poky: subtree update:1203d1f24d..2dcd1f2a21

Alejandro Enedino Hernandez Samaniego (2):
      python3: Improve logging, syntax and update deprecated modules to create_manifest
      python3: Upgrade 3.9.2 -> 3.9.4

Alexander Kanavin (22):
      scripts/oe-debuginfod: correct several issues
      libmicrohttpd: add a recipe from meta-oe
      maintainers.inc: add libmicrohttpd entry
      xwayland: add a standalone recipe
      weston: use standalone xwayland instead of outdated xserver-xorg version
      elfutils: correct debuginfod builds on x32
      elfutils: adjust ptests for correct debuginfod testing
      default-distrovars.inc: add debuginfod to default DISTRO_FEATURES
      oeqa: tear down oeqa decorators if one of them raises an exception in setup
      meta/lib/oeqa/core/tests/cases/timeout.py: add a testcase for the previous fix
      core-image-weston: add sdk/ptest images
      oeqa/core/tests/test_data.py: use weston image instead of sato
      oeqa/selftest: transition to weston images
      core-image-multilib-example: base on weston, and not sato
      dev-manual/common-tasks.rst: correct the documentation for debuginfod
      diffoscope: add native libraries to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
      Revert "oeqa: Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH when executing native commands"
      boost: correct upstream version check
      vte: use tarballs again
      gdk-pixbuf: update 2.40.0 -> 2.42.6
      glib-2.0: update 2.68.0 -> 2.68.1
      gnu-config: update to latest revision

Anatol Belski (1):
      cross-canadian: Whitelist "mingw32" as TARGET_OS

Anders Wallin (3):
      lttng-tools: Fix missing legacy test files
      lttng-tools: Fix path for test_python_looging
      scripts/contrib/image-manifest: add new script

Andreas Müller (1):
      xwayland: remove protocol.txt - it clashes with xserver-xorg

Anthony Bagwell (1):
      systemd: upgrade 247.4 -> 247.6

Anuj Mittal (2):
      Revert "qemu: fix CVE-2021-3392"
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-3392

Armin Kuster (6):
      binutils: rename BRANCH var
      libseccomp: move recipe from meta-security to core
      gnutls: Enable seccomp if FEATURE is set
      systemd: Enable seccomp if FEATURE is set
      qemu: Enable seccomp if FEATURE is set
      default-distrovars.inc: Add seccomp to DISTRO_FEATURES_DEFAULT

Bastian Krause (1):
      ccache: add packageconfig docs option

Bruce Ashfield (20):
      kern-tools: add dropped options to audit output
      linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.109
      linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.27
      linux-yocto/5.10: BSP configuration fixes
      linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.29
      linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.111
      linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.30
      linux-yocto-rt/5.10: update to -rt34
      linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.112
      linux-yocto/5.4: fix arm defconfig warnings
      linux-yocto/5.10: fix arm defconfig warnings
      linux-yocto/5.10: aufs fixes
      linux-yocto/5.10: qemuriscv32.cfg: RV32 only supports 1G physical memory
      linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.32
      perf: fix python-audit RDEPENDS
      linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.114
      linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.34
      linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.116
      linux-yocto/5.10: qemuppc32: reduce serial shutdown issues
      yocto-check-layer: Only note a layer without a conf/layer.conf (versus error)

Changqing Li (2):
      libpam: make volatile files created successfully
      gcr: fix one parallel build failure

Chen Qi (3):
      busybox: fix CVE-2021-28831
      weston: fix build failure due to race condition
      rsync: fix CVE-2020-14387

Christophe Chapuis (1):
      rootfs.py: find .ko.gz and .ko.xz kernel modules as well

Daniel Ammann (1):
      archiver: Fix typos

Devendra Tewari (2):
      bitbake: lib/bb: Add bb.utils.rename() helper function and use for renaming
      classes/lib/scripts: Use bb.utils.rename() instead of os.rename()

Diego Sueiro (3):
      oeqa/selftest/bblayers: Add test case for bitbake-layers layerindex-show-depends
      bitbake: layerindex: Fix bitbake-layers layerindex-show-depends command
      bitbake: layerindex: Add --fetchdir parameter to layerindex-fetch

Douglas Royds (2):
      Revert "externalsrc: Detect code changes in submodules"
      externalsrc: Detect code changes in submodules

Gavin Li (1):
      kmod: do not symlink config.guess/config.sub during autoreconf

Harald Brinkmann (1):
      bitbake: fetch/svn: Fix parsing revision of SVN repos with redirects

He Zhe (1):
      linux-yocto-dev: add features/scsi/scsi-debug.scc features/gpio/mockup.scc to KERNEL_FEATURES

Henning Schild (3):
      bitbake: fetch/git: add support for disabling shared clones on unpack
      bitbake: tests/fetch: deduplicate local git testing code
      bitbake: tests/fetch: add tests for local and remote "noshared" git fetching

Jon Mason (1):
      oeqa/runtime: space needed

Jonas Höppner (1):
      ltp: fix empty ltp-dev package

Jose Quaresma (4):
      gstreamer1.0: update patch upstream status
      ptest-runner: libgcc must be installed for pthread_cancel to work
      gstreamer1.0: rename patches
      gstreamer1.0: update ptest patch

Joshua Watt (2):
      bitbake: knotty: Re-enable command line logging levels
      classes/image: Use xargs to set file timestamps

Kai Kang (2):
      cmake.bbclass: remove ${B} before cmake_do_configure
      kernel-yocto.bbclass: chdir to ${WORKDIR} for do_kernel_checkout

Kevin Hao (3):
      modutils-initscripts: Bail out when no module is installed
      sysvinit-inittab/start_getty: Check /sys for the tty device existence
      Revert "inittab: Add getty launch on hvc0 for qemuppc64"

Khairul Rohaizzat Jamaluddin (1):
      qemu: Fix CVE-2020-35517

Khem Raj (54):
      gcc: Upgrade to 10.3.0 bug-fix release
      glibc: Rename glibc src package
      gcc-runtime: Make DEBUG_PREFIX_MAP relative to S
      valgrind: Delete trailing whitespaces
      valgrind: Add glibc-src to ptest rdeps
      valgrind: Add libstdc++ debug symbols for ptest
      vte: Upgrade to 0.64.0 release
      systemd: Fix build on mips/musl
      epiphany: Add missing dependency on gnutls
      cups: Turn gnutls into a packageconfig knob
      wpa-supplicant: Enable openssl
      curl: Use openssl backend
      libpsl: Add config knobs for runtime/builtin conversion choices
      glib-networking: Prefer openssl backend instead of gnutls
      gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad: Add packageconfigs for hls crypto backends
      ca-certificates: Fix openssl runtime cert dependencies
      weston: Drop loading xwayland.so module
      elfutils: Make 64bit time_t fix generic
      binutils: Fix linking failures when using dwarf-5
      go: Use dl.google.com for SRC_URI
      musl: Update to latest master
      llvm: Upgrade to LLVM 12 release
      python3-docutils: Upgrade to 0.17.1
      python3-markupsafe: Enable ptests
      python3-jinja2: Enable ptests
      python3-pyyaml: Add recipe
      apt: Fix build on musl when seccomp is enabled
      default-distrovars.inc: Remove seccomp for riscv32
      gcc-target: Create a LTO plugin symlink in bfd-plugins directory
      bitbake.conf: Use gcc-nm as default NM
      gcc-cross: Install linker LTO plugin for binutils tools
      gcc-cross-canadian: Install LTO linker plugin to BFD searchable location
      gnutls: Point to staging area for finding seccomp libs and includes
      libjpeg-turbo: Use --reproducible option for nasm
      libid3tag: Filter -ffile-prefix-map too
      openssl: Filter out -ffile-prefix-map as well
      ltp: Filter out -ffile-prefix-map
      gcc-runtime: Fix __FILE__ related reproducablity issues
      reproducible_build.bbclass: Enable -Wdate-time
      pkgconfig: Fix nativesdk builds for mingw sdk hosts
      m4: Do not use SIGSTKSZ
      bluez: Fix shadowing of pause function from libc
      valgrind: Disable leak_cpp_interior test
      findutils: Do not use SIGSTKSZ
      bash: Include files needed for run-heredoc ptest
      libpam: Provide needed env for tst-pam_start_confdir ptest
      cml1.bbclass: Return sorted list of cfg files
      busybox: Enable long options for enabled applets
      webkitgtk: Fix reproducibility in minibrowser
      webkitgtk: Update patch status
      libgcc-initial: Do not build fp128 to decimal ppc functions
      gcc: Upgrade to GCC 11
      busybox: Fix reproducibility
      strace: Upgrade to 5.12

