diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 204b3c7..f8be0ad 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   tempest/scenario tests
 - [T104] Scenario tests require a services decorator
 - [T105] Tests cannot use setUpClass/tearDownClass
-- [T106] vim configuration should not be kept in source files.
 - [T107] Check that a service tag isn't in the module path
 - [T108] Check no hyphen at the end of rand_name() argument
 - [T109] Cannot use testtools.skip decorator; instead use
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 61803a4..04511e1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -49,5 +49,3 @@
 oslo.config.opts =
     tempest.config = tempest.config:list_opts
 
-[wheel]
-universal = 1
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
index 4d27a22..789965e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         # Test to SET, GET, UPDATE, SHOW, UNSET flavor extra
         # spec as a user with admin privileges.
         # Assigning extra specs values that are to be set
-        specs = {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}
+        specs = {'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
         # SET extra specs to the flavor created in setUp
         set_body = self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
             self.flavor['id'], **specs)['extra_specs']
@@ -74,30 +74,33 @@
             self.flavor['id'])['extra_specs'])
         self.assertEqual(get_body, specs)
 
-        # UPDATE the value of the extra specs key1
-        update_body = \
-            self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec(
-                self.flavor['id'], "key1", key1="value")
-        self.assertEqual({"key1": "value"}, update_body)
+        # UPDATE the value of the extra specs 'hw:numa_nodes'
+        update_body = self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec(
+            self.flavor['id'], "hw:numa_nodes", **{'hw:numa_nodes': '2'})
+        self.assertEqual({'hw:numa_nodes': '2'}, update_body)
 
-        # GET extra specs and verify the value of the key2
+        # GET extra specs and verify the value of the 'hw:cpu_policy'
         # is the same as before
         get_body = self.admin_flavors_client.list_flavor_extra_specs(
             self.flavor['id'])['extra_specs']
-        self.assertEqual(get_body, {"key1": "value", "key2": "value2"})
+        self.assertEqual(
+            get_body, {'hw:numa_nodes': '2', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
+        )
 
         # UNSET extra specs that were set in this test
-        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(self.flavor['id'],
-                                                          "key1")
-        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(self.flavor['id'],
-                                                          "key2")
+        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(
+            self.flavor['id'], 'hw:numa_nodes'
+        )
+        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(
+            self.flavor['id'], 'hw:cpu_policy'
+        )
         get_body = self.admin_flavors_client.list_flavor_extra_specs(
             self.flavor['id'])['extra_specs']
         self.assertEmpty(get_body)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('a99dad88-ae1c-4fba-aeb4-32f898218bd0')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_get_all_keys(self):
-        specs = {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}
+        specs = {'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
         self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(self.flavor['id'],
                                                         **specs)
         body = (self.flavors_client.list_flavor_extra_specs(
@@ -108,11 +111,14 @@
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('12805a7f-39a3-4042-b989-701d5cad9c90')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_get_specific_key(self):
+        specs = {'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
         body = self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], key1="value1", key2="value2")['extra_specs']
-        self.assertEqual(body['key1'], 'value1')
-        self.assertIn('key2', body)
+            self.flavor['id'], **specs
+        )['extra_specs']
+        self.assertEqual(body['hw:numa_nodes'], '1')
+        self.assertIn('hw:cpu_policy', body)
+
         body = self.flavors_client.show_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], 'key1')
-        self.assertEqual(body['key1'], 'value1')
-        self.assertNotIn('key2', body)
+            self.flavor['id'], 'hw:numa_nodes')
+        self.assertEqual(body['hw:numa_nodes'], '1')
+        self.assertNotIn('hw:cpu_policy', body)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py
index 5cde39e..9f89293 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py
@@ -68,32 +68,36 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
                           self.flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          key1="value1", key2="value2")
+                          **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'})
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('1ebf4ef8-759e-48fe-a801-d451d80476fb')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_update_specific_key(self):
         # non admin user is not allowed to update flavor extra spec
         body = self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], key1="value1", key2="value2")['extra_specs']
-        self.assertEqual(body['key1'], 'value1')
+            self.flavor['id'],
+            **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
+        )['extra_specs']
+        self.assertEqual(body['hw:numa_nodes'], '1')
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
                           self.flavors_client.
                           update_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          'key1',
-                          key1='value1_new')
+                          'hw:numa_nodes',
+                          **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1'})
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('28f12249-27c7-44c1-8810-1f382f316b11')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_unset_keys(self):
         self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], key1="value1", key2="value2")
+            self.flavor['id'],
+            **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
+        )
 
