For the master branch, IMO we should bump to v1.15.3[1] instead of
backporting the patch.

[1] https://github.com/pocoproject/poco/releases/tag/poco-1.15.3-release

On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 12:08 AM Andrej Kozemcak via
lists.openembedded.org
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Patch contains tree patches which was merge to poco at once
> and fix "time" issues
>
> 1 - fix(Foundation): Timezone: invalidate utcOffset cache when /etc/localtime 
> changes
>
> Poco commit 1850dc16aabf5980a490bb1b66086d6695abb823 introduced a
> TZInfo cache for the UTC offset to avoid repeated tzset() syscalls.
> The cache is invalidated only when the TZ environment variable changes.
> However, the TZ variable is process-local: if a different process (e.g.
> a timezone configuration daemon or an init script) changes the system
> timezone by updating /etc/localtime, the running process is not notified
> and its TZ environment variable remains unchanged.
>
> On systems that switch timezone by updating /etc/localtime (a symlink)
> without touching the TZ env var, the cache is therefore never invalidated
> and Timezone::utcOffset() returns the stale value computed at startup.
>
> Fix by extending cacheTZ()/tzChanged() to also track the inode and
> mtime of /etc/localtime via stat(2).  When either changes the cache is
> considered stale and reloaded, preserving the performance benefit for
> the common case where neither TZ nor /etc/localtime changes between
> calls.
>
> 2 - fix(Foundation): DateTimeParser: %S consume optional fractional seconds
>
> Parsing ISO 8601 date strings that contain both fractional seconds and a
> timezone offset (e.g. "2013-10-07T08:23:19.120-04:00") with the format
> "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z" raises a SyntaxException:
>
>   - %S consumes the integer seconds but stops at '.', leaving
>     ".120-04:00" unconsumed.
>   - %z (parseTZD) is called next but sees '.' and returns without
>     consuming anything.
>   - The trailing-garbage check then raises SyntaxException.
>
> Extend the %S case to consume and discard an optional fractional-second
> suffix ('.' or ',' followed by one or more digits) immediately after
> parsing the integer seconds.  This mirrors the existing %s behaviour and
> allows %z to see the timezone designator directly, keeping the
> trailing-garbage check fully effective for truly invalid input.
>
> 3 - test(DateTimeParserTest): add ISO8601 fractional seconds parser test
>
> Add testISO8601FracSeconds to verify that DateTimeParser correctly
> handles fractional-second suffixes (dot and comma separated) in
> ISO8601_FORMAT strings, and rejects malformed input such as a
> bare decimal point with no digits.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andrej Kozemcak <[email protected]>
> ---
>  ...er-trailing-timezone-designators-Tim.patch | 240 ++++++++++++++++++
>  meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.15.2.bb   |   1 +
>  2 files changed, 241 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 
> meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco/0004-Fix-DateTimeParser-trailing-timezone-designators-Tim.patch
>
> diff --git 
> a/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco/0004-Fix-DateTimeParser-trailing-timezone-designators-Tim.patch
>  
> b/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco/0004-Fix-DateTimeParser-trailing-timezone-designators-Tim.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..d2a8666b23
> --- /dev/null
> +++ 
> b/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco/0004-Fix-DateTimeParser-trailing-timezone-designators-Tim.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
> +From a767d36fed678e874536e33731be6dbcc5fdc5d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: kozemcak <[email protected]>
> +Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 16:13:12 +0200
> +Subject: [PATCH] Fix: DateTimeParser trailing timezone designators & Timezone
> + UTC offset cache invalidation (#5318)
> +
> +* fix(Foundation): Timezone: invalidate utcOffset cache when /etc/localtime 
> changes
> +
> +Poco commit 1850dc16aabf5980a490bb1b66086d6695abb823 introduced a
> +TZInfo cache for the UTC offset to avoid repeated tzset() syscalls.
> +The cache is invalidated only when the TZ environment variable changes.
