本书是一部全面易懂的嵌入式Linux开发实用指南。主要内容包括:处理器基础、Linux内核、内核初始化、系统初始化、Bootloader、设备驱动基础、文件系统、MTD子系统、BusyBox、嵌入式开发环境、开发工具、内核调试技术、调试嵌入式Linux应用程序、Linux与实时等。
本书适合有一定的C语言编程基础,对本地局域网和互连网有基本了解的嵌入式开发人员和工程师阅读。

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Why Linux?
1.2 Embedded Linux Today
1.3 Open Source and the GPL
1.3.1 Free Versus Freedom
1.4 Standards and Relevant Bodies
1.4.1 Linux Standard Base
1.4.2 Open Source Development Labs
1.5 Chapter Summary
1.5.1 Suggestions for Additional Reading
Chapter 2 Your First Embedded Experience
2.1 Embedded or Not?
2.1.1 BIOS Versus Bootloader
2.2 Anatomy of an Embedded System
2.2.1 Typical Embedded Linux Setup
2.2.2 Starting the Target Board
2.2.3 Booting the Kernel
2.2.4 Kernel Initialization: Overview
2.2.5 First User Space Process: init
2.3 Storage Considerations
2.3.1 Flash Memory
2.3.2 NAND Flash
2.3.3 Flash Usage
2.3.4 Flash File Systems
2.3.5 Memory Space
2.3.6 Execution Contexts
2.3.7 Process Virtual Memory
2.3.8 Cross-Development Environment
2.4 Embedded Linux Distributions
2.4.1 Commercial Linux Distributions
2.4.2 Do-It-Yourself Linux Distributions
2.5 Chapter Summary
2.5.1 Suggestions for Additional Reading
Chapter 3 Processor Basics
3.1 Stand-alone Processors
3.1.1 IBM 970FX
3.1.2 Intel Pentium M
3.1.3 Freescale MPC7448
3.1.4 Companion Chipsets
3.2 Integrated Processors: Systems on Chip
3.2.1 PowerPC
3.2.2 AMCC PowerPC
3.2.3 Freescale PowerPC
3.2.4 MIPS
3.2.5 Broadcom MIPS
3.2.6 AMD MIPS
3.2.7 Other MIPS
3.2.8 ARM
3.2.9 TI ARM
3.2.10 Freescale ARM
3.2.11 Intel ARM XScale
3.2.12 Other ARM
3.2.13 Other Architectures
3.3 Hardware Platforms
3.3.1 CompactPCI
3.3.2 ATCA
3.4 Chapter Summary
3.4.1 Suggestions For Additional Reading
Chapter 4 The Linux Kernel——A Different Perspective
Chapter 5 Kernel Initialization
Chapter 6 System Initialization
Chapter 7 Bootloaders
Chapter 8 Device Driver Basics
Chapter 9 File Systems
Chapter 10 MTD Subsystem
Chapter 11 BusyBox
Chapter 12 Embedded Development Environment
Chapter 13 Development Tools
Chapter 14 Kernel Debugging Techniques
Chapter 15 Debugging Embedded Linux Applications
Chapter 16 Porting Linux
Chapter 17 Linux and Real Time
Appendix A: GNU Public License
Appendix B: U-Boot Configurable Commands
Appendix C: BusyBox Commands
Appendix D: SDRAM Interface Considerations
Appendix E: Open Source Resources
Appendix F: Sample BDI-2000 Configuration File
Index

集中讲解**、高价值Linux的嵌入式产品所必需的知识,提供*常见技术问题的解决方案,示范如何创建**的嵌入式Linux环境,并展示如何*有成效地使用它。