Konrad Weihmann (2):
      cpan-base: set default UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX
      cve-update-db-native: skip on empty cpe23Uri

Marek Vasut (1):
      linux-firmware: Package RSI 911x WiFi firmware

Martin Jansa (2):
      xwayland: add opengl to REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES
      ofono: prevent using bundled ell headers and fix build with ell-0.39

Michael Halstead (1):
      releases: update to include 3.3

Michael Opdenacker (7):
      dev-manual: fix code insertion
      manuals: simplify code insertion
      manuals: code insertion simplification over two lines
      bitbake: doc: bitbake-user-manual: simplify colon usage
      bitbake: doc: bitbake-user-manual: code insertion simplification over two lines
      dev-manual: update references to Docker installation instructions
      sanity.bbclass: mention CONNECTIVITY_CHECK_URIS in network failure message

Mikko Rapeli (4):
      bitbake: bitbake: tests/fetch: fix test execution without .gitconfig
      bitbake: bitbake: tests/fetch: remove write protected files too
      lz4: use CFLAGS from bitbake
      unzip: use optimization from bitbake

Mingli Yu (6):
      libxshmfence: Build fixes for riscv32
      packagegroup-core-tools-profile: Remove valgrind for riscv32
      packagegroup-core-tools-testapps.bb: Remove kexec for riscv32
      libtool: make sure autoheader run before automake
      groff: not ship /usr/bin/grap2graph
      rpm: Upgrade to 4.16.1.3

Minjae Kim (1):
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-3392

Nicolas Dechesne (1):
      bitbake: doc: bitbake-user-manual: fix typo left over from Sphinx migration

Niels Avonds (1):
      bitbake: fetch/gitsm: Fix crash when using git LFS and submodules

Oleksandr Kravchuk (2):
      python3-setuptools: update to 56.0.0
      autoconf-archive: update to 2021.02.19

Otavio Salvador (2):
      gstreamer1.0-plugins-base: Add 'viv-fb' OpenGL Window System option
      gstreamer1.0-plugins-base: Use bb.utils.filter to reduce code

Paul Barker (10):
      bitbake: hashserv: Use generic ConnectionError
      bitbake: asyncrpc: Common implementation of RPC using json & asyncio
      bitbake: hashserv: Refactor to use asyncrpc
      bitbake: prserv: Drop obsolete python version check
      bitbake: prserv: Drop unused dump_db method
      bitbake: prserv: Add connect function
      prservice: Use new connect API
      bitbake: prserv: Use multiprocessing to auto start prserver
      bitbake: prserv: Extract daemonization from PRServer class
      bitbake: prserv: Handle requests in main thread

Paulo Cesar Zaneti (1):
      perl: fix startperl configuration option for perl-native

Peter Budny (1):
      lib/oe/terminal: Fix tmux new-session on older tmux versions (<1.9)

Petr Vorel (1):
      ltp: Replace musl patches with do_patch[postfuncs]

Przemyslaw Gorszkowski (2):
      bitbake: progress: LineFilterProgressHandler - Handle parsing line which ends with CR only
      bitbake: fetch/s3: Add progress handler for S3 cp command

Randy MacLeod (2):
      sqlite3: upgrade 3.35.0 -> 3.35.3
      oe-time-dd-test.sh: increase timeout to 15 sec

Reto Schneider (2):
      license_image.bbclass: Detect broken symlinks
      license_image.bbclass: Fix symlink to generic license files

Richard Purdie (32):
      oeqa/selftest: Hardcode test assumptions about heartbeat event timings
      pseudo: Upgrade to add trailing slashes ignore path fix
      oeqa/selftest: Ensure packages classes are set correctly for maintainers test
      layer.conf: Update to add post 3.3 release honister series
      sanity: Add error check for '%' in build path
      bitbake: runqueue: Fix deferred task issues
      bitbake: tinfoil/data_smart: Allow variable history emit() to function remotely
      sanity: Further improve directory sanity tests
      bitbake: bitbake-server: Remove now unneeded code
      bitbake: doc/user-manual-fetching: Remove basepath unpack parameter docs
      poky.conf: Post release version bump
      runqemu: Ensure we cleanup snapshot files after image run
      patchelf: Backport fix from upstream for note section overlap error
      pyyaml: Add missing HOMEPAGE
      yocto-check-layer: Avoid bug when iterating and autoadding dependencies
      libseccomp: Add MAINTAINERS entry and HOMEPAGE
      libseccomp: Fix reproducibility issue
      apt: Disable libseccomp
      libxcrypt: Update to 4.4.19 release and fix symbol version issues
      patchelf: Fix note section alignment issues
      bitbake: runqueue: Fix multiconfig deferred task sstate validity caching issue
      bitbake: runqueue: Handle deferred task rehashing in multiconfig builds
      patchelf: Fix alignment patch
      pybootchart/draw: Avoid divide by zero error
      yocto-uninative: Update to 3.1 which includes a patchelf fix
      Revert "perl: fix startperl configuration option for perl-native"
      bitbake: bin/bitbake-getvar: Add a new command to query a variable value (with history)
      bitbake: bitbake: Switch to post release version number 1.51.0
      sanity.conf: Require bitbake 1.51.0
      oeqa/qemurunner: Improve logging thread exit handling for qemu shutdown test
      oeqa/qemurunner: Handle path length issues for qmp socket
      lib/package_manager: Use shutil.copy instead of bb.utils.copyfile for intercepts

Robert Joslyn (3):
      btrfs-tools: Update to 5.11.1
      btrfs-tools: Add PACKAGECONFIG options
      btrfs-tools: Try to follow style guide

Robert P. J. Day (3):
      sdk-manual: "beablebone" -> "beaglebone"
      sdk-manual: fix broken formatting of sample command
      bitbake.conf: sort MIRROR list, add missing SAMBA_MIRROR

Ross Burton (4):
      glslang: strip whitespace in pkgconfig file
      insane: clean up some more warning messages
      bitbake: bitbake-server: ensure server timeout is a float
      oe-buildenv-internal: add BitBake's library to PYTHONPATH

Sakib Sajal (12):
      oe-time-dd-test.sh: make executable
      oe-time-dd-test.sh: provide more information from "top"
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-20181
      qemu: fix CVE-2020-29443
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-20221
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-3409
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-3416
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-20257
      oe-time-dd-test.sh: collect cooker log when timeout is exceeded
      buildstats.bbclass: collect data in the same file.
      qemu: fix CVE-2020-27821
      qemu: fix CVE-2021-20263

