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Mastering Embedded Linux Development
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What makes Linux so powerful is the ability to configure the kernel however we need to. The definitive place to get the kernel source code is https://www.kernel.org/, but you will probably need to get the source for a particular SoC or board from the vendor of that device or a third party that supports that device. The customization of the kernel for a particular target may consist of changes to the core kernel code, additional drivers for devices that are not in mainline Linux, a default kernel configuration file, and a device tree source file.
Normally, you start with the default configuration for your target board and then tweak it by running one of the configuration tools such as menuconfig
. One of the things you should consider at this point is whether the kernel features and drivers should be disabled, compiled as modules, or built-in. Kernel modules are usually no great advantage for embedded systems where the feature set and hardware are usually well defined. However...