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== Yocto Project Status 17 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 19th 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 17th 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 19th Mar. 10am GMT and Monday 23rd 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 5.3.2 has been released
*YP 4.0.34 was released.
*YP 6.0 M2 is due to be released
*YP 5.3.3 is approved for release.
*YP 4.0.34 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 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 still key changes missing.
*We have issues we need to resolve before M3:
*Issues still pending:
**Splitting wic into an external tool.
**Converting scripts/run-cvecheck to sbom-cve-check
**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.
**RHEL 9 xattrs/selinux/tar issue
**How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?
**RHEL 10/openSUSE Leap 16.0/Ubuntu 26.04 support
*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)
**AB-INT: opkg-build segmentation fault (memory corruption in pseudo?) (#16078)
**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds  
**Failure to generate regression reports in release builds  
**Allowing non-destructive git fetcher updates for bitbake-setup.
**Fixing yocto-check-layer to work with --machines (many fixes merged)
**Splitting wic into an external tool.
*Issues that were resolved this week:
**Switching to pkg-config.
**Sbom-cve-check added
**Deprecation of ltp (upstream dropped runltp and mandate kirk)
**Replacement of runtlp with kirk (Thanks Daniel!)
**How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?
**bitbake-setup vscode integration
**DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.
**Fedora 43 selftest failures
**SBOM/cve-check changes.
**Reconciling poky and OE-Core defaults templates.
**Reconcile 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.
**Resolve Fedora 43 selftest failures
*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.
*glibc was upgraded 2.43 and we released a new uninative to match
*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
*runqemu now has better handling for different display outputs including VNC on unix domain sockets
*We are adding testing of ptests on musl to our test matrix
*Kernel rust support has merged
*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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'''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 is ready for release.
*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 was released.
*YP 4.0.34 is in QA.
*YP 5.3.3 ready for release.
*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

Latest revision as of 14:48, 31 March 2026

Yocto Project Status 31 March 2026

Current Dev Position: YP 6.0 M3
Next Deadline: YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23

Next Team Meetings:

Project data dashboard: https://dashboard.yoctoproject.org/

Key Status/Updates:

  • YP 4.0.34 was released.
  • YP 5.3.3 is approved for release.
  • 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.
  • Issues still pending:
    • Splitting wic into an external tool.
    • Converting scripts/run-cvecheck to sbom-cve-check
    • DISTRO_FEATURES defaults improvements.
    • RHEL 9 xattrs/selinux/tar issue
    • How to improve DEBUG_BUILD?
    • RHEL 10/openSUSE Leap 16.0/Ubuntu 26.04 support
  • 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
    • 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.
  • 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:

New to the project?

Tracking Metrics:

YP 6.0 Milestone Dates:

  • YP 6.0 M3 Build Date 2026-03-23
  • YP 6.0 M3 Release Date 2026-04-08
  • YP 6.0 M4 Build Date 2026-04-13
  • YP 6.0 M4 Release Date 2026-05-04

Upcoming dot releases:

  • YP 4.0.34 was released.
  • YP 5.3.3 ready for release.
  • YP 5.0.17 Build Date 2026-03-30
  • YP 5.0.17 Release Date 2026-04-15
  • YP 4.0.35 Build Date 2026-04-06
  • YP 4.0.35 Release Date 2026-04-22
  • YP 5.3.4 Build Date 2026-04-20
  • YP 5.3.4 Release Date 2026-05-06
  • YP 5.0.18 Build Date 2026-04-27
  • 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:
https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TSC

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