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Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 12 May 2026 */

2026-05-19T14:47:51Z

Yocto Project Status 12 May 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 12 May 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 19 May 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.1 M1<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.1 M1<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.1 M1: w/c 2026-06-08<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.1 M1: w/c 2026-06-08<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday ~~14th~~ May 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday 21st May 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday ~~12th~~ May 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 19th May 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday ~~14th~~ May 10am GMT and Monday ~~18th~~ May 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday 21st May 10am GMT and Monday 25th May 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.~~3.4 is due to release (has been approved)~~		*YP 6.0 was released, thanks everyone who contributed!
	*YP 6.0 is ~~due to release (has been approved)~~		*YP 5.0.18 is in QA.
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches, the bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback continues to be a challenge		*We’re working through the backlog of patches, the bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback continues to be a challenge.
	*Intermittent build failures continue to be problematic		*Intermittent build failures continue to be problematic:
	*We have pruned the release artefacts, please let us know if any you would like to use are missing. We’re also interested to know which ones people actually use outside of uninative/buildtools and the BSP test images.		**several qemu ‘hang’ type issues
	*Master is open for new development		**sometimes yocto-check-layer is showing checksum mismatch issues
	*We would like to know what people are planning to work on for Yocto Project 6.1 and beyond. ~~Please send proposals to~~ the ~~mailing list~~ or ~~raise them during~~ the ~~weekly status call, Paul~~ will be ~~collecting these into a project roadmap~~.		**siggen reset issues (“ResourceWarning: unclosed transport”)
			**groff build race issues
			**intermittent ptest failures in many recipes
			*Master (blacksail) is open for new development
			*We would like to know what people are planning to work on for Yocto Project 6.1 and beyond. We have a roadmap document in Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12xgAzSjDj5zVlo4eQIbiv1s3QMjtBTCvBFY3_T7OPto
			*We are updating the project’s security team and welcome nominations and/or feedback: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-architecture/topic/119388716
			*Monday 25th May is a public holiday in the UK and USA so there will be no patch review call.

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2688~~ (last week ~~2698~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2673 (last week 2688) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: ~~1087~~ (last week 1087)		**Total patches found: 1083 (last week 1087)
	**Patches in the Pending State: ~~146~~ (13%) [last week 146 (13%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 148 (14%) [last week 146 (13%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.3.4 ~~is due to release~~		*YP 5.3.4 was released.
	*YP 5.0.18		*YP 5.0.18 is in QA.
	**Build Date 2026-05-11
	**Release Date 2026-05-25
	*YP 6.0.1		*YP 6.0.1
	**Build Date 2026-05-18		**Build Date 2026-05-18
	**Release Date 2026-06-01		**Release Date 2026-06-01
			*YP 5.0.19
			**Build Date 2026-06-30
			**Release Date 2026-07-13
	*For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar		*For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar

Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 5 May 2026 */

2026-05-12T14:45:23Z

Yocto Project Status 5 May 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 5 May 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 12 May 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.1 M1<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.1 M1<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.1 M1: w/c 2026-06-22<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.1 M1: w/c 2026-06-08<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday ~~7th~~ May 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday 14th May 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday ~~5th~~ May 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 12th May 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday ~~7th~~ May 10am GMT and Monday ~~11th~~ May 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday 14th May 10am GMT and Monday 18th May 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 4.0.35 was released		*YP 5.3.4 is due to release (has been approved)
	*YP 5.3.4 is due to release~~, pending TSC approval~~		*YP 6.0 is due to release (has been approved)
	*YP 6.0 is due to release~~, pending TSC approval~~
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches, the bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback continues to be a challenge		*We’re working through the backlog of patches, the bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback continues to be a challenge
	*Intermittent build failures continue to be problematic		*Intermittent build failures continue to be problematic
	*~~Patch review~~/~~merging is slow due to public holidays clashing with a review call~~		*We have pruned the release artefacts, please let us know if any you would like to use are missing. We’re also interested to know which ones people actually use outside of uninative/buildtools and the BSP test images.
	*Master is open for new development.		*Master is open for new development
			*We would like to know what people are planning to work on for Yocto Project 6.1 and beyond. Please send proposals to the mailing list or raise them during the weekly status call, Paul will be collecting these into a project roadmap.

