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Mastering Embedded Linux Programming. Harness the power of Linux to create versatile and robust embedded solutions

Mastering Embedded Linux Programming. Harness the power of Linux to create versatile and robust embedded solutions

Chris Simmonds

Ebook
Mastering Embedded Linux Programming takes you through the product cycle and gives you an in-depth description of the components and options that are available at each stage. You will begin by learning about toolchains, bootloaders, the Linux kernel, and how to configure a root filesystem to create a basic working device. You will then learn how to use the two most commonly used build systems, Buildroot and Yocto, to speed up and simplify the development process. Building on this solid base, the next section considers how to make best use of raw NAND/NOR flash memory and managed flash eMMC chips, including mechanisms for increasing the lifetime of the devices and to perform reliable in-field updates. Next, you need to consider what techniques are best suited to writing applications for your device. We will then see how functions are split between processes and the usage of POSIX threads, which have a big impact on the responsiveness and performance of the final device The closing sections look at the techniques available to developers for profiling and tracing applications and kernel code using perf and ftrace.
  • 1. Starting out
  • 2. Learning about Toolchain
  • 3. Everything about Bootloader
  • 4. Porting and Configuring Kernel
  • 5. Identifying components of Root file System
  • 6. Selecting a Build Framework
  • 7. Creating a storage strategy
  • 8. Introducing Device drivers
  • 9. Starting up: the init program
  • 10. Learning Processes and threads
  • 11. Managing Memory
  • 12. Debugging using GDB
  • 13. Profiling and tracing
  • 14. Real time programming
  • Title: Mastering Embedded Linux Programming. Harness the power of Linux to create versatile and robust embedded solutions
  • Author: Chris Simmonds
  • Original title: Mastering Embedded Linux Programming. Harness the power of Linux to create versatile and robust embedded solutions
  • ISBN: 9781784399023, 9781784399023
  • Date of issue: 2015-12-29
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_3b0s
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing