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Linux Kernel Development, third edition

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Thomas Petazzoni

Linux Kernel Development is a book authored by Robert Love, a famous kernel developer. Contrary to the very famous Linux Device Drivers book, Linux Kernel Development is not oriented towards driver development, but instead covers how the core Linux kernel … Continue reading →

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Linux device drivers architecture talk at Libre Software Meeting

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Thomas Petazzoni

Thomas Petazzoni gave a talk on the Linux kernel architecture for device drivers at the Libre Software Meeting in Bordeaux, France. While the talk was given in French, the materials are in English and can therefore benefit a larger audience. … Continue reading →

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New jobs at Free Electrons

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Michael Opdenacker

Looking for kernel and embedded Linux experts Free Electrons is looking for experienced members of the Free Software community to satisfy increasing demand for development, consulting and training on embedded Linux and on the Linux kernel. One thing that distinguishes … Continue reading →

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Linux 2.6.33 features for embedded systems

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Michael Opdenacker

Interesting features for embedded Linux system developers Linux 2.6.33 was out on Feb. 24, 2010, and to incite you to try this new kernel in your embedded Linux products, here are features you could be interested in. The first news … Continue reading →

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LZO kernel compression

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Albin Tonnerre

As Michael stated in his review of the interesting features in Linux 2.6.30, new compression options have been recently added to the kernel. We therefore decided to have a look at those compression methods, from a compression ratio and decompression … Continue reading →

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New jobs at Free Electrons

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Michael Opdenacker

Looking for kernel and embedded Linux experts Free Electrons is looking for experienced members of the Free Software community to satisfy increasing demand for development, consulting and training on embedded Linux and on the Linux kernel. All the details can … Continue reading →

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Faster boot: starting Linux directly from AT91bootstrap

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Albin Tonnerre

Reducing start-up time looks like one of the most discussed topics nowadays, for both embedded and desktop systems. Typically, the boot process consists of three steps: First-stage bootloader Second-stage bootloader Linux kernel The first-stage bootloader is often a tiny piece … Continue reading →

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Linux 2.6.30 – New features for embedded systems

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Michael Opdenacker

Interesting features in Linux 2.6.30 for embedded system developers Linux 2.6.30 has been released almost 1 month ago and it’s high time to write a little about it. Like every new kernel release, it contains interesting features for embedded system … Continue reading →

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Linux kernel 2.6.29 – New features for embedded users

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Thomas Petazzoni

The 2.6.29 version of the Linux kernel has just been released by Linus Torvalds. Like all kernel releases, this new version offers a number of interesting new features. For embedded users, the most important new feature is certainly the inclusion … Continue reading →

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Kernel and BSP development – Free mainlining

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Michael Opdenacker

Offering free mainlining for Linux kernel, device driver and BSP development Free Electrons is best known worldwide for its kernel and embedded Linux system training sessions and its free training materials, and also perhaps for sharing videos from technical conferences. … Continue reading →

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