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
                           self.flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          'key1')
+                          'hw:numa_nodes')
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('440b9f3f-3c7f-4293-a106-0ceda350f8de')
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          'nonexistent_key')
+                          'hw:cpu_thread_policy')
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('329a7be3-54b2-48be-8052-bf2ce4afd898')
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.flavors_client.show_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          "nonexistent_key")
+                          'hw:cpu_thread_policy')
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('25b822b8-9f49-44f6-80de-d99f0482e5cb')
@@ -118,8 +122,8 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          "key2",
-                          key1="value")
+                          'hw:numa_nodes',
+                          **{'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'})
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('f5889590-bf66-41cc-b4b1-6e6370cfd93f')
@@ -128,6 +132,5 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          "key1",
-                          key1="value",
-                          key2="value")
+                          'hw:numa_nodes',
+                          **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'})
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py
index aa932ee..133f4bc 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volumes_negative.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common import utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
@@ -58,3 +59,66 @@
                           self.admin_servers_client.update_attached_volume,
                           self.server['id'], volume['id'],
                           volumeId=nonexistent_volume)
+
+
+class UpdateMultiattachVolumeNegativeTest(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+
+    min_microversion = '2.60'
+    volume_min_microversion = '3.27'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(self):
+        super(UpdateMultiattachVolumeNegativeTest, self).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.volume_multiattach:
+            raise self.skipException('Volume multi-attach is not available.')
+
+    @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('7576d497-b7c6-44bd-9cc5-c5b4e50fec71')
+    @utils.services('volume')
+    def test_multiattach_rw_volume_update_failure(self):
+
+        # Create two multiattach capable volumes.
+        vol1 = self.create_volume(multiattach=True)
+        vol2 = self.create_volume(multiattach=True)
+
+        # Create two instances.
+        server1 = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        server2 = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+
+        # Attach vol1 to both of these instances.
+        vol1_attachment1 = self.attach_volume(server1, vol1)
+        vol1_attachment2 = self.attach_volume(server2, vol1)
+
+        # Assert that we now have two attachments.
+        vol1 = self.volumes_client.show_volume(vol1['id'])['volume']
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(vol1['attachments']))
+
+        # By default both of these attachments should have an attach_mode of
+        # read-write, assert that here to ensure the following calls to update
+        # the volume will be rejected.
+        for volume_attachment in vol1['attachments']:
+            attachment_id = volume_attachment['attachment_id']
+            attachment = self.attachments_client.show_attachment(
+                attachment_id)['attachment']
+            self.assertEqual('rw', attachment['attach_mode'])
+
+        # Assert that a BadRequest is raised when we attempt to update volume1
+        # to volume2 on server1 or server2.
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
+                          self.admin_servers_client.update_attached_volume,
+                          server1['id'], vol1['id'], volumeId=vol2['id'])
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
+                          self.admin_servers_client.update_attached_volume,
+                          server2['id'], vol1['id'], volumeId=vol2['id'])
+
+        # Fetch the volume 1 to check the current attachments.
+        vol1 = self.volumes_client.show_volume(vol1['id'])['volume']
+        vol1_attachment_ids = [a['id'] for a in vol1['attachments']]
+
+        # Assert that volume 1 is still attached to both server 1 and 2.
+        self.assertIn(vol1_attachment1['id'], vol1_attachment_ids)
+        self.assertIn(vol1_attachment2['id'], vol1_attachment_ids)
+
+        # Assert that volume 2 has no attachments.
+        vol2 = self.volumes_client.show_volume(vol2['id'])['volume']
+        self.assertEqual([], vol2['attachments'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 9cbdd14..eab2a8d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
         cls.versions_client = cls.os_primary.compute_versions_client
         if CONF.service_available.cinder:
             cls.volumes_client = cls.os_primary.volumes_client_latest
+            cls.attachments_client = cls.os_primary.attachments_client_latest
         if CONF.service_available.glance:
             if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
                 cls.images_client = cls.os_primary.image_client
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py
index df0d79d..2dd1fe2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@
             self.groups_client.add_group_user(group['id'], user['id'])
         # list groups which user belongs to
         user_groups = self.users_client.list_user_groups(user['id'])['groups']
+        # The `membership_expires_at` attribute is present when listing user
+        # group memberships, and is not an attribute of the groups themselves.
+        # Therefore we remove it from the comparison.
+        for g in user_groups:
+            if 'membership_expires_at' in g:
+                self.assertIsNone(g['membership_expires_at'])
+                del(g['membership_expires_at'])
         self.assertEqual(sorted(groups, key=lambda k: k['name']),
                          sorted(user_groups, key=lambda k: k['name']))
         self.assertEqual(2, len(user_groups))
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py b/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
index 85f6896..2b9719a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@
         List tags.
         Remove a tag.
 
