45 files changed, 898 insertions, 1601 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/measurement_chart.html b/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/measurement_chart.html
index ad4a93ed02..86435273cf 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/measurement_chart.html
+++ b/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/measurement_chart.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   // Get raw data
   const rawData = [
     {% for sample in measurement.samples %}
-      [{{ sample.commit_num }}, {{ sample.mean.gv_value() }}, {{ sample.start_time }}],
+      [{{ sample.commit_num }}, {{ sample.mean.gv_value() }}, {{ sample.start_time }}, '{{sample.commit}}'],
     {% endfor %}
   ];
 
@@ -26,27 +26,37 @@
     ]
   });
 
+  const commitCountList = rawData.map(([commit, value, time]) => {
+    return commit
+  });
+
+  const commitCountData = rawData.map(([commit, value, time]) => {
+    return updateValue(value)
+  });
+
   // Set chart options
-  const option = {
+  const option_start_time = {
     tooltip: {
       trigger: 'axis',
-      valueFormatter: (value) => {
-        const commitNumber  = rawData.filter(([commit, dataValue, time]) => updateValue(dataValue) === value)
+      enterable: true,
+      position: function (point, params, dom, rect, size) {
+        return [point[0], '0%'];
+      },
+      formatter: function (param) {
+        const value = param[0].value[1]
+        const sample  = rawData.filter(([commit, dataValue]) => updateValue(dataValue) === value)
+        const formattedDate = new Date(sample[0][2] * 1000).toString().replace(/GMT[+-]\d{4}/, '').replace(/\(.*\)/, '(CEST)');
+
+        // Add commit hash to the tooltip as a link
+        const commitLink = `https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/?id=${sample[0][3]}`
         if ('{{ measurement.value_type.quantity }}' == 'time') {
           const hours = Math.floor(value/60)
           const minutes = Math.floor(value % 60)
           const seconds = Math.floor((value * 60) % 60)
-          return [
-                hours + ':' + minutes + ':' + seconds + ', ' +
-                'commit number: ' + commitNumber[0][0]
-              ]
+          return `<strong>Duration:</strong> ${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}, <strong>Commit number:</strong> <a href="${commitLink}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">${sample[0][0]}</a>, <br/> <strong>Start time:</strong> ${formattedDate}`
         }
-        return [
-          value.toFixed(2) + ' MB' + ', ' +
-          'commit number: ' + commitNumber[0][0]
-        ]
-      },
-
+        return `<strong>Size:</strong> ${value.toFixed(2)} MB, <strong>Commit number:</strong> <a href="${commitLink}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">${sample[0][0]}</a>, <br/> <strong>Start time:</strong> ${formattedDate}`
+      ;}
     },
     xAxis: {
       type: 'time',
@@ -72,29 +82,87 @@
       {
         name: '{{ measurement.value_type.quantity }}',
         type: 'line',
-        step: 'start',
         symbol: 'none',
         data: data
       }
     ]
   };
 
+  const option_commit_count = {
+    tooltip: {
+      trigger: 'axis',
+      enterable: true,
+      position: function (point, params, dom, rect, size) {
+        return [point[0], '0%'];
+      },
+      formatter: function (param) {
+        const value = param[0].value
+        const sample  = rawData.filter(([commit, dataValue]) => updateValue(dataValue) === value)
+        const formattedDate = new Date(sample[0][2] * 1000).toString().replace(/GMT[+-]\d{4}/, '').replace(/\(.*\)/, '(CEST)');
+        // Add commit hash to the tooltip as a link
+        const commitLink = `https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/?id=${sample[0][3]}`
+        if ('{{ measurement.value_type.quantity }}' == 'time') {
+          const hours = Math.floor(value/60)
+          const minutes = Math.floor(value % 60)
+          const seconds = Math.floor((value * 60) % 60)
+          return `<strong>Duration:</strong> ${hours}:${minutes}:${seconds}, <strong>Commit number:</strong> <a href="${commitLink}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">${sample[0][0]}</a>, <br/> <strong>Start time:</strong> ${formattedDate}`
+        }
+        return `<strong>Size:</strong> ${value.toFixed(2)} MB, <strong>Commit number:</strong> <a href="${commitLink}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">${sample[0][0]}</a>, <br/> <strong>Start time:</strong> ${formattedDate}`
+      ;}
+    },
+    xAxis: {
+      name: 'Commit count',
+      type: 'category',
+      data: commitCountList
+    },
+    yAxis: {
+      name: '{{ measurement.value_type.quantity }}' == 'time' ? 'Duration in minutes' : 'Disk size in MB',
+      type: 'value',
+      min: function(value) {
+        return Math.round(value.min - 0.5);
+      },
+      max: function(value) {
+        return Math.round(value.max + 0.5);
+      }
+    },
+    dataZoom: [
+      {
+        type: 'slider',
+        xAxisIndex: 0,
+        filterMode: 'none'
+      },
+    ],
+    series: [
+      {
+        name: '{{ measurement.value_type.quantity }}',
+        type: 'line',
+        symbol: 'none',
+        data: commitCountData
+      }
+    ]
+  };
+
   // Draw chart
-  const chart_div = document.getElementById('{{ chart_elem_id }}');
-  // Set dark mode
-  let measurement_chart
-  if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) {
-      measurement_chart= echarts.init(chart_div, 'dark', {
-      height: 320
-    });
-  } else {
-      measurement_chart= echarts.init(chart_div, null, {
-      height: 320
+  const draw_chart = (chart_id, option) => {
+    let chart_name
+    const chart_div = document.getElementById(chart_id);
+    // Set dark mode
+    if (window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches) {
+        chart_name= echarts.init(chart_div, 'dark', {
+        height: 320
+      });
+    } else {
+        chart_name= echarts.init(chart_div, null, {
+        height: 320
+      });
+    }
+    // Change chart size with browser resize
+    window.addEventListener('resize', function() {
+      chart_name.resize();
     });
+    return chart_name.setOption(option);
   }
-  // Change chart size with browser resize
-  window.addEventListener('resize', function() {
-    measurement_chart.resize();
-  });
-  measurement_chart.setOption(option);
+
+  draw_chart('{{ chart_elem_start_time_id }}', option_start_time)
+  draw_chart('{{ chart_elem_commit_count_id }}', option_commit_count)
 </script>
diff --git a/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/report.html b/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/report.html
index 537ed3ee52..28cd80e738 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/report.html
+++ b/scripts/lib/build_perf/html/report.html
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 {% for test in test_data %}
   {% if test.status == 'SUCCESS' %}
     {% for measurement in test.measurements %}
-      {% set chart_elem_id = test.name + '_' + measurement.name + '_chart' %}
+      {% set chart_elem_start_time_id = test.name + '_' + measurement.name + '_chart_start_time' %}
+      {% set chart_elem_commit_count_id = test.name + '_' + measurement.name + '_chart_commit_count' %}
       {% include 'measurement_chart.html' %}
     {% endfor %}
   {% endif %}
@@ -116,6 +117,22 @@ a {
 a:hover {
   color: #8080ff;
 }
+button {
+  background-color: #F3F4F6;
+  border: none;
+  outline: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  transition: 0.3s;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  color: #3A4353;
+}
+button:hover {
+  background-color: #d6d9e0;
+}
+.tab button.active {
+  background-color: #d6d9e0;
+}
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
   :root {
     --text: #e9e8fa;
@@ -126,6 +143,16 @@ a:hover {
     --trborder: #212936;
     --chartborder: #b1b0bf;
   }
+  button {
+    background-color: #28303E;
+    color: #fff;
+  }
+  button:hover {
+    background-color: #545a69;
+  }
+  .tab button.active {
+    background-color: #545a69;
+  }
 }
 </style>
 
@@ -233,7 +260,18 @@ a:hover {
             <tr>
               <td style="width: 75%">
                 {# Linechart #}
-                <div id="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_chart"></div>
+                <div class="tab {{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_tablinks">
+                  <button class="tablinks active" onclick="openChart(event, '{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_start_time', '{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}')">Chart with start time</button>
+                  <button class="tablinks" onclick="openChart(event, '{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_commit_count', '{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}')">Chart with commit count</button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_tabcontent">
+                  <div id="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_start_time" class="tabcontent" style="display: block;">
+                    <div id="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_chart_start_time"></div>
+                  </div>
+                  <div id="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_commit_count" class="tabcontent" style="display: none;">
+                    <div id="{{ test.name }}_{{ measurement.name }}_chart_commit_count"></div>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
               </td>
               <td>
                 {# Measurement statistics #}
@@ -340,6 +378,31 @@ a:hover {
       <div class="preformatted">{{ test.message }}</div>
     {% endif %}
   {% endfor %}
-</div></body>
-</html>
+</div>
 
+<script>
+function openChart(event, chartType, chartName) {
+  let i, tabcontents, tablinks
+  tabcontents = document.querySelectorAll(`.${chartName}_tabcontent > .tabcontent`);
+  tabcontents.forEach((tabcontent) => {
+    tabcontent.style.display = "none";
+  });
+
+  tablinks = document.querySelectorAll(`.${chartName}_tablinks > .tablinks`);
+  tablinks.forEach((tabLink) => {
+    tabLink.classList.remove('active');
+  });
+
+  const targetTab = document.getElementById(chartType)
+  targetTab.style.display = "block";
+
+  // Call resize on the ECharts instance to redraw the chart
+  const chartContainer = targetTab.querySelector('div')
+  echarts.init(chartContainer).resize();
+
+  event.currentTarget.classList.add('active');
+}
+</script>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py b/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py
index 62ecdfe390..86aadf39a6 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/checklayer/__init__.py
@@ -452,3 +452,15 @@ def compare_signatures(old_sigs, curr_sigs):
             msg.extend(['      ' + line for line in output.splitlines()])
             msg.append('')
     return '\n'.join(msg)
+
+
+def get_git_toplevel(directory):
+    """
+    Try and find the top of the git repository that directory might be in.
+    Returns the top-level directory, or None.
+    """
+    cmd = ["git", "-C", directory, "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"]
+    try:
+        return subprocess.check_output(cmd, text=True).strip()
+    except:
+        return None
diff --git a/scripts/lib/checklayer/cases/common.py b/scripts/lib/checklayer/cases/common.py
index 97b16f78c8..ddead69a7b 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/checklayer/cases/common.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/checklayer/cases/common.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import glob
 import os
 import unittest
 import re
-from checklayer import get_signatures, LayerType, check_command, get_depgraph, compare_signatures
+from checklayer import get_signatures, LayerType, check_command, compare_signatures, get_git_toplevel
 from checklayer.case import OECheckLayerTestCase
 
 class CommonCheckLayer(OECheckLayerTestCase):
@@ -40,6 +40,38 @@ class CommonCheckLayer(OECheckLayerTestCase):
         email_regex = re.compile(r"[^@]+@[^@]+")
         self.assertTrue(email_regex.match(data))
 
+    def find_file_by_name(self, globs):
+        """
+        Utility function to find a file that matches the specified list of
+        globs, in either the layer directory itself or the repository top-level
+        directory.
+        """
+        directories = [self.tc.layer["path"]]
+        toplevel = get_git_toplevel(directories[0])
+        if toplevel:
+            directories.append(toplevel)
+
+        for path in directories:
+            for name in globs:
+                files = glob.glob(os.path.join(path, name))
+                if files:
+                    return sorted(files)[0]
+        return None
+
+    def test_security(self):
+        """
+        Test that the layer has a SECURITY.md (or similar) file, either in the
+        layer itself or at the top of the containing git repository.
+        """
+        if self.tc.layer["type"] == LayerType.CORE:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("Core layer's SECURITY is top level")
+
+        filename = self.find_file_by_name(("SECURITY", "SECURITY.*"))
+        self.assertTrue(filename, msg="Layer doesn't contain a SECURITY.md file.")
+
+        size = os.path.getsize(filename)
+        self.assertGreater(size, 0, msg=f"{filename} has no content.")
+
     def test_parse(self):
         check_command('Layer %s failed to parse.' % self.tc.layer['name'],
                       'bitbake -p')
@@ -72,7 +104,6 @@ class CommonCheckLayer(OECheckLayerTestCase):
                 self.tc.layer['name'])
             self.fail('\n'.join(msg))
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_patches_upstream_status(self):
         import sys
         sys.path.append(os.path.join(sys.path[0], '../../../../meta/lib/'))
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
index 6133c1c5b4..fa6e1a34fd 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def setup_git_repo(repodir, version, devbranch, basetag='devtool-base', d=None):
             f.write(line)
 
     bb.process.run('git checkout -b %s' % devbranch, cwd=repodir)
-    bb.process.run('git tag -f %s' % basetag, cwd=repodir)
+    bb.process.run('git tag -f --no-sign %s' % basetag, cwd=repodir)
 
     # if recipe unpacks another git repo inside S, we need to declare it as a regular git submodule now,
     # so we will be able to tag branches on it and extract patches when doing finish/update on the recipe
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def setup_git_repo(repodir, version, devbranch, basetag='devtool-base', d=None):
                     oe.patch.GitApplyTree.commitIgnored("Add additional submodule from SRC_URI", dir=os.path.join(root, ".."), d=d)
                     found = False
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(repodir, '.gitmodules')):
-        bb.process.run('git submodule foreach --recursive  "git tag -f %s"' % basetag, cwd=repodir)
+        bb.process.run('git submodule foreach --recursive  "git tag -f --no-sign %s"' % basetag, cwd=repodir)
 
 def recipe_to_append(recipefile, config, wildcard=False):
     """
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
index 935ffab46c..0b2c3d33dc 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/build.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def build(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
         if not rd:
             return 1
-        deploytask = 'do_deploy' in rd.getVar('__BBTASKS')
+        deploytask = 'do_deploy' in bb.build.listtasks(rd)
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/build_sdk.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/build_sdk.py
index 1cd4831d2b..990303982c 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/build_sdk.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/build_sdk.py
@@ -5,14 +5,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 
-import os
-import subprocess
 import logging
-import glob
-import shutil
-import errno
-import sys
-import tempfile
 from devtool import DevtoolError
 from devtool import build_image
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
index a62b93224e..ee5bb57265 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
         if modified_recipe.build_tool is not BuildTool.CMAKE:
             return
         recommendations += [
-            "twxs.cmake",
             "ms-vscode.cmake-tools",
             "ms-vscode.cpptools",
             "ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack",
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
index 65873b088d..931408fa74 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class RecipeImage:
             self.__rootfs_dbg = os.path.join(workdir, 'rootfs-dbg')
 
         self.gdbserver_missing = 'gdbserver' not in image_d.getVar(
-            'IMAGE_INSTALL')
+            'IMAGE_INSTALL') and 'tools-debug' not in image_d.getVar('IMAGE_FEATURES')
 
     @property
     def debug_support(self):
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ class RecipeModified:
         self.bblayers = None
         self.bpn = None
         self.d = None
+        self.debug_build = None
         self.fakerootcmd = None
         self.fakerootenv = None
         self.libdir = None
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ class RecipeModified:
         self.srctree = workspace[workspacepn]['srctree']
         # Need to grab this here in case the source is within a subdirectory
         self.real_srctree = get_real_srctree(
-            self.srctree, recipe_d.getVar('S'), recipe_d.getVar('WORKDIR'))
+            self.srctree, recipe_d.getVar('S'), recipe_d.getVar('UNPACKDIR'))
         self.bbappend = workspace[workspacepn]['bbappend']
 
         self.ide_sdk_dir = os.path.join(
@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ class RecipeModified:
         self.bpn = recipe_d.getVar('BPN')
         self.cxx = recipe_d.getVar('CXX')
         self.d = recipe_d.getVar('D')
+        self.debug_build = recipe_d.getVar('DEBUG_BUILD')
         self.fakerootcmd = recipe_d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD')
         self.fakerootenv = recipe_d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
         self.libdir = recipe_d.getVar('libdir')
@@ -389,17 +391,6 @@ class RecipeModified:
         self.recipe_id = self.bpn + "-" + self.package_arch
         self.recipe_id_pretty = self.bpn + ": " + self.package_arch
 
-    def append_to_bbappend(self, append_text):
-        with open(self.bbappend, 'a') as bbap:
-            bbap.write(append_text)
-
-    def remove_from_bbappend(self, append_text):
-        with open(self.bbappend, 'r') as bbap:
-            text = bbap.read()
-        new_text = text.replace(append_text, '')
-        with open(self.bbappend, 'w') as bbap:
-            bbap.write(new_text)
-
     @staticmethod
     def is_valid_shell_variable(var):
         """Skip strange shell variables like systemd
@@ -412,34 +403,6 @@ class RecipeModified:
             return True
         return False
 
-    def debug_build_config(self, args):
-        """Explicitely set for example CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE to Debug if not defined otherwise"""
-        if self.build_tool is BuildTool.CMAKE:
-            append_text = os.linesep + \
-                'OECMAKE_ARGS:append = " -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug"' + os.linesep
-            if args.debug_build_config and not 'CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE' in self.cmake_cache_vars:
-                self.cmake_cache_vars['CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE'] = {
-                    "type": "STRING",
-                    "value": "Debug",
-                }
-                self.append_to_bbappend(append_text)
-            elif 'CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE' in self.cmake_cache_vars:
-                del self.cmake_cache_vars['CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE']
-                self.remove_from_bbappend(append_text)
-        elif self.build_tool is BuildTool.MESON:
-            append_text = os.linesep + 'MESON_BUILDTYPE = "debug"' + os.linesep
-            if args.debug_build_config and self.meson_buildtype != "debug":
-                self.mesonopts.replace(
-                    '--buildtype ' + self.meson_buildtype, '--buildtype debug')
-                self.append_to_bbappend(append_text)
-            elif self.meson_buildtype == "debug":
-                self.mesonopts.replace(
-                    '--buildtype debug', '--buildtype plain')
-                self.remove_from_bbappend(append_text)
-        elif args.debug_build_config:
-            logger.warn(
-                "--debug-build-config is not implemented for this build tool yet.")
-
     def solib_search_path(self, image):
         """Search for debug symbols in the rootfs and rootfs-dbg
 
@@ -493,7 +456,7 @@ class RecipeModified:
 
         vars = (key for key in d.keys() if not key.startswith(
             "__") and not d.getVarFlag(key, "func", False))
-        for var in vars:
+        for var in sorted(vars):
             func = d.getVarFlag(var, "func", False)
             if d.getVarFlag(var, 'python', False) and func:
                 continue
@@ -545,7 +508,7 @@ class RecipeModified:
         cache_vars = {}
         oecmake_args = d.getVar('OECMAKE_ARGS').split()
         extra_oecmake = d.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE').split()
-        for param in oecmake_args + extra_oecmake:
+        for param in sorted(oecmake_args + extra_oecmake):
             d_pref = "-D"
             if param.startswith(d_pref):
                 param = param[len(d_pref):]
@@ -712,42 +675,6 @@ class RecipeModified:
                     binaries.append(abs_name[d_len:])
         return sorted(binaries)
 
-    def gen_delete_package_dirs(self):
-        """delete folders of package tasks
-
-        This is a workaround for and issue with recipes having their sources
-        downloaded as file://
-        This likely breaks pseudo like:
-        path mismatch [3 links]: ino 79147802 db
-        .../build/tmp/.../cmake-example/1.0/package/usr/src/debug/
-                             cmake-example/1.0-r0/oe-local-files/cpp-example-lib.cpp
-        .../build/workspace/sources/cmake-example/oe-local-files/cpp-example-lib.cpp
-        Since the files are anyway outdated lets deleted them (also from pseudo's db) to workaround this issue.
-        """
-        cmd_lines = ['#!/bin/sh']
-
-        # Set up the appropriate environment
-        newenv = dict(os.environ)
-        for varvalue in self.fakerootenv.split():
-            if '=' in varvalue:
-                splitval = varvalue.split('=', 1)
-                newenv[splitval[0]] = splitval[1]
-
-        # Replicate the environment variables from bitbake
-        for var, val in newenv.items():
-            if not RecipeModified.is_valid_shell_variable(var):
-                continue
-            cmd_lines.append('%s="%s"' % (var, val))
-            cmd_lines.append('export %s' % var)
-
-        # Delete the folders
-        pkg_dirs = ' '.join([os.path.join(self.workdir, d) for d in [
-            "package", "packages-split", "pkgdata", "sstate-install-package", "debugsources.list", "*.spec"]])
-        cmd = "%s rm -rf %s" % (self.fakerootcmd, pkg_dirs)
-        cmd_lines.append('%s || { "%s failed"; exit 1; }' % (cmd, cmd))
-
-        return self.write_script(cmd_lines, 'delete_package_dirs')
-
     def gen_deploy_target_script(self, args):
         """Generate a script which does what devtool deploy-target does
 
@@ -785,8 +712,6 @@ class RecipeModified:
         """Generate a script which does install and deploy"""
         cmd_lines = ['#!/bin/bash']
 
-        cmd_lines.append(self.gen_delete_package_dirs())
-
         # . oe-init-build-env $BUILDDIR
         # Note: Sourcing scripts with arguments requires bash
         cmd_lines.append('cd "%s" || { echo "cd %s failed"; exit 1; }' % (
@@ -988,6 +913,13 @@ def ide_setup(args, config, basepath, workspace):
                 recipe_modified.gen_meson_wrapper()
             ide.setup_modified_recipe(
                 args, recipe_image, recipe_modified)
+
+            if recipe_modified.debug_build != '1':
+                logger.warn(
+                    'Recipe %s is compiled with release build configuration. '
+                    'You might want to add DEBUG_BUILD = "1" to %s. '
+                    'Note that devtool modify --debug-build can do this automatically.',
+                    recipe_modified.name, recipe_modified.bbappend)
     else:
         raise DevtoolError("Must not end up here.")
 
