Ideally, each student would come to the class with their own low-level software development task in mind. The general environment we will consider is the Linux kernel on 64-bit x86 using the GCC and ...

Computer operating systems require a kernel to function correctly or handle complex tasks. The kernel brings everything together seamlessly, ensuring the device and all other hardware components ...

Linus Torvalds has announced the third release candidate (RC3) for Linux Kernel 6.14. In the Linux Kernel 6.14-rc3 ...

Prior knowledge needed: Knowledge of C Programming and embedded computer architecture. Working knowledge of Linux command line operations, shell programming, Git, makefiles. Completion of ECEA 5305 ...

This command finds out requests from drivers, and applications that prevent the computer from going to sleep or turning off the display. If you notice a mention of Legacy Kernel Caller in the ...

It is also worth noting that much of the bulk of the kernel sources may be irrelevant to any particular computer or user. A case in point about 'bulk' in the sources is provided by the code for ...