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 ...
Alexei Starovoitov posted some patches to allow the kernel to load regular ELF binaries (aka plain executables) as kernel modules. These modules would be able to run user-mode helper routines instead ...
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 ...