@@ -995,6 +927,15 @@ def ide_setup(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 def register_commands(subparsers, context):
     """Register devtool subcommands from this plugin"""
 
+    # The ide-sdk command bootstraps the SDK from the bitbake environment before the IDE
+    # configuration is generated. In the case of the eSDK, the bootstrapping is performed
+    # during the installation of the eSDK installer. Running the ide-sdk plugin from an
+    # eSDK installer-based setup would require skipping the bootstrapping and probably
+    # taking some other differences into account when generating the IDE configurations.
+    # This would be possible. But it is not implemented.
+    if context.fixed_setup:
+        return
+
     global ide_plugins
 
     # Search for IDE plugins in all sub-folders named ide_plugins where devtool seraches for plugins.
@@ -1015,7 +956,7 @@ def register_commands(subparsers, context):
                                            help='Setup the SDK and configure the IDE')
     parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
         'recipenames', nargs='+', help='Generate an IDE configuration suitable to work on the given recipes.\n'
-        'Depending on the --mode paramter different types of SDKs and IDE configurations are generated.')
+        'Depending on the --mode parameter different types of SDKs and IDE configurations are generated.')
     parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
         '-m', '--mode', type=DevtoolIdeMode, default=DevtoolIdeMode.modified,
         help='Different SDK types are supported:\n'
@@ -1065,6 +1006,4 @@ def register_commands(subparsers, context):
         '-p', '--no-preserve', help='Do not preserve existing files', action='store_true')
     parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
         '--no-check-space', help='Do not check for available space before deploying', action='store_true')
-    parser_ide_sdk.add_argument(
-        '--debug-build-config', help='Use debug build flags, for example set CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug', action='store_true')
     parser_ide_sdk.set_defaults(func=ide_setup)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/menuconfig.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/menuconfig.py
index 18daef30c3..1054960551 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/menuconfig.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/menuconfig.py
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 import os
 import bb
 import logging
-import argparse
-import re
-import glob
 from devtool import setup_tinfoil, parse_recipe, DevtoolError, standard, exec_build_env_command
 from devtool import check_workspace_recipe
 logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
@@ -34,7 +31,6 @@ def menuconfig(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'menuconfig' subcommand"""
 
     rd = ""
-    kconfigpath = ""
     pn_src = ""
     localfilesdir = ""
     workspace_dir = ""
@@ -51,7 +47,6 @@ def menuconfig(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             raise DevtoolError("This recipe does not support menuconfig option")
 
         workspace_dir = os.path.join(config.workspace_path,'sources')
-        kconfigpath = rd.getVar('B')
         pn_src = os.path.join(workspace_dir,pn)
 
         # add check to see if oe_local_files exists or not
@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@ def menuconfig(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     logger.info('Launching menuconfig')
     exec_build_env_command(config.init_path, basepath, 'bitbake -c menuconfig %s' % pn, watch=True)
     fragment = os.path.join(localfilesdir, 'devtool-fragment.cfg')
-    res = standard._create_kconfig_diff(pn_src,rd,fragment)
+    standard._create_kconfig_diff(pn_src,rd,fragment)
 
     return 0
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index 05161942b7..1fd5947c41 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ import argparse_oe
 import scriptutils
 import errno
 import glob
-import filecmp
 from collections import OrderedDict
+
 from devtool import exec_build_env_command, setup_tinfoil, check_workspace_recipe, use_external_build, setup_git_repo, recipe_to_append, get_bbclassextend_targets, update_unlockedsigs, check_prerelease_version, check_git_repo_dirty, check_git_repo_op, DevtoolError
 from devtool import parse_recipe
 
+import bb.utils
+
 logger = logging.getLogger('devtool')
 
 override_branch_prefix = 'devtool-override-'
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ override_branch_prefix = 'devtool-override-'
 
 def add(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'add' subcommand"""
-    import bb
+    import bb.data
+    import bb.process
     import oe.recipeutils
 
     if not args.recipename and not args.srctree and not args.fetch and not args.fetchuri:
@@ -206,7 +209,7 @@ def add(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             for fn in os.listdir(tempdir):
                 shutil.move(os.path.join(tempdir, fn), recipedir)
         else:
-            raise DevtoolError('Command \'%s\' did not create any recipe file:\n%s' % (e.command, e.stdout))
+            raise DevtoolError(f'Failed to create a recipe file for source {source}')
         attic_recipe = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'attic', recipename, os.path.basename(recipefile))
         if os.path.exists(attic_recipe):
             logger.warning('A modified recipe from a previous invocation exists in %s - you may wish to move this over the top of the new recipe if you had changes in it that you want to continue with' % attic_recipe)
@@ -305,6 +308,7 @@ def add(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
 def _check_compatible_recipe(pn, d):
     """Check if the recipe is supported by devtool"""
+    import bb.data
     if pn == 'perf':
         raise DevtoolError("The perf recipe does not actually check out "
                            "source and thus cannot be supported by this tool",
@@ -374,7 +378,7 @@ def _copy_file(src, dst, dry_run_outdir=None, base_outdir=None):
 
 def _git_ls_tree(repodir, treeish='HEAD', recursive=False):
     """List contents of a git treeish"""
-    import bb
+    import bb.process
     cmd = ['git', 'ls-tree', '-z', treeish]
     if recursive:
         cmd.append('-r')
@@ -387,6 +391,19 @@ def _git_ls_tree(repodir, treeish='HEAD', recursive=False):
                 ret[split[3]] = split[0:3]
     return ret
 
+def _git_modified(repodir):
+    """List the difference between HEAD and the index"""
+    import bb.process
+    cmd = ['git', 'status', '--porcelain']
+    out, _ = bb.process.run(cmd, cwd=repodir)
+    ret = []
+    if out:
+        for line in out.split("\n"):
+            if line and not line.startswith('??'):
+                ret.append(line[3:])
+    return ret
+
+
 def _git_exclude_path(srctree, path):
     """Return pathspec (list of paths) that excludes certain path"""
     # NOTE: "Filtering out" files/paths in this way is not entirely reliable -
@@ -414,8 +431,6 @@ def _ls_tree(directory):
 
 def extract(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'extract' subcommand"""
-    import bb
-
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath, tracking=True)
     if not tinfoil:
         # Error already shown
@@ -438,8 +453,6 @@ def extract(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
 def sync(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'sync' subcommand"""
-    import bb
-
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath, tracking=True)
     if not tinfoil:
         # Error already shown
@@ -460,37 +473,11 @@ def sync(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
-def symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(rd, srctree):
-    import oe.patch
-    if os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('S')) == os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('WORKDIR')):
-        # If recipe extracts to ${WORKDIR}, symlink the files into the srctree
-        # (otherwise the recipe won't build as expected)
-        local_files_dir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
-        addfiles = []
-        for root, _, files in os.walk(local_files_dir):
-            relpth = os.path.relpath(root, local_files_dir)
-            if relpth != '.':
-                bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.join(srctree, relpth))
-            for fn in files:
-                if fn == '.gitignore':
-                    continue
-                destpth = os.path.join(srctree, relpth, fn)
-                if os.path.exists(destpth):
-                    os.unlink(destpth)
-                if relpth != '.':
-                    back_relpth = os.path.relpath(local_files_dir, root)
-                    os.symlink('%s/oe-local-files/%s/%s' % (back_relpth, relpth, fn), destpth)
-                else:
-                    os.symlink('oe-local-files/%s' % fn, destpth)
-                addfiles.append(os.path.join(relpth, fn))
-        if addfiles:
-            oe.patch.GitApplyTree.commitIgnored("Add local file symlinks", dir=srctree, files=addfiles, d=rd)
-
 def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, workspace, fixed_setup, d, tinfoil, no_overrides=False):
     """Extract sources of a recipe"""
-    import oe.recipeutils
-    import oe.patch
     import oe.path
+    import bb.data
+    import bb.process
 
     pn = d.getVar('PN')
 
@@ -555,6 +542,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, works
     tempbasedir = d.getVar('WORKDIR')
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(tempbasedir)
     tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='devtooltmp-', dir=tempbasedir)
+    appendbackup = None
     try:
         tinfoil.logger.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
@@ -565,7 +553,6 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, works
             appendbackup = os.path.join(tempdir, os.path.basename(appendfile) + '.bak')
             shutil.copyfile(appendfile, appendbackup)
         else:
-            appendbackup = None
             bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(appendfile))
         logger.debug('writing append file %s' % appendfile)
         with open(appendfile, 'a') as f:
@@ -638,7 +625,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, works
                 srcsubdir = f.read()
         except FileNotFoundError as e:
             raise DevtoolError('Something went wrong with source extraction - the devtool-source class was not active or did not function correctly:\n%s' % str(e))
-        srcsubdir_rel = os.path.relpath(srcsubdir, os.path.join(tempdir, 'workdir'))
+        srcsubdir_rel = os.path.relpath(srcsubdir, os.path.join(tempdir, 'workdir', os.path.relpath(d.getVar('UNPACKDIR'), d.getVar('WORKDIR'))))
 
         # Check if work-shared is empty, if yes
         # find source and copy to work-shared
@@ -657,9 +644,6 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, works
             elif not os.path.exists(workshareddir):
                 oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcsubdir, workshareddir)
 
-        tempdir_localdir = os.path.join(tempdir, 'oe-local-files')
-        srctree_localdir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
-
         if sync:
             try:
                 logger.info('Backing up current %s branch as branch: %s.bak' % (devbranch, devbranch))
@@ -674,29 +658,8 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, works
             except bb.process.ExecutionError as e:
                 raise DevtoolError("Error when syncing source files to local checkout: %s" % str(e))
 
-            # Move the oe-local-files directory to srctree.
-            # As oe-local-files is not part of the constructed git tree,
-            # removing it directly during the synchronization might surprise
-            # the user.  Instead, we move it to oe-local-files.bak and remind
-            # the user in the log message.
-            if os.path.exists(srctree_localdir + '.bak'):
-                shutil.rmtree(srctree_localdir + '.bak')
-
-            if os.path.exists(srctree_localdir):
-                logger.info('Backing up current local file directory %s' % srctree_localdir)
-                shutil.move(srctree_localdir, srctree_localdir + '.bak')
-
-            if os.path.exists(tempdir_localdir):
-                logger.info('Syncing local source files to srctree...')
-                shutil.copytree(tempdir_localdir, srctree_localdir)
         else:
-            # Move oe-local-files directory to srctree
-            if os.path.exists(tempdir_localdir):
-                logger.info('Adding local source files to srctree...')
-                shutil.move(tempdir_localdir, srcsubdir)
-
             shutil.move(srcsubdir, srctree)
-            symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(d, srctree)
 
         if is_kernel_yocto:
             logger.info('Copying kernel config to srctree')
@@ -715,8 +678,6 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, config, basepath, works
 
 def _add_md5(config, recipename, filename):
     """Record checksum of a file (or recursively for a directory) to the md5-file of the workspace"""
-    import bb.utils
-
     def addfile(fn):
         md5 = bb.utils.md5_file(fn)
         with open(os.path.join(config.workspace_path, '.devtool_md5'), 'a+') as f:
@@ -735,7 +696,6 @@ def _add_md5(config, recipename, filename):
 def _check_preserve(config, recipename):
     """Check if a file was manually changed and needs to be saved in 'attic'
        directory"""
-    import bb.utils
     origfile = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, '.devtool_md5')
     newfile = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, '.devtool_md5_new')
     preservepath = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'attic', recipename)
@@ -766,36 +726,36 @@ def _check_preserve(config, recipename):
 
 def get_staging_kver(srcdir):
     # Kernel version from work-shared
-    kerver = []
-    staging_kerVer=""
-    if os.path.exists(srcdir) and os.listdir(srcdir):
+    import itertools
+    try:
         with open(os.path.join(srcdir, "Makefile")) as f:
-            version = [next(f) for x in range(5)][1:4]
-            for word in version:
-                kerver.append(word.split('= ')[1].split('\n')[0])
-            staging_kerVer = ".".join(kerver)
-    return staging_kerVer
+            # Take VERSION, PATCHLEVEL, SUBLEVEL from lines 1, 2, 3
+            return ".".join(line.rstrip().split('= ')[1] for line in itertools.islice(f, 1, 4))
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return ""
 
 def get_staging_kbranch(srcdir):
+    import bb.process
     staging_kbranch = ""
     if os.path.exists(srcdir) and os.listdir(srcdir):
         (branch, _) = bb.process.run('git branch | grep \\* | cut -d \' \' -f2', cwd=srcdir)
         staging_kbranch = "".join(branch.split('\n')[0])
     return staging_kbranch
 
-def get_real_srctree(srctree, s, workdir):
+def get_real_srctree(srctree, s, unpackdir):
     # Check that recipe isn't using a shared workdir
     s = os.path.abspath(s)
-    workdir = os.path.abspath(workdir)
-    if s.startswith(workdir) and s != workdir and os.path.dirname(s) != workdir:
+    unpackdir = os.path.abspath(unpackdir)
+    if s.startswith(unpackdir) and s != unpackdir and os.path.dirname(s) != unpackdir:
         # Handle if S is set to a subdirectory of the source
-        srcsubdir = os.path.relpath(s, workdir).split(os.sep, 1)[1]
+        srcsubdir = os.path.relpath(s, unpackdir).split(os.sep, 1)[1]
         srctree = os.path.join(srctree, srcsubdir)
     return srctree
 
 def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'modify' subcommand"""
-    import bb
+    import bb.data
+    import bb.process
     import oe.recipeutils
     import oe.patch
     import oe.path
@@ -851,35 +811,21 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             staging_kbranch = get_staging_kbranch(srcdir)
             if (os.path.exists(srcdir) and os.listdir(srcdir)) and (kernelVersion in staging_kerVer and staging_kbranch == kbranch):
                 oe.path.copyhardlinktree(srcdir, srctree)
-                workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
+                unpackdir = rd.getVar('UNPACKDIR')
                 srcsubdir = rd.getVar('S')
-                localfilesdir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
-                # Move local source files into separate subdir
-                recipe_patches = [os.path.basename(patch) for patch in oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_patches(rd)]
-                local_files = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_local_files(rd)
 
-                for key in local_files.copy():
-                    if key.endswith('scc'):
-                        sccfile = open(local_files[key], 'r')
-                        for l in sccfile:
-                            line = l.split()
-                            if line and line[0] in ('kconf', 'patch'):
-                                cfg = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(local_files[key]), line[-1])
-                                if not cfg in local_files.values():
-                                    local_files[line[-1]] = cfg
-                                    shutil.copy2(cfg, workdir)
-                        sccfile.close()
-
-                # Ignore local files with subdir={BP}
+                # Add locally copied files to gitignore as we add back to the metadata directly
+                local_files = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_local_files(rd)
                 srcabspath = os.path.abspath(srcsubdir)
-                local_files = [fname for fname in local_files if os.path.exists(os.path.join(workdir, fname)) and  (srcabspath == workdir or not  os.path.join(workdir, fname).startswith(srcabspath + os.sep))]
+                local_files = [fname for fname in local_files if
+                               os.path.exists(os.path.join(unpackdir, fname)) and
+                               srcabspath == unpackdir]
                 if local_files:
-                    for fname in local_files:
-                        _move_file(os.path.join(workdir, fname), os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files', fname))
-                    with open(os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files', '.gitignore'), 'w') as f:
-                        f.write('# Ignore local files, by default. Remove this file if you want to commit the directory to Git\n*\n')
-
-                symlink_oelocal_files_srctree(rd, srctree)
+                    with open(os.path.join(srctree, '.gitignore'), 'a+') as f:
+                        f.write('# Ignore local files, by default. Remove following lines'
+                                'if you want to commit the directory to Git\n')
+                        for fname in local_files:
+                            f.write('%s\n' % fname)
 
                 task = 'do_configure'
                 res = tinfoil.build_targets(pn, task, handle_events=True)
@@ -961,7 +907,7 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
         # Need to grab this here in case the source is within a subdirectory
         srctreebase = srctree
-        srctree = get_real_srctree(srctree, rd.getVar('S'), rd.getVar('WORKDIR'))
+        srctree = get_real_srctree(srctree, rd.getVar('S'), rd.getVar('UNPACKDIR'))
 
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(appendfile))
         with open(appendfile, 'w') as f:
@@ -1001,13 +947,6 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
                 f.write('EXTERNALSRC_BUILD:pn-%s = "%s"\n' % (pn, srctree))
 
             if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel', rd):
-                f.write('SRCTREECOVEREDTASKS = "do_validate_branches do_kernel_checkout '
-                        'do_fetch do_unpack do_kernel_configcheck"\n')
-                f.write('\ndo_patch[noexec] = "1"\n')
-                f.write('\ndo_configure:append() {\n'
-                        '    cp ${B}/.config ${S}/.config.baseline\n'
-                        '    ln -sfT ${B}/.config ${S}/.config.new\n'
-                        '}\n')
                 f.write('\ndo_kernel_configme:prepend() {\n'
                         '    if [ -e ${S}/.config ]; then\n'
                         '        mv ${S}/.config ${S}/.config.old\n'
@@ -1031,6 +970,8 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
                     if branch == args.branch:
                         continue
                     f.write('# patches_%s: %s\n' % (branch, ','.join(branch_patches[branch])))
+            if args.debug_build:
+                f.write('\nDEBUG_BUILD = "1"\n')
 
         update_unlockedsigs(basepath, workspace, args.fixed_setup, [pn])
 
@@ -1075,6 +1016,7 @@ def rename(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         origfnver = ''
 
     recipefilemd5 = None
+    newrecipefilemd5 = None
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(basepath=basepath, tracking=True)
     try:
         rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, True)
@@ -1152,6 +1094,7 @@ def rename(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
     # Rename source tree if it's the default path
     appendmd5 = None
+    newappendmd5 = None
     if not args.no_srctree:
         srctree = workspace[args.recipename]['srctree']
         if os.path.abspath(srctree) == os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'sources', args.recipename):
@@ -1240,7 +1183,7 @@ def _get_patchset_revs(srctree, recipe_path, initial_rev=None, force_patch_refre
     """Get initial and update rev of a recipe. These are the start point of the
     whole patchset and start point for the patches to be re-generated/updated.
     """
-    import bb
+    import bb.process
 
     # Get current branch
     stdout, _ = bb.process.run('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD',
@@ -1366,6 +1309,7 @@ def _export_patches(srctree, rd, start_revs, destdir, changed_revs=None):
     """
     import oe.recipeutils
     from oe.patch import GitApplyTree
+    import bb.process
     updated = OrderedDict()
     added = OrderedDict()
     seqpatch_re = re.compile('^([0-9]{4}-)?(.+)')
@@ -1387,6 +1331,7 @@ def _export_patches(srctree, rd, start_revs, destdir, changed_revs=None):
             # values, but they ought to be anyway...
             new_basename = seqpatch_re.match(new_patch).group(2)
             match_name = None
+            old_patch = None
             for old_patch in existing_patches:
                 old_basename = seqpatch_re.match(old_patch).group(2)
                 old_basename_splitext = os.path.splitext(old_basename)
@@ -1435,6 +1380,7 @@ def _export_patches(srctree, rd, start_revs, destdir, changed_revs=None):
 
 def _create_kconfig_diff(srctree, rd, outfile):
     """Create a kconfig fragment"""
+    import bb.process
     # Only update config fragment if both config files exist
     orig_config = os.path.join(srctree, '.config.baseline')
     new_config = os.path.join(srctree, '.config.new')
@@ -1472,12 +1418,15 @@ def _export_local_files(srctree, rd, destdir, srctreebase):
          - for removed dict, the absolute path to the existing file in recipe space
     """
     import oe.recipeutils
+    import bb.data
+    import bb.process
 
     # Find out local files (SRC_URI files that exist in the "recipe space").
     # Local files that reside in srctree are not included in patch generation.
     # Instead they are directly copied over the original source files (in
     # recipe space).
     existing_files = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_local_files(rd)
+
     new_set = None
     updated = OrderedDict()
     added = OrderedDict()
@@ -1494,24 +1443,28 @@ def _export_local_files(srctree, rd, destdir, srctreebase):
     if branchname.startswith(override_branch_prefix):
         return (updated, added, removed)
 
-    local_files_dir = os.path.join(srctreebase, 'oe-local-files')
-    git_files = _git_ls_tree(srctree)
-    if 'oe-local-files' in git_files:
-        # If tracked by Git, take the files from srctree HEAD. First get
-        # the tree object of the directory
-        tmp_index = os.path.join(srctree, '.git', 'index.tmp.devtool')
-        tree = git_files['oe-local-files'][2]
-        bb.process.run(['git', 'checkout', tree, '--', '.'], cwd=srctree,
-                        env=dict(os.environ, GIT_WORK_TREE=destdir,
-                                 GIT_INDEX_FILE=tmp_index))
-        new_set = list(_git_ls_tree(srctree, tree, True).keys())
-    elif os.path.isdir(local_files_dir):
-        # If not tracked by Git, just copy from working copy
-        new_set = _ls_tree(local_files_dir)
-        bb.process.run(['cp', '-ax',
-                        os.path.join(local_files_dir, '.'), destdir])
-    else:
-        new_set = []
+    files = _git_modified(srctree)
+        #if not files:
+        #    files = _ls_tree(srctree)
+    for f in files:
+        fullfile = os.path.join(srctree, f)
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(fullfile, ".git")):
+            # submodules handled elsewhere
+            continue
+        if f not in existing_files:
+            added[f] = {}
+            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(srctree, f)):
+                shutil.copytree(fullfile, os.path.join(destdir, f))
+            else:
+                shutil.copy2(fullfile, os.path.join(destdir, f))
+        elif not os.path.exists(fullfile):
+            removed[f] = existing_files[f]
+        elif f in existing_files:
+            updated[f] = {'path' : existing_files[f]}
+            if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(srctree, f)):
+                shutil.copytree(fullfile, os.path.join(destdir, f))
+            else:
+                shutil.copy2(fullfile, os.path.join(destdir, f))
 
     # Special handling for kernel config
     if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel-yocto', rd):
@@ -1519,17 +1472,14 @@ def _export_local_files(srctree, rd, destdir, srctreebase):
         fragment_path = os.path.join(destdir, fragment_fn)
         if _create_kconfig_diff(srctree, rd, fragment_path):
             if os.path.exists(fragment_path):
-                if fragment_fn not in new_set:
-                    new_set.append(fragment_fn)
-                # Copy fragment to local-files
-                if os.path.isdir(local_files_dir):
-                    shutil.copy2(fragment_path, local_files_dir)
+                if fragment_fn in removed:
+                    del removed[fragment_fn]
+                if fragment_fn not in updated and fragment_fn not in added:
+                    added[fragment_fn] = {}
             else:
-                if fragment_fn in new_set:
-                    new_set.remove(fragment_fn)
-                # Remove fragment from local-files
-                if os.path.exists(os.path.join(local_files_dir, fragment_fn)):
-                    os.unlink(os.path.join(local_files_dir, fragment_fn))
+                if fragment_fn in updated:
+                    removed[fragment_fn] = updated[fragment_fn]
+                    del updated[fragment_fn]
 
