Embedded Linux Primer: A Practical Real-World Approach

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Comprehensive Real-World Guidance for Every Embedded Developer and Engineer

This book brings together indispensable knowledge for building efficient, high-value, Linux-based embedded products: information that has never been assembled in one place before. Drawing on years of experience as an embedded Linux consultant and field application engineer, Christopher Hallinan offers solutions for the specific technical issues you’re most likely to face, demonstrates how to build an effective embedded Linux environment, and shows how to use it as productively as possible.

Hallinan begins by touring a typical Linux-based embedded system, introducing key concepts and components, and calling attention to differences between Linux and traditional embedded environments. Writing from the embedded developer’s viewpoint, he thoroughly addresses issues ranging from kernel building and initialization to bootloaders, device drivers to file systems.

Hallinan thoroughly covers the increasingly popular BusyBox utilities; presents a step-by-step walkthrough of porting Linux to custom boards; and introduces real-time configuration via CONFIG_RT--one of today’s most exciting developments in embedded Linux. You’ll find especially detailed coverage of using development tools to analyze and debug embedded systems--including the art of kernel debugging.

About the Author

Christopher Hallinan, field applications engineer at MontaVista software, has worked for more than 20 years in assignments ranging from engineering and engineering management to marketing and business development. He spent four years as an independent development consultant in the embedded Linux marketplace. His work has appeared in magazines, including Telecommunications Magazine, Fiber Optics Magazine, and Aviation Digest.

What Customers Say About Embedded Linux Primer: A Practical Real-World Approach:

It's a very good book, and very easy to read. The author explains very good all concepts. I love this book. I recomended it.

I am an embedded developer and a linux user/programmer/admin.When I started joining the "embedded"+"linux" words (and worlds), I found out that I had a lot to learn from this book in both fields.It's the best on the subject I've read up to now, really professional. The "Primer" in the title does not mean that it's for beginners: it's an advanced guide, and you need to have a background in both "Linux" and "Embedded".I bought and read it some years ago, but sometimes I like to re-read some parts because I find it always useful and enjoyable.Moreover, it's well written, fun and easy to read.There are also a lot of useful references for further readings (I followed many of them). and web documentations.

Linux for embedded systems is a big topic, and this book covers the most important aspects that one should take into account when programming embedded systems. There are dozens of brands, families and boards in the market, however, all of them includes almost the same elements, and this book try to explain them. Highly recommended.

From a colleague: "Embedded Linux Primer has already provided me with valuable information. It is very practical and with the right level of information. I haven't read all of it yet but I am sure it will be a great help." She's working on an embbeded controller for automated process sequencing with a web server acting as the user interface.

It goes over all of the different bootloaders, target devices, file systems, busybox, etc. I am just a newbie to the embedded linux world. I would NOT recommend it to a reader without some background with linux. Of all the books I have seen this book was the best overview as well as technical reference. It is well organized so that someone new to embedded linux will not get overwhelmed but it is also a good overall reference. The whole embedded linux development moves very quickly so there may be need for new edition soon. It is a must buy if you are interested in learning embedded linux.