Many reasons exist why Linux is a good operating system for embedded applications. Besides being open source and cost effective, one of the most important reasons is portability; a Linux application ...

You can use Linux and still employ a methodology that includes all of the different phases of the ever-critical debugging process. A growing number of embedded developers are experimenting with the ...

All programs use memory, even ones that do nothing. Memory misuse results in a good portion of fatal program errors, such as program termination and unexpected behavior. Memory is a device for ...

As with many Linux-related topics, the issue of using debuggers to troubleshoot the Linux kernel is not only technical--it's political. Linux is being mostly developed on the x86 platform, which does ...

Software industry experts say that the long-awaited move away from “roll your own” embedded operating systems is finally happening. As it begins, however, the great migration is yielding an unexpected ...