-    v2.0 of the Neutron API is assumed. The tag-ext extension allows users to
-    set tags on the following resources: subnets, ports, routers and
-    subnetpools.
+    v2.0 of the Neutron API is assumed. The tag-ext or standard-attr-tag
+    extension allows users to set tags on the following resources: subnets,
+    ports, routers and subnetpools.
+    from stein release the tag-ext has been renamed to standard-attr-tag
     """
 
     # NOTE(felipemonteiro): The supported resource names are plural. Use
@@ -115,8 +116,12 @@
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
         super(TagsExtTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        if not utils.is_extension_enabled('tag-ext', 'network'):
-            msg = "tag-ext extension not enabled."
+        # Added condition to support backward compatiblity since
+        # tag-ext has been renamed to standard-attr-tag
+        if not (utils.is_extension_enabled('tag-ext', 'network') or
+                utils.is_extension_enabled('standard-attr-tag', 'network')):
+            msg = ("neither tag-ext nor standard-attr-tag extensions "
+                   "are enabled.")
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py
index f695f51..c57766e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@
         self._delete_group_snapshot(group_snapshot)
         group_snapshots = self.group_snapshots_client.list_group_snapshots()[
             'group_snapshots']
-        self.assertEmpty(group_snapshots)
+        self.assertNotIn((group_snapshot['name'], group_snapshot['id']),
+                         [(m['name'], m['id']) for m in group_snapshots])
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('eff52c70-efc7-45ed-b47a-4ad675d09b81')
     def test_create_group_from_group_snapshot(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
index 00a3375..4d64a95 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # NOTE(zhufl): This inherits from BaseVolumeAdminTest because
 # it requires force_tenant_isolation=True, which need admin
 # credentials to create non-admin users for the tests.
-class AbsoluteLimitsTests(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):  # noqa
+class AbsoluteLimitsTests(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):  # noqa: T115
 