Samuli Piippo (1):
      assimp: BBCLASSEXTEND to native and nativesdk

Saul Wold (4):
      pango: re-enable ptest
      qemu-system-native: install qmp python module
      qemurunner: Add support for qmp commands
      qemurunner: change warning to info

Stefan Ghinea (3):
      wpa-supplicant: fix CVE-2021-30004
      libssh2: fix build failure with option no-ecdsa
      xserver-xorg: fix CVE-2021-3472

Stefano Babic (1):
      libubootenv: upgrade 0.3.1 -> 0.3.2

Teoh Jay Shen (6):
      oeqa/manual/bsp-hw.json : remove boot_from_runlevel_3 and boot_from_runlevel_5 manual test
      oeqa/manual/bsp-hw.json : remove ethernet_static_ip_set_in_connman and ethernet_get_IP_in_connman_via_DHCP manual test
      oeqa/manual/bsp-hw.json : remove standby and Test_if_LAN_device_works_well_after_resume_from_suspend_state manual test
      oeqa/manual/bsp-hw.json : remove click_terminal_icon_on_X_desktop manual test
      oeqa/manual/bsp-hw.json :remove Check_if_RTC_(Real_Time_Clock)_can_work_correctly manual test
      oeqa/manual/bsp-hw.json : remove Test_if_usb_hid_device_works_well_after_resume_from_suspend_state manual test

Trevor Gamblin (2):
      nettle: upgrade 3.7.1 -> 3.7.2
      ref-manual/variables.rst: Add incompatibility warning for SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK

Ulrich Ölmann (1):
      arch-armv6m.inc: fix access rights

Vinay Kumar (1):
      binutils: Fix CVE-2021-20197

Vineela Tummalapalli (1):
      Adding dunfell 3.1.7 to the switcher and release list.

Wang Mingyu (6):
      at-spi2-core: upgrade 2.38.0 -> 2.40.0
      babeltrace2: upgrade 2.0.3 -> 2.0.4
      boost-build-native: upgrade 4.3.0 -> 4.4.1
      libassuan: upgrade 2.5.4 -> 2.5.5
      webkitgtk: upgrade 2.30.5 -> 2.30.6
      vte: upgrade 0.62.2 -> 0.62.3

Wes Lindauer (1):
      oeqa/runtime/cases: Only disable/enable for current boot

Yanfei Xu (1):
      parselogs: ignore floppy error on qemu-system-x86 at boot stage

Yi Fan Yu (7):
      valgrind: update 3.16.1 -> 3.17.0
      valgrind: Disable ptest swapcontext.vgtest
      valgrind: Fix ptest swapcontext.vgtest
      Revert "glib-2.0: add workaround to fix codegen.py.test failing"
      re2c: Upgrade 2.0.3 -> 2.1.1
      valgrind: Enable drd/tests/bar_bad* ptest
      libevent: Increase ptest timing tolerance 50 ms -> 100 ms

Zqiang (1):
      rt-tests: Update rt-tests

hongxu (1):
      deb: apply postinstall on sdk

wangmy (34):
      ell: upgrade 0.38 -> 0.39
      dbus-glib: upgrade 0.110 -> 0.112
      ccache: upgrade 4.2 -> 4.2.1
      gcr: upgrade 3.38.1 -> 3.40.0
      ghostscript: upgrade 9.53.3 -> 9.54.0
      libsolv: upgrade 0.7.17 -> 0.7.18
      glib-2.0: upgrade 2.66.7 -> 2.68.0
      file: upgrade 5.39 -> 5.40
      curl: upgrade 7.75.0 -> 7.76.0
      acpica: upgrade 20210105 -> 20210331
      help2man: upgrade 1.48.2 -> 1.48.3
      libportal: upgrade 0.3 -> 0.4
      libksba: upgrade 1.5.0 -> 1.5.1
      go: upgrade 1.16.2 -> 1.16.3
      libcap: upgrade 2.48 -> 2.49
      libcomps: upgrade 0.1.15 -> 0.1.16
      icu: upgrade 68.2 -> 69.1
      mpg123: upgrade 1.26.4 -> 1.26.5
      man-pages: upgrade 5.10 -> 5.11
      go: update SRC_URI to use https protocol
      mesa: upgrade 21.0.1 -> 21.0.2
      openssh: upgrade 8.5p1 -> 8.6p1
      mtools: upgrade 4.0.26 -> 4.0.27
      python3-cython: upgrade 0.29.22 -> 0.29.23
      tiff: upgrade 4.2.0 -> 4.3.0
      boost: upgrade 1.75.0 -> 1.76.0
      wpebackend-fdo: upgrade 1.8.2 -> 1.8.3
      mesa: upgrade 21.0.2 -> 21.0.3
      gdb: upgrade 10.1 -> 10.2
      glib-networking: upgrade 2.66.0 -> 2.68.1
      glslang: upgrade 11.2.0 -> 11.4.0
      hdparm: upgrade 9.60 -> 9.61
      libhandy: upgrade 1.2.1 -> 1.2.2
      libjitterentropy: upgrade 3.0.1 -> 3.0.2

zangrc (1):
      maintainers.inc: Modify email address

zhengruoqin (19):
      epiphany: upgrade 3.38.2 -> 3.38.3
      wpebackend-fdo: upgrade 1.8.0 -> 1.8.2
      netbase: upgrade 6.2 -> 6.3
      python3-dbusmock: upgrade 0.22.0 -> 0.23.0
      python3-gitdb: upgrade 4.0.5 -> 4.0.7
      libva: upgrade 2.10.0 -> 2.11.0
      ruby: upgrade 3.0.0 -> 3.0.1
      libva-utils: upgrade 2.10.0 -> 2.11.1
      libdazzle: upgrade 3.38.0 -> 3.40.0
      librepo: upgrade 1.13.0 -> 1.14.0
      libdrm: upgrade 2.4.104 -> 2.4.105
      python3-pygobject: upgrade 3.38.0 -> 3.40.1
      libedit: upgrade 20210216-3.1 -> 20210419-3.1
      libhandy: upgrade 1.2.0 -> 1.2.1
      libical: upgrade 3.0.9 -> 3.0.10
      libsolv: upgrade 0.7.18 -> 0.7.19
      libmicrohttpd: upgrade 0.9.72 -> 0.9.73
      python3-numpy: upgrade 1.20.1 -> 1.20.2
      wireless-regdb: upgrade 2020.11.20 -> 2021.04.21

Signed-off-by: Andrew Geissler <geissonator@yahoo.com>
Change-Id: Ibdaea694cae40b0749d472bf08b53002a45b31d7

5 files changed, 113 insertions, 226 deletions

diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst
index fb6dfca85..b0d03851b 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/advanced.rst
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ to indicate the branch.
 .. note::
 
    You can use the ``KBRANCH`` value to define an alternate branch typically
-   with a machine override as shown here from the ``meta-yocto-bsp`` layer:
-   ::
+   with a machine override as shown here from the ``meta-yocto-bsp`` layer::
 
            KBRANCH_edgerouter = "standard/edgerouter"
 
@@ -106,15 +105,13 @@ You can use the
 variable to include features (configuration fragments, patches, or both)
 that are not already included by the ``KMACHINE`` and
 ``LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE`` variable combination. For example, to include a
-feature specified as "features/netfilter/netfilter.scc", specify:
-::
+feature specified as "features/netfilter/netfilter.scc", specify::
 
    KERNEL_FEATURES += "features/netfilter/netfilter.scc"
 
 To include a
 feature called "cfg/sound.scc" just for the ``qemux86`` machine,
-specify:
-::
+specify::
 
    KERNEL_FEATURES_append_qemux86 = " cfg/sound.scc"
 
@@ -157,8 +154,7 @@ types to form the final description of what will be assembled and built.
 While the kernel Metadata syntax does not enforce any logical separation
 of configuration fragments, patches, features or kernel types, best
 practices dictate a logical separation of these types of Metadata. The
-following Metadata file hierarchy is recommended:
-::
+following Metadata file hierarchy is recommended::
 
    base/
       bsp/
@@ -222,8 +218,7 @@ used with the ``linux-yocto-4.12`` kernel as defined outside of the
 recipe space (i.e. ``yocto-kernel-cache``). This Metadata consists of
 two files: ``smp.scc`` and ``smp.cfg``. You can find these files in the
 ``cfg`` directory of the ``yocto-4.12`` branch in the
-``yocto-kernel-cache`` Git repository:
-::
+``yocto-kernel-cache`` Git repository::
 
    cfg/smp.scc:
       define KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION "Enable SMP for 32 bit builds"
@@ -265,8 +260,7 @@ non-hardware fragment.
 