> +However, the TZ variable is process-local: if a different process (e.g.
> +a timezone configuration daemon or an init script) changes the system
> +timezone by updating /etc/localtime, the running process is not notified
> +and its TZ environment variable remains unchanged.
> +
> +On systems that switch timezone by updating /etc/localtime (a symlink)
> +without touching the TZ env var, the cache is therefore never invalidated
> +and Timezone::utcOffset() returns the stale value computed at startup.
> +
> +Fix by extending cacheTZ()/tzChanged() to also track the inode and
> +mtime of /etc/localtime via stat(2).  When either changes the cache is
> +considered stale and reloaded, preserving the performance benefit for
> +the common case where neither TZ nor /etc/localtime changes between
> +calls.
> +
> +Signed-off-by: Andrej Kozemcak <[email protected]>
> +
> +* fix(Foundation): DateTimeParser: %S consume optional fractional seconds
> +
> +Parsing ISO 8601 date strings that contain both fractional seconds and a
> +timezone offset (e.g. "2013-10-07T08:23:19.120-04:00") with the format
> +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z" raises a SyntaxException:
> +
> +  - %S consumes the integer seconds but stops at '.', leaving
> +    ".120-04:00" unconsumed.
> +  - %z (parseTZD) is called next but sees '.' and returns without
> +    consuming anything.
> +  - The trailing-garbage check then raises SyntaxException.
> +
> +Extend the %S case to consume and discard an optional fractional-second
> +suffix ('.' or ',' followed by one or more digits) immediately after
> +parsing the integer seconds.  This mirrors the existing %s behaviour and
> +allows %z to see the timezone designator directly, keeping the
> +trailing-garbage check fully effective for truly invalid input.
> +
> +Fix suggested by matejk.
> +
> +Signed-off-by: Andrej Kozemcak <[email protected]>
> +
> +* test(DateTimeParserTest): add ISO8601 fractional seconds parser test
> +
> +Add testISO8601FracSeconds to verify that DateTimeParser correctly
> +handles fractional-second suffixes (dot and comma separated) in
> +ISO8601_FORMAT strings, and rejects malformed input such as a
> +bare decimal point with no digits.
> +
> +---------
> +
> +Upstream-Status: Backport [1.15.3, 
> https://github.com/pocoproject/poco/commit/b8d2b50774b25a470c5a30fc91bae7cd47c251fa]
> +
> +Signed-off-by: Andrej Kozemcak <[email protected]>
> +Co-authored-by: Andrej Kozemcak <[email protected]>
> +---
> + Foundation/include/Poco/DateTimeParser.h      |  6 ++++
> + Foundation/src/DateTimeParser.cpp             | 12 +++++++
> + Foundation/src/Timezone_UNIX.cpp              | 36 ++++++++++++++++++-
> + .../testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.cpp      | 32 +++++++++++++++++
> + Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.h |  1 +
> + 5 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> +
> +diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/DateTimeParser.h 
> b/Foundation/include/Poco/DateTimeParser.h
> +index 2d1882d83..e82a934c9 100644
> +--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/DateTimeParser.h
> ++++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/DateTimeParser.h
> +@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ public:
> +               /// Throws a SyntaxException if the string cannot be 
> successfully parsed.
> +               /// Please see DateTimeFormatter::format() for a description 
> of the format string.
> +               /// Class DateTimeFormat defines format strings for various 
> standard date/time formats.
> ++              ///
> ++              /// Note: The %S specifier parses whole seconds and then 
> silently discards any
> ++              /// fractional-second suffix of the form '.DDD' or ',DDD' 
> (including a bare decimal
> ++              /// point that is immediately followed by a non-digit is 
> treated as a parse error).
> ++              /// Callers that need the fractional digits captured must use 
> %s (millis+micros),
> ++              /// %i (milliseconds only), %c (centiseconds), or %F 
> (six-digit fractional seconds).
