Configuration is the first step in building a kernel. There are many ways and various options to choose from. The kernel will generate a .config file at the end of the process and generate a series of ...

Editor's Note: Linux remains an attractive option for embedded systems developers. In fact, industry surveys such as the Embedded Market Study by UBM (EDN's parent company) consistently show interest ...

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 ...

The overall volume of kernel CVEs continues to climb: one security commentary noted the first 16 days of 2025 already saw 134 ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded system design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Linux has consistently ranked among the top operating systems used in embedded systems design. With the rapid growth in interest in the Internet of Things (IoT), the ability of ...

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 at this ...

Recently, the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) announced their intention to establish a "single unified specification for an embedded Linux platform" to be known as the "ELC Platform Specification". I ...

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. Citrix Systems supports Xen and sells ...

The very first step in starting an embedded Linux system does not involve Linux at all. Instead, the processor is reset and starts executing code from a given location. This location contains a ...