diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/httpserver.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/httpserver.py
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+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/httpserver.py
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+import SimpleHTTPServer
+import multiprocessing
+import os
+
+class HTTPServer(SimpleHTTPServer.BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer):
+
+    def server_start(self, root_dir):
+        os.chdir(root_dir)
+        self.serve_forever()
+
+class HTTPRequestHandler(SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+
+    def log_message(self, format_str, *args):
+        pass
+
+class HTTPService(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, root_dir):
+        self.root_dir = root_dir
+        self.port = 0
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.server = HTTPServer(('', self.port), HTTPRequestHandler)
+        if self.port == 0:
+            self.port = self.server.server_port
+        self.process = multiprocessing.Process(target=self.server.server_start, args=[self.root_dir])
+        self.process.start()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.server.server_close()
+        self.process.terminate()
+        self.process.join()