 As described in the
 ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:validating configuration`" section, you can
-use the following BitBake command to audit your configuration:
-::
+use the following BitBake command to audit your configuration::
 
    $ bitbake linux-yocto -c kernel_configcheck -f
 
@@ -287,8 +281,7 @@ in the ``patches/build`` directory of the ``yocto-4.12`` branch in the
 ``yocto-kernel-cache`` Git repository.
 
 The following listings show the ``build.scc`` file and part of the
-``modpost-mask-trivial-warnings.patch`` file:
-::
+``modpost-mask-trivial-warnings.patch`` file::
 
    patches/build/build.scc:
       patch arm-serialize-build-targets.patch
@@ -334,8 +327,7 @@ Features
 
 Features are complex kernel Metadata types that consist of configuration
 fragments, patches, and possibly other feature description files. As an
-example, consider the following generic listing:
-::
+example, consider the following generic listing::
 
    features/myfeature.scc
       define KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION "Enable myfeature"
@@ -371,15 +363,13 @@ the ``linux-yocto_4.12.bb`` kernel recipe found in
 ``poky/meta/recipes-kernel/linux``, a
 :ref:`require <bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata:\`\`require\`\` directive>` directive
 includes the ``poky/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto.inc`` file,
-which has the following statement that defines the default kernel type:
-::
+which has the following statement that defines the default kernel type::
 
    LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE ??= "standard"
 
 Another example would be the real-time kernel (i.e.
 ``linux-yocto-rt_4.12.bb``). This kernel recipe directly sets the kernel
-type as follows:
-::
+type as follows::
 
    LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE = "preempt-rt"
 
@@ -412,8 +402,7 @@ for Linux Yocto kernels:
 For any given kernel type, the Metadata is defined by the ``.scc`` (e.g.
 ``standard.scc``). Here is a partial listing for the ``standard.scc``
 file, which is found in the ``ktypes/standard`` directory of the
-``yocto-kernel-cache`` Git repository:
-::
+``yocto-kernel-cache`` Git repository::
 
    # Include this kernel type fragment to get the standard features and
    # configuration values.
@@ -482,15 +471,13 @@ Description Overview
 For simplicity, consider the following root BSP layer description files
 for the BeagleBone board. These files employ both a structure and naming
 convention for consistency. The naming convention for the file is as
-follows:
-::
+follows::
 
    bsp_root_name-kernel_type.scc
 
 Here are some example root layer
 BSP filenames for the BeagleBone Board BSP, which is supported by the
-Yocto Project:
-::
+Yocto Project::
 
    beaglebone-standard.scc
    beaglebone-preempt-rt.scc
@@ -498,8 +485,7 @@ Yocto Project:
 Each file uses the root name (i.e "beaglebone") BSP name followed by the
 kernel type.
 
-Examine the ``beaglebone-standard.scc`` file:
-::
+Examine the ``beaglebone-standard.scc`` file::
 
    define KMACHINE beaglebone
    define KTYPE standard
@@ -533,8 +519,7 @@ description file match.
 
 To separate your kernel policy from your hardware configuration, you
 include a kernel type (``ktype``), such as "standard". In the previous
-example, this is done using the following:
-::
+example, this is done using the following::
 
    include ktypes/standard/standard.scc
 
@@ -544,13 +529,11 @@ policy. See the ":ref:`kernel-dev/advanced:kernel types`" section for more
 information.
 
 To aggregate common configurations and features specific to the kernel
-for `mybsp`, use the following:
-::
+for `mybsp`, use the following::
 
    include mybsp.scc
 
-You can see that in the BeagleBone example with the following:
-::
+You can see that in the BeagleBone example with the following::
 
    include beaglebone.scc
 
@@ -558,15 +541,13 @@ For information on how to break a complete ``.config`` file into the various
 configuration fragments, see the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:creating configuration fragments`" section.
 
 Finally, if you have any configurations specific to the hardware that
-are not in a ``*.scc`` file, you can include them as follows:
-::
+are not in a ``*.scc`` file, you can include them as follows::
 
    kconf hardware mybsp-extra.cfg
 
 The BeagleBone example does not include these
 types of configurations. However, the Malta 32-bit board does
-("mti-malta32"). Here is the ``mti-malta32-le-standard.scc`` file:
-::
+("mti-malta32"). Here is the ``mti-malta32-le-standard.scc`` file::
 
    define KMACHINE mti-malta32-le
    define KMACHINE qemumipsel
@@ -623,8 +604,7 @@ found on the machine. This ``minnow.scc`` description file is then
 included in each of the three "minnow" description files for the
 supported kernel types (i.e. "standard", "preempt-rt", and "tiny").
 Consider the "minnow" description for the "standard" kernel type (i.e.
-``minnow-standard.scc``):
-::
+``minnow-standard.scc``)::
 
    define KMACHINE minnow
    define KTYPE standard
@@ -656,8 +636,7 @@ that defines all enabled hardware for the BSP that is common to all
 kernel types. Using this command significantly reduces duplication.
 
 Now consider the "minnow" description for the "tiny" kernel type (i.e.
-``minnow-tiny.scc``):
-::
+``minnow-tiny.scc``)::
 
    define KMACHINE minnow
    define KTYPE tiny
@@ -720,8 +699,7 @@ See the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:modifying an existing recipe`"
 section for more information.
 
 Here is an example that shows a trivial tree of kernel Metadata stored
-in recipe-space within a BSP layer:
-::
+in recipe-space within a BSP layer::
 
    meta-my_bsp_layer/
    `-- recipes-kernel
@@ -744,8 +722,7 @@ value when changing the content of files not explicitly listed in the
 
 If the BSP description is in recipe space, you cannot simply list the
 ``*.scc`` in the ``SRC_URI`` statement. You need to use the following
-form from your kernel append file:
-::
+form from your kernel append file::
 
    SRC_URI_append_myplatform = " \
        file://myplatform;type=kmeta;destsuffix=myplatform \
@@ -759,8 +736,7 @@ reside in a separate repository. The OpenEmbedded build system adds the
 Metadata to the build as a "type=kmeta" repository through the
 :term:`SRC_URI` variable. As an
 example, consider the following ``SRC_URI`` statement from the
-``linux-yocto_4.12.bb`` kernel recipe:
-::
+``linux-yocto_4.12.bb`` kernel recipe::
 
    SRC_URI = "git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-4.12.git;name=machine;branch=${KBRANCH}; \
               git://git.yoctoproject.org/yocto-kernel-cache;type=kmeta;name=meta;branch=yocto-4.12;destsuffix=${KMETA}"
@@ -844,14 +820,12 @@ patches into a feature.
 
