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Mastering Embedded Linux Programming - Third Edition

You're reading from  Mastering Embedded Linux Programming - Third Edition

Product type Book
Published in May 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789530384
Pages 758 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Frank Vasquez Frank Vasquez
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Chris Simmonds Chris Simmonds
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Table of Contents (27) Chapters

Preface 1. Section 1: Elements of Embedded Linux
2. Chapter 1: Starting Out 3. Chapter 2: Learning about Toolchains 4. Chapter 3: All about Bootloaders 5. Chapter 4: Configuring and Building the Kernel 6. Chapter 5: Building a Root Filesystem 7. Chapter 6: Selecting a Build System 8. Chapter 7: Developing with Yocto 9. Chapter 8: Yocto Under the Hood 10. Section 2: System Architecture and Design Decisions
11. Chapter 9: Creating a Storage Strategy 12. Chapter 10: Updating Software in the Field 13. Chapter 11: Interfacing with Device Drivers 14. Chapter 12: Prototyping with Breakout Boards 15. Chapter 13: Starting Up – The init Program 16. Chapter 14: Starting with BusyBox runit 17. Chapter 15: Managing Power 18. Section 3: Writing Embedded Applications
19. Chapter 16: Packaging Python 20. Chapter 17: Learning about Processes and Threads 21. Chapter 18: Managing Memory 22. Section 4: Debugging and Optimizing Performance
23. Chapter 19: Debugging with GDB 24. Chapter 20: Profiling and Tracing 25. Chapter 21: Real-Time Programming 26. Other Books You May Enjoy

BusyBox init

BusyBox has a minimal init program that uses a configuration file, /etc/inittab,
to define rules to start programs at bootup and to stop them at shutdown. Usually,
the actual work is done by shell scripts, which, by convention, are placed in the
/etc/init.d directory.

init begins by reading /etc/inittab. This contains a list of programs to run, one per line, with this format:

<id>::<action>:<program>

The role of these parameters is as follows:

  • id: This is the controlling terminal for the command.
  • action: This includes the conditions to run this command, as shown in the following list.
  • program: This is the program to run.

The actions are as follows:

  • sysinit: Runs the program when init starts before any of the other types
    of actions.
  • respawn: Runs the program and restarts it if it terminates. It is typically used to run a program as a daemon.
  • askfirst: This is the same as respawn, but it prints the message...
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