     # Special handling for cml1, ccmake, etc bbclasses that generated
     # configuration fragment files that are consumed as source files
@@ -1537,42 +1487,13 @@ def _export_local_files(srctree, rd, destdir, srctreebase):
         if bb.data.inherits_class(frag_class, rd):
             srcpath = os.path.join(rd.getVar('WORKDIR'), frag_name)
             if os.path.exists(srcpath):
-                if frag_name not in new_set:
-                    new_set.append(frag_name)
+                if frag_name in removed:
+                    del removed[frag_name]
+                if frag_name not in updated:
+                    added[frag_name] = {}
                 # copy fragment into destdir
                 shutil.copy2(srcpath, destdir)
-                # copy fragment into local files if exists
-                if os.path.isdir(local_files_dir):
-                    shutil.copy2(srcpath, local_files_dir)
-
-    if new_set is not None:
-        for fname in new_set:
-            if fname in existing_files:
-                origpath = existing_files.pop(fname)
-                workpath = os.path.join(local_files_dir, fname)
-                if not filecmp.cmp(origpath, workpath):
-                    updated[fname] = {'path' : origpath}
-            elif fname != '.gitignore':
-                added[fname] = {}
-
-        workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
-        s = rd.getVar('S')
-        if not s.endswith(os.sep):
-            s += os.sep
-
-        if workdir != s:
-            # Handle files where subdir= was specified
-            for fname in list(existing_files.keys()):
-                # FIXME handle both subdir starting with BP and not?
-                fworkpath = os.path.join(workdir, fname)
-                if fworkpath.startswith(s):
-                    fpath = os.path.join(srctree, os.path.relpath(fworkpath, s))
-                    if os.path.exists(fpath):
-                        origpath = existing_files.pop(fname)
-                        if not filecmp.cmp(origpath, fpath):
-                            updated[fpath] = {'path' : origpath}
-
-        removed = existing_files
+
     return (updated, added, removed)
 
 
@@ -1590,7 +1511,7 @@ def _determine_files_dir(rd):
 
 def _update_recipe_srcrev(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wildcard_version, no_remove, no_report_remove, dry_run_outdir=None):
     """Implement the 'srcrev' mode of update-recipe"""
-    import bb
+    import bb.process
     import oe.recipeutils
 
     dry_run_suffix = ' (dry-run)' if dry_run_outdir else ''
@@ -1628,6 +1549,7 @@ def _update_recipe_srcrev(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wi
         local_files_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=tempdir)
         srctreebase = workspace[recipename]['srctreebase']
         upd_f, new_f, del_f = _export_local_files(srctree, rd, local_files_dir, srctreebase)
+        removedentries = {}
         if not no_remove:
             # Find list of existing patches in recipe file
             patches_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=tempdir)
@@ -1691,7 +1613,6 @@ def _update_recipe_srcrev(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wi
 
 def _update_recipe_patch(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wildcard_version, no_remove, no_report_remove, initial_rev, dry_run_outdir=None, force_patch_refresh=False):
     """Implement the 'patch' mode of update-recipe"""
-    import bb
     import oe.recipeutils
 
     recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
@@ -1805,6 +1726,7 @@ def _update_recipe_patch(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wil
             for basepath, param in upd_p.items():
                 path = param['path']
                 patchdir = param.get('patchdir', ".")
+                patchdir_param = {}
                 if patchdir != "." :
                     patchdir_param = dict(patchdir_params)
                     if patchdir_param:
@@ -1870,6 +1792,7 @@ def _update_recipe_patch(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wil
 
 def _guess_recipe_update_mode(srctree, rdata):
     """Guess the recipe update mode to use"""
+    import bb.process
     src_uri = (rdata.getVar('SRC_URI') or '').split()
     git_uris = [uri for uri in src_uri if uri.startswith('git://')]
     if not git_uris:
@@ -1891,6 +1814,8 @@ def _guess_recipe_update_mode(srctree, rdata):
     return 'patch'
 
 def _update_recipe(recipename, workspace, rd, mode, appendlayerdir, wildcard_version, no_remove, initial_rev, no_report_remove=False, dry_run_outdir=None, no_overrides=False, force_patch_refresh=False):
+    import bb.data
+    import bb.process
     srctree = workspace[recipename]['srctree']
     if mode == 'auto':
         mode = _guess_recipe_update_mode(srctree, rd)
@@ -2013,6 +1938,7 @@ def status(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
 def _reset(recipes, no_clean, remove_work, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Reset one or more recipes"""
+    import bb.process
     import oe.path
 
     def clean_preferred_provider(pn, layerconf_path):
@@ -2025,7 +1951,7 @@ def _reset(recipes, no_clean, remove_work, config, basepath, workspace):
             lines = f.readlines()
             with open(new_layerconf_file, 'a') as nf:
                 for line in lines:
-                    pprovider_exp = r'^PREFERRED_PROVIDER_.*? = "' + pn + r'"$'
+                    pprovider_exp = r'^PREFERRED_PROVIDER_.*? = "' + re.escape(pn) + r'"$'
                     if not re.match(pprovider_exp, line):
                         nf.write(line)
                     else:
@@ -2116,8 +2042,6 @@ def _reset(recipes, no_clean, remove_work, config, basepath, workspace):
 
 def reset(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'reset' subcommand"""
-    import bb
-    import shutil
 
     recipes = ""
 
@@ -2396,6 +2320,7 @@ def register_commands(subparsers, context):
     parser_modify.add_argument('--branch', '-b', default="devtool", help='Name for development branch to checkout (when not using -n/--no-extract) (default "%(default)s")')
     parser_modify.add_argument('--no-overrides', '-O', action="store_true", help='Do not create branches for other override configurations')
     parser_modify.add_argument('--keep-temp', help='Keep temporary directory (for debugging)', action="store_true")
+    parser_modify.add_argument('--debug-build', action="store_true", help='Add DEBUG_BUILD = "1" to the modified recipe')
     parser_modify.set_defaults(func=modify, fixed_setup=context.fixed_setup)
 
     parser_extract = subparsers.add_parser('extract', help='Extract the source for an existing recipe',
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
index fa5b8ef3c7..d9aca6e2db 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def _run(cmd, cwd=''):
 
 def _get_srctree(tmpdir):
     srctree = tmpdir
-    dirs = scriptutils.filter_src_subdirs(tmpdir)
+    dirs = os.listdir(tmpdir)
     if len(dirs) == 1:
         srctree = os.path.join(tmpdir, dirs[0])
     else:
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ def _rename_recipe_dirs(oldpv, newpv, path):
                         bb.utils.rename(os.path.join(path, oldfile),
                               os.path.join(path, newfile))
 
-def _rename_recipe_file(oldrecipe, bpn, oldpv, newpv, path):
+def _rename_recipe_file(oldrecipe, pn, oldpv, newpv, path):
     oldrecipe = os.path.basename(oldrecipe)
     if oldrecipe.endswith('_%s.bb' % oldpv):
-        newrecipe = '%s_%s.bb' % (bpn, newpv)
+        newrecipe = '%s_%s.bb' % (pn, newpv)
         if oldrecipe != newrecipe:
             shutil.move(os.path.join(path, oldrecipe), os.path.join(path, newrecipe))
     else:
         newrecipe = oldrecipe
     return os.path.join(path, newrecipe)
 
-def _rename_recipe_files(oldrecipe, bpn, oldpv, newpv, path):
+def _rename_recipe_files(oldrecipe, pn, oldpv, newpv, path):
     _rename_recipe_dirs(oldpv, newpv, path)
-    return _rename_recipe_file(oldrecipe, bpn, oldpv, newpv, path)
+    return _rename_recipe_file(oldrecipe, pn, oldpv, newpv, path)
 
 def _write_append(rc, srctreebase, srctree, same_dir, no_same_dir, revs, copied, workspace, d):
     """Writes an append file"""
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ def _get_uri(rd):
 
 def _extract_new_source(newpv, srctree, no_patch, srcrev, srcbranch, branch, keep_temp, tinfoil, rd):
     """Extract sources of a recipe with a new version"""
+    import oe.patch
 
     def __run(cmd):
         """Simple wrapper which calls _run with srctree as cwd"""
@@ -187,9 +188,9 @@ def _extract_new_source(newpv, srctree, no_patch, srcrev, srcbranch, branch, kee
     if uri.startswith('git://') or uri.startswith('gitsm://'):
         __run('git fetch')
         __run('git checkout %s' % rev)
-        __run('git tag -f devtool-base-new')
+        __run('git tag -f --no-sign devtool-base-new')
         __run('git submodule update --recursive')
-        __run('git submodule foreach \'git tag -f devtool-base-new\'')
+        __run('git submodule foreach \'git tag -f --no-sign devtool-base-new\'')
         (stdout, _) = __run('git submodule --quiet foreach \'echo $sm_path\'')
         paths += [os.path.join(srctree, p) for p in stdout.splitlines()]
         checksums = {}
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ def _extract_new_source(newpv, srctree, no_patch, srcrev, srcbranch, branch, kee
         useroptions = []
         oe.patch.GitApplyTree.gitCommandUserOptions(useroptions, d=rd)
         __run('git %s commit -q -m "Commit of upstream changes at version %s" --allow-empty' % (' '.join(useroptions), newpv))
-        __run('git tag -f devtool-base-%s' % newpv)
+        __run('git tag -f --no-sign devtool-base-%s' % newpv)
 
     revs = {}
     for path in paths:
@@ -335,19 +336,19 @@ def _add_license_diff_to_recipe(path, diff):
 def _create_new_recipe(newpv, checksums, srcrev, srcbranch, srcsubdir_old, srcsubdir_new, workspace, tinfoil, rd, license_diff, new_licenses, srctree, keep_failure):
     """Creates the new recipe under workspace"""
 
-    bpn = rd.getVar('BPN')
-    path = os.path.join(workspace, 'recipes', bpn)
+    pn = rd.getVar('PN')
+    path = os.path.join(workspace, 'recipes', pn)
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(path)
     copied, _ = oe.recipeutils.copy_recipe_files(rd, path, all_variants=True)
     if not copied:
-        raise DevtoolError('Internal error - no files were copied for recipe %s' % bpn)
+        raise DevtoolError('Internal error - no files were copied for recipe %s' % pn)
     logger.debug('Copied %s to %s' % (copied, path))
 
     oldpv = rd.getVar('PV')
     if not newpv:
         newpv = oldpv
     origpath = rd.getVar('FILE')
-    fullpath = _rename_recipe_files(origpath, bpn, oldpv, newpv, path)
+    fullpath = _rename_recipe_files(origpath, pn, oldpv, newpv, path)
     logger.debug('Upgraded %s => %s' % (origpath, fullpath))
 
     newvalues = {}
@@ -534,6 +535,15 @@ def _generate_license_diff(old_licenses, new_licenses):
             diff = diff + line
     return diff
 
+def _run_recipe_upgrade_extra_tasks(pn, rd, tinfoil):
+    tasks = []
+    for task in (rd.getVar('RECIPE_UPGRADE_EXTRA_TASKS') or '').split():
+        logger.info('Running extra recipe upgrade task: %s' % task)
+        res = tinfoil.build_targets(pn, task, handle_events=True)
+
+        if not res:
+            raise DevtoolError('Running extra recipe upgrade task %s for %s failed' % (task, pn))
+
 def upgrade(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     """Entry point for the devtool 'upgrade' subcommand"""
 
@@ -561,7 +571,7 @@ def upgrade(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         else:
             srctree = standard.get_default_srctree(config, pn)
 
-        srctree_s = standard.get_real_srctree(srctree, rd.getVar('S'), rd.getVar('WORKDIR'))
+        srctree_s = standard.get_real_srctree(srctree, rd.getVar('S'), rd.getVar('UNPACKDIR'))
 
         # try to automatically discover latest version and revision if not provided on command line
         if not args.version and not args.srcrev:
@@ -601,7 +611,7 @@ def upgrade(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             license_diff = _generate_license_diff(old_licenses, new_licenses)
             rf, copied = _create_new_recipe(args.version, checksums, args.srcrev, srcbranch, srcsubdir1, srcsubdir2, config.workspace_path, tinfoil, rd, license_diff, new_licenses, srctree, args.keep_failure)
         except (bb.process.CmdError, DevtoolError) as e:
-            recipedir = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'recipes', rd.getVar('BPN'))
+            recipedir = os.path.join(config.workspace_path, 'recipes', rd.getVar('PN'))
             _upgrade_error(e, recipedir, srctree, args.keep_failure)
         standard._add_md5(config, pn, os.path.dirname(rf))
 
@@ -609,6 +619,8 @@ def upgrade(args, config, basepath, workspace):
                         copied, config.workspace_path, rd)
         standard._add_md5(config, pn, af)
 
+        _run_recipe_upgrade_extra_tasks(pn, rd, tinfoil)
+
         update_unlockedsigs(basepath, workspace, args.fixed_setup, [pn])
 
         logger.info('Upgraded source extracted to %s' % srctree)
@@ -643,18 +655,28 @@ def latest_version(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     return 0
 
 def check_upgrade_status(args, config, basepath, workspace):
+    def _print_status(recipe):
+        print("{:25} {:15} {:15} {} {} {}".format(   recipe['pn'],
+                                                               recipe['cur_ver'],
+                                                               recipe['status'] if recipe['status'] != 'UPDATE' else (recipe['next_ver'] if not recipe['next_ver'].endswith("new-commits-available") else "new commits"),
+                                                               recipe['maintainer'],
+                                                               recipe['revision'] if recipe['revision'] != 'N/A' else "",
+                                                               "cannot be updated due to: %s" %(recipe['no_upgrade_reason']) if recipe['no_upgrade_reason'] else ""))
     if not args.recipe:
         logger.info("Checking the upstream status for all recipes may take a few minutes")
     results = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_upgrade_status(args.recipe)
-    for result in results:
-        # pn, update_status, current, latest, maintainer, latest_commit, no_update_reason
-        if args.all or result[1] != 'MATCH':
-            print("{:25} {:15} {:15} {} {} {}".format(   result[0],
-                                                               result[2],
-                                                               result[1] if result[1] != 'UPDATE' else (result[3] if not result[3].endswith("new-commits-available") else "new commits"),
-                                                               result[4],
-                                                               result[5] if result[5] != 'N/A' else "",
-                                                               "cannot be updated due to: %s" %(result[6]) if result[6] else ""))
+    for recipegroup in results:
+        upgrades = [r for r in recipegroup if r['status'] != 'MATCH']
+        currents = [r for r in recipegroup if r['status'] == 'MATCH']
+        if len(upgrades) > 1:
+            print("These recipes need to be upgraded together {")
+        for r in sorted(upgrades, key=lambda r:r['pn']):
+            _print_status(r)
+        if len(upgrades) > 1:
+            print("}")
+        for r in currents:
+            if args.all:
+                _print_status(r)
 
 def register_commands(subparsers, context):
     """Register devtool subcommands from this plugin"""
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
index 964817766b..bf39f71b11 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def configure_help(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         b = rd.getVar('B')
         s = rd.getVar('S')
         configurescript = os.path.join(s, 'configure')
-        confdisabled = 'noexec' in rd.getVarFlags('do_configure') or 'do_configure' not in (rd.getVar('__BBTASKS', False) or [])
+        confdisabled = 'noexec' in rd.getVarFlags('do_configure') or 'do_configure' not in (bb.build.listtasks(rd))
         configureopts = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('CONFIGUREOPTS') or '')
         extra_oeconf = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECONF') or '')
         extra_oecmake = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE') or '')
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
index 10945d6008..041d79f162 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/append.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def appendsrc(args, files, rd, extralines=None):
     import oe.recipeutils
 
     srcdir = rd.getVar('S')
-    workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
+    unpackdir = rd.getVar('UNPACKDIR')
 
     import bb.fetch
     simplified = {}
@@ -336,10 +336,10 @@ def appendsrc(args, files, rd, extralines=None):
         src_destdir = os.path.dirname(srcfile)
         if not args.use_workdir:
             if rd.getVar('S') == rd.getVar('STAGING_KERNEL_DIR'):
-                srcdir = os.path.join(workdir, 'git')
+                srcdir = os.path.join(unpackdir, rd.getVar('BB_GIT_DEFAULT_DESTSUFFIX'))
                 if not bb.data.inherits_class('kernel-yocto', rd):
-                    logger.warning('S == STAGING_KERNEL_DIR and non-kernel-yocto, unable to determine path to srcdir, defaulting to ${WORKDIR}/git')
-            src_destdir = os.path.join(os.path.relpath(srcdir, workdir), src_destdir)
+                    logger.warning('S == STAGING_KERNEL_DIR and non-kernel-yocto, unable to determine path to srcdir, defaulting to ${UNPACKDIR}/${BB_GIT_DEFAULT_DESTSUFFIX}')
+            src_destdir = os.path.join(os.path.relpath(srcdir, unpackdir), src_destdir)
         src_destdir = os.path.normpath(src_destdir)
 
         if src_destdir and src_destdir != '.':
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
index 8e9ff38db6..ef0ba974a9 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse, urldefrag, urlsplit
 import hashlib
 import bb.fetch2
 logger = logging.getLogger('recipetool')
+from oe.license import tidy_licenses
+from oe.license_finder import find_licenses
 
 tinfoil = None
 plugins = None
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ def create_recipe(args):
         if ftmpdir and args.keep_temp:
             logger.info('Fetch temp directory is %s' % ftmpdir)
 
-        dirlist = scriptutils.filter_src_subdirs(srctree)
+        dirlist = os.listdir(srctree)
         logger.debug('Directory listing (excluding filtered out):\n  %s' % '\n  '.join(dirlist))
         if len(dirlist) == 1:
             singleitem = os.path.join(srctree, dirlist[0])
@@ -637,7 +639,6 @@ def create_recipe(args):
                     if len(splitline) > 1:
                         if splitline[0] == 'origin' and scriptutils.is_src_url(splitline[1]):
                             srcuri = reformat_git_uri(splitline[1]) + ';branch=master'
-                            srcsubdir = 'git'
                             break
 
     if args.src_subdir:
@@ -735,7 +736,7 @@ def create_recipe(args):
     if srcsubdir and not args.binary:
         # (for binary packages we explicitly specify subdir= when fetching to
         # match the default value of S, so we don't need to set it in that case)
-        lines_before.append('S = "${WORKDIR}/%s"' % srcsubdir)
+        lines_before.append('S = "${UNPACKDIR}/%s"' % srcsubdir)
         lines_before.append('')
 
     if pkgarch:
@@ -764,6 +765,7 @@ def create_recipe(args):
     extrafiles = extravalues.pop('extrafiles', {})
     extra_pn = extravalues.pop('PN', None)
     extra_pv = extravalues.pop('PV', None)
+    run_tasks = extravalues.pop('run_tasks', "").split()
 
     if extra_pv and not realpv:
         realpv = extra_pv
@@ -824,7 +826,8 @@ def create_recipe(args):
             extraoutdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(outfile), pn)
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(extraoutdir)
         for destfn, extrafile in extrafiles.items():
-            shutil.move(extrafile, os.path.join(extraoutdir, destfn))
+            fn = destfn.format(pn=pn, pv=realpv)
+            shutil.move(extrafile, os.path.join(extraoutdir, fn))
 
     lines = lines_before
     lines_before = []
@@ -839,7 +842,7 @@ def create_recipe(args):
                 line = line.replace(realpv, '${PV}')
             if pn:
                 line = line.replace(pn, '${BPN}')
-            if line == 'S = "${WORKDIR}/${BPN}-${PV}"':
+            if line == 'S = "${UNPACKDIR}/${BPN}-${PV}"' or 'tmp-recipetool-' in line:
                 skipblank = True
                 continue
         elif line.startswith('SRC_URI = '):
@@ -917,6 +920,10 @@ def create_recipe(args):
         log_info_cond('Recipe %s has been created; further editing may be required to make it fully functional' % outfile, args.devtool)
         tinfoil.modified_files()
 
+    for task in run_tasks:
+        logger.info("Running task %s" % task)
+        tinfoil.build_file_sync(outfile, task)
+
     if tempsrc:
         if args.keep_temp:
             logger.info('Preserving temporary directory %s' % tempsrc)
@@ -944,23 +951,13 @@ def fixup_license(value):
         return '(' + value + ')'
     return value
 
-def tidy_licenses(value):
-    """Flat, split and sort licenses"""
-    from oe.license import flattened_licenses
-    def _choose(a, b):
-        str_a, str_b  = sorted((" & ".join(a), " & ".join(b)), key=str.casefold)
-        return ["(%s | %s)" % (str_a, str_b)]
-    if not isinstance(value, str):
-        value = " & ".join(value)
-    return sorted(list(set(flattened_licenses(value, _choose))), key=str.casefold)
-
 def handle_license_vars(srctree, lines_before, handled, extravalues, d):
     lichandled = [x for x in handled if x[0] == 'license']
     if lichandled:
         # Someone else has already handled the license vars, just return their value
         return lichandled[0][1]
 
-    licvalues = guess_license(srctree, d)
+    licvalues = find_licenses(srctree, d)
     licenses = []
     lic_files_chksum = []
     lic_unknown = []
@@ -1040,222 +1037,9 @@ def handle_license_vars(srctree, lines_before, handled, extravalues, d):
     handled.append(('license', licvalues))
     return licvalues
 