 Once you have a new branch, you can set up your kernel Metadata to use
 the branch a couple different ways. In the recipe, you can specify the
-new branch as the ``KBRANCH`` to use for the board as follows:
-::
+new branch as the ``KBRANCH`` to use for the board as follows::
 
    KBRANCH = "mynewbranch"
 
 Another method is to use the ``branch`` command in the BSP
-description:
-::
+description::
 
    mybsp.scc:
       define KMACHINE mybsp
@@ -865,15 +839,13 @@ description:
 
 If you find yourself with numerous branches, you might consider using a
 hierarchical branching system similar to what the Yocto Linux Kernel Git
-repositories use:
-::
+repositories use::
 
    common/kernel_type/machine
 
 If you had two kernel types, "standard" and "small" for instance, three
 machines, and common as ``mydir``, the branches in your Git repository
-might look like this:
-::
+might look like this::
 
    mydir/base
    mydir/standard/base
@@ -905,8 +877,7 @@ that have to be regularly updated. The Yocto Project Linux kernel tools
 provide for this with the ``git merge`` command.
 
 To merge a feature branch into a BSP, insert the ``git merge`` command
-after any ``branch`` commands:
-::
+after any ``branch`` commands::
 
    mybsp.scc:
       define KMACHINE mybsp
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
index 56217b9d3..3f35d8412 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/common.rst
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ section:
 
 1. *Initialize the BitBake Environment:* Before building an extensible
    SDK, you need to initialize the BitBake build environment by sourcing
-   the build environment script (i.e. :ref:`structure-core-script`):
-   ::
+   the build environment script (i.e. :ref:`structure-core-script`)::
 
       $ cd poky
       $ source oe-init-build-env
@@ -83,16 +82,14 @@ section:
 
    In this example we wish to build for qemux86 so we must set the
    ``MACHINE`` variable to "qemux86" and also add the "kernel-modules".
-   As described we do this by appending to ``conf/local.conf``:
-   ::
+   As described we do this by appending to ``conf/local.conf``::
 
       MACHINE = "qemux86"
       MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules"
 
 3. *Create a Layer for Patches:* You need to create a layer to hold
    patches created for the kernel image. You can use the
-   ``bitbake-layers create-layer`` command as follows:
-   ::
+   ``bitbake-layers create-layer`` command as follows::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ bitbake-layers create-layer ../../meta-mylayer
@@ -116,8 +113,7 @@ section:
 4. *Inform the BitBake Build Environment About Your Layer:* As directed
    when you created your layer, you need to add the layer to the
    :term:`BBLAYERS` variable in the
-   ``bblayers.conf`` file as follows:
-   ::
+   ``bblayers.conf`` file as follows::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ bitbake-layers add-layer ../../meta-mylayer
@@ -125,16 +121,14 @@ section:
       $
 
 5. *Build the Extensible SDK:* Use BitBake to build the extensible SDK
-   specifically for use with images to be run using QEMU:
-   ::
+   specifically for use with images to be run using QEMU::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ bitbake core-image-minimal -c populate_sdk_ext
 
    Once
    the build finishes, you can find the SDK installer file (i.e.
-   ``*.sh`` file) in the following directory:
-   ::
+   ``*.sh`` file) in the following directory::
 
       poky/build/tmp/deploy/sdk
 
@@ -143,8 +137,7 @@ section:
 
 6. *Install the Extensible SDK:* Use the following command to install
    the SDK. For this example, install the SDK in the default
-   ``poky_sdk`` directory:
-   ::
+   ``poky_sdk`` directory::
 
       $ cd poky/build/tmp/deploy/sdk
       $ ./poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-minimal-i586-toolchain-ext-&DISTRO;.sh
@@ -172,8 +165,7 @@ section:
    BitBake shell used to build the installer.
 
    After opening a new shell, run the SDK environment setup script as
-   directed by the output from installing the SDK:
-   ::
+   directed by the output from installing the SDK::
 
       $ source poky_sdk/environment-setup-i586-poky-linux
       "SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks.
@@ -186,8 +178,7 @@ section:
 
 8. *Build the Clean Image:* The final step in preparing to work on the
    kernel is to build an initial image using ``devtool`` in the new
-   terminal you just set up and initialized for SDK work:
-   ::
+   terminal you just set up and initialized for SDK work::
 
       $ devtool build-image
       Parsing recipes: 100% |##########################################| Time: 0:00:05
@@ -269,16 +260,14 @@ section:
 
    In this example we wish to build for qemux86 so we must set the
    ``MACHINE`` variable to "qemux86" and also add the "kernel-modules".
-   As described we do this by appending to ``conf/local.conf``:
-   ::
+   As described we do this by appending to ``conf/local.conf``::
 
       MACHINE = "qemux86"
       MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules"
 
 3. *Create a Layer for Patches:* You need to create a layer to hold
    patches created for the kernel image. You can use the
-   ``bitbake-layers create-layer`` command as follows:
-   ::
+   ``bitbake-layers create-layer`` command as follows::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ bitbake-layers create-layer ../../meta-mylayer
@@ -301,8 +290,7 @@ section:
 4. *Inform the BitBake Build Environment About Your Layer:* As directed
    when you created your layer, you need to add the layer to the
    :term:`BBLAYERS` variable in the
-   ``bblayers.conf`` file as follows:
-   ::
+   ``bblayers.conf`` file as follows::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ bitbake-layers add-layer ../../meta-mylayer
@@ -350,8 +338,7 @@ section:
    the ``yocto-4.12`` branch.
 
    The following commands show how to create a local copy of the
-   ``yocto-kernel-cache`` and be in the ``yocto-4.12`` branch:
-   ::
+   ``yocto-kernel-cache`` and be in the ``yocto-4.12`` branch::
 
       $ cd ~
       $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/yocto-kernel-cache --branch yocto-4.12
@@ -394,8 +381,7 @@ following section describes how to create a layer without the aid of
 tools. These steps assume creation of a layer named ``mylayer`` in your
 home directory:
 
-1. *Create Structure*: Create the layer's structure:
-   ::
+1. *Create Structure*: Create the layer's structure::
 
       $ mkdir meta-mylayer
       $ mkdir meta-mylayer/conf
@@ -409,8 +395,7 @@ home directory:
 
 2. *Create the Layer Configuration File*: Move to the
    ``meta-mylayer/conf`` directory and create the ``layer.conf`` file as
-   follows:
-   ::
+   follows::
 
       # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
       BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
@@ -429,8 +414,7 @@ home directory:
    ``meta-mylayer/recipes-kernel/linux`` directory and create the
    kernel's append file. This example uses the ``linux-yocto-4.12``
    kernel. Thus, the name of the append file is
-   ``linux-yocto_4.12.bbappend``:
-   ::
+   ``linux-yocto_4.12.bbappend``::
 
       FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 
@@ -483,8 +467,7 @@ The append file should initially extend the
 :term:`FILESPATH` search path by
 prepending the directory that contains your files to the
 :term:`FILESEXTRAPATHS`
-variable as follows:
-::
+variable as follows::
 
    FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 
@@ -492,8 +475,7 @@ The path ``${``\ :term:`THISDIR`\ ``}/${``\ :term:`PN`\ ``}``
 expands to "linux-yocto" in the current directory for this example. If
 you add any new files that modify the kernel recipe and you have
 extended ``FILESPATH`` as described above, you must place the files in
-your layer in the following area:
-::
+your layer in the following area::
 
    your-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto/
 
@@ -582,8 +564,7 @@ To group related configurations into multiple files, you perform a
 similar procedure. Here is an example that groups separate
 configurations specifically for Ethernet and graphics into their own
 files and adds the configurations by using a ``SRC_URI`` statement like
-the following in your append file:
-::
+the following in your append file::
 
    SRC_URI += "file://myconfig.cfg \
                file://eth.cfg \
@@ -627,8 +608,7 @@ reference them in :term:`SRC_URI`
 statements.
 
