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

Chapter 14: Starting with BusyBox runit

In the previous chapter, we looked at the classic System V init and state-of-the-art systemd programs. We also touched on BusyBox's minimal init program. Now, it is time to look at BusyBox's implementation of the runit program. BusyBox runit strikes a sensible balance between the simplicity of System V init and the flexibility of systemd. For this reason, the full version of runit is used in popular modern Linux distributions like Void. While systemd may dominate the cloud, it is usually overkill
for many embedded Linux systems. BusyBox runit offers advanced features such as service supervision and dedicated service logging without the complexity and overhead
of systemd.

In this chapter, I will show you how to divide your system up into separate BusyBox runit services, each with its own directory and run script. Next, we will see how check scripts can be used to force some services to wait for other services to start. Then, we will...