-def get_license_md5sums(d, static_only=False, linenumbers=False):
-    import bb.utils
-    import csv
-    md5sums = {}
-    if not static_only and not linenumbers:
-        # Gather md5sums of license files in common license dir
-        commonlicdir = d.getVar('COMMON_LICENSE_DIR')
-        for fn in os.listdir(commonlicdir):
-            md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(os.path.join(commonlicdir, fn))
-            md5sums[md5value] = fn
-
-    # The following were extracted from common values in various recipes
-    # (double checking the license against the license file itself, not just
-    # the LICENSE value in the recipe)
-
-    # Read license md5sums from csv file
-    scripts_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-    for path in (d.getVar('BBPATH').split(':')
-                + [os.path.join(scripts_path, '..', '..')]):
-        csv_path = os.path.join(path, 'lib', 'recipetool', 'licenses.csv')
-        if os.path.isfile(csv_path):
-            with open(csv_path, newline='') as csv_file:
-                fieldnames = ['md5sum', 'license', 'beginline', 'endline', 'md5']
-                reader = csv.DictReader(csv_file, delimiter=',', fieldnames=fieldnames)
-                for row in reader:
-                    if linenumbers:
-                        md5sums[row['md5sum']] = (
-                            row['license'], row['beginline'], row['endline'], row['md5'])
-                    else:
-                        md5sums[row['md5sum']] = row['license']
-
-    return md5sums
-
-def crunch_known_licenses(d):
-    '''
-    Calculate the MD5 checksums for the crunched versions of all common
-    licenses. Also add additional known checksums.
-    '''
-    
-    crunched_md5sums = {}
-
-    # common licenses
-    crunched_md5sums['ad4e9d34a2e966dfe9837f18de03266d'] = 'GFDL-1.1-only'
-    crunched_md5sums['d014fb11a34eb67dc717fdcfc97e60ed'] = 'GFDL-1.2-only'
-    crunched_md5sums['e020ca655b06c112def28e597ab844f1'] = 'GFDL-1.3-only'
-
-    # The following two were gleaned from the "forever" npm package
-    crunched_md5sums['0a97f8e4cbaf889d6fa51f84b89a79f6'] = 'ISC'
-    # https://github.com/waffle-gl/waffle/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
-    crunched_md5sums['50fab24ce589d69af8964fdbfe414c60'] = 'BSD-2-Clause'
-    # https://github.com/spigwitmer/fakeds1963s/blob/master/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['88a4355858a1433fea99fae34a44da88'] = 'GPL-2.0-only'
-    # http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
-    crunched_md5sums['063b5c3ebb5f3aa4c85a2ed18a31fbe7'] = 'GPL-2.0-only'
-    # https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/COPYING.LGPLv2.1
-    crunched_md5sums['7f5202f4d44ed15dcd4915f5210417d8'] = 'LGPL-2.1-only'
-    # unixODBC-2.3.4 COPYING
-    crunched_md5sums['3debde09238a8c8e1f6a847e1ec9055b'] = 'LGPL-2.1-only'
-    # https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/COPYING.LGPLv3
-    crunched_md5sums['f90c613c51aa35da4d79dd55fc724ceb'] = 'LGPL-3.0-only'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eclipse/mosquitto/v1.4.14/epl-v10
-    crunched_md5sums['efe2cb9a35826992b9df68224e3c2628'] = 'EPL-1.0'
-
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jquery/esprima/3.1.3/LICENSE.BSD
-    crunched_md5sums['80fa7b56a28e8c902e6af194003220a5'] = 'BSD-2-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/npm/npm-install-checks/master/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['e659f77bfd9002659e112d0d3d59b2c1'] = 'BSD-2-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/silverwind/default-gateway/4.2.0/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['4c641f2d995c47f5cb08bdb4b5b6ea05'] = 'BSD-2-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tad-lispy/node-damerau-levenshtein/v1.0.5/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['2b8c039b2b9a25f0feb4410c4542d346'] = 'BSD-2-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/terser/terser/v3.17.0/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['8bd23871802951c9ad63855151204c2c'] = 'BSD-2-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexei/sprintf.js/1.0.3/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['008c22318c8ea65928bf730ddd0273e3'] = 'BSD-3-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Caligatio/jsSHA/v3.2.0/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['0e46634a01bfef056892949acaea85b1'] = 'BSD-3-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/d3/d3-path/v1.0.9/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['b5f72aef53d3b2b432702c30b0215666'] = 'BSD-3-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/feross/ieee754/v1.1.13/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['a39327c997c20da0937955192d86232d'] = 'BSD-3-Clause'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joyent/node-extsprintf/v1.3.0/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['721f23a96ff4161ca3a5f071bbe18108'] = 'MIT'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pvorb/clone/v0.2.0/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['b376d29a53c9573006b9970709231431'] = 'MIT'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andris9/encoding/v0.1.12/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['85d8a977ee9d7c5ab4ac03c9b95431c4'] = 'MIT-0'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/faye/websocket-driver-node/0.7.3/LICENSE.md
-    crunched_md5sums['b66384e7137e41a9b1904ef4d39703b6'] = 'Apache-2.0'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/less/less.js/v4.1.1/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['b27575459e02221ccef97ec0bfd457ae'] = 'Apache-2.0'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/TypeScript/v3.5.3/LICENSE.txt
-    crunched_md5sums['a54a1a6a39e7f9dbb4a23a42f5c7fd1c'] = 'Apache-2.0'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/request/request/v2.87.0/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['1034431802e57486b393d00c5d262b8a'] = 'Apache-2.0'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dchest/tweetnacl-js/v0.14.5/LICENSE
-    crunched_md5sums['75605e6bdd564791ab698fca65c94a4f'] = 'Unlicense'
-    # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stackgl/gl-mat3/v2.0.0/LICENSE.md
-    crunched_md5sums['75512892d6f59dddb6d1c7e191957e9c'] = 'Zlib'
-
-    commonlicdir = d.getVar('COMMON_LICENSE_DIR')
-    for fn in sorted(os.listdir(commonlicdir)):
-        md5value, lictext = crunch_license(os.path.join(commonlicdir, fn))
-        if md5value not in crunched_md5sums:
-            crunched_md5sums[md5value] = fn
-        elif fn != crunched_md5sums[md5value]:
-            bb.debug(2, "crunched_md5sums['%s'] is already set to '%s' rather than '%s'" % (md5value, crunched_md5sums[md5value], fn))
-        else:
-            bb.debug(2, "crunched_md5sums['%s'] is already set to '%s'" % (md5value, crunched_md5sums[md5value]))
-
-    return crunched_md5sums
-
-def crunch_license(licfile):
-    '''
-    Remove non-material text from a license file and then calculate its
-    md5sum. This works well for licenses that contain a copyright statement,
-    but is also a useful way to handle people's insistence upon reformatting
-    the license text slightly (with no material difference to the text of the
-    license).
-    '''
-
-    import oe.utils
-
-    # Note: these are carefully constructed!
-    license_title_re = re.compile(r'^#*\(? *(This is )?([Tt]he )?.{0,15} ?[Ll]icen[sc]e( \(.{1,10}\))?\)?[:\.]? ?#*$')
-    license_statement_re = re.compile(r'^((This (project|software)|.{1,10}) is( free software)? (released|licen[sc]ed)|(Released|Licen[cs]ed)) under the .{1,10} [Ll]icen[sc]e:?$')
-    copyright_re = re.compile(r'^ *[#\*]* *(Modified work |MIT LICENSED )?Copyright ?(\([cC]\))? .*$')
-    disclaimer_re = re.compile(r'^ *\*? ?All [Rr]ights [Rr]eserved\.$')
-    email_re = re.compile(r'^.*<[\w\.-]*@[\w\.\-]*>$')
-    header_re = re.compile(r'^(\/\**!?)? ?[\-=\*]* ?(\*\/)?$')
-    tag_re = re.compile(r'^ *@?\(?([Ll]icense|MIT)\)?$')
-    url_re = re.compile(r'^ *[#\*]* *https?:\/\/[\w\.\/\-]+$')
-
-    lictext = []
-    with open(licfile, 'r', errors='surrogateescape') as f:
-        for line in f:
-            # Drop opening statements
-            if copyright_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            elif disclaimer_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            elif email_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            elif header_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            elif tag_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            elif url_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            elif license_title_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            elif license_statement_re.match(line):
-                continue
-            # Strip comment symbols
-            line = line.replace('*', '') \
-                       .replace('#', '')
-            # Unify spelling
-            line = line.replace('sub-license', 'sublicense')
-            # Squash spaces
-            line = oe.utils.squashspaces(line.strip())
-            # Replace smart quotes, double quotes and backticks with single quotes
-            line = line.replace(u"\u2018", "'").replace(u"\u2019", "'").replace(u"\u201c","'").replace(u"\u201d", "'").replace('"', '\'').replace('`', '\'')
-            # Unify brackets
-            line = line.replace("{", "[").replace("}", "]")
-            if line:
-                lictext.append(line)
-
-    m = hashlib.md5()
-    try:
-        m.update(' '.join(lictext).encode('utf-8'))
-        md5val = m.hexdigest()
-    except UnicodeEncodeError:
-        md5val = None
-        lictext = ''
-    return md5val, lictext
-
-def guess_license(srctree, d):
-    import bb
-    md5sums = get_license_md5sums(d)
-
-    crunched_md5sums = crunch_known_licenses(d)
-
-    licenses = []
-    licspecs = ['*LICEN[CS]E*', 'COPYING*', '*[Ll]icense*', 'LEGAL*', '[Ll]egal*', '*GPL*', 'README.lic*', 'COPYRIGHT*', '[Cc]opyright*', 'e[dp]l-v10']
-    skip_extensions = (".html", ".js", ".json", ".svg", ".ts", ".go")
-    licfiles = []
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(srctree):
-        for fn in files:
-            if fn.endswith(skip_extensions):
-                continue
-            for spec in licspecs:
-                if fnmatch.fnmatch(fn, spec):
-                    fullpath = os.path.join(root, fn)
-                    if not fullpath in licfiles:
-                        licfiles.append(fullpath)
-    for licfile in sorted(licfiles):
-        md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(licfile)
-        license = md5sums.get(md5value, None)
-        if not license:
-            crunched_md5, lictext = crunch_license(licfile)
-            license = crunched_md5sums.get(crunched_md5, None)
-            if lictext and not license:
-                license = 'Unknown'
-                logger.info("Please add the following line for '%s' to a 'lib/recipetool/licenses.csv' " \
-                    "and replace `Unknown` with the license:\n" \
-                    "%s,Unknown" % (os.path.relpath(licfile, srctree), md5value))
-        if license:
-            licenses.append((license, os.path.relpath(licfile, srctree), md5value))
-
-    # FIXME should we grab at least one source file with a license header and add that too?
-
-    return licenses
-
 def split_pkg_licenses(licvalues, packages, outlines, fallback_licenses=None, pn='${PN}'):
     """
-    Given a list of (license, path, md5sum) as returned by guess_license(),
+    Given a list of (license, path, md5sum) as returned by match_licenses(),
     a dict of package name to path mappings, write out a set of
     package-specific LICENSE values.
     """
@@ -1284,6 +1068,14 @@ def split_pkg_licenses(licvalues, packages, outlines, fallback_licenses=None, pn
         outlicenses[pkgname] = licenses
     return outlicenses
 
+def generate_common_licenses_chksums(common_licenses, d):
+    lic_files_chksums = []
+    for license in tidy_licenses(common_licenses):
+        licfile = '${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/' + license
+        md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(d.expand(licfile))
+        lic_files_chksums.append('file://%s;md5=%s' % (licfile, md5value))
+    return lic_files_chksums
+
 def read_pkgconfig_provides(d):
     pkgdatadir = d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
     pkgmap = {}
@@ -1418,4 +1210,3 @@ def register_commands(subparsers):
     parser_create.add_argument('--devtool', action="store_true", help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
     parser_create.add_argument('--mirrors', action="store_true", help='Enable PREMIRRORS and MIRRORS for source tree fetching (disabled by default).')
     parser_create.set_defaults(func=create_recipe)
-
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_go.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_go.py
index a85a2f2786..4b1fa39d13 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_go.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_go.py
@@ -10,13 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 
-from collections import namedtuple
-from enum import Enum
-from html.parser import HTMLParser
 from recipetool.create import RecipeHandler, handle_license_vars
-from recipetool.create import guess_license, tidy_licenses, fixup_license
-from recipetool.create import determine_from_url
-from urllib.error import URLError, HTTPError
 
 import bb.utils
 import json
@@ -25,33 +19,20 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import shutil
 import tempfile
-import urllib.parse
-import urllib.request
 
 
-GoImport = namedtuple('GoImport', 'root vcs url suffix')
 logger = logging.getLogger('recipetool')
-CodeRepo = namedtuple(
-    'CodeRepo', 'path codeRoot codeDir pathMajor pathPrefix pseudoMajor')
 
 tinfoil = None
 
-# Regular expression to parse pseudo semantic version
-# see https://go.dev/ref/mod#pseudo-versions
-re_pseudo_semver = re.compile(
-    r"^v[0-9]+\.(0\.0-|\d+\.\d+-([^+]*\.)?0\.)(?P<utc>\d{14})-(?P<commithash>[A-Za-z0-9]+)(\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+(\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*)?$")
-# Regular expression to parse semantic version
-re_semver = re.compile(
-    r"^v(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<patch>0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?P<prerelease>(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+(?P<buildmetadata>[0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$")
-
 
 def tinfoil_init(instance):
     global tinfoil
     tinfoil = instance
 
 
+
 class GoRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
     """Class to handle the go recipe creation"""
 
@@ -83,578 +64,6 @@ class GoRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
 