 For example, you can apply a three-patch series by adding the following
-lines to your linux-yocto ``.bbappend`` file in your layer:
-::
+lines to your linux-yocto ``.bbappend`` file in your layer::
 
    SRC_URI += "file://0001-first-change.patch"
    SRC_URI += "file://0002-second-change.patch"
@@ -658,8 +638,7 @@ If you have a complete, working Linux kernel ``.config`` file you want
 to use for the configuration, as before, copy that file to the
 appropriate ``${PN}`` directory in your layer's ``recipes-kernel/linux``
 directory, and rename the copied file to "defconfig". Then, add the
-following lines to the linux-yocto ``.bbappend`` file in your layer:
-::
+following lines to the linux-yocto ``.bbappend`` file in your layer::
 
    FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
    SRC_URI += "file://defconfig"
@@ -685,8 +664,7 @@ Generally speaking, the preferred approach is to determine the
 incremental change you want to make and add that as a configuration
 fragment. For example, if you want to add support for a basic serial
 console, create a file named ``8250.cfg`` in the ``${PN}`` directory
-with the following content (without indentation):
-::
+with the following content (without indentation)::
 
    CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
    CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
@@ -698,8 +676,7 @@ with the following content (without indentation):
 
 Next, include this
 configuration fragment and extend the ``FILESPATH`` variable in your
-``.bbappend`` file:
-::
+``.bbappend`` file::
 
    FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
    SRC_URI += "file://8250.cfg"
@@ -718,8 +695,7 @@ It might be desirable to have kernel configuration fragment support
 through a ``defconfig`` file that is pulled from the kernel source tree
 for the configured machine. By default, the OpenEmbedded build system
 looks for ``defconfig`` files in the layer used for Metadata, which is
-"out-of-tree", and then configures them using the following:
-::
+"out-of-tree", and then configures them using the following::
 
    SRC_URI += "file://defconfig"
 
@@ -732,16 +708,14 @@ append files, you can direct the OpenEmbedded build system to use a
 ``defconfig`` file that is "in-tree".
 
 To specify an "in-tree" ``defconfig`` file, use the following statement
-form:
-::
+form::
 
    KBUILD_DEFCONFIG_KMACHINE ?= "defconfig_file"
 
 Here is an example
 that assigns the ``KBUILD_DEFCONFIG`` variable based on "raspberrypi2"
 and provides the path to the "in-tree" ``defconfig`` file to be used for
-a Raspberry Pi 2, which is based on the Broadcom 2708/2709 chipset:
-::
+a Raspberry Pi 2, which is based on the Broadcom 2708/2709 chipset::
 
    KBUILD_DEFCONFIG_raspberrypi2 ?= "bcm2709_defconfig"
 
@@ -792,8 +766,7 @@ the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:getting ready to develop using \`\`devtool\`\``" Se
       ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:getting ready to develop using \`\`devtool\`\``"
       section for more information.
 
-   Use the following ``devtool`` command to check out the code:
-   ::
+   Use the following ``devtool`` command to check out the code::
 
       $ devtool modify linux-yocto
 
@@ -819,14 +792,12 @@ the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:getting ready to develop using \`\`devtool\`\``" Se
       noted where you can find the source files (e.g.
       ``poky_sdk/workspace/sources/linux-yocto``). Change to where the
       kernel source code is before making your edits to the
-      ``calibrate.c`` file:
-      ::
+      ``calibrate.c`` file::
 
          $ cd poky_sdk/workspace/sources/linux-yocto
 
    2. *Edit the source file*: Edit the ``init/calibrate.c`` file to have
-      the following changes:
-      ::
+      the following changes::
 
          void calibrate_delay(void)
          {
@@ -846,8 +817,7 @@ the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:getting ready to develop using \`\`devtool\`\``" Se
                    .
 
 3. *Build the Updated Kernel Source:* To build the updated kernel
-   source, use ``devtool``:
-   ::
+   source, use ``devtool``::
 
       $ devtool build linux-yocto
 
@@ -872,8 +842,7 @@ the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:getting ready to develop using \`\`devtool\`\``" Se
    using QEMU to verify your changes:
 
    1. *Boot the image*: Boot the modified image in the QEMU emulator
-      using this command:
-      ::
+      using this command::
 
          $ runqemu qemux86
 
@@ -891,8 +860,7 @@ the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:getting ready to develop using \`\`devtool\`\``" Se
 
 6. *Stage and commit your changes*: Within your eSDK terminal, change
    your working directory to where you modified the ``calibrate.c`` file
-   and use these Git commands to stage and commit your changes:
-   ::
+   and use these Git commands to stage and commit your changes::
 
       $ cd poky_sdk/workspace/sources/linux-yocto
       $ git status
@@ -921,8 +889,7 @@ the ":ref:`kernel-dev/common:getting ready to develop using \`\`devtool\`\``" Se
    image that includes your kernel patches. Execute the following
    command from your
    :term:`Build Directory` in the terminal
-   set up to run BitBake:
-   ::
+   set up to run BitBake::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ bitbake core-image-minimal
@@ -966,14 +933,12 @@ Section.
    1. *Change the working directory*: You need to locate the source
       files in the local copy of the kernel Git repository. Change to
       where the kernel source code is before making your edits to the
-      ``calibrate.c`` file:
-      ::
+      ``calibrate.c`` file::
 
          $ cd ~/linux-yocto-4.12/init
 
    2. *Edit the source file*: Edit the ``calibrate.c`` file to have the
-      following changes:
-      ::
+      following changes::
 
          void calibrate_delay(void)
          {
@@ -993,8 +958,7 @@ Section.
                    .
 
 2. *Stage and Commit Your Changes:* Use standard Git commands to stage
-   and commit the changes you just made:
-   ::
+   and commit the changes you just made::
 
       $ git add calibrate.c
       $ git commit -m "calibrate.c - Added some printk statements"
@@ -1009,13 +973,11 @@ Section.
    updated kernel source files. Add
    :term:`SRC_URI` and
    :term:`SRCREV` statements similar
-   to the following to your ``local.conf``:
-   ::
+   to the following to your ``local.conf``::
 
       $ cd poky/build/conf
 
-   Add the following to the ``local.conf``:
-   ::
+   Add the following to the ``local.conf``::
 
       SRC_URI_pn-linux-yocto = "git:///path-to/linux-yocto-4.12;protocol=file;name=machine;branch=standard/base; \
                                 git:///path-to/yocto-kernel-cache;protocol=file;type=kmeta;name=meta;branch=yocto-4.12;destsuffix=${KMETA}"
@@ -1031,16 +993,14 @@ Section.
 
 4. *Build the Image:* With the source modified, your changes staged and
    committed, and the ``local.conf`` file pointing to the kernel files,
-   you can now use BitBake to build the image:
-   ::
+   you can now use BitBake to build the image::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ bitbake core-image-minimal
 
 5. *Boot the image*: Boot the modified image in the QEMU emulator using
    this command. When prompted to login to the QEMU console, use "root"
-   with no password:
-   ::
+   with no password::
 
       $ cd poky/build
       $ runqemu qemux86
@@ -1059,8 +1019,7 @@ Section.
 
