9 files changed, 385 insertions, 219 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index 35fff7c102..6e1f1c8cba 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
         updated = False
         for part in self.parts:
             if not part.realnum or not part.mountpoint \
-               or part.mountpoint == "/" or not part.mountpoint.startswith('/'):
+               or part.mountpoint == "/" or not (part.mountpoint.startswith('/') or part.mountpoint == "swap"):
                 continue
 
             if part.use_uuid:
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
                 device_name = "/dev/%s%s%d" % (part.disk, prefix, part.realnum)
 
             opts = part.fsopts if part.fsopts else "defaults"
+            passno = part.fspassno if part.fspassno else "0"
             line = "\t".join([device_name, part.mountpoint, part.fstype,
-                              opts, "0", "0"]) + "\n"
+                              opts, "0", passno]) + "\n"
 
             fstab_lines.append(line)
             updated = True
@@ -148,6 +149,9 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
             self.updated_fstab_path = os.path.join(self.workdir, "fstab")
             with open(self.updated_fstab_path, "w") as f:
                 f.writelines(fstab_lines)
+            if os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'):
+                fstab_time = int(os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'))
+                os.utime(self.updated_fstab_path, (fstab_time, fstab_time))
 
     def _full_path(self, path, name, extention):
         """ Construct full file path to a file we generate. """
@@ -199,6 +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,
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ class DirectPlugin(ImagerPlugin):
             if part.mountpoint == "/":
                 if part.uuid:
                     return "PARTUUID=%s" % part.uuid
-                elif part.label:
+                elif part.label and self.ptable_format != 'msdos':
                     return "PARTLABEL=%s" % part.label
                 else:
                     suffix = 'p' if part.disk.startswith('mmcblk') else ''
@@ -309,12 +315,23 @@ class PartitionedImage():
                           # all partitions (in bytes)
         self.ptable_format = ptable_format  # Partition table format
         # Disk system identifier
-        self.identifier = random.SystemRandom().randint(1, 0xffffffff)
+        if os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'):
+            self.identifier = random.Random(int(os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'))).randint(1, 0xffffffff)
+        else:
+            self.identifier = random.SystemRandom().randint(1, 0xffffffff)
 
         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
@@ -335,7 +352,7 @@ class PartitionedImage():
         # generate parition and filesystem UUIDs
         for part in self.partitions:
             if not part.uuid and part.use_uuid:
-                if self.ptable_format == 'gpt':
+                if self.ptable_format in ('gpt', 'gpt-hybrid'):
                     part.uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
                 else: # msdos partition table
                     part.uuid = '%08x-%02d' % (self.identifier, part.realnum)
@@ -391,6 +408,10 @@ class PartitionedImage():
                 raise WicError("setting custom partition type is not " \
                                "implemented for msdos partitions")
 
+            if part.mbr and self.ptable_format != 'gpt-hybrid':
+                raise WicError("Partition may only be included in MBR with " \
+                               "a gpt-hybrid partition table")
+
             # Get the disk where the partition is located
             self.numpart += 1
             if not part.no_table:
@@ -399,7 +420,7 @@ class PartitionedImage():
             if self.numpart == 1:
                 if self.ptable_format == "msdos":
                     overhead = MBR_OVERHEAD
-                elif self.ptable_format == "gpt":
+                elif self.ptable_format in ("gpt", "gpt-hybrid"):
                     overhead = GPT_OVERHEAD
 
                 # Skip one sector required for the partitioning scheme overhead
@@ -483,7 +504,7 @@ class PartitionedImage():
         # Once all the partitions have been layed out, we can calculate the
         # minumim disk size
         self.min_size = self.offset
-        if self.ptable_format == "gpt":
+        if self.ptable_format in ("gpt", "gpt-hybrid"):
             self.min_size += GPT_OVERHEAD
 
         self.min_size *= self.sector_size
@@ -497,29 +518,58 @@ 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)
 
         return exec_native_cmd(cmd, self.native_sysroot)
 
+    def _write_identifier(self, device, identifier):
+        logger.debug("Set disk identifier %x", identifier)
+        with open(device, 'r+b') as img:
+            img.seek(0x1B8)
+            img.write(identifier.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+
+    def _make_disk(self, device, ptable_format, min_size):
+        logger.debug("Creating sparse file %s", device)
+        with open(device, 'w') as sparse:
+            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), min_size)
+
+        logger.debug("Initializing partition table for %s", device)
+        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'):
+            if os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'):
+                self.disk_guid = uuid.UUID(int=int(os.getenv('SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH')))
+            else:
+                self.disk_guid = uuid.uuid4()
+
+            logger.debug("Set disk guid %s", 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):
-        logger.debug("Creating sparse file %s", self.path)
-        with open(self.path, 'w') as sparse:
-            os.ftruncate(sparse.fileno(), self.min_size)
+        self._make_disk(self.path,
+                        "gpt" if self.ptable_format == "gpt-hybrid" else self.ptable_format,
+                        self.min_size)
 
