The Linux Kernel Long-Term Support (LTS) versions are crucial for maintaining the stability and security of various systems over extended periods. Here is a list of the currently supported LTS ...

Tools included produce a bootable virtual disk in the VHDX format by using the defaults tailored to Hyper-V. The tools also have a good set of the command line parameters for tweaking for other ...

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 ...

The process of building a kernel has two parts: configuring the kernel options and building the source with those options. In versions before the 2.5 kernel, configuration was driven by a Config.in ...

Debian developers alerted Linux users late last week of a new build, linux-2.6 that fixes 11 separate vulnerabilities that could open the kernel to a denial of service attack, information leak or ...

This course provides an introduction to Kernel programming for the Linux operating system, and the development of Linux kernel drivers for Embedded devices. The Yocto build system is introduced, which ...

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 ...

Previously, we showed that Postmark fully utilizes the storage subsystem (see Figure 10). As indicated in Section 4, under heavy load, request merging becomes the determining factor on IO performance ...