 7. *Generate the Patch File:* Once you are sure that your patch works
    correctly, you can generate a ``*.patch`` file in the kernel source
-   repository:
-   ::
+   repository::
 
       $ cd ~/linux-yocto-4.12/init
       $ git format-patch -1
@@ -1073,8 +1032,7 @@ Section.
    ``meta-mylayer``. When the layer was created using the
    ``yocto-create`` script, no additional hierarchy was created to
    support patches. Before moving the patch file, you need to add
-   additional structure to your layer using the following commands:
-   ::
+   additional structure to your layer using the following commands::
 
       $ cd ~/meta-mylayer
       $ mkdir recipes-kernel
@@ -1083,8 +1041,7 @@ Section.
 
    Once you have created this
    hierarchy in your layer, you can move the patch file using the
-   following command:
-   ::
+   following command::
 
       $ mv ~/linux-yocto-4.12/init/0001-calibrate.c-Added-some-printk-statements.patch ~/meta-mylayer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto
 
@@ -1093,8 +1050,7 @@ Section.
    the OpenEmbedded build system to find the patch. The append file
    needs to be in your layer's ``recipes-kernel/linux`` directory and it
    must be named ``linux-yocto_4.12.bbappend`` and have the following
-   contents:
-   ::
+   contents::
 
       FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
       SRC_URI_append = "file://0001-calibrate.c-Added-some-printk-statements.patch"
@@ -1113,8 +1069,7 @@ Section.
       To build ``core-image-minimal`` again and see the effects of your patch,
       you can essentially eliminate the temporary source files saved in
       ``poky/build/tmp/work/...`` and residual effects of the build by entering
-      the following sequence of commands:
-      ::
+      the following sequence of commands::
 
               $ cd poky/build
               $ bitbake -c cleanall yocto-linux
@@ -1160,8 +1115,7 @@ environment, you must do the following:
 -  You must be sure of the state of your build's configuration in the
    :term:`Source Directory`.
 
--  Your build host must have the following two packages installed:
-   ::
+-  Your build host must have the following two packages installed::
 
       libncurses5-dev
       libtinfo-dev
@@ -1169,8 +1123,7 @@ environment, you must do the following:
 The following commands initialize the BitBake environment, run the
 :ref:`ref-tasks-kernel_configme`
 task, and launch ``menuconfig``. These commands assume the Source
-Directory's top-level folder is ``poky``:
-::
+Directory's top-level folder is ``poky``::
 
    $ cd poky
    $ source oe-init-build-env
@@ -1232,8 +1185,7 @@ the ``.config`` file would be:
 
 Within the ``.config`` file, you can see the kernel settings. For
 example, the following entry shows that symmetric multi-processor
-support is not set:
-::
+support is not set::
 
    # CONFIG_SMP is not set
 
@@ -1274,8 +1226,7 @@ your layer's ``recipes-kernel/linux`` directory, and rename the copied
 file to "defconfig" (e.g.
 ``~/meta-mylayer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto/defconfig``). Then,
 add the following lines to the linux-yocto ``.bbappend`` file in your
-layer:
-::
+layer::
 
    FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
    SRC_URI += "file://defconfig"
@@ -1323,8 +1274,7 @@ appear in the ``.config`` file, which is in the :term:`Build Directory`.
 It is simple to create a configuration fragment. One method is to use
 shell commands. For example, issuing the following from the shell
 creates a configuration fragment file named ``my_smp.cfg`` that enables
-multi-processor support within the kernel:
-::
+multi-processor support within the kernel::
 
    $ echo "CONFIG_SMP=y" >> my_smp.cfg
 
@@ -1342,8 +1292,7 @@ To create a configuration fragment using this method, follow these
 steps:
 
 1. *Complete a Build Through Kernel Configuration:* Complete a build at
-   least through the kernel configuration task as follows:
-   ::
+   least through the kernel configuration task as follows::
 
       $ bitbake linux-yocto -c kernel_configme -f
 
@@ -1352,8 +1301,7 @@ steps:
    your build state might become unknown, it is best to run this task
    prior to starting ``menuconfig``.
 
-2. *Launch menuconfig:* Run the ``menuconfig`` command:
-   ::
+2. *Launch menuconfig:* Run the ``menuconfig`` command::
 
       $ bitbake linux-yocto -c menuconfig
 
@@ -1361,8 +1309,7 @@ steps:
    to prepare a configuration fragment. The resulting file
    ``fragment.cfg`` is placed in the
    ``${``\ :term:`WORKDIR`\ ``}``
-   directory:
-   ::
+   directory::
 
       $ bitbake linux-yocto -c diffconfig
 
@@ -1387,8 +1334,7 @@ options in a file called ``myconfig.cfg``. If you put that file inside a
 directory named ``linux-yocto`` that resides in the same directory as
 the kernel's append file within your layer and then add the following
 statements to the kernel's append file, those configuration options will
-be picked up and applied when the kernel is built:
-::
+be picked up and applied when the kernel is built::
 
    FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
    SRC_URI += "file://myconfig.cfg"
@@ -1397,8 +1343,7 @@ As mentioned earlier, you can group related configurations into multiple
 files and name them all in the ``SRC_URI`` statement as well. For
 example, you could group separate configurations specifically for
 Ethernet and graphics into their own files and add those by using a
-``SRC_URI`` statement like the following in your append file:
-::
+``SRC_URI`` statement like the following in your append file::
 
    SRC_URI += "file://myconfig.cfg \
                file://eth.cfg \
@@ -1409,8 +1354,7 @@ Validating Configuration
 
 You can use the
 :ref:`ref-tasks-kernel_configcheck`
-task to provide configuration validation:
-::
+task to provide configuration validation::
 
    $ bitbake linux-yocto -c kernel_configcheck -f
 
@@ -1537,8 +1481,7 @@ To streamline the configuration, do the following:
    successfully. Use this configuration file as your baseline.
 
 2. *Run Configure and Check Tasks:* Separately run the
-   ``do_kernel_configme`` and ``do_kernel_configcheck`` tasks:
-   ::
+   ``do_kernel_configme`` and ``do_kernel_configcheck`` tasks::
 
       $ bitbake linux-yocto -c kernel_configme -f
       $ bitbake linux-yocto -c kernel_configcheck -f
@@ -1572,8 +1515,7 @@ Expanding Variables
 Sometimes it is helpful to determine what a variable expands to during a
 build. You can examine the values of variables by examining the
 output of the ``bitbake -e`` command. The output is long and is more
-easily managed in a text file, which allows for easy searches:
-::
+easily managed in a text file, which allows for easy searches::
 
    $ bitbake -e virtual/kernel > some_text_file
 
@@ -1590,15 +1532,13 @@ source directory. Follow these steps to clean up the version string:
 
 1. *Discover the Uncommitted Changes:* Go to the kernel's locally cloned
    Git repository (source directory) and use the following Git command
-   to list the files that have been changed, added, or removed:
-   ::
+   to list the files that have been changed, added, or removed::
 
       $ git status
 
 2. *Commit the Changes:* You should commit those changes to the kernel
    source tree regardless of whether or not you will save, export, or
-   use the changes:
-   ::
+   use the changes::
 
       $ git add
       $ git commit -s -a -m "getting rid of -dirty"
@@ -1633,8 +1573,7 @@ linux-yocto custom recipe (``linux-yocto-custom.bb``) that uses
 ``kernel.org`` sources and the Yocto Project Linux kernel tools for
 managing kernel Metadata. You can find this recipe in the ``poky`` Git
 repository of the Yocto Project :yocto_git:`Source Repository <>`
-at:
-::
+at::
 
    poky/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom.bb
 
@@ -1655,8 +1594,7 @@ Here are some basic steps you can use to work with your own sources:
    ``defconfig`` file or configuration fragment files in your layer.
    When you use the ``linux-yocto-custom.bb`` recipe, you must specify a
    configuration. If you do not have a ``defconfig`` file, you can run
-   the following:
-   ::
+   the following::
 