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2698~~ (last week ~~2788~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2688 (last week 2698) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: 1087 (last week ~~1085~~)		**Total patches found: 1087 (last week 1087)
	**Patches in the Pending State: 146 (13%) [last week 146 (13%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 146 (13%) [last week 146 (13%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.3.4 is due to release~~, pending TSC approval~~		*YP 5.3.4 is due to release
	*YP 5.0.18		*YP 5.0.18
	**Build Date 2026-05-11		**Build Date 2026-05-11

Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 28 April 2026 */

2026-05-05T14:45:53Z

Yocto Project Status 28 April 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status ~~28 April~~ 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 5 May 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.~~0 M4~~<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.1 M1<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.~~0 Release Date~~ w/c 2026-05-04<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.1 M1: w/c 2026-06-22<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday ~~30th Apr.~~ 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday 7th May 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday ~~29th Apr.~~ 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 5th May 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday ~~30th Apr.~~ 10am GMT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday 7th May 10am GMT and Monday 11th May 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 4.0.35 ~~is due to release~~		*YP 4.0.35 was released
	*YP 5.3.4 is ~~in QA~~		*YP 5.3.4 is due to release, pending TSC approval
	*YP 6.0 ~~rc1~~ is ~~in QA~~		*YP 6.0 is due to release, pending TSC approval
	*There will be no patch review on Monday 4th May due to ~~public holidays.~~		*We’re working through the backlog of patches, the bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback continues to be a challenge
	*~~We continue to triage~~ the ~~CVEs being reported by~~ the ~~new tooling.~~		*Intermittent build failures continue to be problematic
	*There were some last minute changes ~~to DISTRO_FEATURES behaviour to resolve some usability issues that users identified.~~		*Patch review/merging is slow due to public holidays clashing with a review call
	*There have been several issues in ~~pseudo identified and these have been fixed in the various pseudo point releases. We will upgrade pseudo in 6.0.1~~ to ~~pull these in.~~		*Master is open for new development.
	*There have been issues with 403 errors from crates.io, there is a ~~change in bitbake to use the preferred upstream urls via their CDN.~~
	*~~The kvm cpu features issue looks~~ to be ~~a host system CPU microcode issue and using the latest microcode appears to have resolved the issues.~~
	*~~git:/~~/ ~~protocol access to git.yoctoproject.org and git.openembeded.org~~ is ~~deprecated and going forward https:// URLs should be used~~ to ~~access git repositories. We are aiming to discontinue git protocol use.~~
	*~~We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic. We continue to struggle~~ for ~~bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback but are trying to clear the backlog~~.

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2788~~ (last week ~~2790~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2698 (last week 2788) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: ~~1085~~ (last week ~~1078~~)		**Total patches found: 1087 (last week 1085)
	**Patches in the Pending State: 146 (13%) [last week ~~147~~ (14%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 146 (13%) [last week 146 (13%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 4.0.35 is in review.		*YP 5.3.4 is due to release, pending TSC approval
	*YP 5.3.4 is ~~in QA~~
	**Release Date 2026-05-06
	*YP 5.0.18		*YP 5.0.18
	**Build Date 2026-05-11		**Build Date 2026-05-11
	**Release Date 2026-05-25		**Release Date 2026-05-25
			*YP 6.0.1
			**Build Date 2026-05-18
			**Release Date 2026-06-01
	*For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar		*For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar

Paul Barker: /* Yocto Project Status 28 April 2026 */

2026-04-28T14:51:47Z

Yocto Project Status 28 April 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 21 April 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 28 April 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M4<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M4<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.0 Release Date w/c 2026-05-04<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.0 Release Date w/c 2026-05-04<br/>