         return bindir
 
-    def __resolve_repository_static(self, modulepath):
-        """Resolve the repository in a static manner
-
-            The method is based on the go implementation of
-            `repoRootFromVCSPaths` in
-            https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/cmd/go/internal/vcs/vcs.go
-        """
-
-        url = urllib.parse.urlparse("https://" + modulepath)
-        req = urllib.request.Request(url.geturl())
-
-        try:
-            resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
-            # Some modulepath are just redirects to github (or some other vcs
-            # hoster). Therefore, we check if this modulepath redirects to
-            # somewhere else
-            if resp.geturl() != url.geturl():
-                bb.debug(1, "%s is redirectred to %s" %
-                         (url.geturl(), resp.geturl()))
-                url = urllib.parse.urlparse(resp.geturl())
-                modulepath = url.netloc + url.path
-
-        except URLError as url_err:
-            # This is probably because the module path
-            # contains the subdir and major path. Thus,
-            # we ignore this error for now
-            logger.debug(
-                1, "Failed to fetch page from [%s]: %s" % (url, str(url_err)))
-
-        host, _, _ = modulepath.partition('/')
-
-        class vcs(Enum):
-            pathprefix = "pathprefix"
-            regexp = "regexp"
-            type = "type"
-            repo = "repo"
-            check = "check"
-            schemelessRepo = "schemelessRepo"
-
-        # GitHub
-        vcsGitHub = {}
-        vcsGitHub[vcs.pathprefix] = "github.com"
-        vcsGitHub[vcs.regexp] = re.compile(
-            r'^(?P<root>github\.com/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)(/(?P<suffix>[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+))*$')
-        vcsGitHub[vcs.type] = "git"
-        vcsGitHub[vcs.repo] = "https://\\g<root>"
-
-        # Bitbucket
-        vcsBitbucket = {}
-        vcsBitbucket[vcs.pathprefix] = "bitbucket.org"
-        vcsBitbucket[vcs.regexp] = re.compile(
-            r'^(?P<root>bitbucket\.org/(?P<bitname>[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+))(/(?P<suffix>[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+))*$')
-        vcsBitbucket[vcs.type] = "git"
-        vcsBitbucket[vcs.repo] = "https://\\g<root>"
-
-        # IBM DevOps Services (JazzHub)
-        vcsIBMDevOps = {}
-        vcsIBMDevOps[vcs.pathprefix] = "hub.jazz.net/git"
-        vcsIBMDevOps[vcs.regexp] = re.compile(
-            r'^(?P<root>hub\.jazz\.net/git/[a-z0-9]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)(/(?P<suffix>[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+))*$')
-        vcsIBMDevOps[vcs.type] = "git"
-        vcsIBMDevOps[vcs.repo] = "https://\\g<root>"
-
-        # Git at Apache
-        vcsApacheGit = {}
-        vcsApacheGit[vcs.pathprefix] = "git.apache.org"
-        vcsApacheGit[vcs.regexp] = re.compile(
-            r'^(?P<root>git\.apache\.org/[a-z0-9_.\-]+\.git)(/(?P<suffix>[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+))*$')
-        vcsApacheGit[vcs.type] = "git"
-        vcsApacheGit[vcs.repo] = "https://\\g<root>"
-
-        # Git at OpenStack
-        vcsOpenStackGit = {}
-        vcsOpenStackGit[vcs.pathprefix] = "git.openstack.org"
-        vcsOpenStackGit[vcs.regexp] = re.compile(
-            r'^(?P<root>git\.openstack\.org/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)(\.git)?(/(?P<suffix>[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+))*$')
-        vcsOpenStackGit[vcs.type] = "git"
-        vcsOpenStackGit[vcs.repo] = "https://\\g<root>"
-
-        # chiselapp.com for fossil
-        vcsChiselapp = {}
-        vcsChiselapp[vcs.pathprefix] = "chiselapp.com"
-        vcsChiselapp[vcs.regexp] = re.compile(
-            r'^(?P<root>chiselapp\.com/user/[A-Za-z0-9]+/repository/[A-Za-z0-9_.\-]+)$')
-        vcsChiselapp[vcs.type] = "fossil"
-        vcsChiselapp[vcs.repo] = "https://\\g<root>"
-
-        # General syntax for any server.
-        # Must be last.
-        vcsGeneralServer = {}
-        vcsGeneralServer[vcs.regexp] = re.compile(
-            "(?P<root>(?P<repo>([a-z0-9.\\-]+\\.)+[a-z0-9.\\-]+(:[0-9]+)?(/~?[A-Za-z0-9_.\\-]+)+?)\\.(?P<vcs>bzr|fossil|git|hg|svn))(/~?(?P<suffix>[A-Za-z0-9_.\\-]+))*$")
-        vcsGeneralServer[vcs.schemelessRepo] = True
-
-        vcsPaths = [vcsGitHub, vcsBitbucket, vcsIBMDevOps,
-                    vcsApacheGit, vcsOpenStackGit, vcsChiselapp,
-                    vcsGeneralServer]
-
-        if modulepath.startswith("example.net") or modulepath == "rsc.io":
-            logger.warning("Suspicious module path %s" % modulepath)
-            return None
-        if modulepath.startswith("http:") or modulepath.startswith("https:"):
-            logger.warning("Import path should not start with %s %s" %
-                           ("http", "https"))
-            return None
-
-        rootpath = None
-        vcstype = None
-        repourl = None
-        suffix = None
-
-        for srv in vcsPaths:
-            m = srv[vcs.regexp].match(modulepath)
-            if vcs.pathprefix in srv:
-                if host == srv[vcs.pathprefix]:
-                    rootpath = m.group('root')
-                    vcstype = srv[vcs.type]
-                    repourl = m.expand(srv[vcs.repo])
-                    suffix = m.group('suffix')
-                    break
-            elif m and srv[vcs.schemelessRepo]:
-                rootpath = m.group('root')
-                vcstype = m[vcs.type]
-                repourl = m[vcs.repo]
-                suffix = m.group('suffix')
-                break
-
-        return GoImport(rootpath, vcstype, repourl, suffix)
-
-    def __resolve_repository_dynamic(self, modulepath):
-        """Resolve the repository root in a dynamic manner.
-
-            The method is based on the go implementation of
-            `repoRootForImportDynamic` in
-            https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/cmd/go/internal/vcs/vcs.go
-        """
-        url = urllib.parse.urlparse("https://" + modulepath)
-
-        class GoImportHTMLParser(HTMLParser):
-
-            def __init__(self):
-                super().__init__()
-                self.__srv = {}
-
-            def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
-                if tag == 'meta' and list(
-                        filter(lambda a: (a[0] == 'name' and a[1] == 'go-import'), attrs)):
-                    content = list(
-                        filter(lambda a: (a[0] == 'content'), attrs))
-                    if content:
-                        srv = content[0][1].split()
-                        self.__srv[srv[0]] = srv
-
-            def go_import(self, modulepath):
-                if modulepath in self.__srv:
-                    srv = self.__srv[modulepath]
-                    return GoImport(srv[0], srv[1], srv[2], None)
-                return None
-
-        url = url.geturl() + "?go-get=1"
-        req = urllib.request.Request(url)
-
-        try:
-            body = urllib.request.urlopen(req).read()
-        except HTTPError as http_err:
-            logger.warning(
-                "Unclean status when fetching page from [%s]: %s", url, str(http_err))
-            body = http_err.fp.read()
-        except URLError as url_err:
-            logger.warning(
-                "Failed to fetch page from [%s]: %s", url, str(url_err))
-            return None
-
-        parser = GoImportHTMLParser()
-        parser.feed(body.decode('utf-8'))
-        parser.close()
-
-        return parser.go_import(modulepath)
-
-    def __resolve_from_golang_proxy(self, modulepath, version):
-        """
-        Resolves repository data from golang proxy
-        """
-        url = urllib.parse.urlparse("https://proxy.golang.org/"
-                                    + modulepath
-                                    + "/@v/"
-                                    + version
-                                    + ".info")
-
-        # Transform url to lower case, golang proxy doesn't like mixed case
-        req = urllib.request.Request(url.geturl().lower())
-
-        try:
-            resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
-        except URLError as url_err:
-            logger.warning(
-                "Failed to fetch page from [%s]: %s", url, str(url_err))
-            return None
-
-        golang_proxy_res = resp.read().decode('utf-8')
-        modinfo = json.loads(golang_proxy_res)
-
-        if modinfo and 'Origin' in modinfo:
-            origin = modinfo['Origin']
-            _root_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(origin['URL'])
-
-            # We normalize the repo URL since we don't want the scheme in it
-            _subdir = origin['Subdir'] if 'Subdir' in origin else None
-            _root, _, _ = self.__split_path_version(modulepath)
-            if _subdir:
-                _root = _root[:-len(_subdir)].strip('/')
-
-            _commit = origin['Hash']
-            _vcs = origin['VCS']
-            return (GoImport(_root, _vcs, _root_url.geturl(), None), _commit)
-
-        return None
-
-    def __resolve_repository(self, modulepath):
-        """
-        Resolves src uri from go module-path
-        """
-        repodata = self.__resolve_repository_static(modulepath)
-        if not repodata or not repodata.url:
-            repodata = self.__resolve_repository_dynamic(modulepath)
-            if not repodata or not repodata.url:
-                logger.error(
-                    "Could not resolve repository for module path '%s'" % modulepath)
-                # There is no way to recover from this
-                sys.exit(14)
-        if repodata:
-            logger.debug(1, "Resolved download path for import '%s' => %s" % (
-                modulepath, repodata.url))
-        return repodata
-
-    def __split_path_version(self, path):
-        i = len(path)
-        dot = False
-        for j in range(i, 0, -1):
-            if path[j - 1] < '0' or path[j - 1] > '9':
-                break
-            if path[j - 1] == '.':
-                dot = True
-                break
-            i = j - 1
-
-        if i <= 1 or i == len(
-                path) or path[i - 1] != 'v' or path[i - 2] != '/':
-            return path, "", True
-
-        prefix, pathMajor = path[:i - 2], path[i - 2:]
-        if dot or len(
-                pathMajor) <= 2 or pathMajor[2] == '0' or pathMajor == "/v1":
-            return path, "", False
-
-        return prefix, pathMajor, True
-
-    def __get_path_major(self, pathMajor):
-        if not pathMajor:
-            return ""
-
-        if pathMajor[0] != '/' and pathMajor[0] != '.':
-            logger.error(
-                "pathMajor suffix %s passed to PathMajorPrefix lacks separator", pathMajor)
-
-        if pathMajor.startswith(".v") and pathMajor.endswith("-unstable"):
-            pathMajor = pathMajor[:len("-unstable") - 2]
-
-        return pathMajor[1:]
-
-    def __build_coderepo(self, repo, path):
-        codedir = ""
-        pathprefix, pathMajor, _ = self.__split_path_version(path)
-        if repo.root == path:
-            pathprefix = path
-        elif path.startswith(repo.root):
-            codedir = pathprefix[len(repo.root):].strip('/')
-
-        pseudoMajor = self.__get_path_major(pathMajor)
-
-        logger.debug("root='%s', codedir='%s', prefix='%s', pathMajor='%s', pseudoMajor='%s'",
-                     repo.root, codedir, pathprefix, pathMajor, pseudoMajor)
-
-        return CodeRepo(path, repo.root, codedir,
-                        pathMajor, pathprefix, pseudoMajor)
-
-    def __resolve_version(self, repo, path, version):
-        hash = None
-        coderoot = self.__build_coderepo(repo, path)
-
-        def vcs_fetch_all():
-            tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-            clone_cmd = "%s clone --bare %s %s" % ('git', repo.url, tmpdir)
-            bb.process.run(clone_cmd)
-            log_cmd = "git log --all --pretty='%H %d' --decorate=short"
-            output, _ = bb.process.run(
-                log_cmd, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, cwd=tmpdir)
-            bb.utils.prunedir(tmpdir)
-            return output.strip().split('\n')
-
-        def vcs_fetch_remote(tag):
-            # add * to grab ^{}
-            refs = {}
-            ls_remote_cmd = "git ls-remote -q --tags {} {}*".format(
-                repo.url, tag)
-            output, _ = bb.process.run(ls_remote_cmd)
-            output = output.strip().split('\n')
-            for line in output:
-                f = line.split(maxsplit=1)
-                if len(f) != 2:
-                    continue
-
-                for prefix in ["HEAD", "refs/heads/", "refs/tags/"]:
-                    if f[1].startswith(prefix):
-                        refs[f[1][len(prefix):]] = f[0]
-
-            for key, hash in refs.items():
-                if key.endswith(r"^{}"):
-                    refs[key.strip(r"^{}")] = hash
-
-            return refs[tag]
-
-        m_pseudo_semver = re_pseudo_semver.match(version)
-
-        if m_pseudo_semver:
-            remote_refs = vcs_fetch_all()
-            short_commit = m_pseudo_semver.group('commithash')
-            for l in remote_refs:
-                r = l.split(maxsplit=1)
-                sha1 = r[0] if len(r) else None
-                if not sha1:
-                    logger.error(
-                        "Ups: could not resolve abbref commit for %s" % short_commit)
-
-                elif sha1.startswith(short_commit):
-                    hash = sha1
-                    break
-        else:
-            m_semver = re_semver.match(version)
-            if m_semver:
-
-                def get_sha1_remote(re):
-                    rsha1 = None
-                    for line in remote_refs:
-                        # Split lines of the following format:
-                        # 22e90d9b964610628c10f673ca5f85b8c2a2ca9a  (tag: sometag)
-                        lineparts = line.split(maxsplit=1)
-                        sha1 = lineparts[0] if len(lineparts) else None
-                        refstring = lineparts[1] if len(
-                            lineparts) == 2 else None
-                        if refstring:
-                            # Normalize tag string and split in case of multiple
-                            # regs e.g. (tag: speech/v1.10.0, tag: orchestration/v1.5.0 ...)
-                            refs = refstring.strip('(), ').split(',')
-                            for ref in refs:
-                                if re.match(ref.strip()):
-                                    rsha1 = sha1
-                    return rsha1
-
-                semver = "v" + m_semver.group('major') + "."\
-                             + m_semver.group('minor') + "."\
-                             + m_semver.group('patch') \
-                             + (("-" + m_semver.group('prerelease'))
-                                if m_semver.group('prerelease') else "")
-
-                tag = os.path.join(
-                    coderoot.codeDir, semver) if coderoot.codeDir else semver
-
-                # probe tag using 'ls-remote', which is faster than fetching
-                # complete history
-                hash = vcs_fetch_remote(tag)
-                if not hash:
-                    # backup: fetch complete history
-                    remote_refs = vcs_fetch_all()
-                    hash = get_sha1_remote(
-                        re.compile(fr"(tag:|HEAD ->) ({tag})"))
-
-                logger.debug(
-                    "Resolving commit for tag '%s' -> '%s'", tag, hash)
-        return hash
-
-    def __generate_srcuri_inline_fcn(self, path, version, replaces=None):
-        """Generate SRC_URI functions for go imports"""
-
-        logger.info("Resolving repository for module %s", path)
-        # First try to resolve repo and commit from golang proxy
-        # Most info is already there and we don't have to go through the
-        # repository or even perform the version resolve magic
-        golang_proxy_info = self.__resolve_from_golang_proxy(path, version)
-        if golang_proxy_info:
-            repo = golang_proxy_info[0]
-            commit = golang_proxy_info[1]
-        else:
-            # Fallback
-            # Resolve repository by 'hand'
-            repo = self.__resolve_repository(path)
-            commit = self.__resolve_version(repo, path, version)
-
-        url = urllib.parse.urlparse(repo.url)
-        repo_url = url.netloc + url.path
-
-        coderoot = self.__build_coderepo(repo, path)
-
-        inline_fcn = "${@go_src_uri("
-        inline_fcn += f"'{repo_url}','{version}'"
-        if repo_url != path:
-            inline_fcn += f",path='{path}'"
-        if coderoot.codeDir:
-            inline_fcn += f",subdir='{coderoot.codeDir}'"
-        if repo.vcs != 'git':
-            inline_fcn += f",vcs='{repo.vcs}'"
-        if replaces:
-            inline_fcn += f",replaces='{replaces}'"
-        if coderoot.pathMajor:
-            inline_fcn += f",pathmajor='{coderoot.pathMajor}'"
-        inline_fcn += ")}"
-
-        return inline_fcn, commit
-
-    def __go_handle_dependencies(self, go_mod, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, d):
-
-        import re
-        src_uris = []
-        src_revs = []
-
-        def generate_src_rev(path, version, commithash):
-            src_rev = f"# {path}@{version} => {commithash}\n"
-            # Ups...maybe someone manipulated the source repository and the
-            # version or commit could not be resolved. This is a sign of
-            # a) the supply chain was manipulated (bad)
-            # b) the implementation for the version resolving didn't work
-            #    anymore (less bad)
-            if not commithash:
-                src_rev += f"#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n"
-                src_rev += f"#!!!   Could not resolve version  !!!\n"
-                src_rev += f"#!!! Possible supply chain attack !!!\n"
-                src_rev += f"#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n"
-            src_rev += f"SRCREV_{path.replace('/', '.')} = \"{commithash}\""
-
-            return src_rev
-
-        # we first go over replacement list, because we are essentialy
-        # interested only in the replaced path
-        if go_mod['Replace']:
-            for replacement in go_mod['Replace']:
-                oldpath = replacement['Old']['Path']
-                path = replacement['New']['Path']
-                version = ''
-                if 'Version' in replacement['New']:
-                    version = replacement['New']['Version']
-
-                if os.path.exists(os.path.join(srctree, path)):
-                    # the module refers to the local path, remove it from requirement list
-                    # because it's a local module
-                    go_mod['Require'][:] = [v for v in go_mod['Require'] if v.get('Path') != oldpath]
-                else:
-                    # Replace the path and the version, so we don't iterate replacement list anymore
-                    for require in go_mod['Require']:
-                        if require['Path'] == oldpath:
-                            require.update({'Path': path, 'Version': version})
-                            break
-
-        for require in go_mod['Require']:
-            path = require['Path']
-            version = require['Version']
-
-            inline_fcn, commithash = self.__generate_srcuri_inline_fcn(
-                path, version)
-            src_uris.append(inline_fcn)
-            src_revs.append(generate_src_rev(path, version, commithash))
-
-        # strip version part from module URL /vXX
-        baseurl = re.sub(r'/v(\d+)$', '', go_mod['Module']['Path'])
-        pn, _ = determine_from_url(baseurl)
-        go_mods_basename = "%s-modules.inc" % pn
-
-        go_mods_filename = os.path.join(localfilesdir, go_mods_basename)
-        with open(go_mods_filename, "w") as f:
-            # We introduce this indirection to make the tests a little easier
-            f.write("SRC_URI += \"${GO_DEPENDENCIES_SRC_URI}\"\n")
-            f.write("GO_DEPENDENCIES_SRC_URI = \"\\\n")
-            for uri in src_uris:
-                f.write("    " + uri + " \\\n")
-            f.write("\"\n\n")
-            for rev in src_revs:
-                f.write(rev + "\n")
-
-        extravalues['extrafiles'][go_mods_basename] = go_mods_filename
-
-    def __go_run_cmd(self, cmd, cwd, d):
-        return bb.process.run(cmd, env=dict(os.environ, PATH=d.getVar('PATH')),
-                              shell=True, cwd=cwd)
-
-    def __go_native_version(self, d):
-        stdout, _ = self.__go_run_cmd("go version", None, d)
-        m = re.match(r".*\sgo((\d+).(\d+).(\d+))\s([\w\/]*)", stdout)
-        major = int(m.group(2))
-        minor = int(m.group(3))
-        patch = int(m.group(4))
-
-        return major, minor, patch
-
-    def __go_mod_patch(self, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, d):
-
-        patchfilename = "go.mod.patch"
-        go_native_version_major, go_native_version_minor, _ = self.__go_native_version(
-            d)
-        self.__go_run_cmd("go mod tidy -go=%d.%d" %
-                          (go_native_version_major, go_native_version_minor), srctree, d)
-        stdout, _ = self.__go_run_cmd("go mod edit -json", srctree, d)
-
-        # Create patch in order to upgrade go version
-        self.__go_run_cmd("git diff go.mod > %s" % (patchfilename), srctree, d)
-        # Restore original state
-        self.__go_run_cmd("git checkout HEAD go.mod go.sum", srctree, d)
-
-        go_mod = json.loads(stdout)
-        tmpfile = os.path.join(localfilesdir, patchfilename)
-        shutil.move(os.path.join(srctree, patchfilename), tmpfile)
-
-        extravalues['extrafiles'][patchfilename] = tmpfile
-
-        return go_mod, patchfilename
-
-    def __go_mod_vendor(self, go_mod, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, d):
-        # Perform vendoring to retrieve the correct modules.txt
-        tmp_vendor_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-
-        # -v causes to go to print modules.txt to stderr
-        _, stderr = self.__go_run_cmd(
-            "go mod vendor -v -o %s" % (tmp_vendor_dir), srctree, d)
-
-        modules_txt_basename = "modules.txt"
-        modules_txt_filename = os.path.join(localfilesdir, modules_txt_basename)
-        with open(modules_txt_filename, "w") as f:
-            f.write(stderr)
-
-        extravalues['extrafiles'][modules_txt_basename] = modules_txt_filename
-
-        licenses = []
-        lic_files_chksum = []
-        licvalues = guess_license(tmp_vendor_dir, d)
-        shutil.rmtree(tmp_vendor_dir)
-
-        if licvalues:
-            for licvalue in licvalues:
-                license = licvalue[0]
-                lics = tidy_licenses(fixup_license(license))
-                lics = [lic for lic in lics if lic not in licenses]
-                if len(lics):
-                    licenses.extend(lics)
-                lic_files_chksum.append(
-                    'file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/vendor/%s;md5=%s' % (licvalue[1], licvalue[2]))
-
-        # strip version part from module URL /vXX
-        baseurl = re.sub(r'/v(\d+)$', '', go_mod['Module']['Path'])
-        pn, _ = determine_from_url(baseurl)
-        licenses_basename = "%s-licenses.inc" % pn
-
-        licenses_filename = os.path.join(localfilesdir, licenses_basename)
-        with open(licenses_filename, "w") as f:
-            f.write("GO_MOD_LICENSES = \"%s\"\n\n" %
-                    ' & '.join(sorted(licenses, key=str.casefold)))
-            # We introduce this indirection to make the tests a little easier
-            f.write("LIC_FILES_CHKSUM  += \"${VENDORED_LIC_FILES_CHKSUM}\"\n")
-            f.write("VENDORED_LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = \"\\\n")
-            for lic in lic_files_chksum:
-                f.write("    " + lic + " \\\n")
-            f.write("\"\n")
-
-        extravalues['extrafiles'][licenses_basename] = licenses_filename
-
     def process(self, srctree, classes, lines_before,
                 lines_after, handled, extravalues):
 
@@ -665,63 +74,52 @@ class GoRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
         if not files:
             return False
 
-        d = bb.data.createCopy(tinfoil.config_data)
         go_bindir = self.__ensure_go()
         if not go_bindir:
             sys.exit(14)
 
-        d.prependVar('PATH', '%s:' % go_bindir)
         handled.append('buildsystem')
-        classes.append("go-vendor")
+        classes.append("go-mod")
 
-        stdout, _ = self.__go_run_cmd("go mod edit -json", srctree, d)
+        # Use go-mod-update-modules to set the full SRC_URI and LICENSE
+        classes.append("go-mod-update-modules")
+        extravalues["run_tasks"] = "update_modules"
 
-        go_mod = json.loads(stdout)
-        go_import = go_mod['Module']['Path']
-        go_version_match = re.match("([0-9]+).([0-9]+)", go_mod['Go'])
-        go_version_major = int(go_version_match.group(1))
-        go_version_minor = int(go_version_match.group(2))
-        src_uris = []
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="go-mod-") as tmp_mod_dir:
+            env = dict(os.environ)
+            env["PATH"] += f":{go_bindir}"
+            env['GOMODCACHE'] = tmp_mod_dir
 
-        localfilesdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='recipetool-go-')
-        extravalues.setdefault('extrafiles', {})
+            stdout = subprocess.check_output(["go", "mod", "edit", "-json"], cwd=srctree, env=env, text=True)
+            go_mod = json.loads(stdout)
+            go_import = re.sub(r'/v([0-9]+)$', '', go_mod['Module']['Path'])
 
-        # Use an explicit name determined from the module name because it
-        # might differ from the actual URL for replaced modules
-        # strip version part from module URL /vXX
-        baseurl = re.sub(r'/v(\d+)$', '', go_mod['Module']['Path'])
-        pn, _ = determine_from_url(baseurl)
+            localfilesdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='recipetool-go-')
+            extravalues.setdefault('extrafiles', {})
 
-        # go.mod files with version < 1.17 may not include all indirect
-        # dependencies. Thus, we have to upgrade the go version.
-        if go_version_major == 1 and go_version_minor < 17:
-            logger.warning(
-                "go.mod files generated by Go < 1.17 might have incomplete indirect dependencies.")
-            go_mod, patchfilename = self.__go_mod_patch(srctree, localfilesdir,
-                                                        extravalues, d)
-            src_uris.append(
-                "file://%s;patchdir=src/${GO_IMPORT}" % (patchfilename))
+            # Write the stub ${BPN}-licenses.inc and ${BPN}-go-mods.inc files
+            basename = "{pn}-licenses.inc"
+            filename = os.path.join(localfilesdir, basename)
+            with open(filename, "w") as f:
+                f.write("# FROM RECIPETOOL\n")
+            extravalues['extrafiles'][f"../{basename}"] = filename
 
-        # Check whether the module is vendored. If so, we have nothing to do.
-        # Otherwise we gather all dependencies and add them to the recipe
-        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(srctree, "vendor")):
+            basename = "{pn}-go-mods.inc"
+            filename = os.path.join(localfilesdir, basename)
+            with open(filename, "w") as f:
+                f.write("# FROM RECIPETOOL\n")
+            extravalues['extrafiles'][f"../{basename}"] = filename
 
-            # Write additional $BPN-modules.inc file
-            self.__go_mod_vendor(go_mod, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, d)
-            lines_before.append("LICENSE += \" & ${GO_MOD_LICENSES}\"")
-            lines_before.append("require %s-licenses.inc" % (pn))
+            # Do generic license handling
+            d = bb.data.createCopy(tinfoil.config_data)
+            handle_license_vars(srctree, lines_before, handled, extravalues, d)
+            self.__rewrite_lic_vars(lines_before)
 
-            self.__rewrite_src_uri(lines_before, ["file://modules.txt"])
+            self.__rewrite_src_uri(lines_before)
 
-            self.__go_handle_dependencies(go_mod, srctree, localfilesdir, extravalues, d)
-            lines_before.append("require %s-modules.inc" % (pn))
-
-        # Do generic license handling
-        handle_license_vars(srctree, lines_before, handled, extravalues, d)
-        self.__rewrite_lic_uri(lines_before)
-
-        lines_before.append("GO_IMPORT = \"{}\"".format(baseurl))
-        lines_before.append("SRCREV_FORMAT = \"${BPN}\"")
+            lines_before.append('require ${BPN}-licenses.inc')
+            lines_before.append('require ${BPN}-go-mods.inc')
+            lines_before.append(f'GO_IMPORT = "{go_import}"')
 
     def __update_lines_before(self, updated, newlines, lines_before):
         if updated:
@@ -733,9 +131,9 @@ class GoRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
                 lines_before.append(line)
         return updated
 
-    def __rewrite_lic_uri(self, lines_before):
-
+    def __rewrite_lic_vars(self, lines_before):
         def varfunc(varname, origvalue, op, newlines):
+            import urllib.parse
             if varname == 'LIC_FILES_CHKSUM':
                 new_licenses = []
                 licenses = origvalue.split('\\')
@@ -760,12 +158,11 @@ class GoRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
             lines_before, ['LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'], varfunc)
         return self.__update_lines_before(updated, newlines, lines_before)
 
-    def __rewrite_src_uri(self, lines_before, additional_uris = []):
+    def __rewrite_src_uri(self, lines_before):
 
         def varfunc(varname, origvalue, op, newlines):
             if varname == 'SRC_URI':
-                src_uri = ["git://${GO_IMPORT};destsuffix=git/src/${GO_IMPORT};nobranch=1;name=${BPN};protocol=https"]
-                src_uri.extend(additional_uris)
+                src_uri = ['git://${GO_IMPORT};protocol=https;nobranch=1;destsuffix=${GO_SRCURI_DESTSUFFIX}']
                 return src_uri, None, -1, True
             return origvalue, None, 0, True
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
index 113a89f6a6..8c4cdd5234 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/recipetool/create_npm.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import bb
 from bb.fetch2.npm import NpmEnvironment
 from bb.fetch2.npm import npm_package
 from bb.fetch2.npmsw import foreach_dependencies
+from oe.license_finder import match_licenses, find_license_files
 from recipetool.create import RecipeHandler
-from recipetool.create import get_license_md5sums
-from recipetool.create import guess_license
+from recipetool.create import generate_common_licenses_chksums
 from recipetool.create import split_pkg_licenses
 logger = logging.getLogger('recipetool')
 
@@ -112,40 +112,54 @@ class NpmRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
         """Return the extra license files and the list of packages"""
         licfiles = []
         packages = {}
+        # Licenses from package.json will point to COMMON_LICENSE_DIR so we need
+        # to associate them explicitely to packages for split_pkg_licenses()
+        fallback_licenses = dict()
+
+        def _find_package_licenses(destdir):
+            """Either find license files, or use package.json metadata"""
+            def _get_licenses_from_package_json(package_json):
+                with open(os.path.join(srctree, package_json), "r") as f:
+                    data = json.load(f)
+                    if "license" in data:
+                        licenses = data["license"].split(" ")
+                        licenses = [license.strip("()") for license in licenses if license != "OR" and license != "AND"]
+                        return [], licenses
+                    else:
+                        return [package_json], None
 
-        # Handle the parent package
-        packages["${PN}"] = ""
-
-        def _licfiles_append_fallback_readme_files(destdir):
-            """Append README files as fallback to license files if a license files is missing"""
-
-            fallback = True
-            readmes = []
             basedir = os.path.join(srctree, destdir)
-            for fn in os.listdir(basedir):
-                upper = fn.upper()
-                if upper.startswith("README"):
-                    fullpath = os.path.join(basedir, fn)
-                    readmes.append(fullpath)
-                if upper.startswith("COPYING") or "LICENCE" in upper or "LICENSE" in upper:
-                    fallback = False
-            if fallback:
-                for readme in readmes:
-                    licfiles.append(os.path.relpath(readme, srctree))
+            licfiles = find_license_files(basedir)
+            if len(licfiles) > 0:
+                return licfiles, None
+            else:
+                # A license wasn't found in the package directory, so we'll use the package.json metadata
+                pkg_json = os.path.join(basedir, "package.json")
+                return _get_licenses_from_package_json(pkg_json)
+
+        def _get_package_licenses(destdir, package):
+            (package_licfiles, package_licenses) = _find_package_licenses(destdir)
+            if package_licfiles:
+                licfiles.extend(package_licfiles)
+            else:
+                fallback_licenses[package] = package_licenses
 
         # Handle the dependencies
         def _handle_dependency(name, params, destdir):
             deptree = destdir.split('node_modules/')
             suffix = "-".join([npm_package(dep) for dep in deptree])
             packages["${PN}" + suffix] = destdir
-            _licfiles_append_fallback_readme_files(destdir)
+            _get_package_licenses(destdir, "${PN}" + suffix)
 
         with open(shrinkwrap_file, "r") as f:
             shrinkwrap = json.load(f)
-
         foreach_dependencies(shrinkwrap, _handle_dependency, dev)
 