     # avoid existing volumes of pre-defined tenant
     force_tenant_isolation = True
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_list.py
index 8a416ea..f4f039c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_list.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         snap_list = self.snapshots_client.list_snapshots(
             sort_key=sort_key, sort_dir=sort_dir)['snapshots']
         self.assertNotEmpty(snap_list)
-        if sort_key is 'display_name':
+        if sort_key == 'display_name':
             sort_key = 'name'
         # Note: On Cinder API, 'display_name' works as a sort key
         # on a request, a volume name appears as 'name' on the response.
diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index b547cc6..e242301 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
             raise lib_exc.DeleteErrorException(
                 "Server %s failed to delete and is in ERROR status" %
                 server_id)
+        if server_status == 'SOFT_DELETED':
+            # Soft-deleted instances need to be forcibly deleted to
+            # prevent some test cases from failing.
+            LOG.debug("Automatically force-deleting soft-deleted server %s",
+                      server_id)
+            client.force_delete_server(server_id)
 
         if int(time.time()) - start_time >= client.build_timeout:
             raise lib_exc.TimeoutException
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index 2c40cb1..6a97a00 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 
+from hacking import core
 import pycodestyle
 
 
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@
 TEST_DEFINITION = re.compile(r'^\s*def test.*')
 SETUP_TEARDOWN_CLASS_DEFINITION = re.compile(r'^\s+def (setUp|tearDown)Class')
 SCENARIO_DECORATOR = re.compile(r'\s*@.*services\((.*)\)')
-VI_HEADER_RE = re.compile(r"^#\s+vim?:.+")
 RAND_NAME_HYPHEN_RE = re.compile(r".*rand_name\(.+[\-\_][\"\']\)")
 mutable_default_args = re.compile(r"^\s*def .+\((.+=\{\}|.+=\[\])")
 TESTTOOLS_SKIP_DECORATOR = re.compile(r'\s*@testtools\.skip\((.*)\)')
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 _HAVE_NEGATIVE_DECORATOR = False
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests(physical_line, filename):
     """Check for client imports from tempest/api & tempest/scenario tests
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
                      " in tempest/api/* or tempest/scenario/* tests"))
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def scenario_tests_need_service_tags(physical_line, filename,
                                      previous_logical):
     """Check that scenario tests have service tags
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@
                         "T104: Scenario tests require a service decorator")
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def no_setup_teardown_class_for_tests(physical_line, filename):
 
     if pycodestyle.noqa(physical_line):
@@ -80,20 +83,7 @@
                 "T105: (setUp|tearDown)Class can not be used in tests")
 
 
-def no_vi_headers(physical_line, line_number, lines):
-    """Check for vi editor configuration in source files.
-
-    By default vi modelines can only appear in the first or
-    last 5 lines of a source file.
-
-    T106
-    """
-    # NOTE(gilliard): line_number is 1-indexed
-    if line_number <= 5 or line_number > len(lines) - 5:
-        if VI_HEADER_RE.match(physical_line):
-            return 0, "T106: Don't put vi configuration in source files"
-
-
+@core.flake8ext
 def service_tags_not_in_module_path(physical_line, filename):
     """Check that a service tag isn't in the module path
 
@@ -117,6 +107,7 @@
                             "T107: service tag should not be in path")
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def no_hyphen_at_end_of_rand_name(logical_line, filename):
     """Check no hyphen at the end of rand_name() argument
 
@@ -127,6 +118,7 @@
         return 0, msg
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def no_mutable_default_args(logical_line):
     """Check that mutable object isn't used as default argument
 
@@ -137,6 +129,7 @@
         yield (0, msg)
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def no_testtools_skip_decorator(logical_line):
     """Check that methods do not have the testtools.skip decorator
 
@@ -170,7 +163,8 @@
     return True
 
 
-def get_resources_on_service_clients(logical_line, physical_line, filename,
+@core.flake8ext
+def get_resources_on_service_clients(physical_line, logical_line, filename,
                                      line_number, lines):
     """Check that service client names of GET should be consistent
 
@@ -197,7 +191,8 @@
         yield (0, msg)
 
 
-def delete_resources_on_service_clients(logical_line, physical_line, filename,
+@core.flake8ext
+def delete_resources_on_service_clients(physical_line, logical_line, filename,
                                         line_number, lines):
     """Check that service client names of DELETE should be consistent
 