       $ make defconfig
 
@@ -1708,8 +1646,7 @@ Here are some basic steps you can use to work with your own sources:
       ``LINUX_VERSION`` with the Source Control Manager (SCM) revision
       as derived from the :term:`SRCPV`
       variable. The combined results are a string with the following
-      form:
-      ::
+      form::
 
          3.19.11+git1+68a635bf8dfb64b02263c1ac80c948647cc76d5f_1+218bd8d2022b9852c60d32f0d770931e3cf343e2
 
@@ -1723,8 +1660,7 @@ Here are some basic steps you can use to work with your own sources:
       triggers an explicit build failure. You must change it to match a
       list of the machines that your new recipe supports. For example,
       to support the ``qemux86`` and ``qemux86-64`` machines, use the
-      following form:
-      ::
+      following form::
 
          COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "qemux86|qemux86-64"
 
@@ -1807,8 +1743,7 @@ Typically, you will need to set the following variables:
 
 Depending on the build system used by the module sources, you might need
 to make some adjustments. For example, a typical module ``Makefile``
-looks much like the one provided with the ``hello-mod`` template:
-::
+looks much like the one provided with the ``hello-mod`` template::
 
    obj-m := hello.o
 
@@ -1845,8 +1780,7 @@ them appropriately for your machine configuration file:
 -  :term:`MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS`
 
 Modules are often not required for boot and can be excluded from certain
-build configurations. The following allows for the most flexibility:
-::
+build configurations. The following allows for the most flexibility::
 
    MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-module-mymodule"
 
@@ -1895,26 +1829,22 @@ branch.
 
    $ git whatchanged origin/standard/base..origin/standard/emenlow
 
-To see short, one line summaries of changes use the ``git log`` command:
-::
+To see short, one line summaries of changes use the ``git log`` command::
 
    $ git log --oneline origin/standard/base..origin/standard/emenlow
 
-Use this command to see code differences for the changes:
-::
+Use this command to see code differences for the changes::
 
    $ git diff origin/standard/base..origin/standard/emenlow
 
 Use this command to see the commit log messages and the text
-differences:
-::
+differences::
 
    $ git show origin/standard/base..origin/standard/emenlow
 
 Use this command to create individual patches for each change. Here is
 an example that creates patch files for each commit and places them
-in your ``Documents`` directory:
-::
+in your ``Documents`` directory::
 
    $ git format-patch -o $HOME/Documents origin/standard/base..origin/standard/emenlow
 
@@ -1923,15 +1853,13 @@ Showing a Particular Feature or Branch Change
 
 Tags in the Yocto Project kernel tree divide changes for significant
 features or branches. The ``git show`` tag command shows changes based
-on a tag. Here is an example that shows ``systemtap`` changes:
-::
+on a tag. Here is an example that shows ``systemtap`` changes::
 
    $ git show systemtap
 
 You can use the ``git branch --contains`` tag command to
 show the branches that contain a particular feature. This command shows
-the branches that contain the ``systemtap`` feature:
-::
+the branches that contain the ``systemtap`` feature::
 
    $ git branch --contains systemtap
 
@@ -1986,8 +1914,7 @@ build.
          searched during the build as potential feature directories.
 
    Continuing with the example, suppose the "test.scc" feature you are
-   adding has a ``test.scc`` file in the following directory:
-   ::
+   adding has a ``test.scc`` file in the following directory::
 
       my_recipe
       |
@@ -2001,8 +1928,7 @@ build.
    a similarly named configuration fragment file ``test.cfg``.
 
 2. *Add the Feature File to SRC_URI:* Add the ``.scc`` file to the
-   recipe's ``SRC_URI`` statement:
-   ::
+   recipe's ``SRC_URI`` statement::
 
       SRC_URI_append = " file://test.scc"
 
@@ -2011,8 +1937,7 @@ build.
 
 3. *Specify the Feature as a Kernel Feature:* Use the
    ``KERNEL_FEATURES`` statement to specify the feature as a kernel
-   feature:
-   ::
+   feature::
 
       KERNEL_FEATURES_append = " test.scc"
 
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst
index 4b6dbe5ef..63e67315f 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/concepts-appx.rst
@@ -359,8 +359,7 @@ To determine whether or not a given option is "hardware" or
 "non-hardware", the kernel Metadata in ``yocto-kernel-cache`` contains
 files that classify individual or groups of options as either hardware
 or non-hardware. To better show this, consider a situation where the
-``yocto-kernel-cache`` contains the following files:
-::
+``yocto-kernel-cache`` contains the following files::
 
    yocto-kernel-cache/features/drm-psb/hardware.cfg
    yocto-kernel-cache/features/kgdb/hardware.cfg
@@ -400,8 +399,7 @@ provides explanations for the various files:
    (i.e. ``hardware.kcf`` or ``non-hardware.kcf``).
 
 Here is a specific example using the
-``kernel-cache/bsp/mti-malta32/hardware.cfg``:
-::
+``kernel-cache/bsp/mti-malta32/hardware.cfg``::
 
    CONFIG_SERIAL_8250
    CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
index c2106f81e..816951144 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/faq.rst
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ These other variables are useful for installing specific modules:
 
 For example, set the following in the ``qemux86.conf`` file to include
 the ``ab123`` kernel modules with images built for the ``qemux86``
-machine:
-::
+machine::
 
    MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-module-ab123"
 
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ How do I change the Linux kernel command line?
 The Linux kernel command line is
 typically specified in the machine config using the ``APPEND`` variable.
 For example, you can add some helpful debug information doing the
-following:
-::
+following::
 
    APPEND += "printk.time=y initcall_debug debug"
 
diff --git a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
index 44c43893e..f84ab6e23 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/kernel-dev/maint-appx.rst
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ in the Yocto Project Linux kernel in any clone of the Yocto Project
 Linux kernel source repository and ``yocto-kernel-cache`` Git trees. For
 example, the following commands clone the Yocto Project baseline Linux
 kernel that branches off ``linux.org`` version 4.12 and the
-``yocto-kernel-cache``, which contains stores of kernel Metadata:
-::
+``yocto-kernel-cache``, which contains stores of kernel Metadata::
 
    $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-4.12
    $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-kernel-cache
@@ -42,16 +41,14 @@ section.
 
 Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata
 on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available
-in the repository using the following Git command:
-::
+in the repository using the following Git command::
 
    $ git branch -a
 
 Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux
 kernel. For example, the following commands check out the
 "standard/beagleboard" branch of the Yocto Linux kernel repository and
-the "yocto-4.12" branch of the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository:
-::
+the "yocto-4.12" branch of the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository::
 
    $ cd ~/linux-yocto-4.12
    $ git checkout -b my-kernel-4.12 remotes/origin/standard/beagleboard
@@ -111,8 +108,7 @@ patch, or BSP:
 
    For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature
    description in an ``.scc`` file whose name follows this format (e.g.
-   ``beaglebone-standard.scc`` and ``beaglebone-preempt-rt.scc``):
-   ::
+   ``beaglebone-standard.scc`` and ``beaglebone-preempt-rt.scc``)::
 
       bsp_root_name-kernel_type.scc
 
@@ -222,8 +218,7 @@ build process generates a build tree that is separate from your kernel's
 local Git source repository tree. This build tree has a name that uses
 the following form, where ``${MACHINE}`` is the metadata name of the
 machine (BSP) and "kernel_type" is one of the Yocto Project supported
-kernel types (e.g. "standard"):
-::
+kernel types (e.g. "standard")::
 
    linux-${MACHINE}-kernel_type-build