> +
> +       static DateTime parse(const std::string& fmt, const std::string& str, 
> int& timeZoneDifferential);
> +               /// Parses a date and time in the given format from the given 
> string.
> +diff --git a/Foundation/src/DateTimeParser.cpp 
> b/Foundation/src/DateTimeParser.cpp
> +index 08b3494ac..c2fe3dfaa 100644
> +--- a/Foundation/src/DateTimeParser.cpp
> ++++ b/Foundation/src/DateTimeParser.cpp
> +@@ -243,6 +243,18 @@ void DateTimeParser::parse(const std::string& fmt, 
> const std::string& dtStr, Dat
> +                               case 'S':
> +                                       it = skipNonDigits(it, end);
> +                                       second = parseNumberN(dtStr, it, end, 
> 2);
> ++                                      // Consume optional fractional 
> seconds ('.NNN' or ',NNN') so that a
> ++                                      // subsequent %z specifier can reach 
> the timezone designator.
> ++                                      // A decimal point/comma not followed 
> by a digit is an error.
> ++                                      if (it != end && (*it == '.' || *it 
> == ','))
> ++                                      {
> ++                                              ++it;
> ++                                              if (it == end || 
> !Ascii::isDigit(*it))
> ++                                              {
> ++                                                      throw 
> SyntaxException("Invalid DateTimeString: " + dtStr + ", missing fractional 
> digits");
> ++                                              }
> ++                                              it = skipDigits(it, end);
> ++                                      }
> +                                       break;
> +                               case 's':
> +                                       it = skipNonDigits(it, end);
> +diff --git a/Foundation/src/Timezone_UNIX.cpp 
> b/Foundation/src/Timezone_UNIX.cpp
> +index d1489e72f..3e0d29838 100644
> +--- a/Foundation/src/Timezone_UNIX.cpp
> ++++ b/Foundation/src/Timezone_UNIX.cpp
> +@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
> + #include <ctime>
> + #include <cstdlib>
> + #include <string>
> ++#include <sys/stat.h>
> +
> +
> + namespace Poco {
> +@@ -66,13 +67,44 @@ private:
> +       {
> +               const char* tz = std::getenv("TZ");
> +               _cachedTZ = tz ? tz : "";
> ++              // /etc/localtime is the system-wide zone source (updated by 
> timedatectl etc.).
> ++              // Stat'ing it lets us detect zone changes that don't touch 
> the TZ env var; we
> ++              // don't read its contents — tzset()/libc still resolves the 
> actual zone data.
> ++              cacheLocaltimeStat();
> +       }
> +
> +       bool tzChanged() const
> +       {
> +               const char* tz = std::getenv("TZ");
> +               std::string currentTZ = tz ? tz : "";
> +-              return currentTZ != _cachedTZ;
> ++              if (currentTZ != _cachedTZ) return true;
> ++              return localtimeStatChanged();
> ++      }
> ++
> ++      void cacheLocaltimeStat()
> ++      {
> ++              struct stat st{};
> ++              if (::stat("/etc/localtime", &st) == 0)
> ++              {
> ++                      _localtimeIno = st.st_ino;
> ++                      _localtimeMtime = st.st_mtime;
> ++              }
> ++              else
> ++              {
> ++                      _localtimeIno = 0;
> ++                      _localtimeMtime = 0;
> ++              }
> ++      }
> ++
> ++      bool localtimeStatChanged() const
> ++      {
> ++              struct stat st{};
> ++              if (::stat("/etc/localtime", &st) == 0)
> ++              {
> ++                      return st.st_ino != _localtimeIno || st.st_mtime != 
> _localtimeMtime;
> ++              }
> ++              // /etc/localtime not accessible: treat as changed only if we 
> had it before
> ++              return _localtimeIno != 0;
> +       }
> +
> +       static int computeTimeZone()
> +@@ -112,6 +144,8 @@ private:
> +       std::mutex _mutex;
> +       int _tzOffset;
> +       std::string _cachedTZ;
> ++      ino_t _localtimeIno = 0;
> ++      time_t _localtimeMtime = 0;
> + };
> +
> +
> +diff --git a/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.cpp 
> b/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.cpp
> +index 246a0d531..0742e1e02 100644
> +--- a/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.cpp
> ++++ b/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.cpp
> +@@ -638,6 +638,37 @@ void DateTimeParserTest::testCustom()
> + }
> +
> +
> ++void DateTimeParserTest::testISO8601FracSeconds()
> ++{
> ++      // ISO8601_FORMAT uses %S which silently discards a well-formed 
> fractional-second
> ++      // suffix so that the trailing %z can still reach the timezone 
> designator.