-        return licfiles, packages
+        # Handle the parent package
+        packages["${PN}"] = ""
+        _get_package_licenses(srctree, "${PN}")
+
+        return licfiles, packages, fallback_licenses
     
     # Handle the peer dependencies   
     def _handle_peer_dependency(self, shrinkwrap_file):
@@ -266,36 +280,12 @@ class NpmRecipeHandler(RecipeHandler):
         fetcher.unpack(srctree)
 
         bb.note("Handling licences ...")
-        (licfiles, packages) = self._handle_licenses(srctree, shrinkwrap_file, dev)
-
-        def _guess_odd_license(licfiles):
-            import bb
-
-            md5sums = get_license_md5sums(d, linenumbers=True)
-
-            chksums = []
-            licenses = []
-            for licfile in licfiles:
-                f = os.path.join(srctree, licfile)
-                md5value = bb.utils.md5_file(f)
-                (license, beginline, endline, md5) = md5sums.get(md5value,
-                    (None, "", "", ""))
-                if not license:
-                    license = "Unknown"
-                    logger.info("Please add the following line for '%s' to a "
-                        "'lib/recipetool/licenses.csv' and replace `Unknown`, "
-                        "`X`, `Y` and `MD5` with the license, begin line, "
-                        "end line and partial MD5 checksum:\n" \
-                        "%s,Unknown,X,Y,MD5" % (licfile, md5value))
-                chksums.append("file://%s%s%s;md5=%s" % (licfile,
-                    ";beginline=%s" % (beginline) if beginline else "",
-                    ";endline=%s" % (endline) if endline else "",
-                    md5 if md5 else md5value))
-                licenses.append((license, licfile, md5value))
-            return (licenses, chksums)
-
-        (licenses, extravalues["LIC_FILES_CHKSUM"]) = _guess_odd_license(licfiles)
-        split_pkg_licenses([*licenses, *guess_license(srctree, d)], packages, lines_after)
+        (licfiles, packages, fallback_licenses) = self._handle_licenses(srctree, shrinkwrap_file, dev)
+        licvalues = match_licenses(licfiles, srctree, d)
+        split_pkg_licenses(licvalues, packages, lines_after, fallback_licenses)
+        fallback_licenses_flat = [license for sublist in fallback_licenses.values() for license in sublist]
+        extravalues["LIC_FILES_CHKSUM"] = generate_common_licenses_chksums(fallback_licenses_flat, d)
+        extravalues["LICENSE"] = fallback_licenses_flat
 
         classes.append("npm")
         handled.append("buildsystem")
diff --git a/scripts/lib/recipetool/licenses.csv b/scripts/lib/recipetool/licenses.csv
deleted file mode 100644
index 80851111b3..0000000000
--- a/scripts/lib/recipetool/licenses.csv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-0636e73ff0215e8d672dc4c32c317bb3,GPL-2.0-only
-12f884d2ae1ff87c09e5b7ccc2c4ca7e,GPL-2.0-only
-18810669f13b87348459e611d31ab760,GPL-2.0-only
-252890d9eee26aab7b432e8b8a616475,LGPL-2.0-only
-2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1,LGPL-2.1-only
-3214f080875748938ba060314b4f727d,LGPL-2.0-only
-385c55653886acac3821999a3ccd17b3,Artistic-1.0 | GPL-2.0-only
-393a5ca445f6965873eca0259a17f833,GPL-2.0-only
-3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57,Apache-2.0
-3bf50002aefd002f49e7bb854063f7e7,LGPL-2.0-only
-4325afd396febcb659c36b49533135d4,GPL-2.0-only
-4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c,LGPL-2.1-only
-54c7042be62e169199200bc6477f04d1,BSD-3-Clause
-55ca817ccb7d5b5b66355690e9abc605,LGPL-2.0-only
-59530bdf33659b29e73d4adb9f9f6552,GPL-2.0-only
-5f30f0716dfdd0d91eb439ebec522ec2,LGPL-2.0-only
-6a6a8e020838b23406c81b19c1d46df6,LGPL-3.0-only
-751419260aa954499f7abaabaa882bbe,GPL-2.0-only
-7fbc338309ac38fefcd64b04bb903e34,LGPL-2.1-only
-8ca43cbc842c2336e835926c2166c28b,GPL-2.0-only
-94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f,GPL-2.0-only
-9ac2e7cff1ddaf48b6eab6028f23ef88,GPL-2.0-only
-9f604d8a4f8e74f4f5140845a21b6674,LGPL-2.0-only
-a6f89e2100d9b6cdffcea4f398e37343,LGPL-2.1-only
-b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263,GPL-2.0-only
-bbb461211a33b134d42ed5ee802b37ff,LGPL-2.1-only
-bfe1f75d606912a4111c90743d6c7325,MPL-1.1-only
-c93c0550bd3173f4504b2cbd8991e50b,GPL-2.0-only
-d32239bcb673463ab874e80d47fae504,GPL-3.0-only
-d7810fab7487fb0aad327b76f1be7cd7,GPL-2.0-only
-d8045f3b8f929c1cb29a1e3fd737b499,LGPL-2.1-only
-db979804f025cf55aabec7129cb671ed,LGPL-2.0-only
-eb723b61539feef013de476e68b5c50a,GPL-2.0-only
-ebb5c50ab7cab4baeffba14977030c07,GPL-2.0-only
-f27defe1e96c2e1ecd4e0c9be8967949,GPL-3.0-only
-fad9b3332be894bab9bc501572864b29,LGPL-2.1-only
-fbc093901857fcd118f065f900982c24,LGPL-2.1-only
diff --git a/scripts/lib/resulttool/junit.py b/scripts/lib/resulttool/junit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7a53dc550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lib/resulttool/junit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# resulttool - report test results in JUnit XML format
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Siemens AG.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+
+import os
+import re
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+import resulttool.resultutils as resultutils
+
+def junit(args, logger):
+    testresults = resultutils.load_resultsdata(args.json_file, configmap=resultutils.store_map)
+
+    total_time = 0
+    skipped = 0
+    failures = 0
+    errors = 0
+
+    for tests in testresults.values():
+        results = tests[next(reversed(tests))].get("result", {})
+
+    for result_id, result in results.items():
+        # filter out ptestresult.rawlogs and ptestresult.sections
+        if re.search(r'\.test_', result_id):
+            total_time += result.get("duration", 0)
+
+            if result['status'] == "FAILED":
+                failures += 1
+            elif result['status'] == "ERROR":
+                errors += 1
+            elif result['status'] == "SKIPPED":
+                skipped += 1
+
+    testsuites_node = ET.Element("testsuites")
+    testsuites_node.set("time", "%s" % total_time)
+    testsuite_node = ET.SubElement(testsuites_node, "testsuite")
+    testsuite_node.set("name", "Testimage")
+    testsuite_node.set("time", "%s" % total_time)
+    testsuite_node.set("tests", "%s" % len(results))
+    testsuite_node.set("failures", "%s" % failures)
+    testsuite_node.set("errors", "%s" % errors)
+    testsuite_node.set("skipped", "%s" % skipped)
+
+    for result_id, result in results.items():
+        if re.search(r'\.test_', result_id):
+            testcase_node = ET.SubElement(testsuite_node, "testcase", {
+                "name": result_id,
+                "classname": "Testimage",
+                "time": str(result['duration'])
+            })
+            if result['status'] == "SKIPPED":
+                ET.SubElement(testcase_node, "skipped", message=result['log'])
+            elif result['status'] == "FAILED":
+                ET.SubElement(testcase_node, "failure", message=result['log'])
+            elif result['status'] == "ERROR":
+                ET.SubElement(testcase_node, "error", message=result['log'])
+
+    tree = ET.ElementTree(testsuites_node)
+
+    if args.junit_xml_path is None:
+        args.junit_xml_path = os.environ['BUILDDIR'] + '/tmp/log/oeqa/junit.xml'
+    tree.write(args.junit_xml_path, encoding='UTF-8', xml_declaration=True)
+
+    logger.info('Saved JUnit XML report as %s' % args.junit_xml_path)
+
+def register_commands(subparsers):
+    """Register subcommands from this plugin"""
+    parser_build = subparsers.add_parser('junit', help='create test report in JUnit XML format',
+                                         description='generate unit test report in JUnit XML format based on the latest test results in the testresults.json.',
+                                         group='analysis')
+    parser_build.set_defaults(func=junit)
+    parser_build.add_argument('json_file',
+                              help='json file should point to the testresults.json')
+    parser_build.add_argument('-j', '--junit_xml_path',
+                              help='junit xml path allows setting the path of the generated test report. The default location is <build_dir>/tmp/log/oeqa/junit.xml')
diff --git a/scripts/lib/resulttool/manualexecution.py b/scripts/lib/resulttool/manualexecution.py
index ecb27c5933..ae0861ac6b 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/resulttool/manualexecution.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/resulttool/manualexecution.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def load_json_file(f):
 def write_json_file(f, json_data):
     os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(f), exist_ok=True)
     with open(f, 'w') as filedata:
-        filedata.write(json.dumps(json_data, sort_keys=True, indent=4))
+        filedata.write(json.dumps(json_data, sort_keys=True, indent=1))
 
 class ManualTestRunner(object):
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/resulttool/regression.py b/scripts/lib/resulttool/regression.py
index 10e7d13841..33b3119c54 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/resulttool/regression.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/resulttool/regression.py
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ def compare_result(logger, base_name, target_name, base_result, target_result, d
 
     if base_result and target_result:
         for k in base_result:
+            if k in ['ptestresult.rawlogs', 'ptestresult.sections']:
+                continue
             base_testcase = base_result[k]
             base_status = base_testcase.get('status')
             if base_status:
@@ -422,6 +424,7 @@ def register_commands(subparsers):
                               help='(optional) filter the base results to this result ID')
     parser_build.add_argument('-t', '--target-result-id', default='',
                               help='(optional) filter the target results to this result ID')
+    parser_build.add_argument('-l', '--limit', default=REGRESSIONS_DISPLAY_LIMIT, help="Maximum number of changes to display per test. Can be set to 0 to print all changes")
 
     parser_build = subparsers.add_parser('regression-git', help='regression git analysis',
                                          description='regression analysis comparing base result set to target '
diff --git a/scripts/lib/resulttool/report.py b/scripts/lib/resulttool/report.py
index a349510ab8..1c100b00ab 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/resulttool/report.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/resulttool/report.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class ResultsTextReport(object):
                 if selected_test_case_only:
                     print_selected_testcase_result(raw_results, selected_test_case_only)
                 else:
-                    print(json.dumps(raw_results, sort_keys=True, indent=4))
+                    print(json.dumps(raw_results, sort_keys=True, indent=1))
             else:
                 print('Could not find raw test result for %s' % raw_test)
             return 0
diff --git a/scripts/lib/resulttool/resultutils.py b/scripts/lib/resulttool/resultutils.py
index c5521d81bd..b8fc79a6ac 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/resulttool/resultutils.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/resulttool/resultutils.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ import scriptpath
 import copy
 import urllib.request
 import posixpath
+import logging
 scriptpath.add_oe_lib_path()
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('resulttool')
+
 flatten_map = {
     "oeselftest": [],
     "runtime": [],
@@ -31,13 +34,19 @@ regression_map = {
     "manual": ['TEST_TYPE', 'TEST_MODULE', 'IMAGE_BASENAME', 'MACHINE']
 }
 store_map = {
-    "oeselftest": ['TEST_TYPE'],
+    "oeselftest": ['TEST_TYPE', 'TESTSERIES', 'MACHINE'],
     "runtime": ['TEST_TYPE', 'DISTRO', 'MACHINE', 'IMAGE_BASENAME'],
     "sdk": ['TEST_TYPE', 'MACHINE', 'SDKMACHINE', 'IMAGE_BASENAME'],
     "sdkext": ['TEST_TYPE', 'MACHINE', 'SDKMACHINE', 'IMAGE_BASENAME'],
     "manual": ['TEST_TYPE', 'TEST_MODULE', 'MACHINE', 'IMAGE_BASENAME']
 }
 
+rawlog_sections = {
+    "ptestresult.rawlogs": "ptest",
+    "ltpresult.rawlogs": "ltp",
+    "ltpposixresult.rawlogs": "ltpposix"
+}
+
 def is_url(p):
     """
     Helper for determining if the given path is a URL
@@ -108,21 +117,57 @@ def filter_resultsdata(results, resultid):
                  newresults[r][i] = results[r][i]
     return newresults
 
-def strip_ptestresults(results):
+def strip_logs(results):
     newresults = copy.deepcopy(results)
-    #for a in newresults2:
-    #  newresults = newresults2[a]
     for res in newresults:
         if 'result' not in newresults[res]:
             continue
-        if 'ptestresult.rawlogs' in newresults[res]['result']:
-            del newresults[res]['result']['ptestresult.rawlogs']
+        for logtype in rawlog_sections:
+            if logtype in newresults[res]['result']:
+                del newresults[res]['result'][logtype]
         if 'ptestresult.sections' in newresults[res]['result']:
             for i in newresults[res]['result']['ptestresult.sections']:
                 if 'log' in newresults[res]['result']['ptestresult.sections'][i]:
                     del newresults[res]['result']['ptestresult.sections'][i]['log']
     return newresults
 
+# For timing numbers, crazy amounts of precision don't make sense and just confuse
+# the logs. For numbers over 1, trim to 3 decimal places, for numbers less than 1,
+# trim to 4 significant digits
+def trim_durations(results):
+    for res in results:
+        if 'result' not in results[res]:
+            continue
+        for entry in results[res]['result']:
+            if 'duration' in results[res]['result'][entry]:
+                duration = results[res]['result'][entry]['duration']
+                if duration > 1:
+                    results[res]['result'][entry]['duration'] = float("%.3f" % duration)
+                elif duration < 1:
+                    results[res]['result'][entry]['duration'] = float("%.4g" % duration)
+    return results
+
+def handle_cleanups(results):
+    # Remove pointless path duplication from old format reproducibility results
+    for res2 in results:
+        try:
+            section = results[res2]['result']['reproducible']['files']
+            for pkgtype in section:
+                for filelist in section[pkgtype].copy():
+                    if section[pkgtype][filelist] and type(section[pkgtype][filelist][0]) == dict:
+                        newlist = []
+                        for entry in section[pkgtype][filelist]:
+                            newlist.append(entry["reference"].split("/./")[1])
+                        section[pkgtype][filelist] = newlist
+
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+    # Remove pointless duplicate rawlogs data
+    try:
+        del results[res2]['result']['reproducible.rawlogs']
+    except KeyError:
+        pass
+
 def decode_log(logdata):
     if isinstance(logdata, str):
         return logdata
@@ -155,9 +200,6 @@ def generic_get_rawlogs(sectname, results):
         return None
     return decode_log(results[sectname]['log'])
 
-def ptestresult_get_rawlogs(results):
-    return generic_get_rawlogs('ptestresult.rawlogs', results)
-
 def save_resultsdata(results, destdir, fn="testresults.json", ptestjson=False, ptestlogs=False):
     for res in results:
         if res:
@@ -167,16 +209,20 @@ def save_resultsdata(results, destdir, fn="testresults.json", ptestjson=False, p
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(dst), exist_ok=True)
         resultsout = results[res]
         if not ptestjson:
-            resultsout = strip_ptestresults(results[res])
+            resultsout = strip_logs(results[res])
+        trim_durations(resultsout)
+        handle_cleanups(resultsout)
         with open(dst, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(json.dumps(resultsout, sort_keys=True, indent=4))
+            f.write(json.dumps(resultsout, sort_keys=True, indent=1))
         for res2 in results[res]:
             if ptestlogs and 'result' in results[res][res2]:
                 seriesresults = results[res][res2]['result']
-                rawlogs = ptestresult_get_rawlogs(seriesresults)
-                if rawlogs is not None:
-                    with open(dst.replace(fn, "ptest-raw.log"), "w+") as f:
-                        f.write(rawlogs)
+                for logtype in rawlog_sections:
+                    logdata = generic_get_rawlogs(logtype, seriesresults)
+                    if logdata is not None:
+                        logger.info("Extracting " + rawlog_sections[logtype] + "-raw.log")
+                        with open(dst.replace(fn, rawlog_sections[logtype] + "-raw.log"), "w+") as f:
+                            f.write(logdata)
                 if 'ptestresult.sections' in seriesresults:
                     for i in seriesresults['ptestresult.sections']:
                         sectionlog = ptestresult_get_log(seriesresults, i)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/resulttool/store.py b/scripts/lib/resulttool/store.py
index e0951f0a8f..b143334e69 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/resulttool/store.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/resulttool/store.py
@@ -65,18 +65,35 @@ def store(args, logger):
 
         for r in revisions:
             results = revisions[r]
+            if args.revision and r[0] != args.revision:
+                logger.info('skipping %s as non-matching' % r[0])
+                continue
             keywords = {'commit': r[0], 'branch': r[1], "commit_count": r[2]}
-            subprocess.check_call(["find", tempdir, "!", "-path", "./.git/*", "-delete"])
+            subprocess.check_call(["find", tempdir, "-name", "testresults.json", "!", "-path", "./.git/*", "-delete"])
             resultutils.save_resultsdata(results, tempdir, ptestlogs=True)
 
             logger.info('Storing test result into git repository %s' % args.git_dir)
 
-            gitarchive.gitarchive(tempdir, args.git_dir, False, False,
+            excludes = []
+            if args.logfile_archive:
+                excludes = ['*.log', "*.log.zst"]
+
+            tagname = gitarchive.gitarchive(tempdir, args.git_dir, False, False,
                                   "Results of {branch}:{commit}", "branch: {branch}\ncommit: {commit}", "{branch}",
                                   False, "{branch}/{commit_count}-g{commit}/{tag_number}",
                                   'Test run #{tag_number} of {branch}:{commit}', '',
-                                  [], [], False, keywords, logger)
+                                  excludes, [], False, keywords, logger)
 
+            if args.logfile_archive:
+                logdir = args.logfile_archive + "/" + tagname
+                shutil.copytree(tempdir, logdir)
+                os.chmod(logdir, 0o755)
+                for root, dirs,  files in os.walk(logdir):
+                    for name in files:
+                        if not name.endswith(".log"):
+                            continue
+                        f = os.path.join(root, name)
+                        subprocess.run(["zstd", f, "--rm"], check=True, capture_output=True)
     finally:
         subprocess.check_call(["rm", "-rf",  tempdir])
 
@@ -102,3 +119,7 @@ def register_commands(subparsers):
                               help='add executed-by configuration to each result file')
     parser_build.add_argument('-t', '--extra-test-env', default='',
                               help='add extra test environment data to each result file configuration')
+    parser_build.add_argument('-r', '--revision', default='',
+                              help='only store data for the specified revision')
+    parser_build.add_argument('-l', '--logfile-archive', default='',
+                              help='directory to separately archive log files along with a copy of the results')
diff --git a/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py b/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
index f23e53cba9..32e749dbb1 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/scriptutils.py
@@ -179,8 +179,13 @@ def fetch_url(tinfoil, srcuri, srcrev, destdir, logger, preserve_tmp=False, mirr
                 f.write('SRCREV = "%s"\n' % srcrev)
                 f.write('PV = "0.0+"\n')
                 f.write('WORKDIR = "%s"\n' % tmpworkdir)
+                f.write('UNPACKDIR = "%s"\n' % destdir)
+
                 # Set S out of the way so it doesn't get created under the workdir
-                f.write('S = "%s"\n' % os.path.join(tmpdir, 'emptysrc'))
+                s_dir = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'emptysrc')
+                bb.utils.mkdirhier(s_dir)
+                f.write('S = "%s"\n' % s_dir)
+
                 if not mirrors:
                     # We do not need PREMIRRORS since we are almost certainly
                     # fetching new source rather than something that has already
@@ -232,10 +237,6 @@ def fetch_url(tinfoil, srcuri, srcrev, destdir, logger, preserve_tmp=False, mirr
                 if e.errno != errno.ENOTEMPTY:
                     raise
 
-        bb.utils.mkdirhier(destdir)
-        for fn in os.listdir(tmpworkdir):
-            shutil.move(os.path.join(tmpworkdir, fn), destdir)
-
     finally:
         if not preserve_tmp:
             shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
@@ -271,12 +272,3 @@ def is_src_url(param):
         return True
     return False
 
-def filter_src_subdirs(pth):
-    """
-    Filter out subdirectories of initial unpacked source trees that we do not care about.
-    Used by devtool and recipetool.
-    """
-    dirlist = os.listdir(pth)
-    filterout = ['git.indirectionsymlink', 'source-date-epoch', 'sstate-install-recipe_qa']
-    dirlist = [x for x in dirlist if x not in filterout]
-    return dirlist
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/common.wks.inc b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/common.wks.inc
index 89880b417b..4a440ddafe 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/common.wks.inc
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/common.wks.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # This file is included into 3 canned wks files from this directory
-part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
+part /boot --source bootimg_pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
 part / --source rootfs --use-uuid --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-gpt.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-gpt.wks
index 8d7d8de6ea..cb640056f1 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-gpt.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-gpt.wks
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # can directly dd to boot media.
 
