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Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Alex Gonzalez
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Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Alex Gonzalez

Overview of this book

The Yocto Project has become the de facto distribution build framework for reliable and robust embedded systems with a reduced time to market.You'll get started by working on a build system where you set up Yocto, create a build directory, and learn how to debug it. Then, you'll explore everything about the BSP layer, from creating a custom layer to debugging device tree issues. In addition to this, you’ll learn how to add a new software layer, packages, data, scripts, and configuration files to your system. You will then cover topics based on application development, such as using the Software Development Kit and how to use the Yocto project in various development environments. Toward the end, you will learn how to debug, trace, and profile a running system. This second edition has been updated to include new content based on the latest Yocto release.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

Using the systemd initialization manager


As an alternative to sysvinit, you can configure your project to use systemd as an initialization manager. systemd not only performs system initialization, it also manages system processes, and packs many more features than sysvinit.

The systemd initialization manager is replacing sysvinit and other initialization managers in most Linux distributions. However, the adoption of systemd in major Linux distributions has not lacked controversy. Many see systemd as an overly complex system with a complicated architecture that goes against the Unix philosophy of simple, short, clear, and extensible modular software, easily maintained and repurposed.

systemd is also big in size compared with sysvinit, although it can be scaled down and customized for embedded projects. Some of its features are tightly integrated with kernel features and updating it may force a kernel update, which is not always feasible for embedded devices.

It does however feature parallel...