Embedded Linux Kernel and driver development

Seminar goal
You will get a comprehensive insight into the possibilities of kernel driver development in the context of an embedded Linux project.

Target group/prior knowledge
Developers with little or no knowledge of Unix/Linux and C/C++ programming.

Seminar topics

Overview of GNU/Linux
GCC toolchain, GDB debugger
GPL and other licenses
System Call interface
Process management: processes, schedulers and priorities
Soft Real Time processes
Linux kernel basics: Kernel drivers and kernel modules, kernel device model, interrupt handling / tasklets, kernel configuration and compilation
Basics of driver development
Literature recommendations

Examples and exercises

Character Driver examples:
Data exchange with applications
Integration into the kernel device model
Integration in sysfs
Kernel threads
Kernel Timer

Duration
Two days, 09:00 am to 05:00 pm and 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

Participants
min. 3 Attendees, max. 8 Attendees

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