-        logger.debug("Initializing partition table for %s", self.path)
-        exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s mklabel %s" %
-                        (self.path, self.ptable_format), self.native_sysroot)
+        self._write_identifier(self.path, self.identifier)
+        self._write_disk_guid()
 
-        logger.debug("Set disk identifier %x", self.identifier)
-        with open(self.path, 'r+b') as img:
-            img.seek(0x1B8)
-            img.write(self.identifier.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        if self.ptable_format == "gpt-hybrid":
+            mbr_path = self.path + ".mbr"
+            self._make_disk(mbr_path, "msdos", self.min_size)
+            self._write_identifier(mbr_path, self.identifier)
 
         logger.debug("Creating partitions")
 
+        hybrid_mbr_part_num = 0
+
         for part in self.partitions:
             if part.num == 0:
                 continue
@@ -564,46 +614,77 @@ class PartitionedImage():
             self._create_partition(self.path, part.type,
                                    parted_fs_type, part.start, part.size_sec)
 
-            if part.part_name:
-                logger.debug("partition %d: set name to %s",
-                             part.num, part.part_name)
-                exec_native_cmd("sgdisk --change-name=%d:%s %s" % \
-                                         (part.num, part.part_name,
-                                          self.path), self.native_sysroot)
+            if self.ptable_format == "gpt-hybrid" and part.mbr:
+                hybrid_mbr_part_num += 1
+                if hybrid_mbr_part_num > 4:
+                    raise WicError("Extended MBR partitions are not supported in hybrid MBR")
+                self._create_partition(mbr_path, "primary",
+                                       parted_fs_type, part.start, part.size_sec)
 
+            if self.ptable_format in ("gpt", "gpt-hybrid") and (part.part_name or part.label):
+                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("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 == "gpt":
+            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),
-                                self.native_sysroot)
-
-            if part.label and self.ptable_format == "gpt":
-                logger.debug("partition %d: set name to %s",
-                             part.num, part.label)
-                exec_native_cmd("parted -s %s name %d %s" % \
-                                (self.path, part.num, part.label),
+                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 == 'gpt' else "boot"
+                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("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 --sector-size %s --part-attrs %s %s RequiredPartition" % \
+                                (self.sector_size, self.path, part.num),
+                                self.native_sysroot)
+
+        if self.ptable_format == "gpt-hybrid":
+            # Write a protective GPT partition
+            hybrid_mbr_part_num += 1
+            if hybrid_mbr_part_num > 4:
+                raise WicError("Extended MBR partitions are not supported in hybrid MBR")
+
+            # parted cannot directly create a protective GPT partition, so
+            # 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 --sector-size %s --part-type %s %d 0xee" % \
+                            (self.sector_size, mbr_path, hybrid_mbr_part_num),
+                            self.native_sysroot)
+
+            # Copy hybrid MBR
+            with open(mbr_path, "rb") as mbr_file:
+                with open(self.path, "r+b") as image_file:
+                    mbr = mbr_file.read(512)
+                    image_file.write(mbr)
+
     def cleanup(self):
         pass
 
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 0391aebdc8..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 +32,29 @@ 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):
+        bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
+        if not bootimg_dir:
+            raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
+
+        if initrd:
+            initrds = initrd.split(';')
+            for rd in initrds:
+                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 -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):
@@ -53,18 +75,9 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                                "get it from %s." % configfile)
 
         initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
+        dtb = source_params.get('dtb')
 
-        if initrd:
-            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-            if not bootimg_dir:
-                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
-
-            initrds = initrd.split(';')
-            for rd in initrds:
-                cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s" % (bootimg_dir, rd, hdddir)
-                exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
-        else:
-            logger.debug("Ignoring missing initrd")
+        cls._copy_additional_files(hdddir, initrd, dtb)
 
         if not custom_cfg:
             # Create grub configuration using parameters from wks file
@@ -98,6 +111,9 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                     grubefi_conf += " /%s" % rd
                 grubefi_conf += "\n"
 
+            if dtb:
+                grubefi_conf += "devicetree /%s\n" % dtb
+
             grubefi_conf += "}\n"
 
         logger.debug("Writing grubefi config %s/hdd/boot/EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg",
@@ -109,8 +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)
 
