmd(['rm', '--cached', '--ignore-unmatch'] + [f for f in exclude], env_update)
 
         tree = repo.run_cmd('write-tree', env_update)
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def expand_tag_strings(repo, name_pattern, msg_subj_pattern, msg_body_pattern,
         keyws['tag_number'] = '{tag_number}'
         tag_re = format_str(name_pattern, keyws)
         # Replace parentheses for proper regex matching
-        tag_re = tag_re.replace('(', '\(').replace(')', '\)') + '$'
+        tag_re = tag_re.replace('(', r'\(').replace(')', r'\)') + '$'
         # Inject regex group pattern for 'tag_number'
         tag_re = tag_re.format(tag_number='(?P<tag_number>[0-9]{1,5})')
 
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ def gitarchive(data_dir, git_dir, no_create, bare, commit_msg_subject, commit_ms
         log.info("Pushing data to remote")
         data_repo.run_cmd(cmd)
 
+    return tag_name
+
 # Container class for tester revisions
 TestedRev = namedtuple('TestedRev', 'commit commit_number tags')
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/metadata.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/metadata.py
index 15ec190c4a..b320df67e0 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/metadata.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/metadata.py
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ def git_rev_info(path):
             info['commit_count'] = int(subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-list", "--count", "HEAD"], cwd=path).decode('utf-8').strip())
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             pass
+        try:
+            info['commit_time'] = int(subprocess.check_output(["git", "show", "--no-patch", "--format=%ct", "HEAD"], cwd=path).decode('utf-8').strip())
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            pass
         return info
     try:
         repo = Repo(path, search_parent_directories=True)
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ def git_rev_info(path):
         return info
     info['commit'] = repo.head.commit.hexsha
     info['commit_count'] = repo.head.commit.count()
+    info['commit_time'] = repo.head.commit.committed_date
     try:
         info['branch'] = repo.active_branch.name
     except TypeError:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py
index ecdddd2d40..7b967edaad 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/postactions.py
@@ -7,35 +7,32 @@
 # Run a set of actions after tests. The runner provides internal data
 # dictionary as well as test context to any action to run.
 
-from oeqa.utils import get_json_result_dir
-
-def create_artifacts_directory(d, tc):
-    import shutil
-
-    local_artifacts_dir = os.path.join(get_json_result_dir(d), "artifacts")
-    if os.path.isdir(local_artifacts_dir):
-        shutil.rmtree(local_artifacts_dir)
-
-    os.makedirs(local_artifacts_dir)
+import datetime
+import io
+import os
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+from oeqa.utils import get_artefact_dir
 
 ##################################################################
 # Host/target statistics
 ##################################################################
 
-def get_target_disk_usage(d, tc):
-    output_file = os.path.join(get_json_result_dir(d), "artifacts", "target_disk_usage.txt")
+def get_target_disk_usage(d, tc, artifacts_list, outputdir):
+    output_file = os.path.join(outputdir, "target_disk_usage.txt")
     try:
-        (status, output) = tc.target.run('df -h')
+        (status, output) = tc.target.run('df -h', ignore_ssh_fails=True)
         with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
             f.write(output)
             f.write("\n")
     except Exception as e:
         bb.warn(f"Can not get target disk usage: {e}")
 
-def get_host_disk_usage(d, tc):
+def get_host_disk_usage(d, tc, artifacts_list, outputdir):
     import subprocess
 
-    output_file = os.path.join(get_json_result_dir(d), "artifacts", "host_disk_usage.txt")
+    output_file = os.path.join(outputdir, "host_disk_usage.txt")
     try:
         with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
             output = subprocess.run(['df', '-hl'], check=True, text=True, stdout=f, env={})
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ def get_artifacts_list(target, raw_list):
     for raw_path in raw_list.split():
         cmd = f"for p in {raw_path}; do if [ -e $p ]; then echo $p; fi; done"
         try:
-            status, output = target.run(cmd)
+            status, output = target.run(cmd, ignore_ssh_fails=True)
             if status != 0 or not output:
                 raise Exception()
             result += output.split()
@@ -61,25 +58,22 @@ def get_artifacts_list(target, raw_list):
 