@@ -223,6 +218,7 @@
         yield (0, msg)
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def dont_import_local_tempest_into_lib(logical_line, filename):
     """Check that tempest.lib should not import local tempest code
 
@@ -244,6 +240,7 @@
     yield (0, msg)
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4(logical_line, filename):
     """Check that tests use data_utils.rand_uuid() instead of uuid.uuid4()
 
@@ -260,6 +257,7 @@
     yield (0, msg)
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib(logical_line, filename):
     """Check that tempest.lib doesn't use tempest config
 
@@ -277,7 +275,8 @@
         yield(0, msg)
 
 
-def dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path(logical_line, physical_line,
+@core.flake8ext
+def dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path(logical_line,
                                           filename):
     """Check admin tests should exist under admin path
 
@@ -287,9 +286,6 @@
     if 'tempest/api/' not in filename:
         return
 
-    if pycodestyle.noqa(physical_line):
-        return
-
     if not re.match(r'class .*Test.*\(.*Admin.*\):', logical_line):
         return
 
@@ -298,6 +294,7 @@
         yield(0, msg)
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(logical_line):
     """Check Unsupported 'message' exception attribute in PY3
 
@@ -309,6 +306,7 @@
         yield(0, msg)
 
 
+@core.flake8ext
 def negative_test_attribute_always_applied_to_negative_tests(physical_line,
                                                              filename):
     """Check ``@decorators.attr(type=['negative'])`` applied to negative tests.
@@ -330,22 +328,3 @@
                        " to all negative API tests"
                 )
             _HAVE_NEGATIVE_DECORATOR = False
-
-
-def factory(register):
-    register(import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests)
-    register(scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
-    register(no_setup_teardown_class_for_tests)
-    register(no_vi_headers)
-    register(service_tags_not_in_module_path)
-    register(no_hyphen_at_end_of_rand_name)
-    register(no_mutable_default_args)
-    register(no_testtools_skip_decorator)
-    register(get_resources_on_service_clients)
-    register(delete_resources_on_service_clients)
-    register(dont_import_local_tempest_into_lib)
-    register(dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib)
-    register(use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4)
-    register(dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path)
-    register(unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3)
-    register(negative_test_attribute_always_applied_to_negative_tests)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/auth.py b/tempest/lib/auth.py
index 8e6d3d5..3fee489 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/auth.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/auth.py
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
 
     def __str__(self):
         """Represent only attributes included in self.ATTRIBUTES"""
-        attrs = [attr for attr in self.ATTRIBUTES if attr is not 'password']
+        attrs = [attr for attr in self.ATTRIBUTES if attr != 'password']
         _repr = dict((k, getattr(self, k)) for k in attrs)
         return str(_repr)
 
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@
 
     def __str__(self):
         """Represent only attributes included in self.ATTRIBUTES"""
-        attrs = [attr for attr in self.ATTRIBUTES if attr is not 'password']
+        attrs = [attr for attr in self.ATTRIBUTES if attr != 'password']
         _repr = dict((k, getattr(self, k)) for k in attrs)
         return str(_repr)
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_namespaces_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_namespaces_client.py
index 3b057ad..db1ffae 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_namespaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_namespaces_client.py
@@ -18,16 +18,64 @@
 