Paul Barker: /* Yocto Project Status 28 April 2026 */

2026-04-28T14:51:33Z

Yocto Project Status 28 April 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 21 April 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 21 April 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M4<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M4<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.0 ~~M4 Build~~ Date 2026-04~~-20~~<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.0 Release Date w/c 2026-05-04<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. ~~23rd~~ 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday 30th Apr. 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday Apr. ~~21st~~ 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 29th Apr. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. ~~23rd~~ 10am GMT ~~and Monday Apr. 27th 9am PDT~~ (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday 30th Apr. 10am GMT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.0.~~17 was released~~		*YP 4.0.35 is due to release
	*YP 6.~~0 M3 was released~~		*YP 5.3.4 is in QA
	*YP 4~~.0.35~~ is in QA		*YP 6.0 rc1 is in QA
	*YP 6.0 M4 is due to ~~build~~		*There will be no patch review on Monday 4th May due to public holidays.
	*We continue to triage the CVEs being reported by the new tooling.		*We continue to triage the CVEs being reported by the new tooling.
	*~~Various fixes have merged or are planned~~ to ~~merge before the M4 release build:~~		*There were some last minute changes to DISTRO_FEATURES behaviour to resolve some usability issues that users identified.
	**Various CVE issue resolutions from CVE triage		*There have been several issues in pseudo identified and these have been fixed in the various pseudo point releases. We will upgrade pseudo in 6.0.1 to pull these in.
	**Reproducibility issues with ~~strace/apr-util~~		*There have been issues with 403 errors from crates.io, there is a change in bitbake to use the preferred upstream urls via their CDN.
	**Make race in ~~groff~~		*The kvm cpu features issue looks to be a host system CPU microcode issue and using the latest microcode appears to have resolved the issues.
	**Shadow-native tallylog issue ~~fix~~		*git:// protocol access to git.yoctoproject.org and git.openembeded.org is deprecated and going forward https:// URLs should be used to access git repositories. We are aiming to discontinue git protocol use.
	**Upgrade of barebox to ~~align with an LTS release~~		*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic. We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback but are trying to clear the backlog.
	**Implementation of a ~~wrapper for openat2, fixing Fedora 44 beta build failures~~
	**Sbom-cve-check upgrade (along with dependencies)
	*Issues still pending:
	**32bit x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU ~~features (#16074)~~
	**Intermittent qemu boot failures of qemuarmv5 (and ~~possibly qemuarm) since~~ the ~~last kernel upgrade~~
	**Intermittent wic failures on the ~~autobuilder~~
	*~~At this point we will likely run the release build as the remaining issues aren’t critical to end users and we have no clear timeframe for resolution of them~~
	git:// protocol access to git.yoctoproject.org and git.openembeded.org is deprecated and going forward https:// URLs should be used to access git repositories. We are aiming to discontinue git protocol use.
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic. We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback~~. This could impact features making it into~~ the ~~LTS.~~
	*The final whinlatter build is happening this week.

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2790~~ (last week ~~2777~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2788 (last week 2790) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: ~~1078~~ (last week ~~1072~~)		**Total patches found: 1085 (last week 1078)
	**Patches in the Pending State: 146 (14%) [last week 147 (14%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 146 (13%) [last week 147 (14%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.0.17 was released.		*YP 4.0.35 is in review.
	*YP 4.0.35 is in QA.		*YP 5.3.4 is in QA
	*YP 5.3.4
	**Build Date 2026-04-20
	**Release Date 2026-05-06		**Release Date 2026-05-06
			*YP 5.0.18
			**Build Date 2026-05-11
			**Release Date 2026-05-25
	*For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar		*For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar

Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 14 April 2026 */

2026-04-21T14:47:01Z

Yocto Project Status 14 April 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 14 April 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 21 April 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M4<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M4<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M4 Build Date 2026-04-20<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M4 Build Date 2026-04-20<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. ~~16th~~ 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. 23rd 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday Apr. ~~14th~~ 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday Apr. 21st 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. ~~16th~~ 10am GMT and Monday Apr. ~~20th~~ 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. 23rd 10am GMT and Monday Apr. 27th 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.0.17 ~~is due to be~~ released		*YP 5.0.17 was released
	*YP 6.0 M3 ~~is in QA~~		*YP 6.0 M3 was released
	*YP 4.0.35 is ~~queued for~~ QA		*YP 4.0.35 is in QA
	*We have ~~converted over~~ to ~~sbom~~-~~cve~~-~~check and dropped~~ cve-check~~. This has caused a significant increase in CVEs reported, these are being triaged.~~		*YP 6.0 M4 is due to build
	*Issues ~~with~~ pending ~~work needed~~:		*We continue to triage the CVEs being reported by the new tooling.
			*Various fixes have merged or are planned to merge before the M4 release build:
			**Various CVE issue resolutions from CVE triage
			**Reproducibility issues with strace/apr-util
			**Make race in groff
			**Shadow-native tallylog issue fix
			**Upgrade of barebox to align with an LTS release
			**Implementation of a wrapper for openat2, fixing Fedora 44 beta build failures
			**Sbom-cve-check upgrade (along with dependencies)
			*Issues still pending:
	**32bit x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)		**32bit x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)
	**Reports of pseudo errors on Fedora 44 beta related to openat2()
	**Intermittent qemu boot failures of qemuarmv5 (and possibly qemuarm) since the last kernel upgrade		**Intermittent qemu boot failures of qemuarmv5 (and possibly qemuarm) since the last kernel upgrade
	**~~Meta-oe cve layer filtering under new tooling (metrics script tweak?)~~		**Intermittent wic failures on the autobuilder
	**Reprodicubility issues ~~with strace/apr-util after gnulib macro changes (patches in testing)~~		*At this point we will likely run the release build as the remaining issues aren’t critical to end users and we have no clear timeframe for resolution of them
	*There was disruption to ~~git services last week due to scraping attacks against the servers. This resulted in connection issues whilst those were mitigated, particularly the git protocol access.~~
	git:// protocol access to git.yoctoproject.org and git.openembeded.org is deprecated and going forward https:// URLs should be used to access git repositories. We are aiming to discontinue git protocol use.		git:// protocol access to git.yoctoproject.org and git.openembeded.org is deprecated and going forward https:// URLs should be used to access git repositories. We are aiming to discontinue git protocol use.
	*The recent wic changes will need wic support files to be placed in files/wic within layers going forwards.		*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic. We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic~~, including the emergence of new issues (newer kernel version?)~~. We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.		*The final whinlatter build is happening this week.
	*The final ~~kirkstone~~ build ~~has taken place and we’re no longer planning to merge patches on~~ this ~~branch.~~
	*If you have any final patches for whinlatter, please get these sent to the list ASAP.

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2777~~ (last week ~~2797~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2790 (last week 2777) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: ~~1072~~ (last week ~~1060~~)		**Total patches found: 1078 (last week 1072)
	**Patches in the Pending State: ~~147~~ (14%) [last week ~~148~~ (14%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 146 (14%) [last week 147 (14%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

	~~'''YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>~~
	*YP 6.0 M3 in QA.
	*YP 6.0 M4 Build Date 2026-04-13
	*YP 6.0 M4 Release Date 2026-05-04

	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.0.17 ~~is in review~~.		*YP 5.0.17 was released.
	*YP 4.0.35 is in QA.		*YP 4.0.35 is in QA.
	*YP 5.3.4		*YP 5.3.4

Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 7 April 2026 */

2026-04-14T14:47:00Z

Yocto Project Status 7 April 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 7 April 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 14 April 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M4<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M4 Build Date 2026-04-20<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. ~~9th~~ 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. 16th 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday Apr. ~~7th~~ 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday Apr. 14th 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. ~~9th~~ 10am GMT and Monday Apr. ~~13th~~ 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. 16th 10am GMT and Monday Apr. 20th 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.3.~~3 was~~ released.		*YP 5.0.17 is due to be released
	*YP 5.0~~.17~~ is in QA		*YP 6.0 M3 is in QA
	*YP 6.0 M3 is ~~the feature freeze~~ for ~~6.0 which is our next LTS.~~		*YP 4.0.35 is queued for QA
	*~~YP 6~~.~~0 M3 is now due to build however there~~ are ~~still key changes missing~~.		*We have converted over to sbom-cve-check and dropped cve-check. This has caused a significant increase in CVEs reported, these are being triaged.
	*Issues with pending work needed:		*Issues with pending work needed:
	**Converting scripts/run-cvecheck to sbom-cve-check
	**32bit x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)		**32bit x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)
	**~~Failure~~ to ~~generate regression reports in release builds~~ (~~need tags~~)		**Reports of pseudo errors on Fedora 44 beta related to openat2()
	**~~Ubuntu 26.04 support~~ (~~need worker adding for testing~~)		**Intermittent qemu boot failures of qemuarmv5 (and possibly qemuarm) since the last kernel upgrade
	*~~Issues that have patches ready to merge:~~		**Meta-oe cve layer filtering under new tooling (metrics script tweak?)
	**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.		**Reprodicubility issues with strace/apr-util after gnulib macro changes (patches in testing)
	**~~Fixing yocto-check-layer to work~~ with -~~-machines~~		*There was disruption to git services last week due to scraping attacks against the servers. This resulted in connection issues whilst those were mitigated, particularly the git protocol access.
	**RHEL 9 xattrs/~~selinux~~/~~tar issue~~		git:// protocol access to git.yoctoproject.org and git.openembeded.org is deprecated and going forward https:// URLs should be used to access git repositories. We are aiming to discontinue git protocol use.
	**Splitting wic into an external tool.		*The recent wic changes will need wic support files to be placed in files/wic within layers going forwards.
	**RHEL 10/~~openSUSE Leap 16~~.~~0 support~~
	*Issues that need investigation
	**Reports of pseudo errors on Fedora 44 beta
	*The ~~proposed~~ wic changes will need wic support files to be placed in files/wic within layers going forwards.
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic, including the emergence of new issues (newer kernel version?). We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.		*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic, including the emergence of new issues (newer kernel version?). We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.
	*~~We are aware of our git hosting giving 502 Bad Gateway errors,~~ this ~~is being investigated~~		*The final kirkstone build has taken place and we’re no longer planning to merge patches on this branch.
	*~~The CFP~~ for the ~~Yocto Project Workshop at Embedded Recipes 2026 closes today: https://pretalx~~.~~com/yocto-embedded-recipes-2026/cfp~~		*If you have any final patches for whinlatter, please get these sent to the list ASAP.

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2797~~ (last week ~~2814~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2777 (last week 2797) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: ~~1060~~ (last week ~~1062~~)		**Total patches found: 1072 (last week 1060)
	**Patches in the Pending State: ~~148~~ (14%) [last week 148 (14%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 147 (14%) [last week 148 (14%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

	'''YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>		'''YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>
	*YP 6.0 M3 ~~Build Date 2026-03-23~~		*YP 6.0 M3 in QA.
	*YP 6.~~0 M3 Release Date 2026-04-08~~
	*YP 6.0 M4 Build Date 2026-04-13		*YP 6.0 M4 Build Date 2026-04-13
	*YP 6.0 M4 Release Date 2026-05-04		*YP 6.0 M4 Release Date 2026-05-04

	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.3.3 was released.		*YP 5.0.17 is in review.
	*YP 5.0.17 is in QA.		*YP 4.0.35 is in QA.
	*YP 4.0.35
	**Build Date 2026-04-06
	**Release Date 2026-04-22
	*YP 5.3.4		*YP 5.3.4
	**Build Date 2026-04-20		**Build Date 2026-04-20

Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 31 March 2026 */

2026-04-07T14:44:14Z

Yocto Project Status 31 March 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status ~~31 March~~ 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 7 April 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. ~~2nd~~ 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. 9th 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday ~~31st Mar~~. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday Apr. 7th 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. ~~2nd~~ 10am GMT and Monday Apr. ~~6th~~ 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. 9th 10am GMT and Monday Apr. 13th 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 4.0.34 was released.		*YP 5.3.3 was released.
	*YP 5.3.3 is ~~approved for release.~~		*YP 5.0.17 is in QA
	*YP 6.0 M3 is the feature freeze for 6.0 which is our next LTS.		*YP 6.0 M3 is the feature freeze for 6.0 which is our next LTS.
	*YP 6.0 M3 is now due to build however there are still key changes missing.		*YP 6.0 M3 is now due to build however there are still key changes missing.
	*Issues ~~still~~ pending:		*Issues with pending work needed:
	**Splitting wic into an external tool.
	**Converting scripts/run-cvecheck to sbom-cve-check		**Converting scripts/run-cvecheck to sbom-cve-check
			**32bit x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)
			**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds (need tags)
			**Ubuntu 26.04 support (need worker adding for testing)
			*Issues that have patches ready to merge:
	**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.		**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.
			**Fixing yocto-check-layer to work with --machines
	**RHEL 9 xattrs/selinux/tar issue		**RHEL 9 xattrs/selinux/tar issue
	**~~How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?~~		**Splitting wic into an external tool.
	**RHEL 10/openSUSE Leap 16.0~~/Ubuntu 26.04~~ support		**RHEL 10/openSUSE Leap 16.0 support
	*Issues that ~~are mostly known quantities still needing work:~~		*Issues that need investigation
	**x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)		**Reports of pseudo errors on Fedora 44 beta
	**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds		*The proposed wic changes will need wic support files to be placed in files/wic within layers going forwards.
	**~~Fixing yocto-check-layer to work with --machines (many fixes merged)~~
	*Issues that were resolved this week:
	**Sbom-cve-check added
	**Replacement of ~~runtlp with kirk (Thanks Daniel!)~~
	**bitbake-setup vscode integration
	**Fedora ~~43 selftest failures~~
	**Reconciling poky and OE-Core defaults templates.
	*We have rationalized the tags in ~~various project repositories, more information can be found here: https:/~~/~~lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-architecture/message/2312 Whilst controversial, this will make the tag list much easier to understand for users, guide users to use the right tags~~ going ~~forward and remove confusion about whether any tags were “missed”, at the expense that some CI setups may need adjusting short term~~.
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic, including the emergence of new issues (newer kernel version?). We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.		*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic, including the emergence of new issues (newer kernel version?). We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.
	*The CFP ~~closing date~~ for the Yocto Project Workshop at Embedded Recipes 2026 ~~has been extended until April 7th, please submit a proposal if you’d like to present~~: https://pretalx.com/yocto-embedded-recipes-2026/cfp		*We are aware of our git hosting giving 502 Bad Gateway errors, this is being investigated
			*The CFP for the Yocto Project Workshop at Embedded Recipes 2026 closes today: https://pretalx.com/yocto-embedded-recipes-2026/cfp

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2814~~ (last week ~~2819~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2797 (last week 2814) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: ~~1062~~ (last week ~~1072~~)		**Total patches found: 1060 (last week 1062)
	**Patches in the Pending State: 148 (14%) [last week ~~151~~ (14%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 148 (14%) [last week 148 (14%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

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	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 4.0.34 was released.		*YP 5.3.3 was released.
	*YP 5.3.3 ~~ready for release~~.		*YP 5.0.17 is in QA.
	*YP 5.0.17 ~~Build Date 2026-03-30~~		*YP 4.0.35
	*YP 5.0.~~17 Release Date 2026-04-15~~		**Build Date 2026-04-06
	*YP 4.0.35 Build Date 2026-04-06		**Release Date 2026-04-22
	*~~YP 4.0.35~~ Release Date 2026-04-22		*YP 5.3.4
	*YP 5.3.4 ~~Build Date 2026-04-20~~		**Build Date 2026-04-20
	*~~YP 5.3.4 Release Date 2026-05-06~~		**Release Date 2026-05-06
	*~~YP 5.0.18~~ Build Date 2026-04-27		*For future release dates, see https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Release_calendar
	*~~YP 5.0.18~~ Release Date 2026-05-13
	*~~YP 5.0.19 Build Date 2026-05-26~~
	*YP 5.0.~~19 Release Date 2026-06-05~~

	'''The Yocto Project’s technical governance is through its Technical Steering Committee, more information is available at:'''<br/>		'''The Yocto Project’s technical governance is through its Technical Steering Committee, more information is available at:'''<br/>

Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 24 March 2026 */

2026-03-31T14:48:32Z

Yocto Project Status 24 March 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 24 March 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 31 March 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday ~~26th Mar~~. 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday Apr. 2nd 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday ~~24th~~ Mar. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 31st Mar. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday ~~26th Mar~~. 10am GMT and Monday ~~30th Mar~~. 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday Apr. 2nd 10am GMT and Monday Apr. 6th 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 6.0 M2 has been released.		*YP 4.0.34 was released.
	*YP 4.0.34 ~~is due to be~~ released.		*YP 5.3.3 is approved for release.
	*YP 5.3.3 is ~~in review after QA~~.
	*YP 6.0 M3 is the feature freeze for 6.0 which is our next LTS.		*YP 6.0 M3 is the feature freeze for 6.0 which is our next LTS.
	*YP 6.0 M3 is now due to build however there are ~~many~~ key changes ~~needed still~~ missing.		*YP 6.0 M3 is now due to build however there are still key changes missing.
	**Issues still pending:		*Issues still pending:
	**Splitting wic into an external tool.		**Splitting wic into an external tool.
	**~~Deprecation of ltp (upstream dropped runltp and mandate kirk)~~		**Converting scripts/run-cvecheck to sbom-cve-check
			**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.
			**RHEL 9 xattrs/selinux/tar issue
	**How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?		**How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?
	**~~DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements~~.		**RHEL 10/openSUSE Leap 16.0/Ubuntu 26.04 support
	**SBOM/~~cve-check changes~~.
	**AB-INT: opkg-build segmentation fault (memory corruption in pseudo?) (#16078)
	*Issues that are mostly known quantities still needing work:		*Issues that are mostly known quantities still needing work:
	**x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)		**x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)
	**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds		**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds
	**Reconcile poky and OE-Core defaults templates.		**Fixing yocto-check-layer to work with --machines (many fixes merged)
	**Resolve Fedora 43 selftest failures
	**Fixing yocto-check-layer to work with ~~–machines~~
	*Issues that were resolved this week:		*Issues that were resolved this week:
	**~~Switching to pkg~~-~~config.~~		**Sbom-cve-check added
	**~~Allowing non-destructive git fetcher updates for~~ bitbake-setup ~~(further tweaks still being discussed)~~		**Replacement of runtlp with kirk (Thanks Daniel!)
	*We ~~are seeing issues with older versions of tar on RHEL 9 derived distros (selinux triggers due~~ to ~~xattrs)~~		**bitbake-setup vscode integration
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic. We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.		**Fedora 43 selftest failures
			**Reconciling poky and OE-Core defaults templates.
			*We have rationalized the tags in various project repositories, more information can be found here: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-architecture/message/2312 Whilst controversial, this will make the tag list much easier to understand for users, guide users to use the right tags going forward and remove confusion about whether any tags were “missed”, at the expense that some CI setups may need adjusting short term.
			*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic, including the emergence of new issues (newer kernel version?). We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.
			*The CFP closing date for the Yocto Project Workshop at Embedded Recipes 2026 has been extended until April 7th, please submit a proposal if you’d like to present: https://pretalx.com/yocto-embedded-recipes-2026/cfp

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>		'''Tracking Metrics:'''<br/>
	*WDD ~~2841~~ (last week ~~2866~~) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)		*WDD 2814 (last week 2819) (https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/charts/combo.html)
	*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics		*OE-Core/Poky Patch Metrics
	**Total patches found: ~~1069~~ (last week ~~1081~~)		**Total patches found: 1062 (last week 1072)
	**Patches in the Pending State: ~~152~~ (14%) [last week 151 (14%)]		**Patches in the Pending State: 148 (14%) [last week 151 (14%)]
	**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/		**https://valkyrie.yocto.io/pub/non-release/patchmetrics/

	'''YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>		'''YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>
	*YP 6.0 M2 was released.
	*YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23		*YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23
	*YP 6.0 M3 Release Date 2026-04-08		*YP 6.0 M3 Release Date 2026-04-08
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	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 4.0.34 ~~ready for release~~.		*YP 4.0.34 was released.
	*YP 5.3.3 ~~is in review~~.		*YP 5.3.3 ready for release.
	*YP 5.0.17 Build Date 2026-03-30		*YP 5.0.17 Build Date 2026-03-30
	*YP 5.0.17 Release Date 2026-04-15		*YP 5.0.17 Release Date 2026-04-15

Stephen K. Jolley: /* Yocto Project Status 17 March 2026 */

2026-03-24T14:43:05Z

Yocto Project Status 17 March 2026

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	== Yocto Project Status 17 March 2026 ==		== Yocto Project Status 24 March 2026 ==
	Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3<br/>		Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3<br/>
	Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23<br/>		Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23<br/>