 
-part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
+part /boot --source bootimg_pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
 part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024 --use-uuid
 
 bootloader  --ptable gpt --timeout=0  --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext4 video=vesafb vga=0x318 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-multi-rootfs.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-multi-rootfs.wks
index f61d941d6d..4fd1999ffb 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-multi-rootfs.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/directdisk-multi-rootfs.wks
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 #   - or any combinations of -r and --rootfs command line options
 
-part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
+part /boot --source bootimg_pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
 part / --source rootfs --rootfs-dir=rootfs1 --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024
 part /rescue --source rootfs --rootfs-dir=rootfs2 --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label secondary --align 1024
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/efi-bootdisk.wks.in b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/efi-bootdisk.wks.in
index 2fd286ff98..5211972955 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/efi-bootdisk.wks.in
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/efi-bootdisk.wks.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 bootloader --ptable gpt
-part /boot --source rootfs --rootfs-dir=${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/boot --fstype=vfat --label boot --active --align 1024 --use-uuid --overhead-factor 1.1
+part /boot --source rootfs --rootfs-dir=${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/boot --fstype=vfat --label boot --active --align 1024 --use-uuid --overhead-factor 1.2
 part / --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --label root --align 1024 --exclude-path boot/
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/efi-uki-bootdisk.wks.in b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/efi-uki-bootdisk.wks.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cac0fa32cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/efi-uki-bootdisk.wks.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bootloader --ptable gpt --timeout=5
+part /boot --source bootimg_efi --sourceparams="loader=${EFI_PROVIDER}" --label boot --active --align 1024 --use-uuid --part-name="ESP" --part-type=C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B --overhead-factor=1
+part / --source rootfs --fstype=ext4 --label root --align 1024 --exclude-path boot/
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks
index 9f534fe184..16dfe76dfe 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # long-description: Creates a partitioned EFI disk image that the user
 # can directly dd to boot media.
 
-part /boot --source bootimg-efi --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi" --ondisk sda --label msdos --active --align 1024
+part /boot --source bootimg_efi --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi" --ondisk sda --label msdos --active --align 1024
 
 part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024 --use-uuid
 
 part swap --ondisk sda --size 44 --label swap1 --fstype=swap
 
-bootloader --ptable gpt --timeout=5 --append="rootfstype=ext4 console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
+bootloader --ptable gpt --timeout=5 --append="rootfstype=ext4 console=${KERNEL_CONSOLE} console=tty0"
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkhybridiso.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkhybridiso.wks
index 48c5ac4791..c3a030e5b4 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkhybridiso.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/mkhybridiso.wks
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # long-description: Creates an EFI and legacy bootable hybrid ISO image
 # which can be used on optical media as well as USB media.
 
-part /boot --source isoimage-isohybrid --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi,image_name=HYBRID_ISO_IMG" --ondisk cd --label HYBRIDISO
+part /boot --source isoimage_isohybrid --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi,image_name=HYBRID_ISO_IMG" --ondisk cd --label HYBRIDISO
 
 bootloader  --timeout=15  --append=""
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/sdimage-bootpart.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/sdimage-bootpart.wks
index 63bc4dab6a..f9f8044f7d 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/sdimage-bootpart.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/sdimage-bootpart.wks
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # long-description: Creates a partitioned SD card image. Boot files
 # are located in the first vfat partition.
 
-part /boot --source bootimg-partition --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=vfat --label boot --active --align 4 --size 16
+part /boot --source bootimg_partition --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=vfat --label boot --active --align 4 --size 16
 part / --source rootfs --ondisk mmcblk0 --fstype=ext4 --label root --align 4
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks
index 95d7b97a60..3fb2c0e35f 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/canned-wks/systemd-bootdisk.wks
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # long-description: Creates a partitioned EFI disk image that the user
 # can directly dd to boot media. The selected bootloader is systemd-boot.
 
-part /boot --source bootimg-efi --sourceparams="loader=systemd-boot" --ondisk sda --label msdos --active --align 1024 --use-uuid
+part /boot --source bootimg_efi --sourceparams="loader=systemd-boot" --ondisk sda --label msdos --active --align 1024 --use-uuid
 
 part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext4 --label platform --align 1024 --use-uuid
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py b/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
index 674ccfc244..b9e60cbe4e 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/engine.py
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ def wic_create(wks_file, rootfs_dir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
         os.makedirs(options.outdir)
 
     pname = options.imager
+    # Don't support '-' in plugin names
+    pname = pname.replace("-", "_")
     plugin_class = PluginMgr.get_plugins('imager').get(pname)
     if not plugin_class:
         raise WicError('Unknown plugin: %s' % pname)
@@ -232,6 +234,16 @@ class Disk:
         self._psector_size = None
         self._ptable_format = None
 
+        # define sector size
+        sector_size_str = get_bitbake_var('WIC_SECTOR_SIZE')
+        if sector_size_str is not None:
+            try:
+                self.sector_size = int(sector_size_str)
+            except ValueError:
+                self.sector_size = None
+        else:
+            self.sector_size = None
+
         # find parted
         # read paths from $PATH environment variable
         # if it fails, use hardcoded paths
@@ -258,7 +270,13 @@ class Disk:
     def get_partitions(self):
         if self._partitions is None:
             self._partitions = OrderedDict()
-            out = exec_cmd("%s -sm %s unit B print" % (self.parted, self.imagepath))
+
+            if self.sector_size is not None:
+                out = exec_cmd("export PARTED_SECTOR_SIZE=%d; %s -sm %s unit B print" % \
+                           (self.sector_size, self.parted, self.imagepath), True)
+            else:
+                out = exec_cmd("%s -sm %s unit B print" % (self.parted, self.imagepath))
+
             parttype = namedtuple("Part", "pnum start end size fstype")
             splitted = out.splitlines()
             # skip over possible errors in exec_cmd output
@@ -359,7 +377,7 @@ class Disk:
         Remove files/dirs and their contents from the partition.
         This only applies to ext* partition.
         """
-        abs_path = re.sub('\/\/+', '/', path)
+        abs_path = re.sub(r'\/\/+', '/', path)
         cmd = "{} {} -wR 'rm \"{}\"'".format(self.debugfs,
                                             self._get_part_image(pnum),
                                             abs_path)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/help.py b/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
index 163535e431..2e3061f343 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/help.py
@@ -544,18 +544,18 @@ DESCRIPTION
     the --source param given to that partition.  For example, if the
     partition is set up like this:
 
-      part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios   ...
+      part /boot --source bootimg_pcbios   ...
 
     then the methods defined as class members of the plugin having the
-    matching bootimg-pcbios .name class member would be used.
+    matching bootimg_pcbios .name class member would be used.
 
     To be more concrete, here's the plugin definition that would match
-    a '--source bootimg-pcbios' usage, along with an example method
+    a '--source bootimg_pcbios' usage, along with an example method
     that would be called by the wic implementation when it needed to
     invoke an implementation-specific partition-preparation function:
 
     class BootimgPcbiosPlugin(SourcePlugin):
-        name = 'bootimg-pcbios'
+        name = 'bootimg_pcbios'
 
     @classmethod
         def do_prepare_partition(self, part, ...)
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
      Here is a content of test.wks:
 
-     part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
+     part /boot --source bootimg_pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
      part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext3 --label platform --align 1024
 
      bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="rootwait rootfstype=ext3 video=vesafb vga=0x318 console=tty0"
@@ -916,6 +916,10 @@ DESCRIPTION
                    will create empty partition. --size parameter has
                    to be used to specify size of empty partition.
 
+         --sourceparams: This option is specific to wic. Supply additional
+                         parameters to the source plugin in
+                         key1=value1,key2 format.
+
          --ondisk or --ondrive: Forces the partition to be created on
                                 a particular disk.
 
@@ -932,6 +936,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
              squashfs
              erofs
              swap
+             none
 
          --fsoptions: Specifies a free-form string of options to be
                       used when mounting the filesystem. This string
@@ -965,6 +970,14 @@ DESCRIPTION
                               to start a partition on an x KBytes
                               boundary.
 
+         --offset: This option is specific to wic that says to place a partition
+                   at exactly the specified offset. If the partition cannot be
+                   placed at the specified offset, the image build will fail.
+                   Specify as an integer value optionally followed by one of the
+                   units s/S for 512 byte sector, k/K for kibibyte, M for
+                   mebibyte and G for gibibyte. The default unit if none is
+                   given is k.
+
          --no-table: This option is specific to wic. Space will be
                      reserved for the partition and it will be
                      populated but it will not be added to the
@@ -1045,6 +1058,18 @@ DESCRIPTION
                            not take effect when --mkfs-extraopts is used. This should be taken into
                            account when using --mkfs-extraopts.
 
+         --type: This option is specific to wic. Valid values are 'primary',
+                 'logical'. For msdos partition tables, this option specifies
+                 the partition type.
+
+         --hidden: This option is specific to wic. This option sets the
+                   RequiredPartition bit (bit 0) on GPT partitions.
+
+         --mbr: This option is specific to wic. This option is used with the
+                gpt-hybrid partition type that uses both a GPT partition and
+                an MBR header. Partitions with this flag will be included in
+                this MBR header.
+
     * bootloader
 
       This command allows the user to specify various bootloader
@@ -1063,6 +1088,13 @@ DESCRIPTION
                       file. Using this option will override any other
                       bootloader option.
 
+        --ptable: Specifies the partition table format. Valid values are
+                  'msdos', 'gpt', 'gpt-hybrid'.
+
+        --source: Specifies the source plugin. If not specified, the
+                  --source value will be copied from the partition that has
+                  /boot as mountpoint.
+
       Note that bootloader functionality and boot partitions are
       implemented by the various --source plugins that implement
       bootloader functionality; the bootloader command essentially
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py b/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
index 795707ec5d..b34691d313 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/partition.py
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ class Partition():
 
         plugins = PluginMgr.get_plugins('source')
 
+        # Don't support '-' in plugin names
+        self.source = self.source.replace("-", "_")
+
         if self.source not in plugins:
             raise WicError("The '%s' --source specified for %s doesn't exist.\n\t"
                            "See 'wic list source-plugins' for a list of available"
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ class Partition():
             splitted = self.sourceparams.split(',')
             srcparams_dict = dict((par.split('=', 1) + [None])[:2] for par in splitted if par)
 
-        plugin = PluginMgr.get_plugins('source')[self.source]
+        plugin = plugins[self.source]
         plugin.do_configure_partition(self, srcparams_dict, creator,
                                       cr_workdir, oe_builddir, bootimg_dir,
                                       kernel_dir, native_sysroot)
@@ -222,19 +225,19 @@ class Partition():
         if (pseudo_dir):
             # Canonicalize the ignore paths. This corresponds to
             # calling oe.path.canonicalize(), which is used in bitbake.conf.
-            ignore_paths = [rootfs] + (get_bitbake_var("PSEUDO_IGNORE_PATHS") or "").split(",")
+            include_paths = [rootfs_dir] + (get_bitbake_var("PSEUDO_INCLUDE_PATHS") or "").split(",")
             canonical_paths = []
-            for path in ignore_paths:
+            for path in include_paths:
                 if "$" not in path:
                     trailing_slash = path.endswith("/") and "/" or ""
                     canonical_paths.append(os.path.realpath(path) + trailing_slash)
-            ignore_paths = ",".join(canonical_paths)
+            include_paths = ",".join(canonical_paths)
 
             pseudo = "export PSEUDO_PREFIX=%s;" % p_prefix
             pseudo += "export PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR=%s;" % pseudo_dir
             pseudo += "export PSEUDO_PASSWD=%s;" % rootfs_dir
             pseudo += "export PSEUDO_NOSYMLINKEXP=1;"
-            pseudo += "export PSEUDO_IGNORE_PATHS=%s;" % ignore_paths
+            pseudo += "export PSEUDO_INCLUDE_PATHS=%s;" % include_paths
             pseudo += "%s " % get_bitbake_var("FAKEROOTCMD")
         else:
             pseudo = None
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ class Partition():
             # from bitbake variable
             rsize_bb = get_bitbake_var('ROOTFS_SIZE')
             rdir = get_bitbake_var('IMAGE_ROOTFS')
-            if rsize_bb and rdir == rootfs_dir:
+            if rsize_bb and (rdir == rootfs_dir or (rootfs_dir.split('/')[-2] == "tmp-wic" and rootfs_dir.split('/')[-1][:6] == "rootfs")):
                 # Bitbake variable ROOTFS_SIZE is calculated in
                 # Image._get_rootfs_size method from meta/lib/oe/image.py
                 # using IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE, IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT,
@@ -284,19 +287,8 @@ class Partition():
 
         extraopts = self.mkfs_extraopts or "-F -i 8192"
 
-        if os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'):
-            sde_time = int(os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'))
-            if pseudo:
-                pseudo = "export E2FSPROGS_FAKE_TIME=%s;%s " % (sde_time, pseudo)
-            else:
-                pseudo = "export E2FSPROGS_FAKE_TIME=%s; " % sde_time
-
-            # Set hash_seed to generate deterministic directory indexes
-            namespace = uuid.UUID("e7429877-e7b3-4a68-a5c9-2f2fdf33d460")
-            if self.fsuuid:
-                namespace = uuid.UUID(self.fsuuid)
-            hash_seed = str(uuid.uuid5(namespace, str(sde_time)))
-            extraopts += " -E hash_seed=%s" % hash_seed
+        # use hash_seed to generate reproducible ext4 images
+        (extraopts, pseudo) = self.get_hash_seed_ext4(extraopts, pseudo)
 
         label_str = ""
         if self.label:
@@ -344,6 +336,23 @@ class Partition():
 
         self.check_for_Y2038_problem(rootfs, native_sysroot)
 
+    def get_hash_seed_ext4(self, extraopts, pseudo):
+        if os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'):
+            sde_time = int(os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'))
+            if pseudo:
+                pseudo = "export E2FSPROGS_FAKE_TIME=%s;%s " % (sde_time, pseudo)
+            else:
+                pseudo = "export E2FSPROGS_FAKE_TIME=%s; " % sde_time
+
+            # Set hash_seed to generate deterministic directory indexes
+            namespace = uuid.UUID("e7429877-e7b3-4a68-a5c9-2f2fdf33d460")
+            if self.fsuuid:
+                namespace = uuid.UUID(self.fsuuid)
+            hash_seed = str(uuid.uuid5(namespace, str(sde_time)))
+            extraopts += " -E hash_seed=%s" % hash_seed
+
+        return (extraopts, pseudo)
+
     def prepare_rootfs_btrfs(self, rootfs, cr_workdir, oe_builddir, rootfs_dir,
                              native_sysroot, pseudo):
         """
@@ -437,13 +446,16 @@ class Partition():
 
         extraopts = self.mkfs_extraopts or "-i 8192"
 
+        # use hash_seed to generate reproducible ext4 images
+        (extraopts, pseudo) = self.get_hash_seed_ext4(extraopts, None)
+
         label_str = ""
         if self.label:
             label_str = "-L %s" % self.label
 
         mkfs_cmd = "mkfs.%s -F %s %s -U %s %s" % \
             (self.fstype, extraopts, label_str, self.fsuuid, rootfs)
-        exec_native_cmd(mkfs_cmd, native_sysroot)
+        exec_native_cmd(mkfs_cmd, native_sysroot, pseudo=pseudo)
 
         self.check_for_Y2038_problem(rootfs, native_sysroot)
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py b/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
index b64568339b..640da292d3 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/pluginbase.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class PluginMgr:
                     path = os.path.join(layer_path, script_plugin_dir)
                     path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
                     if path not in cls._plugin_dirs and os.path.isdir(path):
-                        cls._plugin_dirs.insert(0, path)
+                        cls._plugin_dirs.append(path)
 
         if ptype not in PLUGINS:
             # load all ptype plugins
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index a1d152659b..6e1f1c8cba 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
         source_plugin = self.ks.bootloader.source
         disk_name = self.parts[0].disk
         if source_plugin:
+            # Don't support '-' in plugin names
+            source_plugin = source_plugin.replace("-", "_")
             plugin = PluginMgr.get_plugins('source')[source_plugin]
             plugin.do_install_disk(self._image, disk_name, self, self.workdir,
                                    self.oe_builddir, self.bootimg_dir,
@@ -321,7 +323,15 @@ class PartitionedImage():
         self.partitions = partitions
         self.partimages = []
         # Size of a sector used in calculations
-        self.sector_size = SECTOR_SIZE
+        sector_size_str = get_bitbake_var('WIC_SECTOR_SIZE')
+        if sector_size_str is not None:
+            try:
+                self.sector_size = int(sector_size_str)
+            except ValueError:
+                self.sector_size = SECTOR_SIZE
+        else:
+            self.sector_size = SECTOR_SIZE
+
         self.native_sysroot = native_sysroot
         num_real_partitions = len([p for p in self.partitions if not p.no_table])
         self.extra_space = extra_space
@@ -508,7 +518,8 @@ class PartitionedImage():
         logger.debug("Added '%s' partition, sectors %d-%d, size %d sectors",
                      parttype, start, end, size)
 
-        cmd = "parted -s %s unit s mkpart %s" % (device, parttype)
+        cmd = "export PARTED_SECTOR_SIZE=%d; parted -s %s unit s mkpart %s" % \
+                     (self.sector_size, device, parttype)
         if fstype:
             cmd += " %s" % fstype
         cmd += " %d %d" % (start, end)
@@ -527,8 +538,8 @@ class PartitionedImage():
             os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), min_size)
 
         logger.debug("Initializing partition table for %s", device)
-        exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s mklabel %s" % (device, ptable_format),
-                        self.native_sysroot)
+        exec_native_cmd("export PARTED_SECTOR_SIZE=%d; parted -s %s mklabel %s" %
+                        (self.sector_size, device, ptable_format), self.native_sysroot)
 
     def _write_disk_guid(self):
         if self.ptable_format in ('gpt', 'gpt-hybrid'):
@@ -538,7 +549,8 @@ class PartitionedImage():
                 self.disk_guid = uuid.uuid4()
 
             logger.debug("Set disk guid %s", self.disk_guid)
-            sfdisk_cmd = "sfdisk --disk-id %s %s" % (self.path, self.disk_guid)
+            sfdisk_cmd = "sfdisk --sector-size %s --disk-id %s %s" % \
+                        (self.sector_size, self.path, self.disk_guid)
             exec_native_cmd(sfdisk_cmd, self.native_sysroot)
 
     def create(self):
@@ -613,45 +625,44 @@ class PartitionedImage():
                 partition_label = part.part_name if part.part_name else part.label
                 logger.debug("partition %d: set name to %s",
                              part.num, partition_label)
-                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --change-name=%d:%s %s" % \
-                                         (part.num, partition_label,
-                                          self.path), self.native_sysroot)
-
+                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --sector-size %s --part-label %s %d %s" % \
+                                         (self.sector_size, self.path, part.num,
+                                          partition_label), self.native_sysroot)
             if part.part_type:
                 logger.debug("partition %d: set type UID to %s",
                              part.num, part.part_type)
-                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --typecode=%d:%s %s" % \
-                                         (part.num, part.part_type,
-                                          self.path), self.native_sysroot)
+                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --sector-size %s --part-type %s %d %s" % \
+                                         (self.sector_size, self.path, part.num,
+                                          part.part_type), self.native_sysroot)
 
             if part.uuid and self.ptable_format in ("gpt", "gpt-hybrid"):
                 logger.debug("partition %d: set UUID to %s",
                              part.num, part.uuid)
-                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --partition-guid=%d:%s %s" % \
-                                (part.num, part.uuid, self.path),
+                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --sector-size %s --part-uuid %s %d %s" % \
+                                (self.sector_size, self.path, part.num, part.uuid),
                                 self.native_sysroot)
 
             if part.active:
                 flag_name = "legacy_boot" if self.ptable_format in ('gpt', 'gpt-hybrid') else "boot"
                 logger.debug("Set '%s' flag for partition '%s' on disk '%s'",
                              flag_name, part.num, self.path)
-                exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s set %d %s on" % \
-                                (self.path, part.num, flag_name),
+                exec_native_cmd("export PARTED_SECTOR_SIZE=%d; parted -s %s set %d %s on" % \
+                                (self.sector_size, self.path, part.num, flag_name),
                                 self.native_sysroot)
                 if self.ptable_format == 'gpt-hybrid' and part.mbr:
-                    exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s set %d %s on" % \
-                                    (mbr_path, hybrid_mbr_part_num, "boot"),
+                    exec_native_cmd("export PARTED_SECTOR_SIZE=%d; parted -s %s set %d %s on" % \
+                                    (self.sector_size, mbr_path, hybrid_mbr_part_num, "boot"),
                                     self.native_sysroot)
             if part.system_id:
-                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --part-type %s %s %s" % \
-                                (self.path, part.num, part.system_id),
+                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --sector-size %s --part-type %s %s %s" % \
+                                (self.sector_size, self.path, part.num, part.system_id),
                                 self.native_sysroot)
 
             if part.hidden and self.ptable_format == "gpt":
                 logger.debug("Set hidden attribute for partition '%s' on disk '%s'",
                              part.num, self.path)
-                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --part-attrs %s %s RequiredPartition" % \
-                                (self.path, part.num),
+                exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --sector-size %s --part-attrs %s %s RequiredPartition" % \
+                                (self.sector_size, self.path, part.num),
                                 self.native_sysroot)
 
         if self.ptable_format == "gpt-hybrid":
@@ -664,7 +675,8 @@ class PartitionedImage():
             # create with an arbitrary type, then change it to the correct type
             # with sfdisk
             self._create_partition(mbr_path, "primary", "fat32", 1, GPT_OVERHEAD)
-            exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --part-type %s %d 0xee" % (mbr_path, hybrid_mbr_part_num),
+            exec_native_cmd("sfdisk --sector-size %s --part-type %s %d 0xee" % \
+                            (self.sector_size, mbr_path, hybrid_mbr_part_num),
                             self.native_sysroot)
 
             # Copy hybrid MBR
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-biosplusefi.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_biosplusefi.py
index 5bd7390680..4279ddded8 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-biosplusefi.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_biosplusefi.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
-# This implements the 'bootimg-biosplusefi' source plugin class for 'wic'
+# This implements the 'bootimg_biosplusefi' source plugin class for 'wic'
 #
 # AUTHORS
 # William Bourque <wbourque [at) gmail.com>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class BootimgBiosPlusEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
     Note it is possible to create an image that can boot from both
     legacy BIOS and EFI by defining two partitions : one with arg
-    --source bootimg-efi  and another one with --source bootimg-pcbios.
+    --source bootimg_efi  and another one with --source bootimg_pcbios.
     However, this method has the obvious downside that it requires TWO
     partitions to be created on the storage device.
     Both partitions will also be marked as "bootable" which does not work on
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class BootimgBiosPlusEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     the first partition will be duplicated into the second, even though it
     will not be used at all.
 
-    Also, unlike "isoimage-isohybrid" that also does BIOS and EFI, this plugin
+    Also, unlike "isoimage_isohybrid" that also does BIOS and EFI, this plugin
     allows you to have more than only a single rootfs partitions and does
     not turn the rootfs into an initramfs RAM image.
 