 
 class TestNamespacesClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
-    FAKE_CREATE_SHOW_NAMESPACE = {
-        "namespace": "OS::Compute::Hypervisor",
-        "visibility": "public",
-        "description": "Tempest",
-        "display_name": u"\u2740(*\xb4\u25e1`*)\u2740",
-        "protected": True
+    FAKE_CREATE_NAMESPACE = {
+        "created_at": "2016-05-19T16:05:48Z",
+        "description": "A metadata definitions namespace.",
+        "display_name": "An Example Namespace",
+        "namespace": "FredCo::SomeCategory::Example",
+        "owner": "c60b1d57c5034e0d86902aedf8c49be0",
+        "protected": True,
+        "schema": "/v2/schemas/metadefs/namespace",
+        "self": "/v2/metadefs/namespaces/"
+                "FredCo::SomeCategory::Example",
+        "updated_at": "2016-05-19T16:05:48Z",
+        "visibility": "public"
+    }
+
+    FAKE_SHOW_NAMESPACE = {
+        "created_at": "2016-06-28T14:57:10Z",
+        "description": "The libvirt compute driver options.",
+        "display_name": "libvirt Driver Options",
+        "namespace": "OS::Compute::Libvirt",
+        "owner": "admin",
+        "properties": {
+            "boot_menu": {
+                "description": "If true, enables the BIOS bootmenu.",
+                "enum": [
+                    "true",
+                    "false"
+                ],
+                "title": "Boot Menu",
+                "type": "string"
+            },
+            "serial_port_count": {
+                "description": "Specifies the count of serial ports.",
+                "minimum": 0,
+                "title": "Serial Port Count",
+                "type": "integer"
+            }
+        },
+        "protected": True,
+        "resource_type_associations": [
+            {
+                "created_at": "2016-06-28T14:57:10Z",
+                "name": "OS::Glance::Image",
+                "prefix": "hw_"
+            },
+            {
+                "created_at": "2016-06-28T14:57:10Z",
+                "name": "OS::Nova::Flavor",
+                "prefix": "hw:"
+            }
+        ],
+        "schema": "/v2/schemas/metadefs/namespace",
+        "self": "/v2/metadefs/namespaces/OS::Compute::Libvirt",
+        "visibility": "public"
     }
 
     FAKE_LIST_NAMESPACES = {
-        "first": "/v2/metadefs/namespaces?sort_key=created_at&sort_dir=asc",
+        "first": "/v2/metadefs/namespaces?sort_key=created_at&"
+                 "sort_dir=asc",
         "namespaces": [
             {
                 "created_at": "2014-08-28T17:13:06Z",
@@ -89,7 +137,7 @@
         self.check_service_client_function(
             self.client.show_namespace,
             'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
-            self.FAKE_CREATE_SHOW_NAMESPACE,
+            self.FAKE_SHOW_NAMESPACE,
             bytes_body,
             namespace="OS::Compute::Hypervisor")
 
@@ -104,7 +152,7 @@
         self.check_service_client_function(
             self.client.create_namespace,
             'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post',
-            self.FAKE_CREATE_SHOW_NAMESPACE,
+            self.FAKE_CREATE_NAMESPACE,
             bytes_body,
             namespace="OS::Compute::Hypervisor",
             visibility="public", description="Tempest",
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_resource_types_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_resource_types_client.py
index 74e1c36..089e62e 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_resource_types_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_resource_types_client.py
@@ -48,6 +48,28 @@
         ]
     }
 
+    FAKE_CREATE_RESOURCE_TYPE_ASSOCIATION = {
+        "created_at": "2020-03-07T18:20:44Z",
+        "name": "OS::Glance::Image",
+        "prefix": "hw:",
+        "updated_at": "2020-03-07T18:20:44Z"
+    }
+
+    FAKE_LIST_RESOURCE_TYPE_ASSOCIATION = {
+        "resource_type_associations": [
+            {
+                "created_at": "2020-03-07T18:20:44Z",
+                "name": "OS::Nova::Flavor",
+                "prefix": "hw:"
+            },
+            {
+                "created_at": "2020-03-07T18:20:44Z",
+                "name": "OS::Glance::Image",
+                "prefix": "hw_"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestResourceTypesClient, self).setUp()
         fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
@@ -62,6 +84,25 @@
             self.FAKE_LIST_RESOURCETYPES,
             bytes_body)
 