@@ -118,35 +142,26 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         exec_cmd(install_cmd)
 
         bootloader = creator.ks.bootloader
-
         loader_conf = ""
-        if source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') != "true":
-            loader_conf += "default boot\n"
-        loader_conf += "timeout %d\n" % bootloader.timeout
 
-        initrd = source_params.get('initrd')
-
-        if initrd and source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') != "true":
-            # obviously we need to have a common common deploy var
-            bootimg_dir = get_bitbake_var("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE")
-            if not bootimg_dir:
-                raise WicError("Couldn't find DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE, exiting")
-
-            initrds = initrd.split(';')
-            for rd in initrds:
-                cp_cmd = "cp %s/%s %s" % (bootimg_dir, rd, hdddir)
-                exec_cmd(cp_cmd, True)
-        else:
-            logger.debug("Ignoring missing initrd")
+        # 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:
@@ -157,8 +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":
@@ -168,7 +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
 
@@ -185,11 +198,15 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                 for rd in initrds:
                     boot_conf += "initrd /%s\n" % rd
 
-        if source_params.get('create-unified-kernel-image') != "true":
+            if dtb:
+                boot_conf += "devicetree /%s\n" % dtb
+
+        if not unified_image:
             logger.debug("Writing systemd-boot config "
                          "%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()
 
 
@@ -210,10 +227,12 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                 cls.do_configure_grubefi(hdddir, creator, cr_workdir, source_params)
             elif source_params['loader'] == 'systemd-boot':
                 cls.do_configure_systemdboot(hdddir, creator, cr_workdir, source_params)
+            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')
@@ -233,7 +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]:
@@ -292,90 +311,83 @@ 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")
-
-                # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-stub.html
-                objcopy_cmd = "objcopy \
-                    --add-section .osrel=%s --change-section-vma .osrel=0x20000 \
-                    --add-section .cmdline=%s --change-section-vma .cmdline=0x30000 \
-                    --add-section .linux=%s --change-section-vma .linux=0x2000000 \
-                    --add-section .initrd=%s --change-section-vma .initrd=0x3000000 \
-                    %s %s" % \
-                    ("%s/usr/lib/os-release" % staging_dir_host,
-                    cmdline.name,
-                    "%s/%s" % (staging_kernel_dir, kernel),
-                    initrd.name,
-                    efi_stub,
-                    "%s/EFI/Linux/linux.efi" % hdddir)
-                exec_cmd(objcopy_cmd)
-        else:
-            install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s/%s %s/%s" % \
+        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)
-            exec_cmd(install_cmd)
+            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")
+                target = get_bitbake_var("TARGET_SYS")
+                if not target:
+                    raise WicError("Empty TARGET_SYS")
+
+                if re.match("x86_64", target):
+                    kernel_efi_image = "bootx64.efi"
+                elif re.match('i.86', target):
+                    kernel_efi_image = "bootia32.efi"
+                elif re.match('aarch64', target):
+                    kernel_efi_image = "bootaa64.efi"
+                elif re.match('arm', target):
+                    kernel_efi_image = "bootarm.efi"
+                else:
+                    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 -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 -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)
@@ -391,17 +403,26 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         logger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks",
                      extra_blocks, part.mountpoint, blocks)
 
+        # required for compatibility with certain devices expecting file system
+        # block count to be equal to partition block count
+        if blocks < part.fixed_size:
+            blocks = part.fixed_size
+            logger.debug("Overriding %s to %d total blocks for compatibility",
+                     part.mountpoint, blocks)
+
         # dosfs image, created by mkdosfs
         bootimg = "%s/boot.img" % cr_workdir
 
         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 5dbe2558d2..cc121a78f0 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-partition.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_partition.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
 # 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.
 #
@@ -14,7 +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
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ 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
     def do_configure_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
@@ -54,51 +57,16 @@ class BootimgPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             else:
                 var = ""
 
-            boot_files = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_BOOT_FILES" + var)
+            boot_files = get_bitbake_var(cls.image_boot_files_var_name + var)
             if boot_files is not None:
                 break
 
         if boot_files is None:
-            raise WicError('No boot files defined, IMAGE_BOOT_FILES unset for entry #%d' % part.lineno)
+            raise WicError('No boot files defined, %s unset for entry #%d' % (cls.image_boot_files_var_name, part.lineno))
 