     return result
 
-def retrieve_test_artifacts(target, artifacts_list, target_dir):
-    local_artifacts_dir = os.path.join(target_dir, "artifacts")
-    for artifact_path in artifacts_list:
-        if not os.path.isabs(artifact_path):
-            bb.warn(f"{artifact_path} is not an absolute path")
-            continue
-        try:
-            dest_dir = os.path.join(local_artifacts_dir, os.path.dirname(artifact_path[1:]))
-            os.makedirs(dest_dir, exist_ok=True)
-            target.copyFrom(artifact_path, dest_dir)
-        except Exception as e:
-            bb.warn(f"Can not retrieve {artifact_path} from test target: {e}")
-
-def list_and_fetch_failed_tests_artifacts(d, tc):
-    artifacts_list = get_artifacts_list(tc.target, d.getVar("TESTIMAGE_FAILED_QA_ARTIFACTS"))
+def list_and_fetch_failed_tests_artifacts(d, tc, artifacts_list, outputdir):
+    artifacts_list = get_artifacts_list(tc.target, artifacts_list)
     if not artifacts_list:
         bb.warn("Could not load artifacts list, skip artifacts retrieval")
-    else:
-        retrieve_test_artifacts(tc.target, artifacts_list, get_json_result_dir(d))
+        return
+    try:
+        # We need gnu tar for sparse files, not busybox
+        cmd = "tar --sparse -zcf - " + " ".join(artifacts_list)
+        (status, output) = tc.target.run(cmd, raw = True)
+        if status != 0 or not output:
+            raise Exception("Error while fetching compressed artifacts")
+        archive_name = os.path.join(outputdir, "tests_artifacts.tar.gz")
+        with open(archive_name, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(output)
+    except Exception as e:
+        bb.warn(f"Can not retrieve artifacts from test target: {e}")
 
 
 ##################################################################
@@ -87,12 +81,22 @@ def list_and_fetch_failed_tests_artifacts(d, tc):
 ##################################################################
 
 def run_failed_tests_post_actions(d, tc):
+    artifacts = d.getVar("TESTIMAGE_FAILED_QA_ARTIFACTS")
+    # Allow all the code to be disabled by having no artifacts set, e.g. for systems with no ssh support
+    if not artifacts:
+        return
+
+    outputdir = get_artefact_dir(d)
+    os.makedirs(outputdir, exist_ok=True)
+    datestr = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d')
+    outputdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='oeqa-target-artefacts-%s-' % datestr, dir=outputdir)
+    os.chmod(outputdir, stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH)
+
     post_actions=[
-        create_artifacts_directory,
         list_and_fetch_failed_tests_artifacts,
         get_target_disk_usage,
         get_host_disk_usage
     ]
 
     for action in post_actions:
-        action(d, tc)
+        action(d, tc, artifacts, outputdir)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
index cda43aad8c..c4db0cf038 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/qemurunner.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ control_range = list(range(0,32))+list(range(127,160))
 control_chars = [chr(x) for x in control_range
                 if chr(x) not in string.printable]
 re_control_char = re.compile('[%s]' % re.escape("".join(control_chars)))
+# Regex to remove the ANSI (color) control codes from console strings in order to match the text only
+re_vt100 = re.compile(r'(\x1b\[|\x9b)[^@-_a-z]*[@-_a-z]|\x1b[@-_a-z]')
 
 def getOutput(o):
     import fcntl
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ class QemuRunner:
 
         # Only override patterns that were set e.g. login user TESTIMAGE_BOOT_PATTERNS[send_login_user] = "webserver\n"
         for pattern in accepted_patterns:
-            if not self.boot_patterns[pattern]:
+            if pattern not in self.boot_patterns or not self.boot_patterns[pattern]:
                 self.boot_patterns[pattern] = default_boot_patterns[pattern]
 
     def create_socket(self):
@@ -265,12 +267,15 @@ class QemuRunner:
             self.monitorpipe = os.fdopen(w, "w")
         else:
             # child process
-            os.setpgrp()
-            os.close(w)
-            r = os.fdopen(r)
-            x = r.read()
-            os.killpg(os.getpgid(self.runqemu.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
-            os._exit(0)
+            try:
+                os.setpgrp()
+                os.close(w)
+                r = os.fdopen(r)
+                x = r.read()
+                os.killpg(os.getpgid(self.runqemu.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+            finally:
+                # We must exit under all circumstances
+                os._exit(0)
 
         self.logger.debug("runqemu started, pid is %s" % self.runqemu.pid)
         self.logger.debug("waiting at most %d seconds for qemu pid (%s)" %
@@ -519,7 +524,6 @@ class QemuRunner:
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.warning('Extra log data exception %s' % repr(e))
                     data = None
-            self.thread.serial_lock.release()
             return False
 
         with self.thread.serial_lock:
@@ -533,7 +537,7 @@ class QemuRunner:
                 self.logger.debug("Logged in as %s in serial console" % self.boot_patterns['send_login_user'].replace("\n", ""))
                 if netconf:
                     # configure guest networking
-                    cmd = "ifconfig eth0 %s netmask %s up\n" % (self.ip, self.netmask)
+                    cmd = "ip addr add %s/%s dev eth0\nip link set dev eth0 up\n" % (self.ip, self.netmask)
                     output = self.run_serial(cmd, raw=True)[1]
                     if re.search(r"root@[a-zA-Z0-9\-]+:~#", output):
                         self.logger.debug("configured ip address %s", self.ip)
@@ -681,7 +685,7 @@ class QemuRunner:
                     time.sleep(0.1)
                     answer = self.server_socket.recv(1024)
                     if answer:
-                        data += answer.decode('utf-8')
+                        data += re_vt100.sub("", answer.decode('utf-8'))
                         # Search the prompt to stop
                         if re.search(self.boot_patterns['search_cmd_finished'], data):
                             break
@@ -745,8 +749,10 @@ class LoggingThread(threading.Thread):
     def threadtarget(self):
         try:
             self.eventloop()
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.logger.warning("Exception %s in logging thread" % traceback.format_exception(e))
+        except Exception:
+            exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = sys.exc_info()
+            self.logger.warning("Exception %s in logging thread" %
+                                traceback.format_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback))
         finally:
             self.teardown()
 
@@ -822,10 +828,12 @@ class LoggingThread(threading.Thread):
                     self.logfunc(data, ".stdout")
                 elif self.serialsock and self.serialsock.fileno() == fd:
                     if self.serial_lock.acquire(blocking=False):
-                        data = self.recv(1024, self.serialsock)
-                        self.logger.debug("Data received serial thread %s" % data.decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
-                        self.logfunc(data, ".2")
-                        self.serial_lock.release()
+                        try:
+                            data = self.recv(1024, self.serialsock)
+                            self.logger.debug("Data received serial thread %s" % data.decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
+                            self.logfunc(data, ".2")
+                        finally:
+                            self.serial_lock.release()
                     else:
                         serial_registered = False
                         poll.unregister(self.serialsock.fileno())
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py
index 36c2ecb3db..88a61aff63 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/sshcontrol.py
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ class SSHProcess(object):
                     if select.select([self.process.stdout], [], [], 5)[0] != []:
                         data = os.read(self.process.stdout.fileno(), 1024)
                         if not data:
-                            self.process.stdout.close()
-                            eof = True
+                            self.process.poll()
+                            if self.process.returncode is not None:
+                                self.process.stdout.close()
+                                eof = True
                         else:
                             data = data.decode("utf-8")
                             output += data
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/subprocesstweak.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/subprocesstweak.py
index 3e43ed547b..046667faa9 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/subprocesstweak.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/subprocesstweak.py
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ import subprocess
 class OETestCalledProcessError(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
     def __str__(self):
         def strify(o):
-            if isinstance(o, bytes):
-                return o.decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
-            else:
-                return o
+            return o.decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if isinstance(o, bytes) else o
 
-        s = "Command '%s' returned non-zero exit status %d" % (self.cmd, self.returncode)
-        if hasattr(self, "output") and self.output:
-            s = s + "\nStandard Output: " + strify(self.output)
-        if hasattr(self, "stderr") and self.stderr:
+        s = super().__str__()
+        s = s + "\nStandard Output: " + strify(self.output)
+        # stderr is not available for check_output method
+        if self.stderr != None:
             s = s + "\nStandard Error: " + strify(self.stderr)
         return s
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py
index e89d130a9c..3ab024d9e9 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@ def process_binaries(d, params):
     export_env = d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_ONLY")
 
     def extract_binary(pth_to_pkg, dest_pth=None):
-        cpio_command = runCmd("which cpio")
-        rpm2cpio_command = runCmd("ls /usr/bin/rpm2cpio")
-        if (cpio_command.status != 0) and (rpm2cpio_command.status != 0):
-            bb.fatal("Either \"rpm2cpio\" or \"cpio\" tools are not available on your system."
+        tar_command = runCmd("which tar")
+        rpm2archive_command = runCmd("ls /usr/bin/rpm2archive")
+        if (tar_command.status != 0) and (rpm2archive_command.status != 0):
+            bb.fatal("Either \"rpm2archive\" or \"tar\" tools are not available on your system."
                     "All binaries extraction processes will not be available, crashing all related tests."
                     "Please install them according to your OS recommendations") # will exit here
         if dest_pth:
             os.chdir(dest_pth)
         else:
             os.chdir("%s" % os.sep)# this is for native package
-        extract_bin_command = runCmd("%s %s | %s -idm" % (rpm2cpio_command.output, pth_to_pkg, cpio_command.output)) # semi-hardcoded because of a bug on poky's rpm2cpio
+        extract_bin_command = runCmd("%s -n %s | %s xv" % (rpm2archive_command.output, pth_to_pkg, tar_command.output)) # semi-hardcoded because of a bug on poky's rpm2cpio
         return extract_bin_command
 
     if determine_if_poky_env(): # machine with poky environment