Embedded Linux Primer.pdf

Chapter 1. Introduction Section 1.1. Why Linux? Section 1.2. Embedded Linux Today Section 1.3. Open Source and the GPL Section 1.4. Standards and Relevant Bodies Section 1.5. Chapter Summary Chapter 2. Your First Embedded Experience Section 2.1. Embedded or Not? Section 2.2. Anatomy of an Embedded System Section 2.3. Storage Considerations Section 2.4. Embedded Linux Distributions Section 2.5. Chapter Summary Chapter 3. Processor Basics Section 3.1. Stand-alone Processors Section 3.2. Integrated Processors: Systems on Chip Section 3.3. Hardware Platforms Section 3.4. Chapter Summary Chapter 4. The Linux KernelA Different Perspective Section 4.1. Background Section 4.2. Linux Kernel Construction Section 4.3. Kernel Build System Section 4.4. Obtaining a Linux Kernel Section 4.5. Chapter Summary Chapter 5. Kernel Initialization Section 5.1. Composite Kernel Image: Piggy and Friends Section 5.2. Initialization Flow of Control Section 5.3. Kernel Command Line Processing Section 5.4. Subsystem Initialization Section 5.5. The init Thread Section 5.6. Chapter Summary Chapter 6. System Initialization Section 6.1. Root File System Section 6.2. Kernel's Last Boot Steps Section 6.3. The Init Process Section 6.4. Initial RAM Disk Section 6.5. Using initramfs Section 6.6. Shutdown Section 6.7. Chapter Summary Chapter 7. Bootloaders Section 7.1. Role of a Bootloader Section 7.2. Bootloader Challenges Section 7.3. A Universal Bootloader: Das U-Boot Section 7.4. Porting U-Boot Section 7.5. Other Bootloaders Section 7.6. Chapter Summary Chapter 8. Device Driver Basics Section 8.1. Device Driver Concepts Section 8.2. Module Utilities Section 8.3. Driver Methods Section 8.4. Bringing It All Together Section 8.5. Device Drivers and the GPL Section 8.6. Chapter Summary Chapter 9. File Systems Section 9.1. Linux File System Concepts Section 9.2. ext2 Section 9.3. ext3 Section 9.4. ReiserFS Section 9.5. JFFS2 Section 9.6. cramfs Section 9.7. Network File System Section 9.8. Pseudo File Sys