+    def _test_create_resource_type_association(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.create_resource_type_association,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post',
+            self.FAKE_CREATE_RESOURCE_TYPE_ASSOCIATION,
+            bytes_body, status=201,
+            namespace_id="OS::Compute::Hypervisor",
+            name="OS::Glance::Image", prefix="hw_",
+            )
+
+    def _test_list_resource_type_association(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.list_resource_type_association,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_LIST_RESOURCE_TYPE_ASSOCIATION,
+            bytes_body,
+            namespace_id="OS::Compute::Hypervisor",
+            )
+
     def test_list_resource_types_with_str_body(self):
         self._test_list_resource_types()
 
@@ -76,3 +117,15 @@
             namespace_id="OS::Compute::Hypervisor",
             resource_name="OS::Glance::Image",
             )
+
+    def test_create_resource_type_association_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_create_resource_type_association()
+
+    def test_create_resource_type_association_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_create_resource_type_association(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_list_resource_type_association_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_list_resource_type_association()
+
+    def test_list_resource_type_association_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_list_resource_type_association(bytes_body=True)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/object_storage/test_object_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/object_storage/test_object_client.py
index a16d1d7..1749b03 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/object_storage/test_object_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/object_storage/test_object_client.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
         # If the expected initial status is not 100, then an exception
         # should be thrown and the connection closed
-        if initial_status is 100:
+        if initial_status == 100:
             status, reason = \
                 self.object_client.create_object_continue(cnt, obj, req_data)
         else:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         mock_poc.return_value.endheaders.assert_called_once_with()
 
         # The following steps are only taken if the initial status is 100
-        if initial_status is 100:
+        if initial_status == 100:
             # Verify that the method returned what it was supposed to
             self.assertEqual(status, 201)
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
index 83c1abb..7c31185 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
@@ -101,17 +101,6 @@
             'def test_fake:', './tempest/scenario/orchestration/test_fake.py',
             "\n"))
 
-    def test_no_vi_headers(self):
-        # NOTE(mtreinish)  The lines parameter is used only for finding the
-        # line location in the file. So these tests just pass a list of an
-        # arbitrary length to use for verifying the check function.
-        self.assertTrue(checks.no_vi_headers(
-            '# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4', 1, range(250)))
-        self.assertTrue(checks.no_vi_headers(
-            '# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4', 249, range(250)))
-        self.assertFalse(checks.no_vi_headers(
-            '# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4', 149, range(250)))
-
     def test_service_tags_not_in_module_path(self):
         self.assertTrue(checks.service_tags_not_in_module_path(
             "@utils.services('compute')",
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 196387c..a50905f 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
-hacking>=1.1.0,<1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=3.0,<3.1.0;python_version>='3.5' # Apache-2.0
 mock>=2.0.0 # BSD
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 64921ef..e861c84 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@
     check-uuid --fix
 
 [hacking]
-local-check-factory = tempest.hacking.checks.factory
 import_exceptions = tempest.services
 
 [flake8]
@@ -327,6 +326,26 @@
 enable-extensions = H106,H203,H904
 import-order-style = pep8
 
+[flake8:local-plugins]
+extension =
+  T102 = checks:import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests
+  T104 = checks:scenario_tests_need_service_tags
+  T105 = checks:no_setup_teardown_class_for_tests
+  T107 = checks:service_tags_not_in_module_path
+  T108 = checks:no_hyphen_at_end_of_rand_name
+  N322 = checks:no_mutable_default_args
+  T109 = checks:no_testtools_skip_decorator
+  T110 = checks:get_resources_on_service_clients
+  T111 = checks:delete_resources_on_service_clients
+  T112 = checks:dont_import_local_tempest_into_lib
+  T113 = checks:use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4
+  T114 = checks:dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib
+  T115 = checks:dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path
+  T116 = checks:unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3
+  T117 = checks:negative_test_attribute_always_applied_to_negative_tests
+paths =
+  ./tempest/hacking
+
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 deps =
   -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}