	'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>		'''Next Team Meetings:'''<br/>
	*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday ~~19th~~ Mar. 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)		*Bug Triage meeting - Thursday 26th Mar. 7:30am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/454367603?pwd=ZGxoa2ZXL3FkM3Y0bFd5aVpHVVZ6dz09)
	*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday ~~17th~~ Mar. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)		*Weekly Project Engineering Sync - Tuesday 24th Mar. 8am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/990892712?pwd=cHU1MjhoM2x6ck81bkcrYjRrcmJsUT09)
	*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday ~~19th~~ Mar. 10am GMT and Monday ~~23rd~~ Mar. 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)		*Yocto Project Patch Review - Thursday 26th Mar. 10am GMT and Monday 30th Mar. 9am PDT (https://zoom.us/j/97762397148?pwd=1xk0iC9hp9SjEonaTaONwTb6iWry4Eb.1)

	'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>		'''Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/'''<br/>

	'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>		'''Key Status/Updates:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.~~3.2~~ has been released		*YP 6.0 M2 has been released.
	*YP 6.0 M2 is due to be released		*YP 4.0.34 is due to be released.
	*YP 4.0.34 is in QA.		*YP 5.3.3 is in review after QA.
	*YP 6.0 M3 is the feature freeze for 6.0 which is our next LTS.		*YP 6.0 M3 is the feature freeze for 6.0 which is our next LTS.
	*YP 6.0 M3 is due to build ~~next week~~ however there are many key changes needed still missing.		*YP 6.0 M3 is now due to build however there are many key changes needed still missing.
	*~~We have issues we need to resolve before M3:~~		**Issues still pending:
	**x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)
	**AB-INT: ~~opkg-build segmentation fault (memory corruption in pseudo?) (#16078)~~
	**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds
	**Allowing non-destructive git fetcher updates for bitbake-setup.
	**Splitting wic into an external tool.		**Splitting wic into an external tool.
	**Switching to pkg-config.
	**Deprecation of ltp (upstream dropped runltp and mandate kirk)		**Deprecation of ltp (upstream dropped runltp and mandate kirk)
	**How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?		**How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?
	**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.		**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.
	**SBOM/cve-check changes.		**SBOM/cve-check changes.
			**AB-INT: opkg-build segmentation fault (memory corruption in pseudo?) (#16078)
			*Issues that are mostly known quantities still needing work:
			**x86 kvm seemingly broken with certain CPU features (#16074)
			**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds
	**Reconcile poky and OE-Core defaults templates.		**Reconcile poky and OE-Core defaults templates.
	**Resolve Fedora 43 selftest failures		**Resolve Fedora 43 selftest failures
	*~~glibc was upgraded 2~~.~~43 and we released a new uninative to match~~		**Fixing yocto-check-layer to work with –machines
	*~~runqemu now has better handling~~ for ~~different display outputs including VNC on unix domain sockets~~		*Issues that were resolved this week:
	*We are ~~adding testing~~ of ~~ptests~~ on ~~musl~~ to ~~our test matrix~~		**Switching to pkg-config.
	*Kernel rust support has merged		**Allowing non-destructive git fetcher updates for bitbake-setup (further tweaks still being discussed)
			*We are seeing issues with older versions of tar on RHEL 9 derived distros (selinux triggers due to xattrs)
	*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic. We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.		*We’re working through the backlog of patches and intermittent build failures are still problematic. We continue to struggle for bandwidth for changes needing in depth review/feedback. This could impact features making it into the LTS.
	*On scarthgap, we have updated to openssl 3.5 since that is still maintained
	*Thanks to everyone who helped out with the booth at Embedded World, it was a great success!

	'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>		'''Ways to contribute:'''<br/>
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	'''YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>		'''YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:'''<br/>
	*YP 6.0 M2 ~~is ready for release~~.		*YP 6.0 M2 was released.
	*YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23		*YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23
	*YP 6.0 M3 Release Date 2026-04-08		*YP 6.0 M3 Release Date 2026-04-08
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	'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>		'''Upcoming dot releases:'''<br/>
	*YP 5.3.2 is released.		*YP 4.0.34 ready for release.
	*YP 4.0.34 ~~is in QA~~.		*YP 5.3.3 is in review.
	*YP 5.3.3 is in QA.
	*YP 5.0.17 Build Date 2026-03-30		*YP 5.0.17 Build Date 2026-03-30
	*YP 5.0.17 Release Date 2026-04-15		*YP 5.0.17 Release Date 2026-04-15