         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
 
@@ -110,7 +78,7 @@ class BootimgPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                 # Use a custom configuration for extlinux.conf
                 extlinux_conf = custom_cfg
                 logger.debug("Using custom configuration file "
-                             "%s for extlinux.cfg", configfile)
+                             "%s for extlinux.conf", configfile)
             else:
                 raise WicError("configfile is specified but failed to "
                                "get it from %s." % configfile)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-pcbios.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg_pcbios.py
index 32e47f1831..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):
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class BootimgPcbiosPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             syslinux_conf += "DEFAULT boot\n"
             syslinux_conf += "LABEL boot\n"
 
-            kernel = "/vmlinuz"
+            kernel = "/" + get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE")
             syslinux_conf += "KERNEL " + kernel + "\n"
 
             syslinux_conf += "APPEND label=boot root=%s %s\n" % \
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ class BootimgPcbiosPlugin(SourcePlugin):
                 kernel = "%s-%s.bin" % \
                     (get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE"), get_bitbake_var("INITRAMFS_LINK_NAME"))
 
-        cmds = ("install -m 0644 %s/%s %s/vmlinuz" %
-                (staging_kernel_dir, kernel, hdddir),
+        cmds = ("install -m 0644 %s/%s %s/%s" %
+                (staging_kernel_dir, kernel, hdddir, get_bitbake_var("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE")),
                 "install -m 444 %s/syslinux/ldlinux.sys %s/ldlinux.sys" %
                 (bootimg_dir, hdddir),
                 "install -m 0644 %s/syslinux/vesamenu.c32 %s/vesamenu.c32" %
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/empty.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/empty.py
index 041617d648..4178912377 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/empty.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/empty.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 
@@ -7,9 +9,19 @@
 # To use it you must pass "empty" as argument for the "--source" parameter in
 # the wks file. For example:
 # part foo --source empty --ondisk sda --size="1024" --align 1024
+#
+# The plugin supports writing zeros to the start of the
+# partition. This is useful to overwrite old content like
+# filesystem signatures which may be re-recognized otherwise.
+# This feature can be enabled with
+# '--sourceparams="[fill|size=<N>[S|s|K|k|M|G]][,][bs=<N>[S|s|K|k|M|G]]"'
+# Conflicting or missing options throw errors.
 
 import logging
+import os
 
+from wic import WicError
+from wic.ksparser import sizetype
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
@@ -17,6 +29,16 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('wic')
 class EmptyPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     """
     Populate unformatted empty partition.
+
+    The following sourceparams are supported:
+    - fill
+      Fill the entire partition with zeros. Requires '--fixed-size' option
+      to be set.
+    - size=<N>[S|s|K|k|M|G]
+      Set the first N bytes of the partition to zero. Default unit is 'K'.
+    - bs=<N>[S|s|K|k|M|G]
+      Write at most N bytes at a time during source file creation.
+      Defaults to '1M'. Default unit is 'K'.
     """
 
     name = 'empty'
@@ -29,4 +51,39 @@ class EmptyPartitionPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         Called to do the actual content population for a partition i.e. it
         'prepares' the partition to be incorporated into the image.
         """
-        return
+        get_byte_count = sizetype('K', True)
+        size = 0
+
+        if 'fill' in source_params and 'size' in source_params:
+            raise WicError("Conflicting source parameters 'fill' and 'size' specified, exiting.")
+
+        # Set the size of the zeros to be written to the partition
+        if 'fill' in source_params:
+            if part.fixed_size == 0:
+                raise WicError("Source parameter 'fill' only works with the '--fixed-size' option, exiting.")
+            size = get_byte_count(part.fixed_size)
+        elif 'size' in source_params:
+            size = get_byte_count(source_params['size'])
+
+        if size == 0:
+            # Nothing to do, create empty partition
+            return
+
+        if 'bs' in source_params:
+            bs = get_byte_count(source_params['bs'])
+        else:
+            bs = get_byte_count('1M')
+
+        # Create a binary file of the requested size filled with zeros
+        source_file = os.path.join(cr_workdir, 'empty-plugin-zeros%s.bin' % part.lineno)
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(source_file)):
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(source_file))
+
+        quotient, remainder = divmod(size, bs)
+        with open(source_file, 'wb') as file:
+            for _ in range(quotient):
+                file.write(bytearray(bs))
+            file.write(bytearray(remainder))
+
+        part.size = (size + 1024 - 1) // 1024  # size in KB rounded up
+        part.source_file = source_file
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage_isohybrid.py
index afc9ea0f8f..5d42eb5d3e 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage-isohybrid.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/isoimage_isohybrid.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
 # 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>
@@ -33,7 +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=" "
 