> ++      int tzd;
> ++
> ++      // Dot-separated fractional seconds with negative timezone offset
> ++      DateTime dt = DateTimeParser::parse(DateTimeFormat::ISO8601_FORMAT, 
> "2013-10-07T08:23:19.120-04:00", tzd);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.year()   == 2013);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.month()  == 10);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.day()    == 7);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.hour()   == 8);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.minute() == 23);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.second() == 19);
> ++      assertTrue (tzd == -4*3600);
> ++
> ++      // Comma-separated fractional seconds (ISO 8601 allows ',' as the 
> decimal sign)
> ++      dt = DateTimeParser::parse(DateTimeFormat::ISO8601_FORMAT, 
> "2013-10-07T08:23:19,120-04:00", tzd);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.year()   == 2013);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.month()  == 10);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.day()    == 7);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.hour()   == 8);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.minute() == 23);
> ++      assertTrue (dt.second() == 19);
> ++      assertTrue (tzd == -4*3600);
> ++
> ++      // A bare decimal point not followed by any digit must be rejected
> ++      testBad(DateTimeFormat::ISO8601_FORMAT, "2013-10-07T08:23:19.-04:00", 
> tzd);
> ++}
> ++
> ++
> + void DateTimeParserTest::testGuess()
> + {
> +       int tzd;
> +@@ -917,6 +948,7 @@ CppUnit::Test* DateTimeParserTest::suite()
> +       CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, DateTimeParserTest, testASCTIME);
> +       CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, DateTimeParserTest, testSORTABLE);
> +       CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, DateTimeParserTest, testCustom);
> ++      CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, DateTimeParserTest, testISO8601FracSeconds);
> +       CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, DateTimeParserTest, testGuess);
> +       CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, DateTimeParserTest, testCleanup);
> +       CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, DateTimeParserTest, testParseMonth);
> +diff --git a/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.h 
> b/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.h
> +index f25416971..07f0b6924 100644
> +--- a/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.h
> ++++ b/Foundation/testsuite/src/DateTimeParserTest.h
> +@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
> +       void testASCTIME();
> +       void testSORTABLE();
> +       void testCustom();
> ++      void testISO8601FracSeconds();
> +       void testGuess();
> +       void testCleanup();
> +       void testParseMonth();
> diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.15.2.bb 
> b/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.15.2.bb
> index 5a873a1d85..bc3d3f9180 100644
> --- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.15.2.bb
> +++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/poco/poco_1.15.2.bb
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SRC_URI = 
> "git://github.com/pocoproject/poco.git;branch=poco-${PV};protocol=http
>             file://0001-cppignore.lnx-Ignore-PKCS12-and-testLaunch-test.patch 
> \
>             file://0002-DataTest-disable-testSQLChannel-test.patch \
>             file://0003-quill-rdtsc-fallback-for-32-bit-powerpc.patch \
> +           
> file://0004-Fix-DateTimeParser-trailing-timezone-designators-Tim.patch \
>             file://run-ptest \
>             "
>  SRCREV = "afbb1ab68f29eec7079e2fdfa04b3efdbec6529d"
>
> 
>
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