嵌入式Linux系统原理(2).ppt

Building Embedded Linux System Building Embedded Linux Systems shows you how to design and build your own embedded systems using Linux? as the kernel and freely available open source tools as the framework. Chapter 1. Introduction Since its first public release in 1991, Linux has been put to ever wider uses. Initially confined to a loosely tied group of developers and enthusiasts on the Internet, it eventually matured into a solid Unix-like operating system for workstations, servers, and clusters. Its growth and popularity accelerated the work started by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and fueled what would later be known as the open source movement. 1.1 Definitions The words Linux, embedded Linux, and real-time Linux are often used with little reference to what is being designated. Sometimes, the designations may mean something very precise. Other times, a broad range or category of applications is meant. Let us look at these terms and what they mean in different situations. 1.1.1 What Is Linux? Linux is interchangeably used in reference to the Linux kernel, a Linux system, or a Linux distribution. GNU/Linux moniker pointed out that Linux was the kernel, but that the system was mainly built on GNU software. Strictly speaking, Linux refers to the kernel maintained by Linus Torvalds and distributed under the same name through the main repository and various mirror sites 1.1.2 What Is Embedded Linux? An embedded Linux system simply designates an embedded system based on the Linux kernel and does not imply the use of any specific library or user tools with this kernel. An embedded Linux distribution may include: a development framework for embedded linux systems, various software applications tailored for usage in an embedded system, or both 1.1.3 What Is Real-Time Linux? Initially, real-time Linux designated the RTLinux project released in 1996 by Michael Barabanov .The goal of the project was to provide deterministic response times under a Linux env