@@ -53,32 +53,32 @@ class BootimgBiosPlusEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     does not have the limitations listed above.
 
     The plugin is made so it does tries not to reimplement what's already
-    been done in other plugins; as such it imports "bootimg-pcbios"
-    and "bootimg-efi".
-    Plugin "bootimg-pcbios" is used to generate legacy BIOS boot.
-    Plugin "bootimg-efi" is used to generate the UEFI boot. Note that it
+    been done in other plugins; as such it imports "bootimg_pcbios"
+    and "bootimg_efi".
+    Plugin "bootimg_pcbios" is used to generate legacy BIOS boot.
+    Plugin "bootimg_efi" is used to generate the UEFI boot. Note that it
     requires a --sourceparams argument to know which loader to use; refer
-    to "bootimg-efi" code/documentation for the list of loader.
+    to "bootimg_efi" code/documentation for the list of loader.
 
     Imports are handled with "SourceFileLoader" from importlib as it is
     otherwise very difficult to import module that has hyphen "-" in their
     filename.
     The SourcePlugin() methods used in the plugins (do_install_disk,
     do_configure_partition, do_prepare_partition) are then called on both,
-    beginning by "bootimg-efi".
+    beginning by "bootimg_efi".
 
     Plugin options, such as "--sourceparams" can still be passed to a
     plugin, as long they does not cause issue in the other plugin.
 
     Example wic configuration:
-    part /boot --source bootimg-biosplusefi --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi"\\
+    part /boot --source bootimg_biosplusefi --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi"\\
                --ondisk sda --label os_boot --active --align 1024 --use-uuid
     """
 
-    name = 'bootimg-biosplusefi'
+    name = 'bootimg_biosplusefi'
 
-    __PCBIOS_MODULE_NAME = "bootimg-pcbios"
-    __EFI_MODULE_NAME = "bootimg-efi"
+    __PCBIOS_MODULE_NAME = "bootimg_pcbios"
+    __EFI_MODULE_NAME = "bootimg_efi"
 
     __imgEFIObj = None
     __imgBiosObj = None
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class BootimgBiosPlusEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
         """
 
-        # Import bootimg-pcbios (class name "BootimgPcbiosPlugin")
+        # Import bootimg_pcbios (class name "BootimgPcbiosPlugin")
         modulePath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
                                   cls.__PCBIOS_MODULE_NAME + ".py")
         loader = SourceFileLoader(cls.__PCBIOS_MODULE_NAME, modulePath)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class BootimgBiosPlusEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         loader.exec_module(mod)
         cls.__imgBiosObj = mod.BootimgPcbiosPlugin()
 
-        # Import bootimg-efi (class name "BootimgEFIPlugin")
+        # Import bootimg_efi (class name "BootimgEFIPlugin")
         modulePath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
                                   cls.__EFI_MODULE_NAME + ".py")
         loader = SourceFileLoader(cls.__EFI_MODULE_NAME, modulePath)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_efi.py
index 13a9cddf4e..cf16705a28 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_efi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
-# This implements the 'bootimg-efi' source plugin class for 'wic'
+# This implements the 'bootimg_efi' source plugin class for 'wic'
 #
 # AUTHORS
 # Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     This plugin supports GRUB 2 and systemd-boot bootloaders.
     """
 
-    name = 'bootimg-efi'
+    name = 'bootimg_efi'
 
     @classmethod
     def _copy_additional_files(cls, hdddir, initrd, dtb):
@@ -43,16 +43,18 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         if initrd:
             initrds = initrd.split(';')
             for rd in initrds:
-                cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s" % (bootimg_dir, rd, hdddir)
-                exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                cp_cmd = "cp -v -p %s/%s %s" % (bootimg_dir, rd, hdddir)
+                out = exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                logger.debug("initrd files:\n%s" % (out))
         else:
             logger.debug("Ignoring missing initrd")
 
         if dtb:
             if ';' in dtb:
                 raise WicError("Only one DTB supported, exiting")
-            cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s" % (bootimg_dir, dtb, hdddir)
-            exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+            cp_cmd = "cp -v -p %s/%s %s" % (bootimg_dir, dtb, hdddir)
+            out = exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+            logger.debug("dtb files:\n%s" % (out))
 
     @classmethod
     def do_configure_grubefi(cls, hdddir, creator, cr_workdir, source_params):
@@ -123,8 +125,16 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     @classmethod
     def do_configure_systemdboot(cls, hdddir, creator, cr_workdir, source_params):
         """
-        Create loader-specific systemd-boot/gummiboot config
+        Create loader-specific systemd-boot/gummiboot config. Unified Kernel Image (uki)
+        support is done in image recipe with uki.bbclass and only systemd-boot loader config
+        and ESP partition structure is created here.
         """
+        # detect uki.bbclass usage
+        image_classes = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_CLASSES").split()
+        unified_image = False
+        if "uki" in image_classes:
+            unified_image = True
+
         install_cmd = "install -d %s/loader" % hdddir
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
@@ -132,28 +142,26 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
         bootloader = creator.ks.bootloader
-
-        unified_image = source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') == "true"
-
         loader_conf = ""
-        if not unified_image:
-            loader_conf += "default boot\n"
-        loader_conf += "timeout %d\n" % bootloader.timeout
 
-        initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
-        dtb = source_params.get('dtb')
-
-        if not unified_image:
-            cls._copy_additional_files(hdddir, initrd, dtb)
+        # 5 seconds is a sensible default timeout
+        loader_conf += "timeout %d\n" % (bootloader.timeout or 5)
 
         logger.debug("Writing systemd-boot config "
                      "%s/hdd/boot/loader/loader.conf", cr_workdir)
         cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/loader/loader.conf" % cr_workdir, "w")
         cfg.write(loader_conf)
+        logger.debug("loader.conf:\n%s" % (loader_conf))
         cfg.close()
 
+        initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
+        dtb = source_params.get('dtb')
+        if not unified_image:
+            cls._copy_additional_files(hdddir, initrd, dtb)
+
         configfile = creator.ks.bootloader.configfile
         custom_cfg = None
+        boot_conf = ""
         if configfile:
             custom_cfg = get_custom_config(configfile)
             if custom_cfg:
@@ -164,8 +172,7 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             else:
                 raise WicError("configfile is specified but failed to "
                                "get it from %s.", configfile)
-
-        if not custom_cfg:
+        else:
             # Create systemd-boot configuration using parameters from wks file
             kernel = get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE")
             if get_bitbake_var("INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE") == "1":
@@ -175,7 +182,6 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
             title = source_params.get('title')
 
-            boot_conf = ""
             boot_conf += "title %s\n" % (title if title else "boot")
             boot_conf += "linux /%s\n" % kernel
 
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                          "%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf", cr_workdir)
             cfg = open("%s/hdd/boot/loader/entries/boot.conf" % cr_workdir, "w")
             cfg.write(boot_conf)
+            logger.debug("boot.conf:\n%s" % (boot_conf))
             cfg.close()
 
 
@@ -223,9 +230,9 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             elif source_params['loader'] == 'uefi-kernel':
                 pass
             else:
-                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" % source_params['loader'])
+                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg_efi loader: %s" % source_params['loader'])
         except KeyError:
-            raise WicError("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
+            raise WicError("bootimg_efi requires a loader, none specified")
 
         if get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES") is None:
             logger.debug('No boot files defined in IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES')
@@ -245,7 +252,7 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
             # list of tuples (src_name, dst_name)
             deploy_files = []
-            for src_entry in re.findall(r'[\w;\-\./\*]+', boot_files):
+            for src_entry in re.findall(r'[\w;\-\.\+/\*]+', boot_files):
                 if ';' in src_entry:
                     dst_entry = tuple(src_entry.split(';'))
                     if not dst_entry[0] or not dst_entry[1]:
@@ -304,134 +311,43 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                     (get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE"), get_bitbake_var("INITRAMFS_LINK_NAME"))
 
         if source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') == "true":
-            initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
-            if not initrd:
-                raise WicError("initrd= must be specified when create-unified-kernel-image=true, exiting")
-
-            deploy_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-            efi_stub = glob("%s/%s" % (deploy_dir, "linux*.efi.stub"))
-            if len(efi_stub) == 0:
-                raise WicError("Unified Kernel Image EFI stub not found, exiting")
-            efi_stub = efi_stub[0]
-
-            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
-                label = source_params.get('label')
-                label_conf = "root=%s" % creator.rootdev
-                if label:
-                    label_conf = "LABEL=%s" % label
-
-                bootloader = creator.ks.bootloader
-                cmdline = open("%s/cmdline" % tmp_dir, "w")
-                cmdline.write("%s %s" % (label_conf, bootloader.append))
-                cmdline.close()
+            raise WicError("create-unified-kernel-image is no longer supported. Please use uki.bbclass.")
 
-                initrds = initrd.split(';')
-                initrd = open("%s/initrd" % tmp_dir, "wb")
-                for f in initrds:
-                    with open("%s/%s" % (deploy_dir, f), 'rb') as in_file:
-                        shutil.copyfileobj(in_file, initrd)
-                initrd.close()
-
-                # Searched by systemd-boot:
-                # https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION/#type-2-efi-unified-kernel-images
-                install_cmd = "install -d %s/EFI/Linux" % hdddir
-                exec_cmd(install_cmd)
-
-                staging_dir_host = get_bitbake_var("STAGING_DIR_HOST")
-                target_sys = get_bitbake_var("TARGET_SYS")
-
-                objdump_cmd = "%s-objdump" % target_sys
-                objdump_cmd += " -p %s" % efi_stub
-                objdump_cmd += " | awk '{ if ($1 == \"SectionAlignment\"){print $2} }'"
-
-                ret, align_str = exec_native_cmd(objdump_cmd, native_sysroot)
-                align = int(align_str, 16)
-
-                objdump_cmd = "%s-objdump" % target_sys
-                objdump_cmd += " -h %s | tail -2" % efi_stub
-                ret, output = exec_native_cmd(objdump_cmd, native_sysroot)
-
-                offset = int(output.split()[2], 16) + int(output.split()[3], 16)
-
-                osrel_off = offset + align - offset % align
-                osrel_path = "%s/usr/lib/os-release" % staging_dir_host
-                osrel_sz = os.stat(osrel_path).st_size
-
-                cmdline_off = osrel_off + osrel_sz
-                cmdline_off = cmdline_off + align - cmdline_off % align
-                cmdline_sz = os.stat(cmdline.name).st_size
-
-                dtb_off = cmdline_off + cmdline_sz
-                dtb_off = dtb_off + align - dtb_off % align
-
-                dtb = source_params.get('dtb')
-                if dtb:
-                    if ';' in dtb:
-                        raise WicError("Only one DTB supported, exiting")
-                    dtb_path = "%s/%s" % (deploy_dir, dtb)
-                    dtb_params = '--add-section .dtb=%s --change-section-vma .dtb=0x%x' % \
-                            (dtb_path, dtb_off)
-                    linux_off = dtb_off + os.stat(dtb_path).st_size
-                    linux_off = linux_off + align - linux_off % align
-                else:
-                    dtb_params = ''
-                    linux_off = dtb_off
-
-                linux_path = "%s/%s" % (staging_kernel_dir, kernel)
-                linux_sz = os.stat(linux_path).st_size
-
-                initrd_off = linux_off + linux_sz
-                initrd_off = initrd_off + align - initrd_off % align
-
-                # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-stub.html
-                objcopy_cmd = "%s-objcopy" % target_sys
-                objcopy_cmd += " --enable-deterministic-archives"
-                objcopy_cmd += " --preserve-dates"
-                objcopy_cmd += " --add-section .osrel=%s" % osrel_path
-                objcopy_cmd += " --change-section-vma .osrel=0x%x" % osrel_off
-                objcopy_cmd += " --add-section .cmdline=%s" % cmdline.name
-                objcopy_cmd += " --change-section-vma .cmdline=0x%x" % cmdline_off
-                objcopy_cmd += dtb_params
-                objcopy_cmd += " --add-section .linux=%s" % linux_path
-                objcopy_cmd += " --change-section-vma .linux=0x%x" % linux_off
-                objcopy_cmd += " --add-section .initrd=%s" % initrd.name
-                objcopy_cmd += " --change-section-vma .initrd=0x%x" % initrd_off
-                objcopy_cmd += " %s %s/EFI/Linux/linux.efi" % (efi_stub, hdddir)
-
-                exec_native_cmd(objcopy_cmd, native_sysroot)
-        else:
-            if source_params.get('install-kernel-into-boot-dir') != 'false':
-                install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s/%s %s/%s" % \
-                    (staging_kernel_dir, kernel, hdddir, kernel)
-                exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+        if source_params.get('install-kernel-into-boot-dir') != 'false':
+            install_cmd = "install -v -p -m 0644 %s/%s %s/%s" % \
+                (staging_kernel_dir, kernel, hdddir, kernel)
+            out = exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+            logger.debug("Installed kernel files:\n%s" % out)
 
         if get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES"):
             for src_path, dst_path in cls.install_task:
-                install_cmd = "install -m 0644 -D %s %s" \
+                install_cmd = "install -v -p -m 0644 -D %s %s" \
                               % (os.path.join(kernel_dir, src_path),
                                  os.path.join(hdddir, dst_path))
-                exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+                out = exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+                logger.debug("Installed IMAGE_EFI_BOOT_FILES:\n%s" % out)
 
         try:
             if source_params['loader'] == 'grub-efi':
                 shutil.copyfile("%s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir,
                                 "%s/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir)
                 for mod in [x for x in os.listdir(kernel_dir) if x.startswith("grub-efi-")]:
-                    cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, mod[9:])
+                    cp_cmd = "cp -v -p %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, mod[9:])
                     exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
                 shutil.move("%s/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir,
                             "%s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg" % cr_workdir)
             elif source_params['loader'] == 'systemd-boot':
                 for mod in [x for x in os.listdir(kernel_dir) if x.startswith("systemd-")]:
-                    cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, mod[8:])
-                    exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                    cp_cmd = "cp -v -p %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, mod[8:])
+                    out = exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                    logger.debug("systemd-boot files:\n%s" % out)
             elif source_params['loader'] == 'uefi-kernel':
                 kernel = get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE")
                 if not kernel:
-                    raise WicError("Empty KERNEL_IMAGETYPE %s\n" % target)
+                    raise WicError("Empty KERNEL_IMAGETYPE")
                 target = get_bitbake_var("TARGET_SYS")
                 if not target:
-                    raise WicError("Unknown arch (TARGET_SYS) %s\n" % target)
+                    raise WicError("Empty TARGET_SYS")
 
                 if re.match("x86_64", target):
                     kernel_efi_image = "bootx64.efi"
@@ -445,23 +361,33 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                     raise WicError("UEFI stub kernel is incompatible with target %s" % target)
 
                 for mod in [x for x in os.listdir(kernel_dir) if x.startswith(kernel)]:
-                    cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, kernel_efi_image)
-                    exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                    cp_cmd = "cp -v -p %s/%s %s/EFI/BOOT/%s" % (kernel_dir, mod, hdddir, kernel_efi_image)
+                    out = exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                    logger.debug("uefi-kernel files:\n%s" % out)
             else:
-                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" %
+                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg_efi loader: %s" %
                                source_params['loader'])
+
+            # must have installed at least one EFI bootloader
+            out = glob(os.path.join(hdddir, 'EFI', 'BOOT', 'boot*.efi'))
+            logger.debug("Installed EFI loader files:\n%s" % out)
+            if not out:
+                raise WicError("No EFI loaders installed to ESP partition. Check that grub-efi, systemd-boot or similar is installed.")
+
         except KeyError:
-            raise WicError("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
+            raise WicError("bootimg_efi requires a loader, none specified")
 
         startup = os.path.join(kernel_dir, "startup.nsh")
         if os.path.exists(startup):
-            cp_cmd = "cp %s %s/" % (startup, hdddir)
-            exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+            cp_cmd = "cp -v -p %s %s/" % (startup, hdddir)
+            out = exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+            logger.debug("startup files:\n%s" % out)
 
         for paths in part.include_path or []:
             for path in paths:
-                cp_cmd = "cp -r %s %s/" % (path, hdddir)
+                cp_cmd = "cp -v -p -r %s %s/" % (path, hdddir)
                 exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
+                logger.debug("include_path files:\n%s" % out)
 
         du_cmd = "du -bks %s" % hdddir
         out = exec_cmd(du_cmd)
@@ -489,12 +415,14 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
         label = part.label if part.label else "ESP"
 
-        dosfs_cmd = "mkdosfs -n %s -i %s -C %s %d" % \
+        dosfs_cmd = "mkdosfs -v -n %s -i %s -C %s %d" % \
                     (label, part.fsuuid, bootimg, blocks)
         exec_native_cmd(dosfs_cmd, native_sysroot)
+        logger.debug("mkdosfs:\n%s" % (str(out)))
 
-        mcopy_cmd = "mcopy -i %s -s %s/* ::/" % (bootimg, hdddir)
-        exec_native_cmd(mcopy_cmd, native_sysroot)
+        mcopy_cmd = "mcopy -v -p -i %s -s %s/* ::/" % (bootimg, hdddir)
+        out = exec_native_cmd(mcopy_cmd, native_sysroot)
+        logger.debug("mcopy:\n%s" % (str(out)))
 
         chmod_cmd = "chmod 644 %s" % bootimg
         exec_cmd(chmod_cmd)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_partition.py
index 1071d1af3f..cc121a78f0 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_partition.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
-# This implements the 'bootimg-partition' source plugin class for
+# This implements the 'bootimg_partition' source plugin class for
 # 'wic'. The plugin creates an image of boot partition, copying over
 # files listed in IMAGE_BOOT_FILES bitbake variable.
 #
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 import re
 
-from glob import glob
+from oe.bootfiles import get_boot_files
 
 from wic import WicError
 from wic.engine import get_custom_config
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class BootimgPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     listed in IMAGE_BOOT_FILES bitbake variable.
     """
 
-    name = 'bootimg-partition'
+    name = 'bootimg_partition'
     image_boot_files_var_name = 'IMAGE_BOOT_FILES'
 
     @classmethod
@@ -66,42 +66,7 @@ class BootimgPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
         logger.debug('Boot files: %s', boot_files)
 
-        # list of tuples (src_name, dst_name)
-        deploy_files = []
-        for src_entry in re.findall(r'[\w;\-\./\*]+', boot_files):
-            if ';' in src_entry:
-                dst_entry = tuple(src_entry.split(';'))
-                if not dst_entry[0] or not dst_entry[1]:
-                    raise WicError('Malformed boot file entry: %s' % src_entry)
-            else:
-                dst_entry = (src_entry, src_entry)
-
-            logger.debug('Destination entry: %r', dst_entry)
-            deploy_files.append(dst_entry)
-
-        cls.install_task = [];
-        for deploy_entry in deploy_files:
-            src, dst = deploy_entry
-            if '*' in src:
-                # by default install files under their basename
-                entry_name_fn = os.path.basename
-                if dst != src:
-                    # unless a target name was given, then treat name
-                    # as a directory and append a basename
-                    entry_name_fn = lambda name: \
-                                    os.path.join(dst,
-                                                 os.path.basename(name))
-
-                srcs = glob(os.path.join(kernel_dir, src))
-
-                logger.debug('Globbed sources: %s', ', '.join(srcs))
-                for entry in srcs:
-                    src = os.path.relpath(entry, kernel_dir)
-                    entry_dst_name = entry_name_fn(entry)
-                    cls.install_task.append((src, entry_dst_name))
-            else:
-                cls.install_task.append((src, dst))
-
+        cls.install_task = get_boot_files(kernel_dir, boot_files)
         if source_params.get('loader') != "u-boot":
             return
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_pcbios.py
index a207a83530..21f41e00bb 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_pcbios.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
-# This implements the 'bootimg-pcbios' source plugin class for 'wic'
+# This implements the 'bootimg_pcbios' source plugin class for 'wic'
 #
 # AUTHORS
 # Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi (at] linux.intel.com>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class BootimgPcbiosPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     Create MBR boot partition and install syslinux on it.
     """
 
-    name = 'bootimg-pcbios'
+    name = 'bootimg_pcbios'
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_bootimg_dir(cls, bootimg_dir, dirname):
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage_isohybrid.py
index 607356ad13..5d42eb5d3e 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage_isohybrid.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 # DESCRIPTION
-# This implements the 'isoimage-isohybrid' source plugin class for 'wic'
+# This implements the 'isoimage_isohybrid' source plugin class for 'wic'
 #
 # AUTHORS
 # Mihaly Varga <mihaly.varga (at] ni.com>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class IsoImagePlugin(SourcePlugin):
     bootloader files.
 
     Example kickstart file:
-    part /boot --source isoimage-isohybrid --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi, \\
+    part /boot --source isoimage_isohybrid --sourceparams="loader=grub-efi, \\
     image_name= IsoImage" --ondisk cd --label LIVECD
     bootloader  --timeout=10  --append=" "
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class IsoImagePlugin(SourcePlugin):
     extension added by direct imeger plugin) and a file named IsoImage-cd.iso
     """
 
-    name = 'isoimage-isohybrid'
+    name = 'isoimage_isohybrid'
 
     @classmethod
     def do_configure_syslinux(cls, creator, cr_workdir):
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ class IsoImagePlugin(SourcePlugin):
                     cls.do_configure_grubefi(part, creator, target_dir)
 
             else:
-                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg-efi loader: %s" %
+                raise WicError("unrecognized bootimg_efi loader: %s" %
                                source_params['loader'])
         except KeyError:
-            raise WicError("bootimg-efi requires a loader, none specified")
+            raise WicError("bootimg_efi requires a loader, none specified")
 
         # Create efi.img that contains bootloader files for EFI booting
         # if ISODIR didn't exist or didn't contains it
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
index c990143c0d..06fce06bb1 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class RootfsPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         # Disallow climbing outside of parent directory using '..',
         # because doing so could be quite disastrous (we will delete the
         # directory, or modify a directory outside OpenEmbedded).
-        full_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(rootfs_dir, path))
+        full_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(rootfs_dir, path))
         if not full_path.startswith(os.path.realpath(rootfs_dir)):
             logger.error("%s: Must point inside the rootfs: %s" % (cmd, path))
             sys.exit(1)