In this second excerpt, Abbott discusses kernel modules and device drivers. In Part 1 of this excerpt the author worked through an example of a simple kernel module. In this installment, Abbott ...

Embedded Linux is getting a lot of attention these days. A new kernel.org mailing list, linux-embedded — archived here —has been set up, with discussions and patches already being posted. In ...

In our previous installment, the author introduced methods for accessing peripherals from user space in Linux. In this installment, Abbott describes kernel modules and device drivers followed by a ...

Developing the Linux kernel, according to some of the community’s leading lights, is a difficult, complicated process but it’s also one that’s moving forward at some speed. The final keynote ...

Linux is easily the fastest growing operating system in the embedded world. The introduction of kernel 2.6 has boosted the use of Linux in real-time applications.

An announcement of the revival of linux-tiny, a set of patches aimed at reducing the footprint of the kernel, mainly for the embedded world, has led to a number of linux-kernel threads.

The Linux kernel has turned 34 years old today. On this day in 1991, Linus Torvalds posted to a newsgroup on Usenet that he ...

Incorporating uCLinux plus high-end features expands the range of projects suitable for Linux. Linux 2.6 seriously impacts the system and embedded spaces with a wide range of improvements at both ...

Embedded Linux developer LynuxWorks Inc. has embraced the upcoming Linux 2.6 kernel in its latest product.

The new Linux 3.0 kernel will probably take awhile to get to embedded developers but it handles Xen And KVM virtualization along with a number of new features.