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Mastering Embedded Linux Development

You're reading from Mastering Embedded Linux Development Craft fast and reliable embedded solutions with Linux 6.6 and The Yocto Project 5.0 (Scarthgap)

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803232591

Length 710 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Embedded Systems

Authors (2):

Frank Vasquez

Chris Simmonds

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Table of Contents (28) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Elements of Embedded Linux

2. Starting Out FREE CHAPTER

3. Learning about Toolchains

4. All about Bootloaders

5. Configuring and Building the Kernel

6. Building a Root Filesystem

7. Part 2: Building Embedded Linux Images

8. Selecting a Build System

9. Developing with Yocto

10. Yocto under the Hood

11. Part 3: System Architecture and Design Decisions

12. Creating a Storage Strategy

13. Updating Software in the Field

14. Interfacing with Device Drivers

15. Prototyping with Add-On Boards

16. Starting Up – The init Program

17. Managing Power

18. Part 4: Developing Applications

19. Packaging Python

20. Deploying Container Images

21. Learning about Processes and Threads

22. Managing Memory

23. Part 5: Debugging and Optimizing Performance

24. Debugging with GDB

25. Profiling and Tracing

26. Real-Time Programming

27. Index

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Further study

The Art of Unix Programming, by Eric Steven Raymond
Linux System Programming, 2nd Edition, by Robert Love
Linux Kernel Development, 3rd Edition, by Robert Love
The Linux Programming Interface, by Michael Kerrisk
UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2: Interprocess Communications, 2nd Edition, by W. Richard Stevens
Programming with POSIX Threads, by David R. Butenhof
Scheduling Algorithms for Multiprogramming in a Hard-Real-Time Environment, by C. L. Liu and James W. Layland, Journal of ACM, 1973, vol 20, no 1, pp. 46-61

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Authors (2)

Frank Vasquez

Frank Vasquez

Frank Vasquez is an independent software consultant specializing in consumer electronics. He has more than a decade of experience designing and building embedded Linux systems. During that time, he has shipped numerous products including a rackmount DSP audio server, a diver-held sonar camcorder, an IoT hotspot, a home battery, and a grid-scale energy storage system. Since the third edition of this book was published, Frank has also become a frequent speaker at open source software conferences including the Yocto Project Summit, Embedded Linux Conference, FOSDEM, and All Systems Go! He is passionate about learning new technologies and teaching them to others.

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Chris Simmonds

Chris Simmonds

Chris Simmonds is a software consultant and trainer living in southern England. He has almost two decades of experience in designing and building open-source embedded systems. He is the founder and chief consultant at 2net Ltd, which provides professional training and mentoring services in embedded Linux, Linux device drivers, and Android platform development. He has trained engineers at many of the biggest companies in the embedded world, including ARM, Qualcomm, Intel, Ericsson, and General Dynamics. He is a frequent presenter at open source and embedded conferences, including the Embedded Linux Conference and Embedded World.

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