@@ -43,7 +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):
@@ -338,10 +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/rawcopy.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
index fa7b1eb8ac..21903c2f23 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rawcopy.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 
 import logging
 import os
+import signal
+import subprocess
 
 from wic import WicError
 from wic.pluginbase import SourcePlugin
@@ -21,6 +25,10 @@ class RawCopyPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
     @staticmethod
     def do_image_label(fstype, dst, label):
+        # don't create label when fstype is none
+        if fstype == 'none':
+            return
+
         if fstype.startswith('ext'):
             cmd = 'tune2fs -L %s %s' % (label, dst)
         elif fstype in ('msdos', 'vfat'):
@@ -38,6 +46,26 @@ class RawCopyPlugin(SourcePlugin):
 
         exec_cmd(cmd)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def do_image_uncompression(src, dst, workdir):
+        def subprocess_setup():
+            # Python installs a SIGPIPE handler by default. This is usually not what
+            # non-Python subprocesses expect.
+            # SIGPIPE errors are known issues with gzip/bash
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
+        extension = os.path.splitext(src)[1]
+        decompressor = {
+            ".bz2": "bzip2",
+            ".gz": "gzip",
+            ".xz": "xz",
+            ".zst": "zstd -f",
+        }.get(extension)
+        if not decompressor:
+            raise WicError("Not supported compressor filename extension: %s" % extension)
+        cmd = "%s -dc %s > %s" % (decompressor, src, dst)
+        subprocess.call(cmd, preexec_fn=subprocess_setup, shell=True, cwd=workdir)
+
     @classmethod
     def do_prepare_partition(cls, part, source_params, cr, cr_workdir,
                              oe_builddir, bootimg_dir, kernel_dir,
@@ -56,7 +84,13 @@ class RawCopyPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         if 'file' not in source_params:
             raise WicError("No file specified")
 
-        src = os.path.join(kernel_dir, source_params['file'])
+        if 'unpack' in source_params:
+            img = os.path.join(kernel_dir, source_params['file'])
+            src = os.path.join(cr_workdir, os.path.splitext(source_params['file'])[0])
+            RawCopyPlugin.do_image_uncompression(img, src, cr_workdir)
+        else:
+            src = os.path.join(kernel_dir, source_params['file'])
+
         dst = os.path.join(cr_workdir, "%s.%s" % (os.path.basename(source_params['file']), part.lineno))
 
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(dst)):
diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
index 2e34e715ca..06fce06bb1 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/rootfs.py
@@ -35,22 +35,22 @@ class RootfsPlugin(SourcePlugin):
     @staticmethod
     def __validate_path(cmd, rootfs_dir, path):
         if os.path.isabs(path):
-            logger.error("%s: Must be relative: %s" % (cmd, orig_path))
+            logger.error("%s: Must be relative: %s" % (cmd, path))
             sys.exit(1)
 
         # Disallow climbing outside of parent directory using '..',
         # because doing so could be quite disastrous (we will delete the
         # directory, or modify a directory outside OpenEmbedded).
-        full_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(rootfs_dir, path))
+        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:" % (cmd, path))
+            logger.error("%s: Must point inside the rootfs: %s" % (cmd, path))
             sys.exit(1)
 
         return full_path
 
     @staticmethod
     def __get_rootfs_dir(rootfs_dir):
-        if os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
+        if rootfs_dir and os.path.isdir(rootfs_dir):
             return os.path.realpath(rootfs_dir)
 
         image_rootfs_dir = get_bitbake_var("IMAGE_ROOTFS", rootfs_dir)
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ class RootfsPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         part.has_fstab = os.path.exists(os.path.join(part.rootfs_dir, "etc/fstab"))
         pseudo_dir = os.path.join(part.rootfs_dir, "../pseudo")
         if not os.path.lexists(pseudo_dir):
+            pseudo_dir = os.path.join(cls.__get_rootfs_dir(None), '../pseudo')
+
+        if not os.path.lexists(pseudo_dir):
             logger.warn("%s folder does not exist. "
                         "Usernames and permissions will be invalid " % pseudo_dir)
             pseudo_dir = None
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ class RootfsPlugin(SourcePlugin):
             if part.update_fstab_in_rootfs and part.has_fstab and not part.no_fstab_update:
                 fstab_path = os.path.join(new_rootfs, "etc/fstab")
                 # Assume that fstab should always be owned by root with fixed permissions
-                install_cmd = "install -m 0644 %s %s" % (part.updated_fstab_path, fstab_path)
+                install_cmd = "install -m 0644 -p %s %s" % (part.updated_fstab_path, fstab_path)
                 if new_pseudo:
                     pseudo = cls.__get_pseudo(native_sysroot, new_rootfs, new_pseudo)
                 else: