Embedded Linux Upskilling

with Raghu Bharadwaj

Unmatched Training Experience

INCLUDES

Mastering Linux System Programming

Mastering Linux Kernel Programming

Embedded Linux Drivers & Yocto

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About TECH VEDA

Delivering specialized skill building
programs since 2003, exclusively on the PROGRAM
Linux kernel SEQUENCE
Prerequisite Skills:
C programming &
Linux basics

Linux System
Programming

Linux Kernel
Programming
HIGHLIGHTS
Programs delivered by Lead Linux
Mentor, Consultant, Skill Building
Expert & Pubic Speaker, Raghu Linux Device Drivers

Bharadwaj Embedded Linux

& Yocto
Delivering upskilling programs
Trained:
04
Over 40 corporate clients
Over 20k professionals and
students from over 7 nations
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q. I'm looking to learn Linux Device Drivers/Embedded Linux. Should I

enroll for the 3rd module directly (Embedded Linux Drivers & Yocto)?

A. We have found that over 90% of participants who wish to learn

Drivers/Embd. Linux do not have proper understanding of Linux system &
kernel infrastructure, which are essential to comprehend Drivers. So we
recommend all 3 modules, unless you are really good at Linux kernel and
all fundamental programming concepts on Linux

Q. I'm good with Linux system programming can I directly join from
Kernel programming?

A. Most participants mistake knowledge of IPC, semaphore, mutex etc. as

system programming. In reality 90% of these participants carry just a
superficial understanding of these concepts, and they also lack proper
understanding of Stack, Virtual addressing, Intricacies of Synchronization
etc. which are at length discussed in system programming.

Over 90% of participants who directly enroll from 2nd program, come
back and enroll for system programming - Based on enrollment records
from the last 20 years

Q. Does these programs ensure career transition?

A. In fact these programs are designed specifically to achieve real, deep

skills and career transition. We also support participants with placement
support at top tech companies

Q. On which platform the training will be delivered?

A. Training will be delivered on Ubuntu x86 and ARM based platforms.

Recommended target hardware for the program is Beagle Bone Black

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Mastering Linux
System Programming
“Linux system programming is
the bedrock for programmers
on Linux. More than the
concepts, the kind of
perspective and insights
participants gain here will
leverage the much needed
appreciation and intelligence
to pursue advanced concepts
like Kernel, Device Drivers and
Embedded Linux"

-Raghu Bharadwaj

Program Contents
Gnu compiler distribution Process management
Understanding compile & Introduction to program loading
build process Process, defined
Tool chain Understanding process address
Object file analysis space
Executable Images Kernel process descriptor
Introduction to Linux Process
Libraries scheduler
Introduction to libraries
Creating Static & Shared
Libraries
Using Libraries
Managing dynamic libraries

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Program Contents
Stack Analysis
Introduction to stack
How stack grows and shrinks
How function parameters are
passed
How stack frames are created
and destroyed
Application programming
Interfaces (API)
Understanding need of API
API vs system calls
User mode/ kernel mode
transitions
APIs and application
portability
Managing process address space
Introduction to virtual address
space
Stack allocations
Heap/Data segment
management
Memory maps
Dynamic memory allocation &
de-allocation
Memory locking
PROGRAM 1
Linux I/O architecture
Introduction to components
of I/O architecture
Objectives of Linux I/O model
Virtual file system
File system services
I/O cache
Understanding file descriptors
& inode structures
File I/O operations
Introduction to common file
APIs
Accessing file attributes
Standard I/O operations
File control operations
Signal management
Introduction to Signals
Linux signal types & categories
Signal generation and delivery
Linux signal management
data-structures
Switching signal dispositions
Writing async signal handlers
Using signals for process
communication
Blocking & Unblocking signal
delivery
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Program Contents

Concurrent application designs Posix Threads

Introduction to concurrent
applications IPC
Understanding need for Message Queue
concurrent apps Semaphore
Standard Concurrency models Shared memory

Process creation calls

Process creation calls (fork,
vfork, execve)
Monitoring child process
Linux kernel process creation
routines
Copy-on-write resources
Handling child process
termination events
Linux threads interface (clone)

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Mastering Linux
Kernel Programming
Program Contents
Linux kernel programming
Essentials of Linux kernel
architecture
Understanding need for kernel
programming
Modifying kernel sources
Kernel configuration and
compilation
Introduction to kernel
modules
PROGRAM 2
"The need to spend time to
comprehend the various key
subsystems of the Kernel is
extremely crucial for anyone
who aspires to become an
effective Kernel, driver and
embedded developer"
-Raghu Bharadwaj
Modules programming basics
Building kernel module binary
Tools for module management
Tracking module dependency
Module parameters
Kernel symbol table
Exporting Module symbols
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Program Contents
Scheduling in Linux
Exploring various scheduling
aspects & policies in Linux
Decipher how efficiently Linux
manages scheduling under
many-core systems
Concurrency and Race
Conditions
UP vs. SMP Issues
Combating Race Conditions
Atomic Operations
Semaphores
Spin Locks
PROGRAM 2
Memory sub-system
Linux kernel memory
subsystem
Memory representation data
structures
Memory Allocators
Allocating Boot memory
Page Tables and Address
Translation
Time measurement & Delays
Need for time measurement
Kernel tick
Need for delays
Introducing delays
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Embedded Linux
Drivers & Yocto

Comprehend Device Driver

Architecture
Decipher any driver code
seamlessly
Covering over 7 various
types of drivers
Practical Embedded Linux
Working with Yocto buid

-Raghu Bharadwaj

Program Contents
Linux Driver Architecture Char Driver Model
Device Drivers defined Synchronous drivers defined
Linux Driver model Driver registration and de-
Types of Linux drivers registration
Driver stacks Driver file interface
Device file operations
Driver data structures
Device Configuration ops
Wait Queues & polling
Memory mapping

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Program Contents

DMA USB Drivers

Hardware access
Device Addresses
Port mapped I/O
Interacting with port mapped
devices
Memory Mapped I/O
Reserving address space
MMIO
MMIO Access
Device Access side effects
Device access from u-space
Interrupt handling
Understanding Interrupts
Linux Interrupt handlers
Implementing Driver ISR
Need for deferred routines
Linux Deferred Routines
Interrupt event management
Drivers
I2C
SPI
GPIO
Input Drivers
Understanding and hands-on
with input drivers
USB driver classes
Comprehensive hands-on with
USB drivers
PCI Drivers
Comprehensive hands-on with
PCI drivers
Block Driver Model
Understanding the block
driver model
Network Driver Model
Understanding the network
driver model
Embedded Linux System
Introduction to embd. Linux
Key components
Bootrom
Bootloader
Application binaries & rootfs
Init package
Build steps
Build Systems
Build practices
Need for a build system
How build systems are
structured
Popular build systems
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Program Contents
Buildroot Layers and Recipes
Introduction to Buildroot Introduction to layers
project Types of layers
Structure of Buildroot and Key configuration files
build trees Introduction to recipes
Toolchain configuration ypes of recipe files
Kernel configuration Writing a recipe
Rootfs configuration Operators
Sources
Deployment and Test Writing tasks
Boot from SD card Extending recipes
TFTP and NFS Masking recipes
Initramfs
Deploying applications BSP Layers
Creating BSP layer
Yocto Configuration
Bootloader recipes
Introduction to Yocto project Kernel recipes
Yocto project Linux Yocto kernels
Openembedded core Managing kernel patches
Poky Kernel configuration
Bitbake Kernel classes
Setting up the host system
Installing Poky Images
Organization of image recipe
Classes Image FS types
Introduction to classes Creating an image
Common classes
Base class SDK
Keywords Yocto project SDK
Types of SDKs
SDK format
SDK installation
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