You're reading from Mastering Embedded Linux Programming Create fast and reliable embedded solutions with Linux 5.4 and the Yocto Project 3.1 (Dunfell)

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789530384

Length 758 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Embedded Systems

Authors (2):

Frank Vasquez

Mr. Chris Simmonds

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Table of Contents (27) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Elements of Embedded Linux

2. Chapter 1: Starting Out FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Learning about Toolchains

4. Chapter 3: All about Bootloaders

5. Chapter 4: Configuring and Building the Kernel

6. Chapter 5: Building a Root Filesystem

7. Chapter 6: Selecting a Build System

8. Chapter 7: Developing with Yocto

9. Chapter 8: Yocto Under the Hood

10. Section 2: System Architecture and Design Decisions

11. Chapter 9: Creating a Storage Strategy

12. Chapter 10: Updating Software in the Field

13. Chapter 11: Interfacing with Device Drivers

14. Chapter 12: Prototyping with Breakout Boards

15. Chapter 13: Starting Up – The init Program

16. Chapter 14: Starting with BusyBox runit

17. Chapter 15: Managing Power

18. Section 3: Writing Embedded Applications

19. Chapter 16: Packaging Python

20. Chapter 17: Learning about Processes and Threads

21. Chapter 18: Managing Memory

22. Section 4: Debugging and Optimizing Performance

23. Chapter 19: Debugging with GDB

24. Chapter 20: Profiling and Tracing

25. Chapter 21: Real-Time Programming

26. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to use both Buildroot and the Yocto Project to configure, customize, and build embedded Linux images. We used Buildroot to create a BSP with a custom U-Boot patch and device tree specification for a hypothetical board based on the BeagleBone Black. We then learned how to add our own code to an image in the form of a Buildroot package. You were also introduced to the Yocto Project, which we will cover in depth in the next two chapters. In particular, you learned some basic BitBake terminology, how to write an image recipe, and how to create an SDK.

Don't forget that any devices you create using these tools will need to be maintained in the field for a period of time, often over many years. Both the Yocto Project and Buildroot provide point releases for about 1 year after the initial release, and the Yocto Project now offers long term support for at least 2 years. In either case, you will find yourself having to maintain your release yourself...